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BIG MUDDY RIVER BASIN


05597000       BIG MUDDY RIVER AT PLUMFIELD, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 37°54'05", long 89°00'50" (NAD of 1927), in NW1/4 sec.20, T.7 S., R.2 E., Franklin County, Hydrologic Unit 07140106, on left bank 0.8 mi upstream from bridge on State Highway 149 at Plumfield, 1.9 mi downstream from Middle Fork Muddy River, and at mile 86.6.
 

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 794 mi2.
 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
 

DISCHARGE: June 1908 to September 1910 and December 1910 to December 1912 (published as "near Cambon"), August 1914 to current year.
 

STAGE: Water years 1994 to current year.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

CHEMICAL: Water years 1978-91.
 

REVISED RECORDS.-- WSP 700: 1929. WSP 805: 1935. WSP 1508: 1908-10, 1920-21(M), 1928(M), 1932(M). WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.
 

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter, and concrete control. Datum of gage is 353.24 ft above NGVD of 1929. June 16, 1908, to Dec. 31, 1912, nonrecording gage at site 1.7 mi upstream at different datum. Aug. 14, 1914, to July 12, 1932, nonrecording gage at site 0.2 mi downstream at different datum. July 13, 1932, to Nov. 12, 1938, nonrecording gage at bridge 0.8 mi downstream at datum 0.86 ft higher. Nov. 13, 1938, to Sept. 30, 1974, water-stage recorder at present site at datum 5.0 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1974, to Sept. 30, 1991, auxiliary water-stage recorder at pumping plant at Zeigler, 4 mi downstream, at datum 353.24 ft above NGVD of 1929. Feb. 14, 1937, to Sept. 30, 1974, auxiliary nonrecording gage at same site at datum 5.0 ft higher.
 

REMARKS.-- Flow regulated since October 1970 by Rend Lake (station 05595950), 18.6 mi upstream from gage.
 

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 42,900 ft3/s, May 10, 1961; maximum gage height, 29.67 ft, datum then in use, May 10, 1961; no flow at times in 1908-9, 1914, 1936, 1940-41. Maximum discharge since construction of Rend Lake, 14,200 ft3/s, May 1, 1996, gage height, 31.83 ft; maximum stage since construction of Rend Lake, 31.84 ft, May 4, 1983, discharge, 11,800 ft3/s; minimum discharge since construction of Rend Lake, 6.8 ft3/s, Oct. 13, 1970.
 

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records good except those above 800 ft3/s and 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 69  25  43  62  e67  145  936  759  2520  393  414  446 
2 67  22  45  60  e75  205  890  1250  2280  385  370  411 
3 53  22  42  96  e175  261  794  1460  e2000  439  308  356 
4 47  22  42  127  344  760  651  1540  e1800  498  253  335 
5 47  22  42  291  329  1030  551  1420  1550  485  240  326 
 
6 45  26  43  337  334  1120  486  1240  1290  492  234  314 
7 43  27  42  214  377  1200  451  1010  1040  544  215  310 
8 40  26  40  141  379  1240  433  700  866  546  201  312 
9 38  26  39  89  362  1170  421  456  740  537  189  293 
10 36  32  41  73  345  1000  405  358  669  488  179  269 
 
11 35  33  42  64  401  780  398  324  621  437  174  258 
12 34  33  41  58  452  597  397  307  593  405  165  250 
13 38  33  39  57  462  487  394  301  585  379  160  241 
14 37  35  38  56  444  430  380  373  577  370  151  232 
15 42  38  38  56  403  412  349  666  584  379  145  224 
 
16 37  38  37  54  337  410  335  869  578  363  141  219 
17 37  34  38  69  281  412  329  929  553  356  134  220 
18 38  40  38  330  238  410  314  919  598  367  127  212 
19 33  67  38  457  218  403  301  890  654  364  122  200 
20 31  67  38  402  212  389  293  780  646  345  121  189 
 
21 29  43  37  326  219  408  281  544  586  311  128  179 
22 30  42  36  224  234  444  298  384  533  301  124  172 
23 30  42  38  137  224  433  368  317  507  295  119  166 
24 30  76  41  e100  197  394  436  286  486  326  119  159 
25 30  99  39  e94  179  364  616  319  468  328  135  155 
 
26 34  69  38  e86  164  364  659  1010  457  309  155  152 
27 35  55  37  e82  150  588  524  1620  445  307  187  147 
28 44  49  39  e76  138  735  399  2710  438  286  220  143 
29 36  49  56  e73  129  810  357  3080  421  264  515  139 
30 30  45  84  e71  ---  925  319  2840  406  261  538  130 
 
31 27  ---  80  e69  ---  962  ---  2710  ---  324  444  --- 

TOTAL 1202 1237 1331 4431 7869 19288 13765 32371 25491 11884 6727 7159
MEAN 38.8 41.2 42.9 143 271 622 459 1044 850 383 217 239
MAX 69 99 84 457 462 1240 936 3080 2520 546 538 446
MIN 27 22 36 54 67 145 281 286 406 261 119 130
e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1971 - 2004, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 108 383 649 803 1028 1264 1451 1407 760 409 216 133
MAX 488 3812 3510 3054 3355 4439 3740 6511 2062 1044 691 553
(WY) 1985 1994 1983 1991 1982 1979 1989 1983 1995 1998 2000 1974
MIN 27.3 26.1 31.0 27.2 48.8 73.6 67.4 117 38.9 30.8 21.8 20.6
(WY) 1971 1972 1972 1972 1972 1981 1981 1987 1972 1971 1971 1971

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 2003 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2004 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1971 - 2004
ANNUAL TOTAL 216516  132755     
ANNUAL MEAN 593  363      716         
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 1515          1983
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 161          1972
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 4180      Jun 14 3080          May 29 14000          May 1 1996
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 22      Nov 2-5 22          Nov 2-5 6.8       Oct 13 1970
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 24      Oct 31 24          Oct 31 7.3       Aug 17 1971
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW 3110          May 29 14200      A May 1 1996
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE 21.27     May 29 31.84 B May 4 1983
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW 22          Nov. 2-5
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 1580  784      1840         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 284  275      327         
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 37  37      42         

A - Gage height, 31.83 ft.

B - Discharge, 11,800 ft3/s.


Table of Contents

Introduction

Station Descriptions

Surface-Water Data

Ground-Water Data

Meteorological Data

Biological Data