05595700 DATA: Stage Tables, 2001

Station list Available data
BIG MUDDY RIVER BASIN

05595700 BIG MUDDY RIVER NEAR MT. VERNON, IL

LOCATION.-- Lat 38°18'36", long 88°59'18", in SE1/4NW1/4 sec.33, T.2 S., R.2 E., Jefferson County, Hydrologic Unit 07140106, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 15, 0.5 mi downstream from Harper Creek, 4.7 mi west of Mt. Vernon, 8.9 mi downstream from Snow Creek, and at mile 133.2.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 71.9 mi².

PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE

STAGE: October 1979 to current year. Gage-height record for February 1965 to September 1979 available in files of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY

CHEMICAL: Water years 1978-90.

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter, phone telemeter, rain gage, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 425.00 ft above sea level (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers).

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
STAGE: Maximum gage height, 12.04 ft, Nov.14, 1993; minimum, 0.05 ft, on Oct. 1-3, 1983.

EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Maximum gage height, 10.21 ft, Feb. 9; minimum, 0.30 ft, Oct. 6.

GAGE HEIGHT, FEET, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2000 TO SEPTEMBER 2001 DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY	OCT	NOV	DEC	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP

1	.37	.81	1.42	1.42	3.56	2.43	1.87	1.25	2.01	1.11	1.11	1.80
2	.33	.82	1.42	1.40	2.72	2.32	1.87	1.21	2.05	1.10	1.11	1.79
3	.33	.82	1.43	1.37	2.26	2.24	5.27	1.31	1.62	1.15	1.11	1.87
4	.32	.83	1.45	1.40	2.19	2.15	4.26	1.35	1.50	1.17	1.08	1.88
5	.32	.83	1.46	1.45	2.15	2.04	2.79	1.38	3.38	1.18	1.05	1.89

6	.31	.90	1.44	1.59	2.11	1.95	2.37	1.41	3.82	1.16	1.02	1.92
7	.32	1.09	1.44	1.88	2.03	1.88	2.21	1.42	1.86	1.16	1.00	1.94
8	.32	1.52	1.46	2.20	1.94	1.85	2.08	1.41	---	1.15	1.02	1.96
9	.32	1.88	1.45	2.18	5.04	1.84	1.97	1.39	---	5.39	1.08	1.95
10	.32	2.49	1.45	1.89	8.51	1.80	1.90	1.40	---	6.35	1.12	2.03

11	.32	2.12	1.82	1.69	4.00	1.78	1.99	1.42	1.30	2.08	1.12	2.16
12	.33	1.56	4.27	1.67	3.03	1.79	2.12	1.39	1.27	1.57	1.11	2.05
13	.34	1.71	2.76	1.95	2.79	1.89	1.97	1.35	1.25	1.37	1.09	2.00
14	.34	2.36	2.26	4.05	4.54	1.92	1.83	1.34	1.24	1.29	1.06	2.05
15	.36	1.88	2.05	7.85	7.56	1.84	1.79	1.34	2.32	1.22	1.05	2.08

16	.40	1.52	2.06	5.77	7.66	3.00	1.83	1.39	2.33	1.17	1.05	2.07
17	.47	1.43	2.27	4.04	3.87	2.95	1.82	1.40	1.58	1.19	1.05	2.03
18	.47	1.39	2.48	3.60	2.76	2.27	1.71	1.41	1.32	1.18	1.19	2.04
19	.53	1.41	2.28	3.66	2.50	2.10	1.62	1.44	1.22	1.22	6.51	2.13
20	.63	1.42	2.06	3.25	2.42	2.02	1.53	2.16	1.25	1.13	3.15	2.20

21	.70	1.39	1.92	---	2.29	1.98	1.54	1.77	5.64	1.11	1.75	2.19
22	.73	1.40	1.77	2.22	2.16	1.94	1.60	1.80	2.93	1.38	1.46	2.21
23	.74	1.44	1.59	2.10	2.13	1.89	1.55	1.69	1.91	2.02	1.31	2.21
24	.75	1.44	1.53	2.11	2.26	1.86	1.54	1.45	1.49	1.56	1.29	2.22
25	.76	2.85	1.44	2.03	9.18	1.81	1.56	1.38	1.28	1.23	3.31	2.22

26	.76	4.92	1.38	1.94	6.01	1.72	1.53	1.34	1.18	1.12	2.70	2.20
27	.77	2.97	1.42	1.93	3.15	1.66	1.45	1.33	1.15	1.04	2.03	2.19
28	.80	2.11	1.46	1.87	2.66	1.68	1.39	1.32	1.14	1.04	1.57	2.19
29	.81	1.71	1.46	2.31	---	1.70	1.38	1.31	1.12	1.07	1.41	2.17
30	.81	1.53	1.45	6.75	---	1.76	1.37	1.32	1.10	1.10	1.50	2.12

31	.81	---	1.43	5.06	---	1.82	---	1.37	---	1.10	1.71	---

MEAN	.51	1.68	1.79	---	3.70	2.00	1.99	1.43	---	1.55	1.58	2.06
MAX	.81	4.92	4.27	---	9.18	3.00	5.27	2.16	---	6.35	6.51	2.22
MIN	.31	.81	1.38	---	1.94	1.66	1.37	1.21	---	1.04	1.00	1.79

CAL YR 2000

MEAN 1.34

MAX 9.32

MIN .30