05592500 DATA: Discharge Tables, 1998

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KASKASKIA RIVER BASIN

05592500 KASKASKIA RIVER AT VANDALIA, IL

LOCATION.--Lat 38°57'35", long 89°05'20", in NW1/4SE1/4 sec.16, T.6 N., R.1 E., Fayette County, Hydrologic Unit 07140202, on right bank at upstream side of Gallatin Street Bridge in Vandalia, 3.5 mi upstream from Hickory Creek and at mile 135.7.

DRAINAGE AREA.--1,940 mi².

PERIOD OF RECORD.--February 1908 to December 1912, August 1914 to current year. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1308.

REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1208: 1919. WSP 1508: 1912, 1915(M), 1917-18(M), 1923(M), 1925(M), 1928-31(M). WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 453.30 ft above sea level. Prior to Oct. 1, 1933, nonrecording gage at present site at datum 2.00 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1933, to Sept. 23, 1968, nonrecording gage at present site and datum.

REMARKS.--No estimated daily discharges. Records good. Flow partially regulated since June 24, 1969, by Lake Shelbyville (station 05591950), 45 mi above gage. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter at station.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 62,700 ft³/s, June 29, 1957; maximum gage height, 27.41 ft, Apr. 30, 1996; minimum discharge observed, 3.5 ft³/s, Aug. 22, 1911.

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	114	51	108	973	1130	2010	8090	2950	1950	3900	1660	1540
2	115	61	140	975	1110	1800	7010	2120	1830	3150	1640	1550
3	140	58	123	977	1090	1710	6300	2440	1810	2910	1690	1530
4	209	57	113	975	1060	1540	6640	5260	1920	2800	1670	1400
5	193	61	99	984	989	1340	6870	5960	2000	2700	2680	1260

6	132	70	90	1040	955	1300	7000	4680	1740	2680	3330	1200
7	121	72	83	1130	866	1400	6490	2950	1830	4110	1780	1050
8	120	74	80	2330	774	1830	5730	4540	1960	6300	1400	873
9	123	74	80	4300	747	4450	5030	5680	2710	6690	1170	652
10	131	68	80	3400	733	4970	4500	4470	2500	5700	1060	497

11	137	63	81	2440	649	3490	4140	2850	2030	5340	1320	400
12	126	61	84	2090	621	2300	3900	2380	3320	3190	1740	334
13	130	60	87	1980	628	2240	3760	2420	4200	2300	1900	269
14	133	61	86	1920	649	2320	3770	2340	3570	2240	1980	217
15	133	60	85	1960	596	2350	4310	2120	4930	2200	1990	199

16	156	61	83	1960	587	2280	7570	2000	4750	2180	2000	181
17	199	62	113	1920	1030	2670	8460	1690	5500	2260	2000	170
18	122	62	563	1880	3510	5750	7970	1580	3960	2460	1920	160
19	87	62	809	1860	2920	6240	5220	1560	3660	2420	1930	152
20	70	62	874	1840	1980	7910	3600	1670	4150	2200	1760	144

21	64	63	897	1840	1900	13100	3030	1660	3610	2390	1900	135
22	58	64	944	1810	1840	15600	2690	3090	3490	2460	1930	128
23	46	64	971	1710	1750	11200	2530	4820	3730	3970	1920	122
24	47	65	996	1550	1690	8430	2350	2730	4070	3080	1910	116
25	45	63	1060	1430	1640	7180	2180	2360	3470	1730	1900	192

26	48	62	1080	1410	1620	6520	2060	2040	3060	1070	1880	132
27	49	61	1040	1410	1940	6200	1910	2060	2940	811	1790	117
28	51	65	1010	1330	2430	7300	1770	2170	2880	1270	1670	109
29	51	69	989	1270	---	9300	1810	2160	2910	1520	1570	103
30	51	82	982	1210	---	11000	2310	2120	3580	1820	1480	101

31	54	---	974	1160	---	9540	---	2070	---	2070	1470	---

TOTAL	3255	1918	14804	53064	37434	165270	139000	88940	94060	89921	56040	15033
MEAN	105	63.9	478	1712	1337	5331	4633	2869	3135	2901	1808	501
MAX	209	82	1080	4300	3510	15600	8460	5960	5500	6690	3330	1550
MIN	45	51	80	973	587	1300	1770	1560	1740	811	1060	101

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1970 - 1998, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN	616	1020	2103	2433	2657	3153	2652	1994	1707	1277	918	582
MAX	3349	5459	5783	7027	6884	7565	6462	8080	5486	3122	2599	3366
(WY)	1970	1994	1986	1993	1982	1979	1979	1996	1974	1974	1974	1993
MIN	34.3	39.1	20.6	19.0	347	517	286	165	61.9	48.7	50.5	30.2
(WY)	1988	1977	1977	1977	1978	1981	1986	1987	1988	1988	1976	1976

SUMMARY STATISTICS	FOR 1997 CALENDAR YEAR		FOR 1998 WATER YEAR		WATER YEARS 1970 - 1998
ANNUAL TOTAL	407279		758739
ANNUAL MEAN	1116		2079		1755
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN					3415	1974
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN					583	1977
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN	18200	Feb 28	15600	Mar 22	23900	Apr 30 1996
LOWEST DAILY MEAN	45	Oct 25	45	Oct 25	17	A
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM	48	Oct 23	48	Oct 23	17	Dec 23 1976
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW			16600	Mar 22	30000 B	Jun 16 1970
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE			24.49	Mar 22	27.41	Apr 30 1996
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW			44	C
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS	3390		4950		4470
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS	257		1710		1050
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS	64		70		75

A - Dec. 23-29, 1976; Feb. 5-9, 1977.
B - About 30,000 ft³/s, result of levee break.
C - Oct. 23, 24, 25, 26.