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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 to current year.

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 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 13.5 ft3/s during the year. The maximum monthly average was 17.7 ft3/s in March, and the minimum was 11.0 ft3/s in October.
Discharge, cubic feet per second, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2003 TO SEPTEMBER 2004
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
 
1 1590  374  1490  2950  e490  723  6120  819  3840  770  366  918 
2 1250  309  1190  2310  e480  1170  4450  825  3730  724  319  e499 
3 1090  366  1060  2100  e460  989  3230  783  1880  768  295  463 
4 1000  304  1060  7290  e440  1370  2510  722  1290  1350  381  375 
5 838  437  1100  11600  e430  6150  2010  714  1050  1450  377  340 
 
6 698  403  1120  e7230  e420  6330  e1690  659  884  1020  394  240 
7 621  452  1130  4120  e410  3910  1560  624  729  1550  297  274 
8 592  448  1180  2760  e400  2610  1390  498  709  1450  230  187 
9 567  331  1150  2110  e380  1930  1240  513  646  1100  211  180 
10 542  365  1230  1730  e370  1480  1060  529  703  8100  217  180 
 
11 524  331  1520  1530  e360  1320  1020  731  10300  8730  288  194 
12 521  403  1420  1500  e350  1110  956  887  18500  5660  263  181 
13 464  576  1100  1310  e340  955  904  860  17700  2820  206  167 
14 587  542  1050  1230  e330  944  840  832  14500  3130  191  125 
15 801  433  930  1210  e320  849  750  1960  7140  2850  181  118 
 
16 892  404  969  1060  e310  853  735  2060  6530  1990  e170  e310 
17 706  359  855  1060  e305  835  747  1460  9090  1360  163  231 
18 614  1950  799  1150  e300  798  648  1210  9840  1340  159  179 
19 596  9480  754  1050  518  733  647  2330  6130  1290  157  154 
20 503  9150  660  871  1270  709  768  2610  3300  965  168  112 
 
21 504  6560  635  905  1830  650  820  e1700  2460  820  172  95 
22 491  3710  660  827  1270  549  937  1370  2120  730  177  88 
23 468  3100  2560  731  785  589  992  1470  1740  643  177  96 
24 429  7050  5630  759  746  590  935  1460  1510  531  153  121 
25 434  6670  3460  851  771  658  885  1370  1360  487  166  82 
 
26 422  4220  2160  673  661  6140  879  2410  1280  485  706  104 
27 386  3100  1600  e620  595  14900  782  2040  1120  408  1540  78 
28 494  2520  1440  e600  585  11800  635  1390  1010  385  1640  82 
29 422  1990  5550  e520  533  9850  674  1060  864  367  2170  103 
30 431  1770  7210  e510  ---  7200  639  943  806  363  2740  87 
 
31 374  ---  4550  e500  ---  6240  ---  2540  ---  354  1460  --- 

TOTAL 19851 68107 57222 63667 16459 94934 41453 39379 132761 53990 16134 6363
MEAN 640 2270 1846 2054 568 3062 1382 1270 4425 1742 520 212
MAX 1590 9480 7210 11600 1830 14900 6120 2610 18500 8730 2740 918
MIN 374 304 635 500 300 549 635 498 646 354 153 78
CFSM 0.50 1.76 1.43 1.59 0.44 2.37 1.07 0.98 3.43 1.35 0.40 0.16
IN. 0.57 1.96 1.65 1.84 0.47 2.74 1.20 1.14 3.83 1.56 0.47 0.18
e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1915 - 2004, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 352 590 867 1123 1427 1713 1840 1684 1260 790 426 283
MAX 3346 5743 3593 6930 4818 5383 6846 7615 5290 4008 3049 2891
(WY) 1978 1986 1991 1950 1982 1979 1994 1943 1998 1993 1979 2003
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 2003 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2004 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1915 - 2004
ANNUAL TOTAL 476051      610320     
ANNUAL MEAN 1304      1668      1027           
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 2694            1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 139            1954
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 16100          Sep 2 18500          Jun 12 45100            Apr 13 1994
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 88          Aug 28 78          Sep 27 2.0         A
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 105          Aug 22 93          Sep 22 2.1         Oct 8 1920
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW 20000          Jun 12 48700        B Mar 13 1939
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE 21.36     Jun 12 31.56   C Apr 13 1994
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW 68          Sep 27
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) 1.01 1.29 0.796    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 13.73 17.60 10.82      
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 3160      3970      2480           
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 577      820      402           
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 198      226      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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