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KASKASKIA RIVER BASIN
05592000 KASKASKIA RIVER AT SHELBYVILLE, IL
LOCATION.--Lat 39°24'25", long 88°46'50", in SE1/4SW1/4 sec.8, T.11 N., R.4 E., Shelby County, Hydrologic Unit 07140201,
on left bank 700 ft downstream from Lake Shelbyville Dam, 700 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 16 in Shelbyville,
0.5 mi upstream from railroad bridge, 7 mi upstream from Robinson Creek, and at mile 197.5.
DRAINAGE AREA.--1,054 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--February 1908 to September 1912, November to December 1912, August to December 1914, October
1940 to current year.
REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 975: 1908. WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 530.00 ft above sea level (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers). Prior to
Dec. 6, 1914, nonrecording gage at site 750 ft downstream at datum 1.11 ft higher. Oct. 1 to Dec. 3, 1940, and June 1, 1950 to
July 10, 1952, nonrecording gage and Dec. 4, 1940 to May 31, 1950, and July 11, 1952 to June 30, 1969, water-stage recorder,
at site 650 ft downstream at datum 5.78 ft higher. June 30, 1969 to Sept. 30, 1998, water-stage recorder, at present site,
at datum 5.78 ft higher.
REMARKS.--Records good except those for the estimated daily discharge, which is fair. Flow regulated by Lake Shelbyville
(station 05591950), flood-control storage 474,000 acre-ft, beginning June 24, 1969. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite
telemeter at station.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 25,900 ft3/s, June 29, 1957, gage height, 22.37 ft; no flow at times
in 1953-55, 1984.
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 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 1170 | 3830 | 1500 | 258 | 1490 | 662 | 1080 | 1030 | 24
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2 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 1180 | 3810 | 1350 | 153 | 1380 | 287 | 1220 | 886 | 14
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3 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 1170 | 3710 | 1280 | 98 | 1080 | 402 | 1310 | 730 | 19
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4 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 1050 | 3490 | 1250 | 97 | 702 | 638 | 1380 | 625 | 20
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5 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 847 | 3120 | 1080 | 149 | 692 | 642 | 1350 | 499 | 20
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6 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 586 | 2770 | 979 | 179 | 680 | 911 | 1260 | 325 | 20
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7 | 26 | 29 | 26 | 307 | 2830 | 976 | 178 | 802 | 1040 | 1180 | 173 | 20
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8 | 25 | 29 | 26 | 108 | 2860 | 974 | 178 | 927 | 1070 | 1180 | 65 | 20
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9 | 25 | 29 | 26 | 34 | 2780 | 977 | 177 | 916 | 1120 | 1020 | 27 | 20
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10 | 26 | 31 | 26 | 34 | 2760 | 975 | 176 | 811 | 1110 | 731 | 28 | 21
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11 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 33 | 2770 | 974 | 179 | 708 | 1110 | 979 | 28 | 21
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12 | 26 | 27 | 22 | 34 | 2790 | 904 | 179 | 606 | 954 | 1300 | 28 | 21
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13 | 26 | 27 | 22 | 34 | 2780 | 861 | 177 | 644 | 695 | 1390 | 29 | 21
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14 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 113 | 2770 | 918 | 177 | 884 | 853 | 1330 | 28 | 21
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15 | 25 | 27 | 237 | 200 | 2760 | 958 | 182 | 1010 | 1390 | 1220 | 28 | 20
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16 | 26 | 27 | 886 | 200 | 2760 | 959 | 289 | 840 | 1430 | 1120 | 28 | 21
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17 | 27 | 28 | 1220 | 204 | 2750 | 960 | 774 | 566 | 1430 | 1000 | 27 | 21
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18 | 27 | 28 | 1210 | 374 | 2740 | 959 | 1290 | 632 | 1290 | 961 | 134 | 21
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19 | 27 | 29 | 1200 | 814 | 2730 | 902 | 1300 | 675 | 998 | 959 | 303 | 21
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20 | 27 | 29 | 1200 | 1080 | 2720 | 859 | 1240 | 621 | 997 | 875 | 315 | 21
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21 | 26 | 29 | 1480 | 1090 | 2710 | 859 | 1060 | 610 | 1070 | 835 | 153 | 21
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22 | 26 | 30 | 1740 | 1680 | 2690 | 858 | 926 | 612 | 1110 | 1000 | 88 | 22
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23 | 26 | 30 | 1730 | 2240 | 2640 | 857 | 1020 | 661 | 1100 | 1500 | 54 | e22
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24 | 25 | 30 | 1730 | 2250 | 2430 | 793 | 1100 | 975 | 1110 | 1600 | 53 | 22
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25 | 25 | 30 | 1720 | 2860 | 2220 | 687 | 920 | 1150 | 1110 | 1590 | 53 | 21
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26 | 26 | 30 | 1710 | 3810 | 2030 | 581 | 817 | 1140 | 1050 | 1520 | 53 | 21
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27 | 26 | 30 | 1700 | 3860 | 1830 | 539 | 820 | 937 | 936 | 1480 | 53 | 21
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28 | 27 | 30 | 1650 | 3860 | 1710 | 539 | 1000 | 854 | 801 | 1470 | 53 | 21
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29 | 28 | 30 | 1500 | 3840 | --- | 476 | 1420 | 850 | 914 | 1410 | 52 | 21
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30 | 28 | 29 | 1380 | 3830 | --- | 364 | 1560 | 840 | 1080 | 1310 | 52 | 21
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31 | 28 | --- | 1280 | 3840 | --- | 317 | --- | 734 | --- | 1190 | 52 | ---
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TOTAL | 811 | 860 | 23938 | 42732 | 77790 | 27465 | 18073 | 26029 | 29310 | 37750 | 6052 | 620
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MEAN | 26.2 | 28.7 | 772 | 1378 | 2778 | 886 | 602 | 840 | 977 | 1218 | 195 | 20.7
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MAX | 30 | 31 | 1740 | 3860 | 3830 | 1500 | 1560 | 1490 | 1430 | 1600 | 1030 | 24
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MIN | 25 | 26 | 22 | 33 | 1710 | 317 | 97 | 566 | 287 | 731 | 27 | 14
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e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1970 - 1999, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
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MEAN | 383 | 449 | 1201 | 1388 | 1560 | 1607 | 1114 | 817 | 961 | 897 | 647 | 308
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MAX | 2031 | 1626 | 3492 | 3527 | 4551 | 4696 | 3980 | 2903 | 2689 | 2882 | 2079 | 1786
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(WY) | 1970 | 1994 | 1986 | 1993 | 1974 | 1979 | 1979 | 1996 | 1996 | 1974 | 1973 | 1973
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MIN | 5.15 | 5.44 | 2.58 | 3.57 | 15.4 | 253 | 25.3 | 10.0 | 8.56 | 12.5 | 8.24 | 3.72
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(WY) | 1971 | 1971 | 1977 | 1977 | 1977 | 1992 | 1990 | 1987 | 1976 | 1976 | 1970 | 1970
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SUMMARY STATISTICS | FOR 1998 CALENDAR YEAR | FOR 1999 WATER YEAR | WATER YEARS 1970 - 1999 |
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ANNUAL TOTAL | 465634 | | 291430 | | |
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ANNUAL MEAN | 1276 | | 798 | | 942 |
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HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN | | | | | 1941 | 1974
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LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN | | | | | 275 | 1971
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HIGHEST DAILY MEAN | 5100 | Mar 24 | 3860 | Jan 27,28 | 5100 | Mar 24 1998
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LOWEST DAILY MEAN | 22 | Dec 12,13 | 14 | Sep 2 | .00 | A
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ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM | 24 | Sep 15 | 19 | Sep 2 | 2.0 | Dec 22 1976
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INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW | | | 3870 | Jan 27 | 5580 B | Mar 22 1998
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INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE | | | 15.83 | Jan 27 | 13.16 C | Mar 20 1982
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INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW | | | 7.0 | Sep 1,2 | |
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10 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 2500 | | 1780 | | 2270 |
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50 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 1310 | | 675 | | 589 |
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90 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 26 | | 25 | | 14 |
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A - Oct. 2, 3, 1984.
B - Gage height, 12.99 ft, datum then in use.
C - Discharge, 5,090 ft3/s, datum then in use.