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WABASH RIVER BASIN


03378000                   BONPAS CREEK AT BROWNS, IL



LOCATION.--Lat 38°23'11", long 87°58'32", in NW1/4SE1/4 sec.33, T.1 S., R.14 W., Edwards County, Hydrologic Unit 05120113, on right bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 15, 0.5 mi north of Browns, 0.7 mi upstream from railroad bridge, and at mile 14.6.

DRAINAGE AREA.--228 mi2.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1940 to current year.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 372.92 ft above sea level. Prior to Dec. 11, 1968, water-stage recorder and concrete dam at site 0.4 mi downstream at datum 2.0 ft higher. Dec. 11, 1968, to Aug. 13, 1969, nonrecording gage at site 0.5 mi downstream at datum 1.0 ft lower. Prior to Oct. 1, 1982, auxiliary nonrecording gage near mouth on Wabash River at Grayville read twice daily.

REMARKS.--Records fair except those for periods of backwater from the Wabash River, Jan. 29-31, Feb. 5-6, 13-21, and those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Gage-height telemeter at station.
DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1998 TO SEPTEMBER 1999
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAYOCTNOVDECJANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEP
 
1.79e7.024 e25 1580 804 63 130   10   588   1.5  .00
2.76e15   31 e250 1630 681 61 74   484   1690   1.0  .00
3.66e70   30 e550 1510 243 750 55   671   2240   .76.00
4.52194   26 e400 1210 108 2280 44   505   2550   .63.00
5.4186   22 e230 e545 88 2360 117   712   2240   .57.00
 
648     37   22 e120 e117 1080 2590 534   774   1760   .48.00
7628     21   367 e80 1460 1080 2220 443   415   1310   .42.00
8732     16   307 e60 1890 1100 1780 111   61   615   .61.00
9682     13   114 e54 2010 1420 1370 57   32   74   .70.00
10267     146   59 e46 1650 1410 733 42   23   289   .52.00
 
1143     432   41 e40 1220 1300 194 34   29   168   .43.00
1219     227   34 e130 1110 1040 120 29   17   44   .43.00
1311     73   31 e900 e735 473 82 61   65   22   .39.00
147.3  42   29 e1100 e253 148 68 56   762   17   .28.00
154.9  33   25 e1000 e168 145 155 36   697   12   .20.00
 
163.5  25   22 e1000 e207 611 273 27   238   9.6.15.00
174.1  22   20 1150 e200 890 145 23   39   7.5.16.00
1811     18   18 1450 e148 363 100 116   21   19   .17.00
19128     16   e15 1430 e86 141 83 62   15   11   .14.00
2092     17   e13 1400 e45 104 71 28   11   5.5.09.00
 
2131     20   e230 1460 e46 89 65 20   9.24.2.04.00
2216     20   907 3630 47 72 58 17   7.23.4.03.00
239.1  18   763 4750 47 733 49 17   5.52.8.00.00
246.9  16   411 4560 63 886 44 37   10   107   .05.00
255.2  15   e80 3870 99 547 33 23   42   37   .04.00
 
264.5  37   e55 3100 87 170 41 15   26   15   .03.00
27e4.0  50   e45 2140 292 104 142 10   29   6.9.00.00
28e3.5  38   e47 1490 947 84 876 8.221   4.3.00.00
29e3.0  28   e55 e857 --- 71 857 6.923   3.0.00.00
30e5.0  23   e40 e336 --- 62 481 6.022   2.5.00.00
 
31e8.0  ---   e30 e1010 --- 57 --- 7.0---   2.0.00---     

TOTAL2780.141775.03913386181940216104181442246.15775.913859.79.820.00
MEAN89.759.2126124669351960572.5193447.32.000
MAX732432907475020101420259053477425501.5.00
MIN.417.013254557336.05.52.0.00.00
CFSM.39.26.555.463.042.282.65.32.841.96.00.00
IN..45.29.646.303.172.632.96.37.942.26.00.00

e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1941 - 1999, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN40.517325833436947943933217610868.232.5
MAX35015401787224513791897137519289451366488304
(WY)194619941983195019501945197219611945195819981945
MIN.000.000.000.028.022.0008.025.331.05.002.000.000
(WY)194119411941197719411941194619411988194419531953

SUMMARY STATISTICSFOR 1998 CALENDAR YEARFOR 1999 WATER YEARWATER YEARS 1941 - 1999
ANNUAL TOTAL110991.20122627.66
ANNUAL MEAN304     336     233         
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN505         1950
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN9.71    1941
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN3590         Apr 174750         Jan 237410         May 9 1961
LOWEST DAILY MEAN.17    Sep 16.00    Many days.00    A
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM.23    Sep 12.00    Aug 27.00    Oct 1 1940
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW4910         Jan 237500         May 9 1961
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE21.72    Jan 2324.04 BMay 9 1961
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM)1.331.471.02    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)18.1120.0113.91    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS1000     1130     800         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS48     42     20         
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS3.0  .02.00    
A - At times in most years.
B - Site and datum then in use.


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