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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, 24.34 ft, Jan. 20; minimum, 6.55 ft, Nov. 10.


Gage height, feet, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2003 TO SEPTEMBER 2004
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAYOCTNOVDECJANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEP
 
17.186.6318.11---19.4113.8721.679.3218.6514.0610.7114.24
26.786.6318.28------13.2120.799.1019.0613.7610.5814.45
37.576.6118.68---18.7213.9319.738.9419.9313.6010.0614.16
47.596.6018.69---18.3016.0118.628.9020.2813.059.9113.34
57.596.6118.61---17.8818.8217.798.3419.9912.679.6212.76
 
67.586.6518.5622.9417.1320.3116.987.8519.7212.869.5912.37
77.576.6118.5223.6616.1221.1416.287.0319.5012.879.5812.23
87.576.5818.4924.1815.6021.3516.186.9519.3912.709.2711.71
97.586.5618.4524.2915.0421.2716.176.9119.2212.648.2110.56
107.776.5618.4524.2713.9120.8116.176.9018.9312.546.859.68
 
118.376.5818.4424.2512.9319.7816.186.8918.8412.626.679.35
128.406.5818.4024.2212.4118.5316.186.8818.6812.846.658.63
138.446.5818.3724.1912.3217.6916.176.8918.4213.186.638.47
148.476.5818.3524.1812.1517.1915.986.9318.3813.196.648.05
158.476.6418.3924.1911.7716.8515.508.0218.3113.176.658.02
 
168.456.6118.6024.1711.5016.9414.6810.9418.2713.136.648.01
178.496.6018.6124.2211.4117.1814.2110.5118.2313.136.648.01
188.459.5318.5824.2912.8917.1513.859.6718.0613.126.637.91
198.4210.0118.5524.2814.0117.1313.679.2217.8413.076.636.85
208.3812.5418.5024.3115.2816.9013.408.9517.8612.936.706.70
 
218.3918.3118.4624.3016.3016.1612.828.8517.6412.456.636.69
228.3818.6318.1924.2616.6115.4112.438.8317.0811.746.616.68
238.2618.5818.1724.2817.0914.5412.378.8416.7011.046.646.67
247.4018.8618.1724.2317.3713.6111.888.8216.5110.586.646.67
256.6618.9118.7824.1418.0113.2111.709.2216.2310.616.666.67
 
266.6018.7218.7823.9917.4113.4911.2110.4916.0210.567.956.66
276.5818.4418.6923.6116.2317.8710.7913.6215.5410.538.556.66
286.5918.2918.6423.3015.3520.1710.0414.9415.0610.427.706.66
296.5918.20---22.5414.5821.559.0316.0914.6410.098.756.66
306.5918.13---21.57---22.108.8916.3114.2610.1410.286.66
 
316.61------20.47---22.17---16.90---10.2812.66---

MEAN7.6710.98---------17.6214.719.6117.9112.248.069.07
MAX8.4918.91---------22.1721.6716.9020.2814.0612.6614.45
MIN6.586.56---------13.218.896.8814.2610.096.616.66


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