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KASKASKIA RIVER BASIN


05592050       ROBINSON CREEK NEAR SHELBYVILLE, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 39°24'21", long 88°53'47" (NAD of 1927), in NW1/4NW1/4 sec.17, T.11 N., R.3 E., Shelby County, Hydrologic Unit 07140201, on right bank at upstream side of bridge on State Highway 16, 0.1 mi downstream from Mud Creek, 4.5 mi west of Shelbyville, and at mile 9.1.
 

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 93.1 mi2.
 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
 

DISCHARGE: October 1979 to current year.
 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2002. Gage-height record for June 22, 1973 to Sept. 30, 1979, available in files of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
 

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 550.00 ft above NGVD of 1929 (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers).
 

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 11,300 ft3/s, May 2, 1983, gage height, 13.37 ft; maximum gage height, 14.92 ft, Sept. 23, 1993, discharge, 10,700 ft3/s; no flow for many days in 1982-85, 1988-89, 1991.
 

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Flood of June 28, 1957, reached a stage of 16.8 ft, present site and datum, with a discharge estimated at 26,400 ft3/s.
 

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records 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 e0.30 21  141  e23  979  e40  160  666  144  46    1.6   e0.27
2 e0.28 20  79  e21  311  240  131  1060  121  42    1.5   e0.26
3 e0.28 19  59  e20  185  293  97  322  104  39    1.3   e0.25
4 e0.28 17  47  e19  135  114  82  209  91  36    1.2   e0.24
5 e1.0   16  40  e18  97  83  75  160  84  33    1.00 e0.23
 
6 e0.85 16  36  e17  84  98  69  2260  79  30    0.94 e0.23
7 e0.70 16  33  e17  75  96  66  2450  71  26    0.69 e0.22
8 e0.60 16  30  e17  67  77  181  1370  66  23    e0.60 e0.22
9 e0.55 15  27  e18  66  723  209  1500  62  21    e0.55 e0.21
10 e0.90 15  24  e19  68  388  127  755  59  24    e0.50 e0.21
 
11 e1.4   14  23  20  61  186  104  435  280  21    e0.48 e0.21
12 28      14  25  20  65  145  140  4180  924  22    e0.45 e0.20
13 83      14  54  21  54  120  210  3260  2430  22    e0.45 e0.20
14 58      14  135  21  50  103  135  897  660  16    e0.60 e0.30
15 20      14  149  19  54  139  107  412  252  13    e0.90 e0.40
 
16 41      14  233  17  51  237  86  475  195  11    e0.70 e0.25
17 25      13  920  17  47  145  74  508  145  9.5 e0.60 e0.22
18 20      13  568  17  43  116  67  439  123  8.1 e0.80 e0.50
19 17      14  225  18  59  107  64  257  108  6.5 e1.5   e1.2  
20 14      13  140  18  199  232  68  201  98  5.2 e0.80 e3.0  
 
21 12      13  106  18  143  146  1120  166  89  4.9 e0.60 e2.0  
22 11      13  94  17  91  102  983  146  84  5.2 e0.52 e1.3  
23 14      14  90  18  75  92  380  132  80  6.3 e0.48 e1.0  
24 93      21  71  19  66  84  439  120  75  5.3 e0.44 e0.85
25 125      21  58  17  60  538  969  123  226  4.5 e0.40 e0.74
 
26 60      17  e46  16  e50  270  348  106  80  4.2 e0.38 e0.70
27 39      16  e40  16  e44  306  995  141  68  3.5 e0.35 e0.68
28 31      21  e35  16  e42  736  2120  1730  62  3.2 e0.33 e0.67
29 27      32  e30  18  ---  764  591  718  55  2.8 e0.31 e0.66
30 24      198  e27  33  ---  363  288  263  51  2.4 e0.29 e0.65
 
31 23      ---  e24  669  ---  218  ---  185  ---  1.8 e0.28 ---     

TOTAL 772.14 674 3609 1234 3321 7301 10485 25646 6966 498.4 21.54 18.07
MEAN 24.91 22.47 116.4 39.81 118.6 235.5 349.5 827.3 232.2 16.08 0.695 0.602
MAX 125 198 920 669 979 764 2120 4180 2430 46 1.6 3.0
MIN 0.28 13 23 16 42 40 64 106 51 1.8 0.28 0.20
CFSM 0.27 0.24 1.25 0.43 1.27 2.53 3.75 8.89 2.49 0.17 0.01 0.01
IN. 0.31 0.27 1.44 0.49 1.33 2.92 4.19 10.25 2.78 0.20 0.01 0.01
e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1980 - 2002, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 26.93 59.72 110.1 92.00 149.5 121.0 141.8 175.8 102.0 29.44 18.64 38.62
MAX 208 305 480 343 874 332 460 827 348 187 227 633
(WY) 2001 1986 1983 1982 1982 1998 1994 2002 2001 1993 1981 1993
MIN 0.17 0.51 0.24 0.47 1.87 3.91 3.43 10.9 1.84 1.04 0.30 0.065
(WY) 1998 2000 1990 2000 2000 2000 2000 1988 1988 1991 1988 1983

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 2001 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2002 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1980 - 2002
ANNUAL TOTAL 30438.73     60546.15    
ANNUAL MEAN 83.39     165.9       88.38    
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 166          2002
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 10.7       1992
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 4650              Jun 6 4180              May 12 7460          Sep 23 1993
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 0.28 A     Oct 2-4 0.20 B     Sep 12-13 0.00     C
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 0.30         Sep 28 0.21         Sep 7 0.00     Sep 4 1983
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW 8040              May 12 11300      D May 2 1983
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE 13.52         May 12 14.92 E Sep 23 1993
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) 0.90     1.78     0.95    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 12.16     24.19     12.90    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 140          383          168         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 25          36          20         
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 0.59     0.54     0.34    

A - Estimated, but may have been less during periods of estimated discharges in October.

B - Estimated, but may have been less during periods of estimated discharges in August and September.

C - Many days in 1982-85, 1988-89, 1991.

D - Gage height, 13.37 ft.

E - Discharge, 10,700 ft3/s.


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