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KASKASKIA RIVER BASIN


05592900       EAST FORK KASKASKIA RIVER NEAR SANDOVAL, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 38°41'20", long 89°06'00" (NAD of 1927), in NE1/4NW1/4 sec.21, T.3 N., R.1 E., Marion County, Hydrologic Unit 07140202, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on U.S. Highway 51, about 1 mi north of Fairman, about 5 mi north of Sandoval, and at mile 9.9.
 

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 113 mi2.
 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
 

DISCHARGE: October 1979 to current year.
 

STAGE: Water years 1994 to current year. Gage-height record for April 1955 to Sept. 30, 1979, available in files of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

CHEMICAL: Water years 1978-91.
 

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 460.20 ft above NGVD of 1929 (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) (459.80 ft NAVD 1988).
 

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 17,000 ft3/s, May 16, 1990, from rating curve extended above 9,540 ft3/s, gage height 20.03 ft; no flow for many days in most years.
 

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records fair 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 0.00 68  881    e24  30  19    28    36      0.23 0.87 0.11 0.00
2 0.14 719  531    e78  26  18    24    18      0.23 0.56 0.08 0.00
3 0.16 685  110    e1560  27  16    21    10      0.23 0.21 0.02 0.00
4 0.17 210  60    1780  33  16    20    6.9   0.23 0.33 0.00 0.00
5 0.12 195  41    4170  39  16    17    5.3   0.21 0.51 0.00 0.00
 
6 0.07 64  101    4920  58  15    16    4.3   0.16 0.23 0.00 0.00
7 0.07 33  838    2030  139  15    16    3.6   0.16 0.15 0.04 0.00
8 0.15 22  812    227  546  14    16    3.0   0.16 0.13 0.05 0.00
9 0.17 17  203    193  312  13    15    2.5   0.15 0.08 0.03 0.00
10 0.16 14  75    465  238  12    13    2.2   0.15 0.08 0.00 0.00
 
11 0.18 131  51    516  89  12    12    2.0   0.15 0.10 0.00 0.00
12 0.47 601  40    654  50  12    14    4.7   0.15 0.87 0.00 0.00
13 0.42 216  32    2290  388  12    71    13      0.32 1.1   0.00 0.00
14 0.55 57  26    2710  1010  11    53    6.8   3.0   0.98 0.07 0.00
15 0.62 32  20    938  645  11    24    4.9   0.62 0.42 0.08 0.01
 
16 0.40 23  e17    89  109  10    17    3.7   0.31 0.31 0.11 0.01
17 0.25 19  e15    64  57  10    14    2.7   0.23 0.78 0.12 0.04
18 152      18  e14    43  39  9.9 12    1.8   0.16 8.9   15      0.00
19 653      83  e13    32  30  9.8 11    1.4   0.15 4.5   5.8   0.07
20 836      166  e13    e29  28  9.3 9.9 1.2   0.47 1.3   1.9   11     
 
21 95      69  e12    e27  30  8.7 9.4 1.0   1.2   0.59 0.71 2.1  
22 29      41  e12    e25  28  12    47    1.00 1.0   0.22 0.28 0.30
23 25      95  e11    e23  24  461    55    0.82 0.82 0.15 0.15 1.6  
24 82      339  e10    e22  22  203    23    0.59 0.86 0.12 0.12 3.2  
25 50      751  e9.7 e20  22  128    13    0.50 0.91 0.08 0.09 3.2  
 
26 204      306  e9.5 e19  21  113    25    0.44 0.77 0.13 0.15 3.4  
27 674      88  e9.2 e19  19  72    43    0.35 0.80 3.7   0.72 1.9  
28 293      223  e9.0 18  19  54    25    0.25 0.47 1.7   0.56 1.9  
29 66      147  e9.5 20  ---  37    25    0.23 0.29 0.22 0.10 9.0  
30 39      348  e14    25  ---  28    56    0.24 0.49 0.15 0.08 25     
 
31 26      ---  e20    32  ---  28    ---    0.23 ---      0.11 0.07 ---     

TOTAL 3228.10 5780 4018.9 23062 4078 1405.7 745.3 139.65 15.08 29.58 26.44 62.73
MEAN 104 193 130 744 146 45.3 24.8 4.50 0.50 0.95 0.85 2.09
MAX 836 751 881 4920 1010 461 71 36 3.0 8.9 15 25
MIN 0.00 14 9.0 18 19 8.7 9.4 0.23 0.15 0.08 0.00 0.00
CFSM 0.92 1.71 1.15 6.58 1.29 0.40 0.22 0.04 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.02
IN. 1.06 1.90 1.32 7.59 1.34 0.46 0.25 0.05 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.02
e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1980 - 2005, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 21.1 104 119 153 171 172 154 160 68.0 40.8 28.5 24.3
MAX 111 628 547 744 591 425 628 862 334 268 196 341
(WY) 1985 1986 1988 2005 1982 1984 1994 1990 2000 1993 1985 1993
MIN 0.00 0.00 0.21 0.03 6.48 4.61 2.10 2.64 0.16 0.06 0.00 0.00
(WY) 2000 2000 1990 1981 1996 1981 1981 1988 1988 1984 2002 2002

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 2004 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2005 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1980 - 2005
ANNUAL TOTAL 44059.18     42591.48    
ANNUAL MEAN 120          117          101           
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 175            1985
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 29.7         1981
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 3730              Jan 5 4920              Jan 6 7660            May 17 1990
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 0.00 A 0.00 B 0.00       C
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 0.00         Aug 12 0.00         Sep 1 0.00       Oct 9 1980
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW 5840              Jan 6 17000        D May 16 1990
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE 18.61         Jan 6 20.03       May 16 1990
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) 1.07     1.03     0.893    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 14.50     14.02     12.13      
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 296          212          188           
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 14          11          8.5        
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 0.23     0.08     0.05      

A - Several days.

B - Many days.

C - Many days in most years.

D - From rating curve extended above 9,540 ft3/s.


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