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KASKASKIA RIVER BASIN


05593020       KASKASKIA RIVER NEAR POSEY, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 38°32'11", long 89°22'54" (NAD of 1927), 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, phone telemeter, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 395.50 ft above NGVD of 1929 (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers).

 

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

STAGE: Maximum gage height, 25.44 ft, May 28, 2002; 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, 18.74 ft, June 17; minimum, 6.55 ft on several days.


Gage height, feet, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2002 TO SEPTEMBER 2003
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAYOCTNOVDECJANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEP
 
110.777.0010.1510.006.9012.4710.178.0414.9411.077.767.40
210.467.0010.0410.486.9011.578.148.1614.2310.706.828.94
39.717.019.6411.946.9110.357.308.2513.489.976.778.41
49.756.9910.3311.986.9110.297.668.3512.849.386.7310.07
510.377.0410.4111.536.8910.837.2411.3312.178.457.3913.12
 
611.777.1610.419.876.8910.847.5512.7511.248.248.8613.67
712.337.1210.189.586.8810.578.1716.0110.548.209.0214.03
813.477.049.549.056.869.388.0116.509.948.199.0114.75
913.417.039.529.006.869.277.5015.809.908.188.9114.75
1012.757.279.529.046.869.277.3815.579.858.228.4114.74
 
1112.027.289.519.056.849.086.7414.959.608.927.0214.72
1211.157.049.519.056.828.316.9316.0711.1711.686.6614.26
139.687.049.519.036.838.906.7516.0611.7913.086.6212.49
147.986.849.519.027.0811.206.7215.4412.9213.526.6011.56
156.766.739.959.038.5113.586.7117.4316.0113.226.5910.81
 
166.656.7811.829.029.8213.576.7317.9617.4112.256.579.83
177.016.7713.428.9611.4813.366.8917.5418.4010.916.589.02
187.016.7614.658.6811.3212.156.7417.6618.5610.856.578.02
197.146.7715.417.6511.4811.496.7317.9518.3510.886.577.65
207.036.7715.717.2712.3711.446.8217.9618.2512.976.566.76
 
216.996.7215.977.1413.2411.896.6718.0818.0713.376.566.64
227.006.6716.747.0214.9112.916.6318.2917.5014.376.576.63
237.006.7616.517.0617.3612.436.6118.2816.4713.986.566.60
247.007.2515.407.0917.9312.166.6818.0315.4012.536.556.59
257.2210.5614.407.0816.7710.937.0917.0714.4211.316.556.59
 
267.0812.9513.487.0515.4310.767.9616.8913.749.936.566.79
277.0012.8712.667.0314.3610.7010.1216.5713.119.256.567.22
287.0112.2811.787.0313.4710.6510.8116.2012.659.226.566.87
297.7511.6010.747.02---10.119.6916.0612.169.227.797.38
307.1810.859.786.90---9.988.7615.8611.639.207.197.37
 
317.02---9.676.91---10.15---15.43---8.826.72---

MEAN8.897.9311.808.6010.1710.997.6015.3713.8910.657.109.79
MAX13.4712.9516.7411.9817.9313.5810.8118.2918.5614.379.0214.75
MIN6.656.679.516.906.828.316.618.049.608.186.556.59

CAL YR 2002MEAN 16.16MAX 25.36MIN 6.65
WTR YR 2003MEAN 10.24MAX 18.56MIN 6.55


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