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HENDERSON CREEK BASIN


05469000       HENDERSON CREEK NEAR OQUAWKA, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 41°00'05", long 90°51'15" (NAD of 1927), in NE1/4SW1/4 sec.28, T.12 N., R.4 W., Henderson County, Hydrologic Unit 07080104, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 94, 1 mi south of Bald Bluff, 6.5 mi northeast of Oquawka, and at mile 20.8.
 

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 432 mi2.
 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
 

DISCHARGE: October 1934 to September 1996. October 1997 to current year. Prior to October 1938, published as Henderson River. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1308.
 

STAGE: Water years 1994-1996;1998-2002.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

CHEMICAL: Water years 1978 to 1991. Additional chemical data for water years 1972-77 are published in Water-Resources Investigations 78-23 and 79-24 as site LD 02.
 

SEDIMENT: April 1978 to September 1981.
 

REVISED RECORDS.-- WSP 1208: 1939, 1942-43, 1948. WSP 1308: 1935-38(M), 1941(M). WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.
 

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter and rain gage, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 541.21 ft above NGVD of 1929 (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers). Prior to Mar. 4, 1941, nonrecording gage at same site and datum.
 

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 34,600 ft3/s, July 8, 1982, gage height, 31.05 ft; maximum gage height, 32.65 ft, July 25, 1993, discharge 30,800 ft3/s; minimum daily observed, 1.7 ft3/s, Sept. 22, 23, 1940.

SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS: Maximum daily mean, 7,070 mg/L May 27, 1981; minimum daily mean, 6 mg/L Feb. 10, 11, 1981.

SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT LOADS: Maximum daily, 33,900 tons Apr. 14, 1981; minimum daily, 0.87 tons Feb. 2-4, 1980.
 

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor.
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 36  76  67  e52  156  e212  209  663  640  335  106  73 
2 34  73  64  e51  97  e200  220  624  594  312  93  65 
3 32  70  60  e51  98  e170  218  549  572  296  83  58 
4 35  64  58  e52  72  e240  190  489  1270  280  77  55 
5 77  60  57  e53  89  e270  183  456  3570  263  80  49 
 
6 96  59  59  e54  77  e235  181  447  1840  288  94  44 
7 56  60  63  e56  77  e220  214  432  999  328  76  44 
8 40  61  60  e58  75  498  617  397  817  269  64  43 
9 34  57  57  e60  73  851  1760  474  718  239  59  39 
10 35  58  56  e63  104  722  1220  464  662  222  55  36 
 
11 41  56  56  e62  177  591  916  1090  855  251  51  34 
12 53  54  56  e60  191  520  772  4250  1060  320  48  32 
13 53  54  72  e57  169  461  669  4850  3350  240  49  31 
14 65  42  116  e55  185  421  605  2380  5920  203  50  31 
15 81  49  91  e53  204  386  556  1360  2920  182  47  39 
 
16 64  48  78  e51  196  336  497  1130  1360  167  49  43 
17 59  47  75  e50  187  313  450  1020  1060  157  46  42 
18 50  48  74  e49  168  308  418  893  910  149  42  43 
19 43  58  71  e52  179  290  396  799  797  276  118  41 
20 40  47  66  e54  361  287  363  724  722  212  179  44 
 
21 39  54  64  e56  581  268  435  669  656  157  80  45 
22 43  50  73  e58  453  233  512  631  608  133  60  44 
23 278  48  e85  e58  380  254  430  679  561  119  1000  42 
24 252  68  e100  e56  339  252  428  1180  519  109  868  44 
25 196  126  e110  53  302  239  498  2260  485  102  290  38 
 
26 153  111  e90  59  265  228  446  3120  476  99  177  38 
27 118  82  e82  55  221  227  507  1320  472  327  147  37 
28 108  85  e76  56  e218  228  1120  1030  425  432  114  36 
29 92  71  e72  55  ---  232  896  876  384  206  93  36 
30 84  70  e65  56  ---  235  737  768  360  160  85  34 
 
31 82  ---  e57  96  ---  218  ---  691  ---  128  79  --- 

TOTAL 2469 1906 2230 1751 5694 10145 16663 36715 35582 6961 4459 1280
MEAN 79.65 63.53 71.94 56.48 203.4 327.3 555.4 1184 1186 224.5 143.8 42.67
MAX 278 126 116 96 581 851 1760 4850 5920 432 1000 73
MIN 32 42 56 49 72 170 181 397 360 99 42 31
CFSM 0.18 0.15 0.17 0.13 0.47 0.76 1.29 2.74 2.75 0.52 0.33 0.10
IN. 0.21 0.16 0.19 0.15 0.49 0.87 1.43 3.16 3.06 0.60 0.38 0.11
e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1935 - 2002, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 151.3 177.4 179.8 245.2 376.1 458.6 502.0 485.0 470.5 313.4 144.8 132.1
MAX 1560 1189 1176 1265 1473 1752 1742 1829 1960 2967 1675 1222
(WY) 1942 1978 1983 1969 2001 1979 1973 1996 1974 1982 1993 1970
MIN 7.10 9.89 8.38 4.45 13.5 47.4 33.4 26.9 31.3 6.58 9.61 5.65
(WY) 1938 1938 1964 1940 1989 1956 1956 1989 1940 1936 1936 1940

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 2001 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2002 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1935 - 2002
ANNUAL TOTAL 159348          125855         
ANNUAL MEAN 436.6       344.8       302.6      
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 1002          1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 50.9       1989
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 5880      A     Feb 25 5920              Jun 14 25800          Jul 25 1993
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 17              Sep 5 31              Sep 13,14 1.7   B C
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 22              Aug 30 35              Sep 9 2.1       Sep 17 1940
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW 6530              Jun 14 34600      D Jul 8 1982
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE 25.56         Jun 14 32.65 E Jul 25 1993
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW 4.1   F     Nov 14
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) 1.01     0.80     0.70    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 13.72     10.84     9.52    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 1100          798          678         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 118          116          128         
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 40          44          19         

A - Estimated.

B - Observed.

C - Sept. 22, 23, 1940.

D - Gage Height, 31.05 ft.

E - Discharge, 30,800 ft3/s.

F - Result of temporary dam upstream.


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