05597000 DATA: Discharge Tables, 1998

Station list Available data
BIG MUDDY RIVER BASIN

05597000 BIG MUDDY RIVER AT PLUMFIELD, IL

LOCATION.--Lat 37°54'05", long 89°00'50", in NW1/4 sec.20, T.7 S., R.2 E., Franklin County, Hydrologic Unit 07140106, on left bank 0.8 mi upstream from bridge on State Highway 149 at Plumfield, 1.9 mi downstream from Middle Fork Muddy River, and at mile 86.6.

DRAINAGE AREA.--794 mi².

PERIOD OF RECORD.--June 1908 to September 1910 and December 1910 to December 1912 (published as "near Cambon"), August 1914 to current year.

REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 700: 1929. WSP 805: 1935. WSP 1508: 1908-10, 1920-21(M), 1928(M), 1932(M). WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 353.24 ft above sea level. June 16, 1908, to Dec. 31, 1912, nonrecording gage at site 1.7 mi upstream at different datum. Aug. 14, 1914, to July 12, 1932, nonrecording gage at site 0.2 mi downstream at different datum. July 13, 1932, to Nov. 12, 1938, nonrecording gage at bridge 0.8 mi downstream at datum 0.86 ft higher. Nov. 13, 1938, to Sept. 30, 1974, water-stage recorder at present site at datum 5.0 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1974, to Sept. 30, 1991, auxiliary water-stage recorder at pumping plant at Zeigler, 4 mi downstream, at datum 353.24 ft above sea level. Feb. 14, 1937, to Sept. 30, 1974, auxiliary nonrecording gage at same site at datum 5.0 ft higher.

REMARKS.--No estimated daily discharges. Records good except those above 800 ft³/s, which are poor. Flow regulated since October 1970 by Rend Lake (station 05595950), 18.6 mi upstream from gage. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter at station.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 42,900 ft³/s, May 10, 1961; maximum gage height, 29.67 ft, datum then in use, May 10, 1961; no flow at times in 1908-9, 1914, 1936, 1940-41.

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	73	52	48	59	119	891	1280	1880	927	2420	673	233
2	71	56	58	56	118	850	1270	2000	908	2540	587	231
3	66	52	56	54	104	795	1240	2170	881	2510	516	222
4	62	47	50	55	97	659	1250	2320	862	2360	483	209
5	59	45	47	112	102	525	1250	2350	954	2050	476	202

6	55	58	45	414	98	456	1210	2310	1040	1700	501	196
7	54	67	44	774	96	417	1170	2360	1050	1430	524	188
8	53	62	43	981	99	403	1100	2450	983	1230	589	183
9	51	56	45	1140	100	418	1020	2670	965	1140	698	178
10	58	52	48	1250	96	458	965	2920	1060	1050	725	167

11	52	50	51	1240	97	451	923	2880	1090	935	629	158
12	50	47	52	1100	128	425	881	2670	1040	839	531	152
13	49	46	48	870	206	385	838	2380	989	765	507	151
14	56	54	46	574	218	361	819	2080	1100	717	465	147
15	53	56	44	303	189	367	879	1850	1340	685	420	140

16	51	49	44	231	261	372	2920	1660	1520	669	390	140
17	51	47	43	226	698	406	6730	1490	1710	655	370	143
18	50	44	42	193	1110	822	7950	1340	1860	630	354	167
19	49	42	41	159	1340	1090	6190	1220	1890	606	342	148
20	49	43	41	137	1580	1570	4540	1100	1930	585	333	146

21	49	41	41	117	1610	2300	3850	1020	2080	565	322	142
22	50	41	47	111	1420	3070	3210	984	2250	547	311	135
23	48	42	62	138	1160	3240	2720	997	2370	556	296	128
24	51	40	93	193	907	2880	2320	1060	2370	625	285	120
25	55	39	178	226	662	2450	1970	1120	2210	610	279	114

26	53	38	233	211	481	2040	1710	1180	1870	573	276	112
27	54	38	160	184	757	1690	1510	1200	1460	695	267	109
28	49	39	98	165	902	1490	1350	1150	1140	722	256	107
29	52	39	78	147	---	1410	1270	1070	971	646	249	105
30	49	41	69	134	---	1340	1630	1000	2030	627	243	102

31	49	---	64	119	---	1280	---	959	---	679	233	---

TOTAL	1671	1423	2059	11673	14755	35311	65965	53840	42850	32361	13130	4675
MEAN	53.9	47.4	66.4	377	527	1139	2199	1737	1428	1044	424	156
MAX	73	67	233	1250	1610	3240	7950	2920	2370	2540	725	233
MIN	48	38	41	54	96	361	819	959	862	547	233	102

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1971 - 1998, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN	107	452	690	879	1044	1316	1543	1420	728	404	207	134
MAX	488	3813	3510	3054	3355	4439	3740	6511	2062	1044	523	553
(WY)	1985	1994	1983	1991	1982	1979	1989	1983	1995	1998	1973	1974
MIN	27.3	26.1	31.0	27.2	48.8	73.6	67.4	117	38.9	30.8	21.8	20.6
(WY)	1971	1972	1972	1972	1972	1981	1981	1987	1972	1971	1971	1971

SUMMARY STATISTICS	FOR 1997 CALENDAR YEAR		FOR 1998 WATER YEAR		WATER YEARS 1971 - 1998
ANNUAL TOTAL	288332		279713
ANNUAL MEAN	790		766		742
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN					1515	1983
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN					161	1972
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN	3500	Jun 20	7950	Apr 18	14000	May 1 1996
LOWEST DAILY MEAN	38	Nov 26,27	38	Nov 26,27	6.8	Oct 13 1970
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM	39	Nov 24	39	Nov 24	7.3	Aug 17 1971
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW			8240	Apr 18	14200 A	May 1 1996
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE			25.48	Apr 18	31.84 B	May 4 1983
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW			38	Nov 26-29
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS	2210		2040		1890
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS	482		414		345
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS	49		49		43

A - Gage height, 31.83 ft.
B - Discharge, 11,800 ft³/s.