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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) (395.11 ft NAVD 1988).

 

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, 25.06 ft, Feb. 19; minimum, 6.46 ft, Oct. 11.


Gage height, feet, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2004 TO SEPTEMBER 2005
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAYOCTNOVDECJANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEP
 
16.6610.8519.5722.2424.8324.9014.558.066.777.337.236.84
26.6310.4319.8322.2024.8524.9014.167.876.717.347.166.98
36.5010.8319.6522.5424.8624.8612.907.096.707.337.136.96
46.4910.9219.4222.9624.8424.8412.267.326.697.307.156.96
56.4811.9518.9523.7124.8324.7911.656.976.657.367.446.93
 
66.4912.2518.7124.1424.8324.6811.576.916.727.337.366.94
76.4813.3519.3124.1824.8524.5411.546.866.747.326.856.91
86.5013.8619.9523.9824.8524.3711.516.846.747.317.456.89
96.4913.8620.9823.7824.8524.2311.486.856.787.387.256.91
106.4813.8321.1823.6624.8724.0211.287.166.777.497.206.88
 
116.4914.1021.0723.4924.8623.7210.866.696.847.487.146.86
126.5514.5720.9323.2124.8423.3310.586.826.877.577.006.88
136.5115.0920.9123.5424.8922.789.646.796.907.497.996.94
146.5214.5220.8923.7024.9221.669.116.747.157.508.136.99
156.5614.7620.8123.9524.9319.867.426.656.647.517.557.02
 
166.5214.7820.6524.0824.9318.917.166.636.727.517.527.04
176.5514.6520.5824.4524.9418.727.076.606.767.487.496.98
187.1214.6420.7024.8024.9618.587.026.556.767.437.496.97
197.0414.6920.7224.8824.9518.187.006.696.777.437.496.99
208.4814.7920.7024.8924.9618.116.976.706.747.437.477.36
 
2110.3114.8520.6624.8924.9318.086.916.666.737.407.487.65
2210.3914.7720.7924.8624.9118.126.936.606.737.327.497.59
2310.4414.6821.5824.8824.8918.597.066.616.746.847.496.94
2410.4715.0322.1124.8424.9018.947.996.696.747.337.496.91
2510.4615.6922.3624.8124.8919.268.026.746.737.367.346.99
 
2610.9315.8722.3924.8524.8819.358.106.776.947.367.127.02
2711.2415.6522.3824.8524.8919.528.076.767.387.426.996.98
2811.8415.8122.3524.8424.9119.498.076.747.407.326.847.02
2912.1616.2922.3224.84---18.968.086.767.277.246.867.20
3011.6817.7122.2824.83---17.348.086.837.497.256.866.82
 
3111.00---22.2624.84---15.62---6.80---7.266.86---

MEAN8.2114.1720.8724.1224.8921.079.436.866.857.377.307.01
MAX12.1617.7122.3924.8924.9624.9014.558.067.497.578.137.65
MIN6.4810.4318.7122.2024.8315.626.916.556.646.846.846.82

WTR YR 2005MEAN 13.13MAX 24.96MIN 6.48


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