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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 (352.92 ft NAVD 1988). 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 (352.92 ft NAVD 1988). 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, 34.67 ft, present datum, 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 for the period of Oct. 18-28, those above 800 ft3/s and 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
 
1 124  331  1490  1250  1010  921  2190  700  238  103  60  302 
2 120  635  1660  1400  973  907  1800  669  232  103  57  139 
3 120  799  1810  1530  975  880  1420  621  226  98  55  79 
4 113  776  1900  1620  984  853  1100  566  219  95  53  66 
5 112  808  1840  1890  979  825  898  521  212  98  50  60 
 
6 104  907  1690  2600  964  801  773  497  207  98  50  57 
7 98  962  1570  3620  1030  778  706  480  203  94  49  52 
8 93  894  1580  4180  1260  762  695  461  194  92  47  49 
9 89  684  1620  4090  1400  749  675  442  191  88  45  47 
10 89  477  1640  3860  1480  734  639  429  246  84  44  46 
 
11 88  592  1630  3590  1550  716  606  420  341  83  42  44 
12 149  1100  1560  3300  1510  698  593  410  352  106  41  42 
13 195  1260  1380  3210  1450  683  610  399  388  103  40  40 
14 118  1360  1190  3380  1550  673  631  405  384  93  46  38 
15 111  1590  1030  3890  1700  649  667  463  305  91  60  41 
 
16 102  1640  914  4350  1870  623  662  481  229  91  74  50 
17 93  1500  838  e4250  1920  603  619  426  191  86  73  53 
18 107  1250  790  e4080  1820  586  580  389  172  82  71  44 
19 228  1060  761  e3750  1630  566  552  373  162  91  78  42 
20 237  1030  746  3390  1390  554  561  359  151  90  66  86 
 
21 241  1020  712  3020  1230  547  547  353  144  83  60  191 
22 252  1010  e690  2700  1130  556  543  337  137  80  58  230 
23 239  1020  e680  2410  1060  697  587  323  131  78  57  224 
24 223  1020  e660  2150  1020  826  681  314  125  74  54  139 
25 173  1090  e640  1900  1000  844  692  303  121  69  50  93 
 
26 163  1110  e630  1690  986  852  671  288  118  66  63  108 
27 178  1090  e620  1490  959  849  630  275  115  65  118  112 
28 247  1140  e610  1320  938  1180  607  269  110  73  191  96 
29 299  1170  e630  1200  ---  1640  655  261  108  70  227  112 
30 338  1260  e750  1110  ---  2330  703  251  105  67  289  141 
 
31 362  ---  e1000  1050  ---  2490  ---  246  ---  63  350  --- 

TOTAL 5205 30585 35261 83270 35768 27372 23293 12731 6057 2657 2618 2823
MEAN 168 1020 1137 2686 1277 883 776 411 202 85.7 84.5 94.1
MAX 362 1640 1900 4350 1920 2490 2190 700 388 106 350 302
MIN 88 331 610 1050 938 547 543 246 105 63 40 38
e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1971 - 2005, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 110 402 663 857 1035 1253 1431 1378 744 399 212 132
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 2004 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2005 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1971 - 2005
ANNUAL TOTAL 200036  267640     
ANNUAL MEAN 547  733      716         
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 1515          1983
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 161          1972
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 3080      May 29 4350          Jan 16 14000          May 1 1996
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 54      Jan 16 38          Sep 14 6.8       Oct 13 1970
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 59      Jan 11 43          Sep 9 7.3       Aug 17 1971
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW 4410          Jan 16 14200      A May 1 1996
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE 23.34     Jan 16 31.84 B May 4 1983
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW 37          Sep 14, 15
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 1240  1640      1840         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 380  543      331         
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 119  63      43         

A - Gage height, 31.83 ft.

B - Discharge, 11,800 ft3/s.


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Introduction

Station Descriptions

Surface-Water Data

Ground-Water Data

Meteorological Data

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