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HENDERSON CREEK BASIN


05469000       HENDERSON CREEK NEAR OQUAWKA, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 41°00'05", long 90°51'15", in NE1/4SW1/4 sec.28, T.12 N., R.4 W., Henderson County, Hydrologic Unit 07080104, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 94, 1 mi south of Bald Bluff, 6.5 mi northeast of Oquawka, and at mile 20.8.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 432 mi2.

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

DISCHARGE: October 1934 to September 1996. October 1997 to current year. Prior to October 1938, published as Henderson River. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1308.

 

STAGE: Water years 1994-1996; 1998-2001.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

CHEMICAL: Water years 1978 to 1991. Additional chemical data for water years 1972-77 are published in Water-Resources Investigations 78-23 and 79-24 as site LD 02.

 

SEDIMENT: April 1978 to September 1981.


REVISED RECORDS.-- WSP 1208: 1939, 1942-43, 1948. WSP 1308: 1935-38(M), 1941(M). WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter and rain gage, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 541.21 ft above sea level (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers). Prior to Mar. 4, 1941, nonrecording gage at same site and datum.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 34,600 ft3/s, July 8, 1982, gage height, 31.05 ft; maximum gage height, 32.65 ft, July 25, 1993, discharge 30,800 ft3/s; minimum daily observed, 1.7 ft3/s, Sept. 22, 23, 1940.
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS: Maximum daily mean, 7,070 mg/L May 27, 1981; minimum daily mean, 6 mg/L Feb. 10, 11, 1981.
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT LOADS: Maximum daily, 33,900 tons Apr. 14, 1981; minimum daily, 0.87 tons Feb. 2-4, 1980.

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records good except those for Jan. 14 to Mar. 26, and those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor.
DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2000 TO SEPTEMBER 2001
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAYOCTNOVDECJANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEP
 
144 44 e47 e52 e530 e1100 395 380 1670 262 69 23 
239 49 e46 e52 e450 e911 370 363 1270 244 82 28 
336 48 e44 e53 e400 e814 353 342 1020 306 143 20 
468 52 e42 e54 e350 e709 325 446 929 316 119 19 
5141 53 e38 e55 e320 e611 355 434 1990 259 78 17 
 
6101 56 e46 e55 e300 e557 663 569 2820 225 65 31 
783 93 e51 e56 e280 e516 632 809 1690 214 57 40 
867 118 e49 e56 e527 506 505 859 1190 204 52 54 
958 89 e47 e56 e3860 472 489 676 1010 202 50 60 
1055 113 e44 e55 e4970 447 491 591 885 191 54 72 
 
1155 120 e40 e55 e2500 464 582 1440 785 174 46 66 
1252 87 e55 e54 e1500 467 1270 1440 704 160 43 47 
1348 78 e72 e54 e1200 483 947 1010 644 150 40 35 
1447 74 e67 e57 e1300 451 756 1500 592 141 37 29 
1545 70 e63 e60 e1400 507 906 1490 632 134 36 28 
 
1644 69 e59 e90 e1270 1250 1010 1030 611 127 43 25 
1744 65 e57 e110 e905 1370 831 2810 525 127 41 22 
1844 61 e55 e95 e700 1240 715 4370 494 155 43 39 
1942 e55 e53 e87 e620 1100 656 2050 457 171 46 129 
2041 e52 e52 e80 e570 960 606 1400 432 152 50 116 
 
2139 e52 e51 e74 e530 831 581 2910 480 129 36 106 
2241 e56 e50 e70 e500 740 606 1850 582 116 34 88 
2343 e59 e49 e67 e480 663 656 1210 452 106 37 63 
2442 e60 e48 e62 e2480 594 554 1040 404 98 41 59 
2543 e59 e47 e58 e5880 536 540 919 372 158 39 58 
 
2646 e57 e47 e55 e4000 496 587 998 348 133 36 48 
2744 e54 e48 e53 e2030 487 521 1140 323 107 35 44 
2847 e51 e48 e55 e1380 463 460 911 305 96 29 41 
2945 e50 e49 e65 --- 452 418 786 289 92 25 39 
3051 e49 e50 e80 --- 429 395 700 277 86 23 38 
 
3148 --- e51 e600 --- 411 --- 973 --- 76 22 --- 

TOTAL16431993156525254123221037181753744624182511115511484
MEAN53.066.450.581.51473679606120880616550.049.5
MAX1411207260058801370127043702820316143129
MIN36443852280411325342277762217
CFSM.12.15.12.193.411.571.402.801.87.38.12.11
IN..14.17.13.223.551.811.573.222.08.44.13.13

e Estimated

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1935 - 2001, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN152179181248379461501474460315145133
MAX156011891176126514731752174218291960296716751222
(WY)194219781983196920011979197319961974198219931970
MIN7.109.898.384.4513.547.433.426.931.36.589.615.65
(WY)193819381964194019891956195619891940193619361940

SUMMARY STATISTICSFOR 2000 CALENDAR YEARFOR 2001 WATER YEARWATER YEARS 1935 - 2001
ANNUAL TOTAL81652     157944         
ANNUAL MEAN223     433         302         
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN1002         1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN50.9      1989
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN3670         Jun 265880      A    Feb 2525800         Jul 25 1993
LOWEST DAILY MEAN26         Sep 817             Sep 51.7   BC
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM28         Jan 2522             Aug 302.1      Sep 17 1940
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW6810             Feb 2534600      DJul 8 1982
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE26.17        Feb 2532.65 EJul 25 1993
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW16             Sep 5-6
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM).521.00    .70    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)7.0313.60    9.50    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS583     1100         674         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS90     113         128         
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS35     41         19         

A - Estimated.
B - Observed.
C - Sept. 22, 23, 1940.
D - Gage height, 31.05 ft.
E - Discharge, 30,800 ft3/s.


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