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BIG MUDDY RIVER BASIN
05595820 CASEY FORK AT MT. VERNON, IL
LOCATION.--Lat 38°17'12", long 88°52'19", in NW1/4NW1/4 sec.9, T.3 S., R.3 E., Jefferson County, Hydrologic Unit 07140106,
on left bank on upstream side of bridge on State Highway 142, 0.2 mi downstream from Sevenmile Creek, about 2 mi southeast
of Mt. Vernon, and at mile 18.8.
DRAINAGE AREA.--76.9 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1985 to current year. October 1985 to September 1994 (8 AM gage heights). Gage-height record
for April 1965 to May 1971 available in files of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 420.00 ft above sea level (levels by U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers).
REMARKS.--No estimated daily discharges. Records good. Effluent from sewage-treatment plant upstream at Mt. Vernon
averaged about 4.8 ft3/s per day. Gage height telemeter at station.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Flood of Apr. 4, 1968, reached a stage of 14.60 ft, from records of U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers.
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 | 3.1 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 5.8 | 13 | 74 | 202 | 645 | 16 | 25 | 8.7 | 2.7
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| 2 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 6.1 | 12 | 55 | 85 | 177 | 15 | 13 | 6.2 | 2.9
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| 3 | 2.3 | 6.6 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 12 | 47 | 111 | 323 | 12 | 9.2 | 6.5 | 3.3
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| 4 | 3.1 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 6.3 | 12 | 42 | 162 | 206 | 292 | 9.8 | 7.2 | 3.3
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| 5 | 3.6 | 6.5 | 4.2 | 101 | 12 | 37 | 89 | 102 | 759 | 7.1 | 6.4 | 3.3
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| 6 | 4.1 | 19 | 3.6 | 214 | 12 | 30 | 66 | 86 | 152 | 8.4 | 6.3 | 3.2
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| 7 | 4.2 | 9.6 | 3.3 | 247 | 11 | 28 | 60 | 1520 | 65 | 12 | 7.7 | 3.6
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| 8 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 4.2 | 471 | 10 | 48 | 57 | 223 | 42 | 19 | 7.3 | 3.5
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| 9 | 6.1 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 132 | 9.6 | 111 | 62 | 103 | 39 | 13 | 33 | 3.5
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| 10 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 9.6 | 57 | 9.7 | 88 | 47 | 72 | 31 | 8.5 | 18 | 3.4
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| 11 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 6.3 | 35 | 15 | 49 | 36 | 50 | 24 | 10 | 6.4 | 3.3
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| 12 | 5.4 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 26 | 21 | 36 | 31 | 37 | 53 | 7.8 | 4.8 | 3.4
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| 13 | 11 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 21 | 17 | 36 | 31 | 30 | 60 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 3.6
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| 14 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 4.0 | 18 | 15 | 35 | 480 | 25 | 52 | 5.5 | 4.3 | 3.7
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| 15 | 5.0 | 6.5 | 3.9 | 61 | 13 | 28 | 550 | 21 | 46 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 3.6
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| 16 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 3.7 | 37 | 86 | 27 | 2800 | 19 | 26 | 5.3 | 3.8 | 3.9
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| 17 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 3.5 | 26 | 417 | 88 | 647 | 16 | 20 | 5.3 | 3.7 | 4.4
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| 18 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 3.2 | 20 | 301 | 747 | 105 | 14 | 15 | 8.5 | 4.1 | 3.9
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| 19 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 3.2 | 17 | 102 | 208 | 73 | 12 | 19 | 5.3 | 3.8 | 3.5
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| 20 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 15 | 101 | 1760 | 57 | 13 | 20 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 3.9
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| 21 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 14 | 78 | 755 | 54 | 41 | 107 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 13
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| 22 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 16 | 16 | 57 | 139 | 49 | 636 | 41 | 10 | 3.4 | 8.0
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| 23 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 11 | 25 | 46 | 87 | 49 | 171 | 20 | 46 | 3.3 | 4.5
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| 24 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 32 | 26 | 37 | 66 | 35 | 129 | 14 | 8.4 | 3.5 | 3.8
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| 25 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 35 | 24 | 31 | 55 | 29 | 68 | 11 | 7.1 | 3.4 | 11
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| 26 | 8.4 | 4.4 | 13 | 35 | 40 | 47 | 27 | 209 | 9.1 | 6.6 | 3.2 | 13
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| 27 | 5.8 | 4.1 | 9.5 | 33 | 429 | 41 | 73 | 158 | 7.6 | 6.3 | 3.4 | 6.0
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| 28 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 7.8 | 26 | 117 | 592 | 75 | 51 | 6.7 | 5.0 | 3.2 | 3.8
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| 29 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 6.4 | 22 | --- | 191 | 64 | 32 | 37 | 5.1 | 3.1 | 3.2
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| 30 | 4.8 | 11 | 5.9 | 17 | --- | 96 | 2890 | 24 | 120 | 19 | 3.1 | 3.1
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| 31 | 4.9 | --- | 5.8 | 15 | --- | 114 | --- | 19 | --- | 16 | 3.7 | ---
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| TOTAL | 156.7 | 178.5 | 240.4 | 1775.4 | 2036.3 | 5757 | 9096 | 5232 | 2131.4 | 323.0 | 188.4 | 139.3
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| MEAN | 5.05 | 5.95 | 7.75 | 57.3 | 72.7 | 186 | 303 | 169 | 71.0 | 10.4 | 6.08 | 4.64
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| MAX | 11 | 19 | 35 | 471 | 429 | 1760 | 2890 | 1520 | 759 | 46 | 33 | 13
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| MIN | 2.3 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 5.8 | 9.6 | 27 | 27 | 12 | 6.7 | 4.7 | 3.1 | 2.7
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| CFSM | .07 | .08 | .10 | .74 | .95 | 2.41 | 3.94 | 2.19 | .92 | .14 | .08 | .06
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| IN. | .08 | .09 | .12 | .86 | .99 | 2.78 | 4.40 | 2.53 | 1.03 | .16 | .09 | .07
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| STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1986 - 1998, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
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| MEAN | 8.22 | 110 | 65.4 | 111 | 117 | 141 | 191 | 149 | 40.8 | 19.6 | 6.76 | 19.8
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| MAX | 27.2 | 542 | 233 | 327 | 383 | 456 | 540 | 809 | 102 | 101 | 15.5 | 155
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| (WY) | 1994 | 1994 | 1991 | 1993 | 1986 | 1989 | 1996 | 1995 | 1996 | 1993 | 1993 | 1993
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| MIN | 2.86 | 4.34 | 4.51 | 13.1 | 10.4 | 32.2 | 40.1 | 4.46 | 2.98 | 2.71 | 1.65 | 2.06
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| (WY) | 1996 | 1990 | 1990 | 1986 | 1996 | 1987 | 1995 | 1988 | 1991 | 1991 | 1990 | 1995
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| SUMMARY STATISTICS | FOR 1997 CALENDAR YEAR | FOR 1998 WATER YEAR | WATER YEARS 1986 - 1998 |
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| ANNUAL TOTAL | 16942.6 | | 27254.4 | | |
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| ANNUAL MEAN | 46.4 | | 74.7 | | 81.3 |
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| HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN | | | | | 123 | 1994
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| LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN | | | | | 21.3 | 1987
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| HIGHEST DAILY MEAN | 1260 | Mar 14 | 2890 | Apr 30 | 9940 | May 18 1995
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| LOWEST DAILY MEAN | 2.3 | Oct 3 | 2.3 | Oct 3 | .15 | Sep 29 1989
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| ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM | 3.1 | Sep 27 | 3.1 | Aug 28 | .38 | Dec 11 1989
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| INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW | | | 4140 | Apr 30 | 16100 | May 17 1990
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| INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE | | | 13.74 | Apr 30 | 17.03 | May 17 1990
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| INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW | | | .90 | Dec 2 | |
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| ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) | .60 | | .97 | | 1.06 |
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| ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) | 8.20 | | 13.18 | | 14.37 |
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| 10 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 112 | | 118 | | 117 |
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| 50 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 10 | | 12 | | 12 |
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| 90 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 3.3 | | 3.6 | | 2.8 |
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