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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, 2003-2004.

 

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 (466.76 ft NAVD 1988). 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, 2.2 tons, Sept. 13-14, 2005.

 

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, 2,470 mg/L, April 22 ; minimum daily, 17 mg/L, Oct. 5.

SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT LOADS: Maximum daily, 59,300 tons, Jan. 14; minimum daily, 2.2 tons, Sept.13-14.


SEDIMENT DISCHARGE, SUSPENDED (TONS/DAY), WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2004 TO SEPTEMBER 2005
MEANMEANMEAN
MEANCONCEN-SEDIMENTMEANCONCEN-SEDIMENTMEANCONCEN-SEDIMENT
DISCHARGETRATIONDISCHARGEDISCHARGETRATIONDISCHARGEDISCHARGETRATIONDISCHARGE
DAY(CFS)(MG/L)(TONS/DAY)(CFS)(MG/L)(TONS/DAY)(CFS)(MG/L)(TONS/DAY)
 
OCTOBERNOVEMBERDECEMBER



1114266.61680536254025802581800
2124279.2502013401840025402351610
3147291153107571120022802471520
4150239.13360521475020902651490
5131176.03070579480019202191140
 
612045142640420301021802381440
711677242200248149038306476800
81537330188018895850706859360
9462173282163014965843204915770
10579305479149013654934103182960
 
11414161184137013047928201721320
123389284126012542724401591050
13304443611501213762130166954
14288312410601153291870151765
152873023999982641640133589
 
163543533966832181580114486
173774040963102265154096400
1833744401000123334148081322
1933639361070129375138066245
2035053501280133460128051174
 
2137876781200134435e120042135
223571161221100104308e110053157
23220011107830102069190e105065185
243700144014600102060166e99073196
2520407314100103056158e92049122
 
2615306722770102061168e8802458
27191049226601210123423e8602150
282410573374024604162820e8502148
291850418209028803732910e8802149
301800366178026102902050e9302255
 
3115603651540---------e100050134
 
TOTAL25216---42730.954948---6151059040---41384

 
JANUARYFEBRUARYMARCH



1e1100862541460120477146083326
212001304231410127484140071266
3237053437101380119447131060211
441401190136001370109400125062209
554801300192001370106391124064216
 
64830879115001390149558121065214
7353077374101560201847118054170
82720533394020702411350117040125
9228029018002320207130011302885
1020703021680209015889310703188
 
11210038722001820113554105037105
1226501350105001700115527107042121
1383602440550001810139684103041113
1410300216059300298032226709603899
151130056717400419046652709223791
 
1692803147920405055460508933994
17469025432503310460413088342101
18351019818802680333242088145107
19e29001411120222021212808774094
20e25008860719601598408613274
 
21e22007545319501276698312454
22e20007540619201186158042758
23e18507437117601175568913379
24e1750753581650114506105045128
25e1700904161600105453123079263
 
26e16001084671550953981520108444
27e15801225221480873461680107485
28e15001184811460853331630103452
291520110448---------152098402
301580103440---------144092357
 
311540111459---------137086316
 
TOTAL106130---22751556510---3544835813---5947

 
APRILMAYJUNE



1130081282115095294e488145191
2117081255108074214e457147182
3110081241102086236403149163
4107082237973104272396152163
510408122992889222402155168
 
610208122389170168412150167
79998021686674173403145158
89758221684687198371145145
993484213839105237405141155
1090687212843124283407124136
 
11893114274814143315428105121
1211702387717681473054337386
13184033116407391442883823840
14166027212307991352913493129
1513402087538391242813313431
 
1612101795867571132323094537
1711301945877081082072925342
18108037110806791222242755239
19104050514206961332502605236
20100038910607011242352506141
 
2110503219857131142192397246
2221302470142006761061942297949
2330901300108006271001692219959
24255071149705919715422211770
251990332181055810015120611967
 
261700242111052812718119510254
2715301837575101482041858543
281400157595e5011441941788340
291290138478e4941381841758339
301220118386e4961401871718539
 
31---------e497143191---------
 
TOTAL40827---4781623127---69539474---2636

 
JULYAUGUSTSEPTEMBER



1165843774489.640596.4
2155763164488.238707.1
3146682757497.536787.5
4139672553557.834787.2
5139632457599.033787.0
 
6138431649567.433746.6
7136281046536.532615.2
8135351344495.931473.9
9125411443465.432353.0
10116331042434.832322.8
 
11106277.641414.531302.5
12108351040404.329292.3
13105431261591029272.2
14100369.882601332252.2
1593307.567519.239242.6
 
1689286.865447.645263.1
1786286.566478.547273.4
1883306.662589.745283.4
1978326.756477.154538.8
2073377.252385.3828118
 
2169397.246435.37710522
2266305.444495.9799520
2363213.643556.5577512
2461223.541616.644586.9
2559243.841667.438555.6
 
2669377.548709.038555.6
27107982847678.536545.3
2886741747648.246597.3
2992491246617.455639.3
3088551347597.543605.8
 
3178581244586.9---------
 
TOTAL3153---400.71615---230.51287---205.0
 
YEAR417140472776.1


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