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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN
05587000 MACOUPIN CREEK NEAR KANE, IL
LOCATION.--Lat 39°14'03", long 90°23'40", in SE1/4SE1/4 sec.11, T.9 N., R.12 W., Greene County, Hydrologic Unit 07130012,
on left bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 267, 1.4 mi downstream from Link Branch, 3.5 mi northwest of Kane,
and at mile 16.1.
DRAINAGE AREA.--868 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--March 1921 to November 1933, May to August 1940, October 1940 to current year.
REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1175: 1924. WSP 1308: 1922(M), 1928(M), 1931(M). WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 426.77 ft above sea level. Prior to Oct. 1, 1928, at site 2.0 mi
upstream at various datums. May 17, 1940 to May 17, 1943, water-stage recorder, and May 18, 1943 to July 19, 1970,
nonrecording gage at site 800 ft downstream at present datum. July 20 to Sept. 18, 1970, nonrecording gage at present site and
datum.
REMARKS.--Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Site was in backwater from the Illinois
River Apr. 17-20. Gage-height telemeter at station.
DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1997 TO SEPTEMBER 1998
DAILY MEAN VALUES
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| DAY | OCT | NOV | DEC | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP
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| 1 | 9.1 | 5.9 | 81 | 31 | 92 | 483 | 1380 | 8050 | 235 | 989 | 258 | 46
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| 2 | 8.8 | 6.4 | 84 | 18 | 85 | 359 | 1010 | 6550 | 213 | 543 | 100 | 30
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| 3 | 8.3 | 6.7 | 34 | 17 | 75 | 308 | 2040 | 4030 | 188 | 358 | 61 | 24
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| 4 | 8.2 | 7.0 | 20 | 61 | 66 | 281 | 6020 | 3150 | 175 | 314 | 46 | 22
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| 5 | 7.7 | 11 | 15 | 104 | 63 | 266 | 4010 | 2140 | 371 | 278 | 44 | 20
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| 6 | 7.0 | 13 | 13 | 100 | 60 | 246 | 1760 | 1090 | 386 | 227 | 50 | 19
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| 7 | 7.1 | 11 | 13 | 162 | 56 | 226 | 1080 | 1260 | 268 | 226 | 107 | 17
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| 8 | 7.0 | 8.7 | 12 | 998 | 52 | 1620 | 1230 | 1570 | 1260 | 231 | 61 | 16
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| 9 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 11 | 2040 | 49 | 4910 | 1050 | 928 | 3720 | 169 | 43 | 16
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| 10 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 11 | 1070 | 51 | 3870 | 668 | 674 | 2430 | 150 | 36 | 15
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| 11 | 7.3 | 8.5 | 11 | 426 | 674 | 1780 | 519 | 529 | 3290 | 219 | 32 | 15
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| 12 | 6.7 | 7.6 | 11 | 265 | 1530 | 808 | 446 | 445 | 6330 | 315 | 28 | 14
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| 13 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 11 | 170 | 828 | 636 | 485 | 410 | 5190 | 192 | 27 | 14
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| 14 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 11 | 124 | 457 | 725 | 743 | 895 | 3720 | 135 | 42 | 16
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| 15 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 11 | e130 | 302 | 633 | 1170 | 782 | 3300 | 115 | 33 | 22
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| 16 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 10 | e110 | 260 | 513 | 1520 | 413 | 4390 | 105 | 28 | 17
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| 17 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 9.6 | e90 | 1020 | 1630 | e908 | 341 | 5110 | 98 | 29 | 17
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| 18 | 5.6 | 6.4 | 9.5 | e80 | 2970 | 6590 | e555 | 269 | 2760 | 94 | 25 | 16
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| 19 | 5.6 | 6.5 | 9.2 | e75 | 2260 | 6640 | e350 | 224 | 1690 | 90 | 25 | 15
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| 20 | 5.4 | 6.4 | 9.0 | e70 | 1230 | 8190 | e400 | 200 | 2150 | 85 | 79 | 15
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| 21 | 5.3 | 6.5 | 9.0 | e60 | 850 | 8710 | 391 | 205 | 4250 | 80 | 66 | 20
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| 22 | 5.4 | 6.4 | 11 | e58 | 625 | 8280 | 349 | 2400 | 5640 | 76 | 41 | 16
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| 23 | 5.3 | 6.2 | 11 | e56 | 495 | 4790 | 328 | 4410 | 5080 | 74 | 31 | 15
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| 24 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 26 | e53 | 408 | 1500 | 302 | 3220 | 3150 | 74 | 26 | 14
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| 25 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 71 | e50 | 344 | 1030 | 283 | 1310 | 1300 | 92 | 23 | 17
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| 26 | 7.0 | 6.3 | 130 | e57 | 315 | 840 | 256 | 772 | 758 | 88 | 21 | 19
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| 27 | 7.3 | 6.5 | 65 | 74 | 869 | 712 | 231 | 535 | 557 | 82 | 20 | 16
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| 28 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 53 | 93 | 655 | 3010 | 238 | 410 | 436 | 76 | 19 | 15
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| 29 | 7.3 | 10 | 37 | 116 | --- | 3820 | 1220 | 345 | 610 | 136 | 19 | 16
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| 30 | 5.8 | 68 | 28 | 117 | --- | 2410 | 5550 | 301 | 866 | 467 | 18 | 20
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| 31 | 5.9 | --- | 30 | 103 | --- | 1240 | --- | 266 | --- | 249 | 18 | ---
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| TOTAL | 212.9 | 284.8 | 867.3 | 6978 | 16741 | 77056 | 36492 | 48124 | 69823 | 6427 | 1456 | 554
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| MEAN | 6.87 | 9.49 | 28.0 | 225 | 598 | 2486 | 1216 | 1552 | 2327 | 207 | 47.0 | 18.5
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| MAX | 9.1 | 68 | 130 | 2040 | 2970 | 8710 | 6020 | 8050 | 6330 | 989 | 258 | 46
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| MIN | 5.3 | 5.9 | 9.0 | 17 | 49 | 226 | 231 | 200 | 175 | 74 | 18 | 14
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| CFSM | .01 | .01 | .03 | .26 | .69 | 2.86 | 1.40 | 1.79 | 2.68 | .24 | .05 | .02
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| IN. | .01 | .01 | .04 | .30 | .72 | 3.30 | 1.56 | 2.06 | 2.99 | .28 | .06 | .02
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e Estimated
| STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1921 - 1998, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
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| MEAN | 225 | 319 | 467 | 535 | 739 | 918 | 1177 | 876 | 547 | 325 | 205 | 182
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| MAX | 4037 | 3703 | 3538 | 3514 | 3358 | 3844 | 6645 | 5386 | 4060 | 3216 | 3233 | 3161
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| (WY) | 1927 | 1947 | 1983 | 1950 | 1982 | 1978 | 1927 | 1929 | 1945 | 1981 | 1946 | 1926
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| MIN | 2.40 | 4.54 | 1.77 | .76 | 3.59 | 3.82 | 23.0 | 2.89 | 13.6 | 11.8 | 6.86 | 2.38
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| (WY) | 1923 | 1953 | 1956 | 1956 | 1954 | 1954 | 1931 | 1954 | 1988 | 1988 | 1964 | 1988
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| SUMMARY STATISTICS | FOR 1997 CALENDAR YEAR | FOR 1998 WATER YEAR | WATER YEARS 1921 - 1998 |
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| ANNUAL TOTAL | 108390.3 | | 265016.0 | | |
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| ANNUAL MEAN | 297 | | 726 | | 541 |
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| HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN | | | | | 1883 | 1927
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| LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN | | | | | 17.0 | 1954
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| HIGHEST DAILY MEAN | 9750 | Feb 28 | 8710 | Mar 21 | 32700 | May 19 1943
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| LOWEST DAILY MEAN | 5.3 | Oct 21,23 | 5.3 | Oct 21,23 | .00 | A
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| ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM | 5.5 | Oct 17 | 5.5 | Oct 17 | .00 | Oct 19 1955
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| INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW | | | 9130 | Mar 20 | 40100 B | Apr 12 1994
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| INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE | | | 21.34 | Mar 20 | 28.50 | May 18 1943
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| INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW | | | 4.5 | Oct 24 | |
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| ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) | .34 | | .84 | | .62 |
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| ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) | 4.65 | | 11.36 | | 8.47 |
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| 10 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 608 | | 2320 | | 1160 |
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| 50 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 31 | | 92 | | 99 |
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| 90 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 7.1 | | 7.1 | | 7.8 |
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A - Oct. 19-27, 1955.
B - Gage height, 28.32 ft.