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KASKASKIA RIVER BASIN


05592900       EAST FORK KASKASKIA RIVER NEAR SANDOVAL, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 38°41'20", long 89°06'00", in NE1/4NW1/4 sec.21, T.3 N., R.1 E., Marion County, Hydrologic Unit 07140202, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on U.S. Highway 51, about 1 mi north of Fairman, about 5 mi north of Sandoval, and at mile 9.9.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 113 mi2.

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

DISCHARGE: October 1979 to current year.
 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2001. Gage-height record for April 1955 to Sept. 30, 1979, available in files of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

CHEMICAL: Water years 1978-91.

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 460.20 ft above sea level (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers).

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 17,000 ft3/s, May 16, 1990, from rating curve extended above 9,540 ft3/s, gage height 20.03 ft; minimum discharge, no flow for many days in most years.

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records good 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 5.6 4.3 36  e12  308  58  13    3.1 295    2.1 3.0 1.0  
2 3.7 4.2 30  e11  107  50  12    3.1 152    42    2.3 .76
3 2.6 4.0 26  e12  78  43  23    2.8 33    69    2.1 .65
4 42    4.0 23  e13  52  37  33    2.7 82    23    2.1 .58
5 271    3.8 21  e15  40  30  25    2.6 386    111    1.9 .69
 
6 190    25    19  e16  38  24  21    2.8 552    59    1.7 .76
7 83    469    18  e18  34  21  18    2.5 249    27    1.7 .72
8 33    227    17  e20  38  19  16    2.5 54    12    1.6 .65
9 16    407    15  e18  546  18  15    3.7 24    505    1.6 .89
10 9.2 910    15  e16  1110  17  25    3.2 14    315    1.6 1.1  
 
11 6.7 642    32  e15  682  16  45    2.2 8.9 84    1.6 .91
12 5.4 109    140  e16  111  16  99    2.0 6.5 29    1.6 .73
13 4.3 339    e100  e20  76  18  38    1.8 5.0 14    1.6 .57
14 3.4 377    e75  e150  192  17  20    1.9 4.4 8.2 1.5 .57
15 2.8 104    e55  e600  396  16  16    1.6 165    5.6 1.3 .50
 
16 4.3 60    e38  e500  206  57  14    1.4 91    4.3 1.3 .41
17 152    43    e40  e300  103  69  11    1.4 28    3.5 1.2 .34
18 108    30    e35  e190  60  45  8.9 1.4 12    3.3 1.2 .58
19 55    23    e28  e150  46  30  8.3 6.7 6.7 3.0 1.2 .78
20 25    19    e24  e110  44  24  7.7 12    5.1 25    1.2 .73
 
21 14    17    e21  e85  37  21  7.2 9.3 5.2 53    1.2 .85
22 9.5 14    e19  e60  33  18  6.8 9.9 8.6 19    1.1 .77
23 6.4 14    e17  e42  32  17  6.5 10    4.5 9.1 1.1 .60
24 4.2 13    e16  e38  73  16  5.4 5.6 5.8 6.1 117    .54
25 3.8 275    e14  e35  1060  14  5.1 3.9 7.1 8.8 316    .46
 
26 3.6 774    e15  e32  955  12  5.0 2.8 4.6 11    101    .46
27 3.6 443    e16  e28  148  11  4.7 2.3 3.6 6.2 29    .42
28 4.1 100    e15  e26  77  11  4.1 3.4 2.9 4.8 9.6 .36
29 4.7 62    e14  e60  ---  11  3.6 6.3 2.5 21    4.2 .31
30 5.3 45    e13  763  ---  11  3.4 4.0 2.2 8.3 2.4 .24
 
31 4.8 ---    e12  918  ---  11  ---    30    ---    3.8 1.4 ---     

TOTAL 1087.0 5561.3 959 4289 6682 778 520.7 148.9 2220.6 1496.1 617.3 18.93
MEAN 35.1 185 30.9 138 239 25.1 17.4 4.80 74.0 48.3 19.9 .63
MAX 271 910 140 918 1110 69 99 30 552 505 316 1.1
MIN 2.6 3.8 12 11 32 11 3.4 1.4 2.2 2.1 1.1 .24
CFSM .31 1.64 .27 1.22 2.11 .22 .15 .04 .66 .43 .18 .01
IN. .36 1.83 .32 1.41 2.20 .26 .17 .05 .73 .49 .20 .01
e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1980 - 2001, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 17.1 107 118 130 178 167 167 138 71.4 47.2 30.3 27.6
MAX 111 628 547 522 591 425 628 862 334 268 196 341
(WY) 1985 1986 1988 1999 1982 1984 1994 1990 2000 1993 1985 1993
MIN .000 .000 .21 .030 6.48 4.61 2.10 2.64 .16 .057 .004 .006
(WY) 2000 2000 1990 1981 1996 1981 1981 1988 1988 1984 1983 1996

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 2000 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2001 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1980 - 2001
ANNUAL TOTAL 33166.59 24378.83
ANNUAL MEAN 90.6   66.8   99.4      
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 175          1985
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 29.7       1981
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 2230          Jun 26 1110          Feb 10 7660          May 17 1990
LOWEST DAILY MEAN .00     Several days .24     Sep 30 .00     A
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM .00     Jan 28 .40     Sep 24 .00     Oct 9 1980
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW 1470          Feb 9 17000      B May 16 1990
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE 13.30     Feb 9 20.03     May 16 1990
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW .23     Sep 30
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) .80 .59 .88    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 10.92 8.03 11.95    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 214      152      179         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 12      14      8.5      
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 1.1   1.2   .06    

A - Many days in most years.
B - From rating curve extended above 9,540 ft3/s.


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