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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, automatic water 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, 3,040 mg/L, May 25, 2004; minimum daily, 15 mg/L, Oct. 18-24, 2003.

SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT LOADS: Maximum daily, 66,700 tons, Aug. 26, 2004; 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.--

SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS: Maximum daily, 3,040 mg/L, May 25; minimum daily, 15 mg/L, Oct. 18-24.

SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT LOADS: Maximum daily, 66,700 tons, Aug. 26; minimum daily, 1.2 tons, Oct. 24.


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



170324.943596.86937871
257385.940626.76536665
350364.940647.06035358
446344.25274146034155
542313.6119049119106432856
 
640293.16574047966731557
737272.72132671576830055
834252.3136211786427748
937222.2105185526425344
1039444.489158385500187034700
 
11461131481133296050156027100
1244607.475120249438302250
1335474.56811020425555643
146615528609916327437386
1514913855548913270368269
 
161028023527911274342262
1770275.353699.8608604998
1853152.16913061390289585458
1945151.819707834500228498308
2039151.6449353459186401202
 
2136151.4223241146164303134
2233151.31602129116520692
2331151.31412308818117487
2430151.2150254103349354337
2542587.0139278104221234141
 
269587201113019016219686
271294716983258616018479
28864911883498314917169
2967519.2803738116318684
3056548.27438977192222117
 
3148567.3---------14214857
 
TOTAL1754---264.87382---10486.317729---69368

 
JANUARYFEBRUARYMARCH



112913145e52591210114239
212112039e52581310113837
311711436e5157149613535
414912651e515714157189102
5233169106e5156144640122016600
 
619714981e51561417007033600
714811747e515513516426609
8e1209536e505413307327273
9e998023e505413223289175
10e907321e505312186252127
 
11e977121e50531215522394
12e897119e50388.413721279
13e867019e49337.112420368
14e836917e49357.611819362
15e816916e49387.711918459
 
16e796817e48418.111617454
17e836818e48448.811716552
18e866719e48531112215551
19e786616e901004411414545
20e826619e25047813309913637
 
21e7465176414047318712630
22e6965132742461858111725
23e6464162042141187610722
24e606313193197102809821
2557639.615817976898921
 
26e566213132162581049326
27e54621411615348171314154
28e54611410614943191222114
29e53601310114640290354308
30e526012---------345387374
 
31e525912---------212201116
 
TOTAL2892---812.63165---2977.710974---23409

 
APRILMAYJUNE



11771246081821850512202050
216264281438332130401151
3160582510784247722644
417356268385196914729
519155287687187813529
 
619653287188179012830
7187512665891610412134
8159492156881311011433
9132491748881111810835
10102501445871111210132
 
118752124687111039526
128054127486171019525
137556111168527929423
14715811958422819421
156959111398130829419
 
1666611113177271789445
176360108574171609341
1860599.56570121469237
1956598.85867101599039
2063589.96964121698740
 
2110157165474111688438
2213357204790111608136
239757154599121567833
2486601449197291337526
25162632813803040126001187522
 
261516727542131021901028124
271047020185506258838819
2882741698387104539513
296977147335073371029.8
306680145832250e331089.8
 
31---------114017808100---------
 
TOTAL3380---563.25324---238023707---3013.6

 
JULYAUGUSTSEPTEMBER



1e301159.49.9912.4194260137
2e281229.39.6822.114320278
3e27128139.4691.811215647
41371355010671.99314135
579141309.4721.87912928
 
647147198.8771.86811621
735153148.6821.95810617
830160138.3861.95110514
92919415e7.6911.94410513
10e3703132937.2961.94010511
 
11e60362837.01001.93710511
12e2403402066.81051.9331059.4
13e3003071776.71102.0311058.7
1483261596.51292.3281057.9
1544214266.31612.7271037.5
 
1632182166.21933.3271017.2
1743178206.22093.531998.3
1823173116.01732.8479712
19191698.65.71322.033958.6
20161657.17.11032.027946.8
 
21141606.26.91082.023925.7
22151566.46.31141.921925.2
23131525.26.41202.120924.9
24121494.66.71262.318924.5
25111454.45141070556017924.2
 
26111414.1958027306670016923.9
279.91363.7686019003640015923.8
289.51273.31010021405800015933.6
298.91182.8462012701790014953.6
30101093.056855590014972.5
 
31101002.8291329261---------
 
TOTAL1796.3---1125.932712.6---185773.11376---530.3
 
YEAR92191.9322126.5
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