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BAY CREEK BASIN
05512500 BAY CREEK AT PITTSFIELD, IL
LOCATION.--Lat 39°37'30", long 90°47'40", in NE1/4SW1/4 sec.18, T.5 S., R.3 W., Pike County, Hydrologic Unit 07110004, on
right bank at downstream side of bridge on abandoned county road, 50 ft downstream from Panther Creek, 0.1 mi downstream
from U.S. Highway 54, 1.4 mi northeast of Pittsfield, and at mile 33.6.
DRAINAGE AREA.--39.4 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1939 to current year.
REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1175: 1940(P), 1941, 1949. WSP 1508: 1942. WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 638.48 ft above sea level (levels by U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers). Prior to Dec. 7, 1939, nonrecording gage at same site and datum.
REMARKS.--Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Effluent from sewage-treatment plant
upstream at Pittsfield averaged 1.12 ft3/s. Gage-height telemeter at station.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Flood of Sept. 8, 1926, reached a stage of 18.4 ft, from floodmark, discharge not
determined.
DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1998 TO SEPTEMBER 1999
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 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 7.6 | e3.5 | 85 | 26 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 55 | .97 | .42
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| 2 | 2.6 | 316 | 6.9 | e4.0 | 66 | 39 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 6.9 | .92 | e.39
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| 3 | 2.1 | 158 | 6.8 | e4.7 | 41 | 38 | 45 | 17 | 13 | 5.0 | .63 | e.36
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| 4 | 1.0 | 35 | 7.0 | e4.4 | 29 | 28 | 40 | 137 | 14 | 3.7 | .73 | e.34
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| 5 | 94 | 14 | 6.8 | e4.2 | 25 | 126 | 23 | 182 | 12 | 3.1 | .66 | e.32
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| 6 | 16 | 9.9 | 9.1 | e5.2 | 24 | 129 | 19 | 41 | 9.6 | 3.0 | .65 | e.30
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| 7 | 5.1 | 9.3 | 20 | e4.9 | 748 | e40 | 16 | 31 | 7.6 | 2.8 | 2.5 | e.28
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| 8 | 3.0 | 14 | 8.2 | e4.7 | 116 | e28 | 197 | 26 | 7.3 | 2.5 | .82 | e.27
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| 9 | 1.9 | 12 | 7.1 | e4.5 | 69 | 57 | 153 | 21 | 6.4 | 2.4 | .51 | e.26
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| 10 | 1.6 | 564 | 6.2 | e4.3 | 54 | 70 | 60 | 18 | 13 | 2.0 | .72 | e.25
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| 11 | 1.6 | 47 | 6.0 | e4.2 | 125 | 142 | 40 | 16 | 130 | 1.8 | .37 | e.25
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| 12 | 1.2 | 26 | 6.2 | e4.1 | 71 | 132 | 31 | 19 | 29 | 2.2 | 1.7 | e.32
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| 13 | 1.7 | 22 | 6.2 | e4.0 | 43 | 92 | 26 | 22 | 18 | 2.2 | 1.6 | e.28
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| 14 | 1.2 | 18 | 6.4 | e3.9 | 39 | 66 | 24 | 15 | 11 | 1.7 | .62 | e.27
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| 15 | 1.6 | 15 | 6.3 | e3.8 | 37 | 59 | 743 | 17 | 8.8 | 1.3 | .52 | e.26
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| 16 | 1.3 | 14 | 6.4 | e4.5 | 46 | 48 | 910 | 16 | 7.7 | 1.3 | .61 | e.25
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| 17 | 3.5 | 12 | 5.8 | e7.0 | 41 | 37 | 156 | 181 | 7.3 | 2.1 | .67 | e.24
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| 18 | 19 | 12 | 5.8 | e13 | 35 | 29 | 86 | 34 | 6.8 | 1.3 | .37 | e.23
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| 19 | 3.6 | 11 | 11 | e11 | 34 | 27 | 65 | 23 | 5.8 | .99 | .42 | e.25
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| 20 | 2.0 | 8.6 | 7.4 | e9.2 | 31 | 27 | 53 | 20 | 5.3 | 1.6 | .37 | e.32
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| 21 | 1.7 | 7.8 | 6.6 | e20 | 28 | 25 | 56 | 21 | 5.7 | 1.1 | .35 | e.30
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| 22 | 1.3 | 7.8 | 4.9 | e200 | 26 | 23 | 43 | 19 | 5.8 | .91 | .45 | e.28
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| 23 | 1.2 | 8.1 | 4.4 | 285 | 29 | 27 | 42 | 15 | 5.2 | 1.1 | 1.9 | e.26
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| 24 | 1.3 | 7.1 | 4.5 | 137 | 29 | 25 | 31 | 13 | 7.0 | .92 | 2.5 | e.25
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| 25 | 1.3 | 7.9 | 4.7 | 101 | 37 | 22 | 27 | 12 | 4.5 | .75 | .93 | e.25
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| 26 | 1.4 | 6.9 | 5.2 | 72 | 40 | 19 | 31 | 11 | 3.9 | .62 | .52 | e.25
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| 27 | 1.8 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 187 | 36 | 19 | 29 | 10 | 3.8 | 1.2 | .75 | e.30
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| 28 | 2.0 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 66 | 30 | 19 | 52 | 9.7 | 3.8 | 2.0 | .69 | 2.1
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| 29 | 8.9 | 6.8 | 6.0 | 39 | --- | 18 | 34 | 9.3 | 3.3 | .83 | .42 | .63
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| 30 | 6.3 | 7.7 | 4.4 | 32 | --- | 17 | 23 | 16 | 3.3 | .61 | .44 | .60
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| 31 | 2.6 | --- | e3.3 | 133 | --- | 17 | --- | 17 | --- | .47 | .41 | ---
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| TOTAL | 195.0 | 1392.0 | 209.9 | 1381.1 | 2014 | 1471 | 3088 | 1027.0 | 403.9 | 113.40 | 25.72 | 11.08
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| MEAN | 6.29 | 46.4 | 6.77 | 44.6 | 71.9 | 47.5 | 103 | 33.1 | 13.5 | 3.66 | .83 | .37
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| MAX | 94 | 564 | 20 | 285 | 748 | 142 | 910 | 182 | 130 | 55 | 2.5 | 2.1
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| MIN | 1.0 | 1.4 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 24 | 17 | 16 | 9.3 | 3.3 | .47 | .35 | .23
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| CFSM | .16 | 1.18 | .17 | 1.13 | 1.83 | 1.20 | 2.61 | .84 | .34 | .09 | .02 | .01
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| IN. | .18 | 1.31 | .20 | 1.30 | 1.90 | 1.39 | 2.92 | .97 | .38 | .11 | .02 | .01
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e Estimated
| STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1940 - 1999, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
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| MEAN | 12.6 | 17.3 | 17.7 | 17.5 | 31.0 | 40.5 | 50.5 | 50.9 | 30.3 | 26.8 | 13.1 | 20.0
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| MAX | 140 | 201 | 142 | 114 | 126 | 132 | 207 | 283 | 243 | 417 | 103 | 359
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| (WY) | 1942 | 1986 | 1983 | 1974 | 1942 | 1973 | 1973 | 1970 | 1945 | 1981 | 1961 | 1993
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| MIN | .20 | .19 | .081 | .057 | .27 | .45 | 3.61 | 1.23 | .94 | .10 | .074 | .057
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| (WY) | 1951 | 1951 | 1951 | 1940 | 1954 | 1956 | 1963 | 1954 | 1977 | 1940 | 1941 | 1940
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| SUMMARY STATISTICS | FOR 1998 CALENDAR YEAR | FOR 1999 WATER YEAR | WATER YEARS 1940 - 1999 |
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| ANNUAL TOTAL | 17196.38 | | 11332.10 | | |
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| ANNUAL MEAN | 47.1 | | 31.0 | | 27.3 |
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| HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN | | | | | 94.8 | 1993
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| LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN | | | | | 2.76 | 1940
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| HIGHEST DAILY MEAN | 886 | Jun 11 | 910 | Apr 16 | 5660 | Jul 26 1981
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| LOWEST DAILY MEAN | .70 | Sep 6 | .23 A | Sep 18 | .00 | B
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| ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM | .87 | Sep 3 | .25 | Sep 13 | .00 | Aug 19 1941
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| INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW | | | 2340 | Nov 10 | 13700 C | Sep 14 1993
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| INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE | | | 9.35 | Nov 10 | 14.92 | Sep 14 1993
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| INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW | | | .18 D | Aug 18 | |
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| ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) | 1.20 | | .79 | | .69 |
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| ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) | 16.24 | | 10.70 | | 9.42 |
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| 10 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 112 | | 65 | | 39 |
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| 50 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 10 | | 7.4 | | 3.7 |
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| 90 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 1.4 | | .46 | | .30 |
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A - Estimated.
B - Several days in most years.
C - From rating curve extended above 4,400 ft3/s.
D - Minimum recorded, may have been less during period of estimated discharges in September.