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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05585830       MCKEE CREEK AT CHAMBERSBURG, IL

 

LOCATION.--Lat 39°49'04", long 90°39'16" (NAD of 1983), in SW1/4NE1/4 sec. 8, T.3 S., R. 2 W, Pike County, Hydrologic Unit 07130011, on right bank at upstream side of bridge on State Highway 104 at east side of Chambersburg, 3.8 miles downstream from Leineke Branch, 5.5 miles upstream from South Fork McKee Creek, and at mile 7.1.

 

DRAINAGE AREA.--341 mi2.

 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE

 

DISCHARGE: August 2002 to current year.

 

STAGE: August 2002 to current year.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY

 

CHEMICAL: WATER YEARS 1979-87.

 

SEDIMENT: October 2002 to current year.

 

MISCELLANEOUS: Sediment concentration and particle size, water years 2002-03.

 

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, pumping sampler, and crest-stage-gage. Datum of gage is 400.00 ft above NGVD of 1929 (established by Illinois Dept. of Transportation).

 

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 9,420 ft3/s, September 1, 2003, gage height, 42.01 ft; Minimum discharge, 3.9 ft3/s, October 16, 2002.

SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS: Maximum daily, 2,430 mg/L, July 19, 2003; minimum daily, 29 mg/L, Dec. 2, 2002.

SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT LOADS: Maximum daily, 39,800, Sept. 1, 2003; minimum daily, 0.48 tons, Dec. 2, 2002.

 

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Flood of June 2002 exceeded the measured discharge of 12,100 ft3/s on June 13, 2002, gage height not determined.

 

EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 4,680 ft3/s, August 24; maximum gage height, 38.54 ft, August 24; minimum discharge, 6.1 ft3/s, September 28-30.

SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS: Maximum daily, 2,430 mg/L, July 19; minimum daily, 29 mg/L, Dec. 2.

SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT LOADS: Maximum daily, 39,800, Sept. 1; minimum daily, 0.48 tons, Dec. 2.


SEDIMENT DISCHARGE, SUSPENDED (TONS/DAY), WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2002 TO SEPTEMBER 2003
MEANMEANMEAN
MEANCONCEN-SEDIMENTMEANCONCEN-SEDIMENTMEANCONCEN-SEDIMENT
DISCHARGETRATIONDISCHARGEDISCHARGETRATIONDISCHARGEDISCHARGETRATIONDISCHARGE
DAY(CFS)(MG/L)(TONS/DAY)(CFS)(MG/L)(TONS/DAY)(CFS)(MG/L)(TONS/DAY)
 
OCTOBERNOVEMBERDECEMBER



15.8741.17.4551.16.1300.49
25.4640.947.8551.26.1290.48
35.5550.828.1551.26.0340.54
46.4540.9311551.66.0721.2
56.8540.9910551.56.41172.0
 
66.3530.9111551.65.61622.5
75.6520.7910551.56.41973.4
85.4520.7610551.56.21993.3
95.1510.709.0551.35.71983.0
106.5510.888.7551.35.91973.1
 
115.2510.717.8551.25.91963.1
124.7540.687.3551.16.41953.4
135.2580.807.3551.18.31944.4
144.1610.697.4511.08.71934.5
154.1640.718.3420.948.11904.1
 
163.9640.688.0390.847.91803.9
174.1590.648.4360.787.81693.5
185.4540.797.9330.705320455
1918542.77.6330.68498438638
2018542.97.5330.67170237111
 
2112541.99.1330.816120033
2213541.86.7330.583218516
2311541.66.8330.582217410
249.1541.36.0320.52161667.1
259.3541.46.0320.50131635.8
 
267.7541.16.6310.53e121595.2
277.0541.06.9310.58131555.6
286.6540.976.9310.57121524.8
297.0541.06.9300.56121484.7
307.1541.06.7300.55121444.7
 
317.1541.0---------131414.8
 
TOTAL228.4---34.19239.1---28.591052.5---952.61

 
JANUARYFEBRUARYMARCH



1131425.15130342e21975.5
2141445.68127369e18924.5
3e131455.19322459e16893.8
4e121464.75911819e17863.9
5e121474.8e40657.0e16823.6
 
6e111474.4e29544.2e16793.4
7e111444.3e22533.2e18763.7
8e131414.9e16532.3e21724.1
9e121384.5e13531.9e25714.8
10e111344.0e11531.6e30735.9
 
11e9.01313.2e10521.4e22764.5
12e101283.5e12521.7e26785.5
13e9.21253.1e11521.532817.0
14e8.41212.8e28755.743839.7
15e7.61182.49520354488611
 
16e7.21152.213601420637036888.5
17e6.91122.1649595111035908.3
18e6.61081.9e410288320449712
19e6.41051.8e320233202292494643
20e6.21021.7e470335425176015407620
 
21e6.1991.6e90093222606455791090
22e6.0951.5e180012406000267259195
23e6.0921.5e12034112414014254
24e6.0891.4e49199279112230
25e6.1861.4e41159188110723
 
26e6.3821.4e3412912789520
27e6.6791.4e281168.7708416
28e7.0761.4e241066.9738718
29e7.6731.5---------310448421
30e16853.6---------235202138
 
31e3014512---------1137624
 
TOTAL303.2---100.86776---17157.14639---10401.7

 
APRILMAYJUNE



17454117585531500499913
255507.5119087034405312218
343465.33781671827115730
421921119525291638521951
551755379828202090209007916235
 
62862822331530120058906513123
71921981044484575767415331
830639633228024318510626075
91881931002312381498221047
101161264035858558913424796
 
118510825216020101610059211902190
12649717121011905060247475340
13508712339525490179286140
1439778.224627718615720386
1532675.92141287411813142
 
1630655.31789847889423
1739379313801488936648815
1854389415301278027508111
19211177108116702242748.5
2015410846131903336676.5
 
2126332823818721210831605.1
22174170841681687629544.3
239692241311394927523.8
248365141041163325553.7
2513805083100981072827735.9
 
26231015601150088982465518905900
27559267443789019347450509
28310665665811412213947
2933413813855721110015056
3051634349950729.87016033
 
31---------498611---------
 
TOTAL9622---21059.214187---55931.83804---9848.8

 
JULYAUGUSTSEPTEMBER



139919.65770118230174039800
231655.444677.930106606530
325553.8154233165448298380
422563.3171199109217194115
519563.0691011914014054
 
617572.7451001210210529
716582.4331079.4839120
816693.2261148.0e667814
9164220104221207.2546610
10349253256201276.748668.7
 
1112813246181346.542697.8
126012821171416.338697.2
133612412161486.611103661850
14271239.1211548.9567136217
15221338.0221569.221210560
 
16181336.627143111139930
17161024.5181296.4789420
18121017908800151154.6588914
191820243014800131003.4498411
2029937031911862.643789.2
 
211452479810712.0447910
2293191489.5441.113104391720
2369135258.9360.87428127158
245888148.9431.01598135
255272108.9491.2997019
 
2646607.510561.5948122
2738535.428634.7637195397
28530588210011692.129610184
29895467165017793.71338430
3018310655187298171907719
 
319174187394081470---------
 
TOTAL6534---28450.51857.2---2079.8717998---51680.9
 
YEAR67240.4197726.06


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