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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05570000       SPOON RIVER AT SEVILLE, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 40°29'24", long 90°20'25" (NAD of 1927), in SE1/4NW1/4 sec.24, T.6 N., R.1 E., Fulton County, Hydrologic Unit 07130005, on left bank at downstream side of State Highway 95 bridge, 0.5 mi upstream from a railroad bridge, 0.5 mi northeast of Seville, 0.1 mi downstream from Shaw Creek, and at mile 39.2.

 

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 1,636 mi2.

 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE

 

DISCHARGE: July 1914 to current year. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1308.

 

STAGE: Water years 1994 to current year.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY

 

CHEMICAL: Water years 1978-93.

 

SEDIMENT: Water years 1980-97, Feb. 2003 to current year.

 

MISCELLANEOUS: Sediment concentration and particle size, water years 1993, 1995-97, 2003.

 

REVISED RECORDS.-- WSP 1208: 1917, 1920, 1922, 1924, 1926-27, 1929(M). WSP 1308: 1919(M), 1936(M), 1938(M), 1942(M), 1945(M). WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.

 

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter, sediment sampler, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 467.04 ft above NGVD of 1929. Datum of gage was incorrectly published water years 1927-1941. Prior to May 9, 1935, nonrecording gage 0.5 miles downstream at same datum. May 9, 1935 to June 30, 1976, nonrecording gage 0.47 miles downstream at same datum. July 1, 1976, to July 13, 1983, recording gage at present site and datum. July 14, 1983 to Sept. 18, 2000, recording gage 0.47 miles downstream at same datum.

 

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 37,300 ft3/s, Aug. 22, 1924, gage height, 30.77 ft, from graph based on gage readings; maximum gage height, 33.10 ft, July 26, 1993, discharge, 34,700 ft3/s; minimum observed discharge, 3.8 ft3/s, July 31, Aug. 27-29, 1914.

SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS: Maximum daily, 4,630 mg/L, July 21, 1996; minimum daily, 10 mg/L, Feb. 5, 6, 1996.

SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT LOADS: Maximum daily, 128,000 tons, May 27, 1996; minimum daily, 2.9 tons, Feb. 6, 1996.

 

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Flood of 1883 reached a stage of about 33.0 ft, backwater from ice, discharge not determined.

 

EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.--

SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS: Maximum daily, 2,550 mg/L, May 31; minimum daily, 13 mg/L, Sept. 27-28.

SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT LOADS: Maximum daily, 39,900 tons, Dec. 11; minimum daily, 3.3 tons, Oct. 1.


SEDIMENT DISCHARGE, SUSPENDED (TONS/DAY), WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2003 TO SEPTEMBER 2004
MEANMEANMEAN
MEANCONCEN-SEDIMENTMEANCONCEN-SEDIMENTMEANCONCEN-SEDIMENT
DISCHARGETRATIONDISCHARGEDISCHARGETRATIONDISCHARGEDISCHARGETRATIONDISCHARGE
DAY(CFS)(MG/L)(TONS/DAY)(CFS)(MG/L)(TONS/DAY)(CFS)(MG/L)(TONS/DAY)
 
OCTOBERNOVEMBERDECEMBER



160263.37674152862217
265539.28164142781914
359528.213459212701612
453415.826878592551611
548324.25482043302593121
 
647313.995744211402653122
747303.86132073522783224
847293.7472931202803526
951283.935765632847056
1053283.92884333210013509090
 
1149273.625526186230239039900
1249293.923525155540105016100
1354314.5215251533403393210
1475336.7196281522202151290
1580337.218230151830174863
 
1693348.517431141630136601
17124331117043201470117462
18116319.626168481320100355
19107288.166075133121083272
2098297.774359118108066194
 
2186429.859967108103055152
227856125355376102063176
237365134453947107061176
24655810391282997757151
25825011356252488667161
 
26844410350282784169156
2784399.0345343284574168
2889399.3328292586185198
29855412314272384587198
30847116302252183488198
 
31778317---------80087188
 
TOTAL2262---249.810850---297040434---74462

 
JANUARYFEBRUARYMARCH



176277158e410528268064118
272866130e3906210365260105
372257110e3807412263462106
472456110e37090152631136243
569958108e36011720712705902080
 
664559104e360167300234013408410
771281157e35017931723709476090
8882176421e34012622418705742930
9862171398e3409216415202681110
10846131298e340811421320192686
 
1180991198e330731261190145469
1276566136e330681161080105308
1372660116e3206711299294252
1472057109e3206710993287219
1569355102e3206610591881202
 
166725395e3106610090680195
176585190e310669888878188
186234983e330659688878186
19e64091215e4007812588283198
20e680167404e70013332084691208
 
21e720100242e90026287378696205
22e66061123e1550412188073987173
23e62051101e1500339152069969130
24e5904997e140022695169667126
25e5504884e1250126472724112219
 
26e5304880e1050145520787152323
27e5104784e900115322983200534
28e4804780e760922021160248775
29e4604777e7207715613502781010
30e4504774---------14402841100
 
31e4304671---------1420248948
 
TOTAL20568---465517340---1001633593---29846

 
APRILMAYJUNE



113702097726811182246970200037700
2129017661310002516766360119020600
31200174564882198473519084811900
4111016449681719242628907055530
5104011833395021053722309956010
 
697712934196219650819405422860
794415639886817140217503951870
891813934579414330615803321420
987810925999032294214503311290
108261002231230475158015804832070
 
11765921901110389117019505432850
12725771501090505152021004982830
13696621171530740303018105302590
14674671221290896313015305822410
15662781391440611236014303951520
 
16643921601590670288013802751020
17630105179159055924001300268939
18608103169136043015801170286903
19581100157131046916601080258754
2056311918214904861950998223600
 
2160513922713705081880968210549
22695116218128052318201000296798
236949016916807823540957246637
2462179133186010705430864184431
2561672120194011305920775157329
 
2666173131170011005040718149288
276707513619108534380675146267
286177512416505572500645134234
295767511614304901890616119198
305768613414209844090589105166
 
31---------4360255032100---------
 
TOTAL23431---741743574---9634454495---111563

 
JULYAUGUSTSEPTEMBER



155510115220159322226539
252610514819459311776028
352513018518458291516024
457518128218753271336925
565841975519146241217525
 
6793524113020447261116219
7868504118020242231044713
86132734602074726984311
95682433731684521934311
1073164412601493815904310
 
1191978519401362911864410
12105083124401363011834610
131490119048001283612804911
1495658915701183712785111
157082785381133611826415
 
165752143321093510297188229
17510278382104339.2140011904510
18545446654105349.8684353733
19457201252134104384526986
203921771874181631903655050
 
213594003863501761672854434
22334280254255140972363724
2332914412920283462033117
2439214615415865281792412
253371321202029353162177.7
 
26309109912549264150156.0
272759672369147150139135.0
282548659338160147131134.8
292378555391154163125175.7
302258048352131125117317.5
 
3121469402809169---------
 
TOTAL17279---204286539---1677.06634---5993.7
 
YEAR276999365621.5
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