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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, 24.93 ft, Feb. 7; minimum, 6.54 ft, Sept. 22.
GAGE HEIGHT, FEET, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1998 TO SEPTEMBER 1999
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAYOCTNOVDECJANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEP
 
110.826.9911.2112.9724.8024.1210.7715.2812.0314.6511.677.37
210.837.0515.0613.0224.7824.009.8714.7713.2913.1011.677.36
310.827.6116.6912.7524.7823.7910.0214.2415.5513.9411.667.35
410.809.0616.7712.5024.7723.4911.6013.7516.1814.3211.337.34
510.439.1016.7512.6324.7423.0214.7313.5515.0914.1510.607.34
 
69.829.1016.6712.4524.6322.6217.1113.9015.4414.459.827.35
79.718.7716.4312.1424.8122.2418.0016.1115.7214.988.637.36
89.588.0615.3911.5524.6821.8018.8817.3016.3014.977.667.36
98.727.8514.1110.8324.1121.6219.3817.3515.9314.917.537.37
107.957.4612.539.9523.3721.3819.6216.1616.3012.888.357.36
 
117.177.1711.099.3423.0320.9218.7114.8616.1913.676.997.32
127.067.039.759.3023.5520.5816.4713.8416.1816.137.467.36
137.036.978.919.5324.3820.1813.6213.9016.2717.547.477.37
147.036.958.1810.0324.6819.9912.1615.3515.5717.437.467.36
157.026.968.1112.4024.7419.5511.4216.5417.2116.817.477.47
 
167.026.977.2412.4124.7518.8911.6215.6817.6516.017.467.54
177.036.987.0412.8524.7318.2113.8714.9017.9514.877.447.54
187.036.987.0215.4724.7017.6616.7914.4417.8914.817.437.53
196.996.997.6819.0124.7116.9916.0013.7817.8314.667.427.52
206.997.2510.9021.2324.7116.3215.1012.8917.8014.107.447.48
 
216.999.3611.7222.1824.7015.2814.9811.9717.6312.947.447.06
226.999.5012.1523.4024.7214.1914.9411.1517.1911.587.426.92
236.999.5112.4024.4424.7114.1114.9611.1016.6310.687.367.10
246.989.5112.8324.7924.5815.1814.9711.3216.2610.467.356.84
256.979.5112.8324.8024.4515.0614.9411.6614.8310.827.386.81
 
266.969.5112.8224.7724.3814.7914.9411.9514.2911.237.396.80
276.959.5112.8224.7624.3514.4114.7712.8614.33---7.356.80
286.959.5012.8324.7324.2513.6714.1312.2214.1812.657.366.81
296.979.7112.8424.70---12.7514.2711.6414.2012.967.376.87
307.0410.1512.8824.68---12.1615.3111.6214.6412.397.386.81
 
316.98---12.8824.81---11.85---11.66---11.717.39---

MEAN7.968.2412.1516.7924.4918.4114.8013.8015.88---8.207.23
MAX10.8310.1516.7724.8124.8124.1219.6217.3517.95---11.677.54
MIN6.956.957.029.3023.0311.859.8711.1012.03---6.996.80

CAL YR 1998MEAN 15.34MAX 25.15MIN 6.91


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