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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.
 

DISSOLVED OXYGEN: Water years 2001-2003. PH: Water years 2001-2003.
 

SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Water years 2001-2003.
 

TURBIDITY: Water years 2001-2003.
 

WATER TEMPERATURE: Water years 2001-2003.
 

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 (503.59 ft NAVD 1988) 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)(503.18 ft NAVD 1988). 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 (503.18 ft NAVD 1988).
 

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 13.6 ft3/s during the year. The maximum monthly average was 22.8 ft3/s in January, and the minimum was 10.3 ft3/s in August.
Discharge, cubic feet per second, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2004 TO SEPTEMBER 2005
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
 
1 93  1370  9040  e640  888  1190  813  912  295  302  240  64 
2 76  3140  8400  710  842  1090  824  841  318  219  227  62 
3 91  3950  6240  1170  798  942  865  777  318  183  200  59 
4 91  3750  3850  5450  780  986  794  733  295  159  184  57 
5 90  3420  3030  10100  842  941  744  674  267  111  175  56 
 
6 78  2330  2710  14500  1250  872  763  612  273  102  163  55 
7 72  1820  7430  12700  2000  936  727  682  288  112  140  60 
8 73  1370  10300  8090  4190  867  628  618  902  115  124  55 
9 76  1120  8910  4160  4640  775  625  616  1400  132  117  59 
10 73  945  6840  3500  3300  692  605  583  759  82  104  55 
 
11 78  1010  3880  5140  2430  773  574  611  580  65  105  53 
12 76  871  2880  14300  2090  769  670  550  547  85  185  51 
13 90  758  2390  17300  2520  694  893  560  442  106  139  52 
14 121  689  1890  21500  9280  601  999  568  931  324  172  56 
15 144  637  1600  17600  8770  606  853  517  1420  232  211  63 
 
16 161  640  1480  12200  7740  619  764  465  939  194  185  111 
17 109  644  1400  e7000  4930  573  684  441  654  183  130  178 
18 161  601  1260  e3300  3300  572  670  426  497  261  107  149 
19 447  666  1140  2560  2410  593  588  592  405  349  108  115 
20 756  825  1030  2160  2090  589  677  658  363  391  115  113 
 
21 537  897  e920  e1800  2080  492  1580  849  298  504  194  102 
22 440  769  e800  e1500  2150  569  3810  624  321  2580  193  120 
23 354  725  e720  e1300  1880  562  3570  557  250  3130  116  92 
24 1230  1650  e660  e1200  1690  683  2670  507  237  2160  93  91 
25 1030  6830  e620  e1180  1590  911  1980  458  222  828  84  129 
 
26 620  6320  e580  e1150  1420  1360  1670  432  230  564  77  161 
27 730  6280  e550  e1130  1270  1340  1420  406  257  631  77  432 
28 924  8520  e540  1110  1300  1110  1140  391  257  941  75  383 
29 985  7560  e550  1110  ---  996  1040  379  437  667  73  320 
30 1240  6850  e570  1060  ---  849  978  346  376  455  73  348 
 
31 1760  ---  e600  942  ---  851  ---  308  ---  334  67  --- 

TOTAL 12806 76957 92810 177562 78470 25403 34618 17693 14778 16501 4253 3701
MEAN 413 2565 2994 5728 2802 819 1154 571 493 532 137 123
MAX 1760 8520 10300 21500 9280 1360 3810 912 1420 3130 240 432
MIN 72 601 540 640 780 492 574 308 222 65 67 51
CFSM 0.32 1.99 2.32 4.44 2.17 0.64 0.89 0.44 0.38 0.41 0.11 0.10
IN. 0.37 2.22 2.68 5.12 2.26 0.73 1.00 0.51 0.43 0.48 0.12 0.11
e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1915 - 2005, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 353 613 892 1178 1444 1702 1832 1671 1251 787 423 281
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 2004 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2005 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1915 - 2005
ANNUAL TOTAL 647713      555552     
ANNUAL MEAN 1770      1522      1033           
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 2694            1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 139            1954
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 18500          Jun 12 21500          Jan 14 45100            Apr 13 1994
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 72          Oct 7 51          Sep 12 2.0         A
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 75          Oct 6 54          Sep 8 2.1         Oct 8 1920
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW 22400          Jan 14 48700        B Mar 13 1939
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE 22.69     Jan 14 31.56   C Apr 13 1994
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW 47          Sep 13
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) 1.37 1.18 0.801    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 18.68 16.02 10.88      
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 5800      3770      2490           
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 825      654      405           
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 165      91      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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