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CAHOKIA CREEK BASIN


05588000       INDIAN CREEK AT WANDA, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 38°50'30", long 90°01'59", in SE1/4NW1/4 sec.31, T.5 N., R.8 W., Madison County, Hydrologic Unit 07140101, on right bank at upstream side of bridge on State Highway 143, 0.8 mi northeast of Wanda, 2.2 mi upstream from mouth, 5 mi west of Edwardsville, and at mile 2.9.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 36.7 mi2.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
 

DISCHARGE: April 1940 to current year.
 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2001.

REVISED RECORDS.-- WSP 1175: 1941, 1942(M). WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 429.52 ft above sea level. Prior to Oct. 1, 1960, water-stage recorder at site 60 ft upstream at datum 2.00 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1960, to June 23, 1965, nonrecording gage at site 30 ft upstream at present datum. June 24, 1965, to May 10, 1967, nonrecording gage at present site and datum.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 9,340 ft3/s, Aug. 15, 1946, gage height, 18.41 ft, site and datum then in use; no flow for many days in most years.

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records fair except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor.
DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2000 TO SEPTEMBER 2001
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
 
1 5.9 8.0 15    e5.0 31  26    8.6 7.3 20    2.6   2.2 5.4
2 4.9 13    13    e4.8 21  25    8.3 6.1 10    4.3   1.9 3.0
3 4.1 11    12    e4.8 29  21    12    5.5 9.7 2.0   5.7 2.2
4 72    9.1 12    e5.0 16  18    11    5.2 149    9.5   2.6 1.9
5 356    8.8 11    e5.5 14  16    9.3 5.3 50    2.8   2.0 1.6
 
6 62    63    10    e6.0 13  14    9.2 5.7 60    1.8   1.7 6.7
7 28    105    11    e6.5 13  14    8.9 6.5 23    1.6   1.5 49   
8 17    30    11    e6.0 15  13    8.0 5.4 13    1.4   1.4 8.8
9 13    219    9.1 e5.5 162  12    7.7 4.9 9.8 1.3   6.8 165   
10 12    134    9.7 e5.2 73  12    112    4.6 8.2 1.2   6.6 13   
 
11 10    45    27    e5.0 30  12    206    4.3 7.0 1.1   2.4 6.5
12 9.1 33    22    e5.5 25  12    59    4.0 6.0 1.1   1.7 4.9
13 8.6 95    e15    e8.0 23  11    29    3.8 5.2 1.2   1.4 4.0
14 8.3 42    e11    e120    34  10    22    4.0 4.7 1.1   1.2 3.4
15 12    27    e9.0 e100    33  13    21    4.0 4.8 1.0   1.1 3.1
 
16 15    23    e8.0 e50    21  39    17    3.8 3.9 .98 1.4 3.0
17 32    18    e11    e32    16  22    14    3.9 3.5 2.5   1.5 2.9
18 16    16    e9.0 e22    15  15    13    17    3.2 19      1.4 68   
19 13    15    e7.5 e17    14  14    13    9.8 2.9 456      1.2 45   
20 11    13    e6.5 e13    13  13    12    5.2 3.2 36      1.1 9.2
 
21 10    12    e6.0 e12    11  12    11    15    3.5 11      1.1 6.4
22 9.8 12    e5.5 e11    12  11    9.9 6.4 3.3 6.1   1.1 4.6
23 16    11    e5.0 e10    11  11    9.6 4.8 3.1 4.8   1.4 3.7
24 16    11    e4.8 e9.0 131  10    8.4 5.0 2.6 75      215    3.1
25 9.5 42    e4.6 e8.5 284  9.6 7.9 4.6 2.3 12      19    2.7
 
26 9.2 58    e4.5 e8.0 54  9.2 7.7 4.4 2.1 5.7   19    2.4
27 8.9 28    e4.8 e7.5 36  9.0 7.3 4.3 2.0 4.3   7.2 2.2
28 8.4 19    e5.5 e7.0 30  9.0 7.0 3.9 1.9 3.7   3.6 1.9
29 8.3 16    e6.0 e40    ---  9.3 6.6 3.6 1.9 3.3   2.6 1.6
30 8.2 14    e5.5 140    ---  9.0 6.4 4.0 2.1 2.8   17    1.4
 
31 8.0 ---    e5.2 61    ---  8.8 ---    79    ---    2.4   30    ---   

TOTAL 822.2 1150.9 297.2 740.8 1180 439.9 682.8 251.3 421.9 679.58 363.8 436.6
MEAN 26.5 38.4 9.59 23.9 42.1 14.2 22.8 8.11 14.1 21.9 11.7 14.6
MAX 356 219 27 140 284 39 206 79 149 456 215 165
MIN 4.1 8.0 4.5 4.8 11 8.8 6.4 3.6 1.9 .98 1.1 1.4
CFSM .72 1.05 .26 .65 1.15 .39 .62 .22 .38 .60 .32 .40
IN. .83 1.17 .30 .75 1.20 .45 .69 .25 .43 .69 .37 .44
e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1941 - 2001, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 7.06 18.6 26.2 30.8 37.0 41.0 47.2 37.2 30.6 20.4 12.4 7.47
MAX 68.5 223 173 235 117 197 211 243 202 156 305 94.5
(WY) 1970 1947 1968 1950 1951 1978 1944 1943 1957 1969 1946 1993
MIN .000 .000 .000 .000 .091 .045 .26 .070 .022 .052 .005 .000
(WY) 1954 1954 1954 1956 1954 1954 1954 1954 1955 1966 1953 1953

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 2000 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2001 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1941 - 2001
ANNUAL TOTAL 8238.54     7466.98
ANNUAL MEAN 22.5       20.5   26.3      
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 50.7       1969
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 1.39     1954
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 1310              Jun 24 456          Jul 19 4270          Aug 15 1946
LOWEST DAILY MEAN .14 A     Jan 28 .98     Jul 16 .00     B
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM .19         Jan 25 1.1       Jul 10 .00     Oct 11 1940
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW 1370          Jul 19 9340          Aug 15 1946
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE 11.76     Jul 19 18.41 C Aug 15 1946
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW .97     Several days
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) .61     .56 .72    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 8.35     7.57 9.72    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 34          41      41         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 4.9       9.0   3.5      
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS .60     2.0   .01    

A - Estimated, but may have been less during periods of estimated discharges in Jan. and Feb.
B - Many days in most years.
C - Site and datum then in use.


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