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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, 1995 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, 24.49 ft, Feb. 16; minimum, 6.68 ft, May 9, Sept. 19, 20, 22-23.
GAGE HEIGHT, FEET, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2000 TO SEPTEMBER 2001
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAYOCTNOVDECJANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEP
 
115.0914.2018.4715.5619.1523.7610.489.947.8913.9410.207.47
214.3913.6318.4415.4020.7923.7310.459.258.6713.429.707.46
313.7213.6018.2814.6821.1023.6110.558.539.9512.589.107.44
413.1513.5317.9814.0321.1523.4510.538.0210.2811.719.037.44
512.6913.0417.9313.5721.1223.2010.487.9410.8011.138.687.80
 
612.6912.5217.9013.3221.0522.8010.147.9710.4410.767.738.68
712.7513.0317.8513.1220.9922.129.447.7410.4010.697.938.71
812.8114.7417.8412.6420.9421.189.386.7813.7610.678.538.73
912.84---17.8312.0521.1020.249.366.6914.9310.688.548.78
1012.90---17.8010.9321.7219.079.446.7616.0311.408.558.75
 
11------17.829.8022.7018.829.426.7616.2913.948.558.74
12------17.898.5123.4618.679.806.7516.3114.668.548.73
1317.34---17.9310.0723.9318.3011.026.7216.3013.408.448.48
1416.7217.8617.8912.1524.1417.8811.546.7316.0412.357.087.94
1516.0718.0117.8814.53---17.3111.906.7115.6611.256.867.67
 
1616.0618.0617.8515.7924.4316.6912.246.7217.5910.616.856.83
1716.4318.2617.9515.7924.4316.1512.806.7118.329.866.856.78
1817.0818.2417.8616.1824.3715.4712.796.7418.209.806.856.82
1917.1118.2117.7317.5224.2414.8312.487.0917.539.746.876.75
2017.1118.2117.2917.4323.9114.3211.546.7416.749.556.896.69
 
2117.1018.2216.8417.2923.6413.7810.817.5616.039.487.136.70
2217.1018.1616.7717.4023.4613.2710.756.8817.449.477.136.69
2316.97---16.7217.8023.2312.6810.756.7417.829.767.116.69
2416.7018.0016.7017.9323.0612.0710.776.7916.4810.507.306.69
2516.4418.2316.6918.1223.2111.4310.736.8215.5910.517.306.70
 
2615.8418.5716.6718.1123.3011.1610.696.8215.5110.527.606.70
27---18.7116.5418.0023.5610.6010.666.7515.4810.508.546.70
28---18.5616.2717.7123.7210.5310.666.7815.4510.478.206.70
29---18.4115.9617.63---10.5110.646.7715.2710.467.126.70
30---18.5215.9318.00---10.4810.466.7214.6810.447.426.70
 
3114.36---15.8218.59---10.48---7.27---10.427.47---

MEAN------17.4015.15---16.7310.767.2014.7311.127.877.46
MAX------18.4718.59---23.7612.809.9418.3214.6610.208.78
MIN------15.828.51---10.489.366.697.899.476.856.69


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