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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05567500       MACKINAW RIVER NEAR CONGERVILLE, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 40°37'25", long 89°14'30" (NAD of 1927), in NE1/4SW1/4 sec.17, T.25 N., R.1 W., Woodford County, Hydrologic Unit 07130004, on right bank at downstream side of bridge on U.S. Highway 150, 0.2 mi downstream from Walnut Creek, 2 mi northwest of Congerville, and at mile 58.7.
 

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 767 mi2.
 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
 

DISCHARGE: October 1944 to current year.
 

STAGE: Water years 1994 to current year.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

SEDIMENT: June 1983 to September 1983.
 

BIOLOGICAL: Benthic macroinvertebrates, Water year 1997.
 

REVISED RECORDS.-- WSP 1175: 1948. WSP 1308: 1945(M). WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.
 

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 607.01 ft above NGVD of 1929. Prior to July 11, 1945, nonrecording gage at same site and datum.
 

REMARKS.-- The City of Bloomington occasionally pumps water upstream from station into Lake Evergreen for municipal supply. The City of Bloomington also withdraws water from Lake Bloomington, which is on Money Creek, a tributary to the Mackinaw River. Water withdrawals are diverted via effluent to Sugar Creek basin.
 

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 44,800 ft3/s, Dec. 4, 1982, gage height, 20.21 ft, from floodmark; minimum, 0.2 ft3/s, Oct. 21-24, Oct. 27 to Nov. 3, 1956, Oct. 6, 1957, Oct. 8-10, 1963.
 

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records good except those for March 9 to August 16, which are fair, and those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor.
Discharge, cubic feet per second, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2002 TO SEPTEMBER 2003
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
 
1 23  30  26  40  30  18  122  202  312  292  144  116 
2 22  31  27  58  31  18  122  231  262  235  134  140 
3 22  32  25  46  32  17  120  219  274  197  135  206 
4 24  29  26  36  31  16  181  205  260  171  121  133 
5 25  29  26  43  29  15  573  479  234  147  141  86 
 
6 24  31  25  45  29  16  650  870  221  143  125  62 
7 25  31  26  38  25  19  635  704  248  208  110  49 
8 26  32  25  40  21  49  1050  585  236  274  94  41 
9 26  34  23  38  20  e160  982  1550  217  1090  82  35 
10 23  37  24  34  19  e180  766  1590  202  7550  74  31 
 
11 23  33  24  30  19  148  624  3990  212  6950  69  28 
12 23  32  24  32  19  124  539  2990  200  5360  65  27 
13 23  32  25  31  18  209  450  1570  510  2540  62  26 
14 22  32  26  30  18  e135  384  1180  948  1540  59  25 
15 22  31  27  28  19  e100  349  1430  1010  1140  56  27 
 
16 22  29  28  29  21  82  327  1300  730  867  53  25 
17 22  28  28  27  22  74  319  1010  554  688  50  23 
18 23  29  35  27  22  69  297  828  457  578  47  22 
19 26  30  39  27  21  69  261  729  475  618  44  20 
20 26  31  47  26  22  107  251  644  446  711  41  18 
 
21 26  30  50  26  26  199  243  658  355  615  40  18 
22 27  31  48  26  28  311  227  653  311  529  37  19 
23 28  30  41  26  28  291  205  564  278  445  35  19 
24 25  29  35  24  27  217  190  512  244  370  34  18 
25 26  29  33  22  23  184  201  468  214  319  33  18 
 
26 25  29  35  25  20  165  211  421  218  267  32  18 
27 25  28  37  22  18  148  190  379  188  228  31  19 
28 25  28  34  22  18  144  174  357  186  206  30  19 
29 27  28  33  23  ---  150  171  387  268  195  32  18 
30 30  27  34  24  ---  141  176  348  301  173  33  18 
 
31 30  ---  36  26  ---  127  ---  334  ---  152  37  --- 

TOTAL 766 912 972 971 656 3702 10990 27387 10571 34798 2080 1324
MEAN 24.7 30.4 31.4 31.3 23.4 119 366 883 352 1123 67.1 44.1
MAX 30 37 50 58 32 311 1050 3990 1010 7550 144 206
MIN 22 27 23 22 18 15 120 202 186 143 30 18
CFSM 0.03 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.03 0.16 0.48 1.15 0.46 1.46 0.09 0.06
IN. 0.04 0.04 0.05 0.05 0.03 0.18 0.53 1.33 0.51 1.69 0.10 0.06
e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1945 - 2003, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 189 261 384 452 641 925 1048 927 773 374 176 215
MAX 2765 3340 4062 2808 2218 3157 3136 4216 3322 2687 2734 4330
(WY) 1987 1986 1983 1993 2001 1979 1973 1995 1974 1951 1981 1993
MIN 0.59 2.47 2.40 6.01 14.9 32.0 91.7 114 21.6 6.09 1.22 1.84
(WY) 1957 1964 1964 1945 1963 2000 2000 1958 1963 1988 1988 1988

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 2002 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2003 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1945 - 2003
ANNUAL TOTAL 249358      95129         
ANNUAL MEAN 683      261          529         
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 1672          1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 78.2       1989
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 14300          May 13 7550              Jul 10 34000          Dec 4 1982
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 22          A 15              Mar 5 0.20     B
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 22          Oct 11 17              Feb 28 0.20     Oct 27 1956
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW 8040              Jul 10 44800          Dec 4 1982
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE 13.48         Jul 10 20.21 C Dec 4 1982
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW 10      D     Jan 10 0.20     E
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) 0.89 0.34     0.69    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 12.09 4.61     9.37    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 1650      616          1270         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 180      40          180         
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 26      22          12         

A - Oct. 2-3, 14-17.

B - Oct. 21-24, Oct. 27 to Nov. 3, 1956.

C - From floodmark.

D - Result of freeze up.

E - Oct. 21-24, Oct. 27 to Nov. 3, 1956; Oct. 6, 1957; Oct. 8-10, 1963.


Table of Contents

Introduction

Station Descriptions

Surface-Water Data

Ground-Water Data

Meteorological Data

Biological Data