03381500 DATA: Discharge Tables, 1998

Station list Available data
WABASH RIVER BASIN

03381500 LITTLE WABASH RIVER AT CARMI, IL

LOCATION.--Lat 38°03'40", long 88°09'35", in NW1/4SE1/4 sec.25, T.5 S., R.9 E., White County, Hydrologic Unit 05120114, on right bank at downstream side of Possum Bridge, 2.3 mi south of Main Street Bridge in Carmi, 7.8 mi downstream from Skillet Fork, and at mile 30.5.

DRAINAGE AREA.--3,102 mi².

PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1908 to December 1912 (gage heights only), October 1939 to current year.

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

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 339.91 ft above sea level. Prior to December 1912, nonrecording gage at site 3.1 mi upstream at datum 0.4 ft higher. Oct. 1 to Nov. 9, 1939, nonrecording gage at present site and datum. Since Nov. 14, 1939, auxiliary water-stage recorder 3.1 mi upstream.

REMARKS.--Records good except those for the estimated daily discharge, which is fair. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter and rain gage at station. At extremely high stages, there is diversion 6 mi above the gage through McHenry Slough to the Wabash River.

DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1997 TO SEPTEMBER 1998 DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY	OCT	NOV	DEC	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP

1	29	48	198	222	561	3010	8820	9130	6490	4890	2760	122
2	28	50	124	221	470	2570	8660	9330	5330	3360	3060	123
3	28	42	89	207	395	2160	8270	10100	3650	2300	3140	113
4	27	38	71	186	343	1840	8270	10700	3240	1770	3900	104
5	26	35	64	225	317	1480	8080	10800	5740	1250	5420	99

6	26	52	60	1820	308	1160	7710	10800	6240	766	6350	95
7	25	50	60	4290	297	908	7260	11900	5080	1200	7740	86
8	24	48	60	6150	323	917	6920	13300	3490	1790	8250	81
9	24	50	64	6790	308	1420	6630	13100	2160	4020	8360	72
10	26	46	78	6930	279	2340	6200	12900	1490	4880	7690	67

11	25	41	98	6770	335	3000	5750	12500	2220	5560	7350	64
12	24	36	110	6010	748	3210	5150	12200	3400	5580	7900	64
13	30	39	108	5110	665	3180	4590	11700	4000	5710	7730	62
14	36	50	106	4490	517	3140	4160	11300	4720	5700	6890	59
15	30	42	93	3830	398	2780	4770	10900	5580	5530	5900	58

16	28	40	83	3020	898	1970	10500	10300	5950	5290	4890	58
17	27	39	76	1930	3380	1380	12600	9640	6320	4900	3540	58
18	26	43	67	1190	5680	3180	12600	8840	6280	4090	1840	63
19	26	45	61	948	6370	5630	12700	7820	5930	2560	819	65
20	26	43	57	798	6500	8010	12800	6900	5750	1190	387	68

21	26	43	55	603	6310	9530	12800	5950	5910	550	284	84
22	25	41	77	530	5820	9750	12500	6490	6000	313	244	112
23	26	39	84	823	5200	9860	12000	9340	5600	319	213	125
24	35	36	285	1480	4660	9860	11300	9360	5800	414	193	112
25	37	36	897	1800	4120	9690	10600	9260	5830	691	177	103

26	36	37	1160	1830	3150	9320	9590	9320	5730	1950	162	108
27	35	35	920	1610	2450	8840	8580	9620	5660	2500	146	231
28	31	36	695	1320	3070	8490	7700	9400	5570	2730	136	e550
29	32	40	500	1060	---	8610	6300	8930	5390	2880	131	611
30	33	100	353	857	---	8790	7830	8150	5750	2830	125	448

31	31	---	276	691	---	8840	---	7180	---	2770	121	---

TOTAL	888	1320	7029	73741	63872	154865	261640	307160	150300	90283	105848	4065
MEAN	28.6	44.0	227	2379	2281	4996	8721	9908	5010	2912	3414	136
MAX	37	100	1160	6930	6500	9860	12800	13300	6490	5710	8360	611
MIN	24	35	55	186	279	908	4160	5950	1490	313	121	58
CFSM	.01	.01	.07	.77	.74	1.61	2.81	3.19	1.62	.94	1.10	.04
IN.	.01	.02	.08	.88	.77	1.86	3.14	3.68	1.80	1.08	1.27	.05

e Estimated

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1940 - 1998, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN	535	1532	2716	3711	4344	5479	5435	4339	2385	1280	782	404
MAX	5429	12840	12960	23300	15640	17680	15400	19330	10120	7315	6024	2766
(WY)	1950	1994	1983	1950	1949	1979	1945	1961	1957	1969	1979	1993
MIN	5.25	8.23	16.4	30.6	62.7	25.3	176	167	44.5	40.8	22.7	3.07
(WY)	1965	1954	1954	1977	1963	1954	1954	1988	1988	1940	1953	1953

SUMMARY STATISTICS	FOR 1997 CALENDAR YEAR		FOR 1998 WATER YEAR		WATER YEARS 1940 - 1998
ANNUAL TOTAL	1061051		1221011
ANNUAL MEAN	2907		3345		2737
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN					6094	1950
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN					151	1954
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN	13200	A	13300	May 8	46000	May 13 1961
LOWEST DAILY MEAN	24	Oct 8,9,12	24	Oct 8,9,12	.00	B
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM	25	Oct 6	25	Oct 6	1.5	Sep 18 1953
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW			13400 C	May 8	46900	May 12 1961
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE			28.50 D	May 8	36.70	May 13 1961
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW			23	Oct 9,12,13
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM)	.94		1.08		.88
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)	12.72		14.64		11.99
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS	11200		9320		8760
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS	551		1490		560
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS	36		37		37

A - Feb. 5, Mar. 10, 22, 23.
B - Sept. 15-17, 1952, result of temporary dam upstream; minimum unregulated discharge, 0.6 ft³/s, Sept. 9, 1953, July 31, 1954.
C - Gage height, 28.43 ft.
D - Discharge, 13,200 ft³/s.