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BIG MUDDY RIVER BASIN


05597500       CRAB ORCHARD CREEK NEAR MARION, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 37°43'52", long 88°53'21", in SW1/4SW1/4 sec.16, T.9 S., R.3 E., Williamson County, Hydrologic Unit 07140106, on right bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 13, 1.8 mi downstream from Buckley Creek, 2 mi east of Marion, and at mile 32.9.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 31.7 mi2.

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

DISCHARGE: October 1951 to current year.
 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2001.
SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

CHEMICAL: Water years 1978-91.

REVISED RECORDS.-- WSP 1388: 1952-54. WDR-IL 75-1: Drainage area.

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 415.82 ft above sea level. Prior to Aug. 25, 1965, nonrecording gage and crest-stage gage at bridge 800 ft downstream and Aug. 25, 1965, to Oct. 28, 1965, nonrecording gage at present site and datum.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 9,270 ft3/s, May 11, 1996, on basis of contracted opening of peak flow, gage height, 13.60 ft; no flow for many days in most years.

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records 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 .00 e.00 3.3 e3.5 14    19    17    1.6   13      .38 .34 57     
2 e.00 e.00 3.2 e3.4 7.5 16    16    1.5   3.4   .25 .24 3.0  
3 e.00 e.00 3.3 e3.3 4.8 12    e900    1.4   1.8   .19 .20 .77
4 e.00 e.00 3.0 e3.5 4.9 e65    e200    1.7   1.5   .29 .16 .57
5 e.00 e.00 2.9 e4.0 4.5 e75    e85    1.4   1.2   .26 .13 .43
 
6 e.00 e.40 2.4 e5.5 3.7 30    49    1.2   1.4   .20 .10 .31
7 e.00 e2.0   2.2 e9.0 2.9 18    38    1.6   1.4   .19 .11 .38
8 e.00 12      2.2 e13    9.5 13    29    1.6   .74 .17 .14 1.3  
9 e.00 81      1.8 e11    e65    9.8 24    1.3   .52 .18 .25 .83
10 e.00 23      2.8 e8.5 e110    8.6 14    2.1   .42 .22 1.5   .80
 
11 e.00 8.2   128    e7.7 e24    8.1 12    1.0   .35 .21 4.1   .55
12 e.05 5.7   136    e7.0 15    9.0 10    .85 .31 .21 3.8   .31
13 .37 10      e22    e9.0 12    19    7.6 .78 .28 .23 .20 .24
14 .10 6.3   e18    e65    17    12    5.8 .76 .25 .21 .09 .19
15 .10 4.5   e15    e75    e110    10    6.0 .69 .21 .17 .11 .06
 
16 .21 e3.0   106    e28    e175    48    5.5 .61 .29 .18 .08 .04
17 6.5   e1.5   135    e17    e70    31    4.0 .64 .19 .20 .08 .07
18 2.8   e1.1   e42    e13    e30    15    3.3 2.4   e.15 .21 .34 .58
19 1.3   e.85 e20    e11    19    10    3.7 104      e.10 .33 3.8   6.8  
20 .68 e.70 e11    e9.0 15    8.7 3.9 25      e.20 .35 .46 .87
 
21 .40 e.60 e9.0 e8.0 10    7.8 3.4 161      .34 .28 .28 .59
22 .26 e.50 e7.5 e7.0 10    6.3 3.5 77      .29 .23 .27 .86
23 e.20 e.45 e6.5 e6.0 13    6.2 3.4 12      .24 .32 .24 .56
24 e.15 e1.0   e5.5 e5.0 21    5.1 3.9 8.0   .19 .24 .20 .35
25 e.10 86      e4.5 e4.2 e250    4.0 3.5 4.8   .17 e.20 .19 .24
 
26 e.07 41      e4.0 e3.6 e105    3.6 3.0 3.0   .16 .30 .33 .28
27 e.04 14      e4.3 e3.2 42    3.4 2.8 2.3   .19 1.3   .24 .16
28 e.02 7.6   e4.5 e2.7 27    3.4 2.5 1.8   .16 .28 .16 .09
29 e.00 5.5   e4.2 20    ---    3.7 1.9 1.5   .16 .61 .15 .10
30 e.00 4.2   e4.0 61    ---    7.1 1.7 1.5   .22 .49 .58 .11
 
31 e.00 ---      e3.7 28    ---    18    ---    9.0   ---      .41 264      ---     

TOTAL 13.35 321.10 717.8 455.1 1191.8 505.8 1463.4 434.03 29.83 9.29 282.87 78.44
MEAN .43 10.7 23.2 14.7 42.6 16.3 48.8 14.0 .99 .30 9.12 2.61
MAX 6.5 86 136 75 250 75 900 161 13 1.3 264 57
MIN .00 .00 1.8 2.7 2.9 3.4 1.7 .61 .10 .17 .08 .04
CFSM .01 .34 .73 .46 1.34 .51 1.54 .44 .03 .01 .29 .08
IN. .02 .38 .84 .53 1.40 .59 1.72 .51 .04 .01 .33 .09
e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1952 - 2001, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 2.86 21.5 32.0 37.9 45.0 62.0 56.6 42.4 19.2 7.06 5.01 4.19
MAX 35.1 223 227 214 176 180 296 222 165 61.0 50.6 48.0
(WY) 1985 1986 1983 1982 1985 1979 1996 1996 2000 1958 1985 1993
MIN .000 .000 .000 .019 .14 .000 .51 .24 .000 .000 .000 .000
(WY) 1953 1954 1954 1981 1964 1954 1981 1965 1953 1959 1953 1952

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 2000 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2001 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1952 - 2001
ANNUAL TOTAL 10405.74 5502.81    
ANNUAL MEAN 28.4   15.1       27.9      
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 66.6       1983
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 2.39     1954
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 2060          Jun 18 900      A     Apr 3 3350          Apr 29 1996
LOWEST DAILY MEAN .00     Many days .00         Several days .00     B
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM .00     Sep 30 .00         Oct 1 .00     Oct 1 1951
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW 1790              Apr 3 9270      C May 11 1996
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE 11.06         Apr 3 13.60     May 11 1996
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) .90 .48     .88    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 12.21 6.46     11.95    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 40      28          46         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 2.8   2.3       2.1      
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS .22 .11     .00    

A - Estimated.
B - Many days in most years.
C - On basis of contracted opening of peak flow.


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Introduction

Station Descriptions

Surface-Water Data

Ground-Water Data

Meteorological Data

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