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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05575000       SOUTH FORK SANGAMON RIVER NEAR TAYLORVILLE, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 39°30'26", long 89°20'47" (NAD of 1983), in SE1/4NE1/4 sec.7, T.12 N., R.2 W., Christian County, Hydrologic Unit 07130007, on downstream side of railroad bridge, about 1/4 mi upstream from highway route 48, 3 mi southwest of Taylorville, 6.5 mi downstream from Flat Branch, and at mile 49.0.

 

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 434 mi2.

 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE

 

DISCHARGE: February 1908 to December 1912, August 1914 to May 1917.

 

STAGE: February 1908 to December 1912, August 1914 to September 1916

 

GAGE.-- Nonrecording gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 555 ft (from topographic map). Prior to Aug. 9, 1914, gage at various datums.

 

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge 9,660 ft3/s, Jan. 31, 1916, maximum recorded gage height, from rating curve extended above 1,600 ft3/s, 16.1 ft; minimum discharge 0.6 ft, Aug. 10, 11, and Sept. 29, 1914, minimum recorded gage height, 0.51 ft.




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Introduction

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Surface-Water Data

Ground-Water Data

Meteorological Data

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