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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05587000       MACOUPIN CREEK NEAR KANE, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 39°14'03", long 90°23'40" (NAD of 1927), in SE1/4SE1/4 sec.11, T.9 N., R.12 W., Greene County, Hydrologic Unit 07130012, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 267, 1.4 mi downstream from Link Branch, 3.5 mi northwest of Kane, and at mile 16.1.
 

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 868 mi2.
 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
 

DISCHARGE: March 1921 to November 1933, May to August 1940, October 1940 to current year.
 

STAGE: Water years 1994 to current year.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

CHEMICAL: Water years 1978-91.
 

MISCELLANEOUS: Water year 2002.

BIOLOGICAL
 

ALGAE: Water year 1997.
 

BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATES: Water year 1997.
 

REVISED RECORDS.-- WSP 1175: 1924. WSP 1308: 1922(M), 1928(M), 1931(M). WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.
 

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 426.77 ft above NGVD of 1929 (426.36 ft NAVD 1988). Prior to Oct. 1, 1925, nonrecording gage at site 2.0 mi upstream at datum 434.18 ft NGVD of 1929. Oct. 1, 1925 to Sept. 30, 1928, nonrecording gage at site 2.0 mi upstream at datum 434.18 ft NGVD of 1929. Oct. 1, 1928 to May 17, 1940, nonrecording gage at site 800 ft downstream at present datum. May 17, 1940 to May 17, 1943, water-stage recorder, and May 18, 1943 to July 19, 1970, nonrecording gage at site 800 ft downstream at present datum. July 20 to Sept. 18, 1970, nonrecording gage at present site and datum.
 

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 40,100 ft3/s, April 12, 1994, gage height, 28.32 ft; maximum gage height, 28.50 ft, May 18, 1943; no flow Oct. 19-27, 1955.
 

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor.
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 14  338  3460  e190  481  368  261  118  46  25  12    e8.7
2 14  715  2890  233  460  329  238  108  45  22  11    e8.4
3 14  462  1730  3290  448  305  220  102  42  21  11    e8.0
4 13  476  1010  6880  441  300  206  97  40  22  13    e7.8
5 13  494  764  12100  452  286  198  93  38  21  12    e8.5
 
6 14  519  904  17800  487  263  194  90  36  21  11    e8.0
7 14  326  4810  16700  658  269  191  87  35  23  11    e7.4
8 20  217  5840  12100  2080  264  182  84  35  25  10    e7.4
9 16  162  3780  5030  2640  240  172  83  54  21  10    e7.8
10 14  133  1880  1680  2220  225  164  80  78  19  10    e8.0
 
11 14  144  1110  1530  1360  221  159  77  58  18  11    e8.0
12 15  291  964  2770  979  213  210  83  224  22  11    e7.5
13 19  274  783  9040  3010  201  319  151  217  22  13    e8.8
14 19  208  588  13500  6120  188  561  188  925  21  18    10   
15 22  183  468  13700  4610  178  484  152  2010  19  17    13   
 
16 22  149  428  8600  2550  172  321  113  690  19  15    21   
17 19  132  388  2220  1340  170  249  93  257  20  21    15   
18 314  122  361  1090  970  167  211  81  139  21  17    15   
19 516  129  324  e900  777  166  187  74  95  23  15    17   
20 236  145  e240  e820  695  161  171  70  71  19  13    106   
 
21 206  149  e210  e770  655  154  161  76  58  17  12    48   
22 122  151  e180  e740  575  222  198  75  49  16  11    48   
23 78  160  e170  e700  510  625  206  67  44  15  10    26   
24 60  1130  e160  e670  468  535  183  61  39  14  9.6 18   
25 52  4000  e150  e620  439  475  162  57  36  14  11    15   
 
26 245  3310  e140  e600  407  566  152  53  39  13  14    13   
27 778  2840  e140  570  378  507  144  50  43  13  12    12   
28 261  2180  e140  512  380  455  134  48  34  13  12    12   
29 263  1470  e150  497  ---  387  130  45  29  12  11    27   
30 196  1660  e160  493  ---  340  126  51  27  12  10    21   
 
31 182  ---  e170  500  ---  304  ---  52  ---  12  9.3 ---   

TOTAL 3785 22669 34492 136845 36590 9256 6494 2659 5533 575 383.9 541.3
MEAN 122 756 1113 4414 1307 299 216 85.8 184 18.5 12.4 18.0
MAX 778 4000 5840 17800 6120 625 561 188 2010 25 21 106
MIN 13 122 140 190 378 154 126 45 27 12 9.3 7.4
CFSM 0.14 0.87 1.28 5.09 1.51 0.34 0.25 0.10 0.21 0.02 0.01 0.02
IN. 0.16 0.97 1.48 5.86 1.57 0.40 0.28 0.11 0.24 0.02 0.02 0.02
e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1921 - 2005, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 226 320 461 573 759 890 1127 932 568 315 198 173
MAX 4037 3703 3538 4414 3358 3844 6645 6949 4060 3216 3233 3161
(WY) 1927 1947 1983 2005 1982 1978 1927 2002 1945 1981 1946 1926
MIN 2.40 4.54 1.77 0.76 3.59 3.82 23.0 2.89 13.6 11.8 6.86 2.38
(WY) 1923 1953 1956 1956 1954 1954 1931 1954 1988 1988 1964 1988

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 2004 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2005 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1921 - 2005
ANNUAL TOTAL 184347        259823.2        
ANNUAL MEAN 504        712            544           
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 1883            1927
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 17.0         1954
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 7020            May 28 17800                Jan 6 32700            May 19 1943
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 11            Aug 19 7.4     A     Sep 7, 8 0.00       B
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 13            Aug 13 7.7     A     Sep 6 0.00       Oct 19 1955
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW 18600                Jan 6 40100        C Apr 12 1994
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE 24.19           Jan 6 28.50       May 18 1943
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) 0.580 0.820     0.626    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 7.90   11.14       8.51      
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 1310        1400            1150           
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 200        151            100           
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 15        12            8.0        

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

B - Oct. 19-27, 1955.

C - Gage height, 28.32 ft.


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