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WABASH RIVER BASIN


03339000       VERMILION RIVER NEAR DANVILLE, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 40°06'03", long 87°35'50" (NAD of 1927), in NW1/4NW1/4 sec.22, T.19 N., R.11 W., Vermilion County, Hydrologic Unit 05120109, on right bank at Danville sewage-treatment plant, 1.7 mi upstream from Stony Creek, 2.2 mi southeast of Danville, and at mile 19.5.
 

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 1,290 mi2.
 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
 

DISCHARGE: October 1914 to September 1921, June 1928 to current year. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1305.
 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2002.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

CHEMICAL: Water years 1978-91.
 

REVISED RECORDS.-- WSP 853: 1936(M). WSP 973: 1939. WSP 1305: 1915-16, 1920, 1929. WSP 1335: 1934(m). WSP 1909: 1960. WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area. WDR IL-84-1: 1983. WDR IL-92-1: 1991.
 

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter and rain gage, water-quality monitor, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 503.74 ft above NGVD of 1929 from Aug. 30, 1982 to present. However, datum incorrectly published as 503.33 ft above NGVD of 1929 from Aug. 30, 1982 to Sept. 30, 2001. Prior to Jan. 9, 1935, nonrecording gage at same site and datum 503.33 ft. above NGVD of 1929 (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers). However, datum incorrectly published as 503.99 ft above NGVD of 1929 from 1928 to 1943. Jan. 9, 1935 to Aug. 30, 1982, at site 0.3 mi downstream and datum 503.33 ft above NGVD of 1929.
 

REMARKS.-- Flow regulated at times by storage at Lake Vermilion on North Fork Vermilion River, 4.5 mi upstream from station, usable capacity, 7,440 acre-ft, and by Danville sewage-treatment plant.
 

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 48,700 ft3/s, March 13, 1939, gage height, 28.59 ft; maximum gage height, 31.56 ft, Apr. 13, 1994, discharge 47,900 ft3/s, minimum daily, 2.0 ft3/s, Oct. 9-14, 1920 and Aug. 10, 1930.
 

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records fair except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Effluent from sewage-treatment plant at gage averaged 15.2 ft3/s during the year. The maximum monthly average was 20.1 ft3/s in April, and the minimum was 10.9 ft3/s in September.
DISCHARGE, in CFS, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2001 TO SEPTEMBER 2002
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
 
1 99  1060  2840  e500  11200  1440  4710  3650  1130  560  241  462 
2 116  1000  1840  e500  9910  1740  3290  2760  1000  505  217  370 
3 51  888  1290  e510  6390  4840  2650  2350  932  432  172  301 
4 45  825  1130  e530  3690  2990  2030  1910  821  390  249  281 
5 134  784  940  565  2460  2600  1640  1600  1090  446  207  224 
 
6 156  701  884  585  1820  2330  1490  1600  1580  303  104  206 
7 466  632  817  530  1440  3010  1360  2900  1290  261  95  196 
8 324  641  713  442  1280  2940  1630  3730  1030  235  81  182 
9 176  607  623  524  1030  4690  3060  5090  954  216  76  165 
10 182  575  581  496  1090  6970  2600  5850  845  208  79  134 
 
11 232  576  564  486  1020  4500  1990  4020  1490  218  82  106 
12 866  485  538  424  1090  2770  2010  9470  4250  238  75  97 
13 2150  460  625  444  973  2390  2270  15200  3630  198  61  92 
14 8680  465  965  452  841  1990  1720  12400  4060  167  60  89 
15 9130  451  1930  434  796  1850  1500  8560  3380  141  78  96 
 
16 6890  403  1850  379  791  1650  1300  5190  2620  113  108  118 
17 5900  401  4410  349  672  1510  1190  5070  1910  101  158  127 
18 3810  423  6200  327  623  1440  1060  4720  1390  101  189  130 
19 2420  361  4140  329  1780  1280  1020  3890  1160  211  5230  151 
20 1660  401  2620  345  9460  1230  1010  2910  1000  388  10800  238 
 
21 1430  346  1830  379  9670  1160  1410  2230  894  230  7680  343 
22 1250  368  1560  363  6970  1010  2500  1900  778  208  2550  214 
23 1370  394  1450  323  4130  953  2020  1680  809  478  9490  130 
24 3660  370  1420  345  2960  962  1590  1560  697  509  9670  98 
25 7750  539  1220  339  2380  1100  1650  1440  789  401  7600  86 
 
26 6630  471  1030  316  2060  1180  1530  1270  952  199  5520  101 
27 4880  422  986  287  1810  1070  2720  1130  1120  337  2220  89 
28 2340  513  906  295  1490  1160  9370  1150  1030  582  1360  100 
29 1770  487  815  371  ---  3190  8600  1720  893  704  989  93 
30 1480  1850  670  554  ---  7070  6060  1520  621  618  716  87 
 
31 1130  ---  e520  5770  ---  7130  ---  1320  ---  299  537  --- 

TOTAL 77177 17899 47907 18493 89826 80145 76980 119790 44145 9997 66694 5106
MEAN 2490 596.6 1545 596.5 3208 2585 2566 3864 1472 322.5 2151 170.2
MAX 9130 1850 6200 5770 11200 7130 9370 15200 4250 704 10800 462
MIN 45 346 520 287 623 953 1010 1130 621 101 60 86
CFSM 1.93 0.46 1.20 0.46 2.49 2.00 1.99 3.00 1.14 0.25 1.67 0.13
IN. 2.23 0.52 1.38 0.53 2.59 2.31 2.22 3.45 1.27 0.29 1.92 0.15
e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1915 - 2002, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 351.7 575.0 864.1 1122 1453 1708 1860 1691 1222 754.2 422.0 252.0
MAX 3346 5743 3593 6930 4818 5383 6846 7615 5290 4008 3049 2807
(WY) 1978 1986 1991 1950 1982 1979 1994 1943 1998 1993 1979 1993
MIN 12.8 22.8 27.3 27.8 39.6 59.6 190 83.7 43.3 26.6 17.9 14.4
(WY) 1921 1921 1915 1977 1931 1931 1915 1934 1934 1934 1930 1920

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 2001 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2002 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1915 - 2002
ANNUAL TOTAL 362998      654159     
ANNUAL MEAN 994.5   1792      1020         
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 2694          1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 139          1954
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 11500          Feb 26 15200          May 13 45100          Apr 13 1994
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 45          Oct 4 45          Oct 4 2.0       A
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 72          Sep 28 73          Aug 9 2.1       Oct 8 1920
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW 15600          May 13 48700      B Mar 13 1939
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE 18.54     May 13 31.56 C Apr 13 1994
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW 43          Oct 4
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) 0.77 1.39 0.79    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 10.47 18.86 10.74    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 2180      4860      2470         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 504      965      400         
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 102      138      52         

A - Oct. 9-14, 1920 and Aug. 10, 1930.

B - Gage height, 28.59 ft.

C - Discharge, 47,900 ft3/s.


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