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KASKASKIA RIVER BASIN


05593020                               KASKASKIA RIVER NEAR POSEY, IL



LOCATION.--Lat 38°32'11", long 89°22'54", in NE1/4NW1/4 sec.13, T.1 S., R.3 W., Clinton County, Hydrologic Unit 07140202, on right bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 161, 1.8 mi west of Posey, about 6 mi southwest of Carlyle, 7.3 mi above mouth of Crooked Creek, and at mile 83.9.

DRAINAGE AREA.--2,745 mi2.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--Oct. 1, 1994 to current year. Fragmentary records of discharge and gage height prior to Oct. 1, 1994, available in files of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 395.50 ft above sea level (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers).

REMARKS.--Gage-height telemeter at station.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum gage height, 25.22 ft, May 10, 1996; minimum, 6.23 ft, Oct. 27, 1996.

EXTREMES OUTSIDE THE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum gage height, 26.2 ft, Dec. 22, 1993; minimum, 6.24 ft, Sept. 12, 1977, from information by U. S. Army Corps of Engineers.

EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.--Maximum gage height, 25.21 ft, Apr. 10; minimum, 6.40 ft, Oct. 16,17, Nov. 10.
GAGE HEIGHT, FEET, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1997 TO SEPTEMBER 1998
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAYOCTNOVDECJANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEP
 
16.876.496.666.9113.0817.9724.7220.2817.0818.8316.9817.95
26.606.456.596.9212.1217.5024.2519.6216.0818.9917.6217.40
36.586.456.616.929.8716.4023.8519.0715.1118.4617.9816.96
46.586.446.606.9511.6015.4023.2018.6515.0318.3418.5516.67
56.586.466.597.7911.7714.5622.2718.8116.8218.3118.3316.25
 
66.586.536.5811.6811.7614.2322.0118.9217.8617.6615.5415.95
76.596.486.5914.0911.7414.1923.8019.6817.4218.8415.9315.28
86.586.466.6015.9811.7314.5624.7119.7916.6920.3216.6714.70
96.586.426.6018.7911.7215.4725.0219.6716.6620.4916.0514.22
106.466.426.6019.5711.7116.6525.1519.2917.0420.3115.8313.71
 
116.436.426.5819.3511.7118.3224.9218.9317.0619.7118.2413.17
126.426.436.5719.1011.7118.8024.7118.2517.0819.3518.7912.47
136.476.466.5719.0011.3418.6424.6517.5017.2618.9318.9511.58
146.456.466.5819.0310.4618.0824.6317.0217.8217.2118.9210.92
156.426.457.1819.1810.1117.7324.5916.2018.3316.9018.8510.47
 
166.416.469.1319.179.3918.5024.3415.6918.3716.8618.7910.21
176.416.489.2019.1310.1619.2823.7914.7117.7816.8418.749.45
186.426.499.2019.1012.5220.8523.2314.0617.6716.8218.708.15
196.436.519.2019.0616.8721.5422.7713.8418.6816.8217.959.08
206.426.519.2019.0318.1722.6222.4613.4418.8517.1317.719.17
 
216.416.529.2118.9017.7122.5823.1013.6019.7318.4518.159.17
226.426.549.2518.5316.8722.5523.6414.5120.1518.5718.548.98
236.436.559.2117.9816.7222.4623.8215.4120.1317.8718.557.67
246.516.549.2917.5716.6422.6723.8115.9219.4218.0118.667.65
256.466.549.2617.4916.5823.1823.6715.7719.0318.6118.887.52
 
266.486.568.6817.1516.5723.7723.4816.2118.9918.4018.898.00
276.446.557.0616.3216.9324.3022.9717.8617.6517.9618.859.41
286.446.566.9315.3217.9124.7522.7417.5616.5818.5218.5910.33
296.446.596.9314.26---24.9021.9917.3716.6918.5717.9810.81
306.436.666.9313.53---24.9521.0717.3217.8218.2017.5810.80
 
316.44---6.9213.49---25.00---17.30---17.6817.75---

MEAN6.496.507.5815.7213.4119.7523.6517.1717.7018.3217.9911.80
MAX6.876.669.2919.5718.1725.0025.1520.2820.1520.4918.9517.95
MIN6.416.426.576.919.3914.1921.0713.4415.0316.8215.547.52

CAL YR 1997MEAN 10.58MAX 25.06 MIN 6.41
WTR YR 1998MEAN 14.68MAX 25.15 MIN 6.41


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