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KASKASKIA RIVER BASIN


05594000       SHOAL CREEK NEAR BREESE, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 38°36'35", long 89°29'40" (NAD of 1927), in SW1/4SW1/4 sec.13, T.2 N., R.4 W., Clinton County, Hydrologic Unit 07140203, on right bank at upstream side of bridge on old U.S. Highway 50, 0.4 mi upstream from railroad bridge, 1.7 mi east of Breese, 7 mi upstream from Beaver Creek, and at mile 21.3.
 

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 735 mi2.
 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
 

DISCHARGE: November 1909 to December 1912, August to December 1914, October 1945 to current year.
 

STAGE: Water years 1994 to current year.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

CHEMICAL: Water years 1979-91.
 

MISCELLANEOUS: Water Years 1998 and 2002.
 

REVISED RECORDS.-- 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 413.97 ft above NGVD of 1929. Prior to Dec. 8, 1914, chain gage at site 0.4 mi downstream at different datum. Oct. 1, 1945, to Oct. 10, 1968, nonrecording gage at present site and datum.
 

REMARKS.-- About 1.03 ft3/s diverted 20 ft above station for municipal supply of Breese is not included in records.
 

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 23,300 ft3/s, May 9, 2002, gage height, 22.10 ft; maximum gage height, 23.02 ft, April 14, 1979, during period of constricted channel due to bridge construction; no flow for many days in 1954-56, 1988.
 

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Flood of May 19, 1943, reached a stage of 25.6 ft, present site and datum, discharge, 52,000 ft3/s on basis of contracted opening measurement of peak flow.
 

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor.
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 36  e34  257  1130  e135  362  1430  285  9880  112  460  169 
2 31  e40  212  684  e140  327  884  462  7680  113  191  132 
3 27  e48  192  558  e220  302  642  461  5220  105  118  104 
4 23  e54  174  2250  e270  404  505  307  2090  115  87  82 
5 23  e54  166  3430  e280  1830  410  241  906  195  76  68 
 
6 23  e52  162  3980  e220  2800  338  188  686  174  55  57 
7 23  e54  241  6080  e190  3280  295  163  e400  894  47  48 
8 22  e56  341  8200  e170  3970  267  143  268  530  40  42 
9 23  e60  338  6570  e155  3480  247  e125  243  278  34  38 
10 27  e54  337  3100  e170  1610  230  e115  221  200  33  34 
 
11 53  e50  340  1430  e250  829  208  e105  193  152  30  31 
12 178  e46  338  940  419  559  199  e110  180  128  27  e26 
13 110  e43  322  760  432  425  187  138  196  124  25  e23 
14 76  e42  274  635  390  348  173  e330  189  135  24  e20 
15 54  e42  191  555  302  296  162  1220  248  99  24  e18 
 
16 49  e42  181  509  308  271  149  1880  364  75  23  e17 
17 70  e43  166  707  321  249  138  2390  609  62  23  e16 
18 75  2460  134  1640  315  234  132  3170  458  52  22  e16 
19 58  3530  123  2130  484  217  126  3110  617  52  23  e15 
20 59  3650  119  1250  974  206  122  1820  394  44  30  e15 
 
21 55  4960  117  738  1240  186  117  1060  249  40  29  e14 
22 45  6370  113  644  1010  175  112  e800  164  41  30  e13 
23 e37  5000  274  553  679  169  110  e620  140  47  41  e13 
24 e34  2440  712  479  659  153  106  710  131  39  55  e12 
25 e33  1800  936  344  1210  146  117  818  120  48  49  e12 
 
26 e31  1140  519  e220  896  164  121  1180  107  47  257  e12 
27 e30  706  332  e190  641  1570  133  2610  95  44  594  e12 
28 e31  516  270  e180  501  2680  124  3590  87  46  897  e11 
29 e31  399  930  e165  409  2820  114  4070  80  47  1400  e11 
30 e31  321  2260  e155  ---  2720  105  6270  75  95  444  e11 
 
31 e32  ---  2140  e145  ---  2150  ---  10700  ---  565  250  --- 

TOTAL 1430 34106 13211 50351 13390 34932 8003 49191 32290 4698 5438 1092
MEAN 46.1 1137 426 1624 462 1127 267 1587 1076 152 175 36.4
MAX 178 6370 2260 8200 1240 3970 1430 10700 9880 894 1400 169
MIN 22 34 113 145 135 146 105 105 75 39 22 11
CFSM 0.06 1.55 0.58 2.21 0.63 1.53 0.36 2.16 1.46 0.21 0.24 0.05
IN. 0.07 1.73 0.67 2.55 0.68 1.77 0.41 2.49 1.63 0.24 0.28 0.06
e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1910 - 2004, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 177 303 551 662 905 978 961 868 532 306 181 138
MAX 1704 2557 3925 4171 4385 4334 3062 6322 3697 1853 1493 1774
(WY) 1970 1947 1983 1950 1982 1978 1979 2002 1957 1957 1946 1993
MIN 1.19 4.65 8.03 6.31 8.97 11.9 56.0 12.3 15.9 2.50 7.38 2.32
(WY) 1957 1955 1955 1977 1954 1954 1954 1954 1988 1954 1953 1953

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 2003 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2004 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1910 - 2004
ANNUAL TOTAL 136671        248132           
ANNUAL MEAN 374        678            544           
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 1119            2002
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 28.5         1954
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 6370            Nov 22 10700                May 31 22200            Jun 17 1957
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 18            Aug 21,22,24 11        A     Sep 28-30 0.00       B
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 19            Aug 20 12                Sep 24 0.00       Jul 27 1954
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW 11300                May 31 23300        C May 9 2002
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE 19.56           May 31 23.02   D Apr 14 1979
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) 0.509 0.922     0.740    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 6.92   12.56       10.06      
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 780        2100            1430           
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 110        180            110           
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 27        30            13           

A - Estimated, but may have been less during period of estimated discharges in September.

B - Many days in 1954-56, 1988.

C - Gage height, 22.10 ft.

D - Discharge, 20,600 ft3/s, during period of constricted channel from bridge construction.


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Introduction

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Surface-Water Data

Ground-Water Data

Meteorological Data

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