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KASKASKIA RIVER BASIN


05594000       SHOAL CREEK NEAR BREESE, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 38°36'35", long 89°29'40", in SW1/4SW1/4 sec.13, T.2 N., R.4 W., Clinton County, Hydrologic Unit 07140203, on right bank at upstream side of bridge on old U.S. Highway 50, 0.4 mi upstream from railroad bridge, 1.7 mi east of Breese, 7 mi upstream from Beaver Creek, and at mile 21.3.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 735 mi2.

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

DISCHARGE: November 1909 to December 1912, August to December 1914, October 1945 to current year.

 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2001.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

CHEMICAL: Water years 1979-91.


REVISED RECORDS.-- WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 413.97 ft above sea level. Prior to Dec. 8, 1914, chain gage at site 0.4 mi downstream at different datum. Oct. 1, 1945, to Oct. 10, 1968, nonrecording gage at present site and datum.

REMARKS.-- About 0.94 ft3/s diverted 20 ft above station for municipal supply of Breese is not included in records.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 23,100 ft3/s, Jan. 6, 1950, gage height, 22.63 ft, from graph based on gage readings; maximum gage height, 23.02 ft, April 14, 1979, during period of constricted channel due to bridge construction; no flow for many days in 1954-56, 1988.

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Flood of May 19, 1943, reached a stage of 25.6 ft, present site and datum, discharge, 52,000 ft3/s on basis of contracted opening measurement of peak flow.

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records good except 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
 
1336 109 332 e105 3120 4240 164 84 1260 47 40 32 
2257 101 304 e100 3580 2200 158 78 971 45 e34 46 
3202 96 276 e100 2600 1040 181 75 434 43 e30 55 
4185 94 253 e100 1230 715 176 73 413 48 e28 36 
5814 109 221 e105 808 554 173 68 1620 49 e30 35 
 
62160 161 198 e115 613 457 166 66 2430 49 e35 29 
72800 1370 189 e120 504 387 152 69 2820 44 e30 23 
83090 2270 178 e125 450 340 142 73 3130 39 e26 22 
93470 1860 170 e125 1150 303 138 77 3310 37 e24 89 
103810 1620 165 e115 2840 281 153 75 2030 35 e23 70 
 
112280 1740 166 e115 3280 258 1110 66 866 33 e22 78 
12922 1140 e300 e110 3800 239 2040 59 536 33 e22 87 
13568 930 e500 e120 3240 241 882 54 366 39 e23 60 
14390 1160 e440 e200 1970 235 502 50 277 36 e23 44 
15307 1080 e400 e650 1640 221 370 50 220 34 e22 33 
 
16316 740 e340 1640 1600 370 295 49 297 32 e20 27 
17755 537 e300 1880 1180 532 247 47 356 31 e19 23 
18537 432 e260 1520 834 614 199 53 221 33 e18 25 
19368 354 e230 e900 621 521 170 69 155 96 e19 26 
20267 295 e200 e650 514 410 150 360 125 86 e20 30 
 
21216 257 e180 e520 448 348 133 348 104 94 e18 70 
22184 235 e160 422 399 309 124 297 104 64 e16 58 
23166 209 e145 385 357 277 118 293 98 48 e16 46 
24154 186 e130 317 345 249 117 257 123 128 e35 37 
25145 385 e120 e250 1470 228 111 187 95 284 e70 29 
 
26136 1030 e110 e210 2730 213 107 153 78 307 e55 23 
27130 1240 e110 e185 3220 187 104 127 65 137 e45 19 
28123 871 e120 e165 4130 173 96 117 59 90 e55 19 
29117 555 e125 e190 --- 163 90 107 54 67 73 20 
30118 400 e125 1420 --- 161 88 96 49 55 49 19 
 
31116 --- e115 2750 --- 162 --- 300 --- 45 37 --- 

TOTAL25439215666862157094867316628865638772266622089771210
MEAN821719221507173853628912575671.231.540.3
MAX38102270500275041304240204036033103077389
MIN11694110100345161884749311619
CFSM1.12.98.30.692.37.73.39.171.03.10.04.05
IN.1.291.09.35.802.46.84.44.201.15.11.05.06

e Estimated

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1910 - 2001, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN179297547664920978973758525316186137
MAX170425573925417143854334306240213697185314931774
(WY)197019471983195019821978197919901957195719461993
MIN1.194.658.036.318.9711.956.012.315.92.507.382.32
(WY)195719551955197719541954195419541988195419531953

SUMMARY STATISTICSFOR 2000 CALENDAR YEARFOR 2001 WATER YEARWATER YEARS 1910 - 2001
ANNUAL TOTAL176733         174471         
ANNUAL MEAN483         478         537         
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN1067         1973, 1974
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN28.5      1954
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN4700             Jun 294240             Mar 122200         Jun 17 1957
LOWEST DAILY MEAN15      A    Jan 29-31,Feb 116      B    Aug 22,23.00    C
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM16             Jan 2718      B    Aug 17.00    Jul 27 1954
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW4630             Mar 123100      DJan 6 1950
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE16.89        Mar 123.02 EApr 14 1979
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM).66    .65    .73    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)8.94    8.83    9.93    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS1490         1490         1430         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS133         164         108         
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS32         32         13         

A - Estimated, but may have been less during periods of estimated discharges in Jan. and Feb.
B - Estimated, but may have been less during periods of estimated discharges in Aug.
C - Many days in 1954-56, 1988.
D - Gage height, 22.63 ft, from graph based on gage readings.
E - During period of constricted channel from bridge construction.


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