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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.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
 

DISCHARGE: Fragmentary records of discharge and gage height prior to Oct. 1, 1994, available in files of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

 

STAGE: Oct. 1, 1994 to current year.


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

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

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--
STAGE: 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, 21.85 ft, June 29; minimum, 6.48 ft, Apr. 6.
GAGE HEIGHT, FEET, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1999 TO SEPTEMBER 2000
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAYOCTNOVDECJANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEP
 
16.806.587.089.937.9511.708.836.7617.0820.5617.3815.92
26.806.608.709.917.9210.518.826.7417.0920.0717.6615.62
36.826.638.7610.007.919.998.436.7116.7719.8417.9515.37
46.816.638.9910.047.929.947.206.6815.7020.0018.5714.69
56.776.619.4910.547.929.916.606.6613.9920.0218.8814.16
 
66.576.639.5210.567.929.896.506.7413.3419.9818.7113.43
76.546.609.5110.557.679.886.978.5112.8019.9119.0112.60
86.596.589.5110.566.659.857.968.4912.2319.8718.0912.30
96.586.629.5310.556.569.848.5810.5511.5019.8517.8411.92
106.566.629.8710.536.599.626.7010.7610.9819.8618.1910.99
 
116.556.6510.3010.546.788.986.5510.3410.7320.3418.8210.92
126.556.639.7810.696.808.946.599.1510.3121.3118.9511.54
136.566.6510.0010.996.848.566.609.879.8621.3818.8413.44
146.556.6410.5610.547.067.446.5912.349.1918.9818.7513.58
156.556.6410.519.888.007.376.5810.289.1517.1718.5713.34
 
166.566.649.679.818.037.366.609.239.8719.5218.2912.74
176.606.659.549.858.057.366.638.7813.6519.9718.0812.06
186.556.659.549.868.577.366.588.0515.5120.2717.8211.43
196.556.669.309.859.057.436.588.0114.7320.9317.2211.39
206.556.678.719.869.047.966.608.0212.9421.0416.2211.40
 
216.566.668.719.879.039.796.598.0113.5120.7516.0611.43
226.546.678.709.679.3312.036.577.8616.7620.2515.2411.40
236.546.678.699.1811.0010.956.566.7717.3619.9914.2111.23
246.536.688.689.1712.049.996.719.0619.1619.7514.1910.91
256.546.668.708.8712.088.966.679.9820.3819.6114.1611.00
 
266.546.658.688.0312.188.876.789.6621.2019.5313.7811.43
276.546.638.688.2012.218.887.5310.0321.4519.4813.3513.75
286.526.629.048.2112.178.876.5810.4521.8019.1813.7715.20
296.516.619.907.9912.118.876.7410.5921.7416.7514.1516.53
306.526.629.927.99---8.856.7613.7321.2916.6815.2915.85
 
316.56---9.937.96---8.84---16.92---17.2916.03---

MEAN6.596.649.319.688.819.197.009.2215.0719.6816.9112.92
MAX6.826.6810.5610.9912.2112.038.8316.9221.8021.3819.0116.53
MIN6.516.587.087.966.567.366.506.669.1516.6813.3510.91

WTR YR 2000MEAN 10.93MAX 21.80MIN 6.50


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