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KASKASKIA RIVER BASIN


05592575                   HICKORY CREEK NEAR BROWNSTOWN, IL



LOCATION.--Lat 38°56'13", long 88°57'10", in NW1/4NW1/4 sec.26, T.6 N., R.2 E., Fayette County, Hydrologic Unit 07140202, on left bank at downstream side of county bridge, about 4 mi south of Brownstown, 4.3 mi above Little Hickory Creek, and at mile 12.0.

DRAINAGE AREA.--44.2 mi2.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1988 to current year.

REVISED RECORDS.--WDR IL-93-1: 1989(M), WDR IL-95-1: 1994 (P).

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 493.37 ft above sea level (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers).

REMARKS.--Records fair except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter at station.
DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1998 TO SEPTEMBER 1999
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAYOCTNOVDECJANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEP
 
1.28e.212.1e1.1266 52   7.317   3.9  e.70.03.00
2.19e.233.3e5.0123 35   6.813   14     e12     .01.00
3.18e3.5  1.9e15   67 32   48   11   5.5  e5.0  .00.00
4.18e10     1.6e25   45 23   86   9.63.0  e2.0  .00.00
5.17e5.0  1.4e17   36 21   56   143   18     e.80.00.00
 
6.58e4.0  1.7e12   34 213   419   176   e7.0  e2.0  .00.00
7.96e3.0  15   e10   2060 47   59   46   e3.5  e7.0  .01.00
8.42e2.2  12   e8.5194 31   45   21   e2.5  e2.5  .18.00
9.26e1.6  4.2e7.082 236   384   14   e2.1  e15     .15.00
10.26113     3.5e6.555 144   61   11   e1.9  e40     .05.00
 
11.6143     2.1e7.079 47   39   8.1e1.7  e10     .03.00
12.7013     2.1e12   164 28   26   7.2e1.5  e4.0  .01.00
13.475.7  1.9e45   48 22   23   16   e15     e1.5  .04.00
14.183.2  1.8e90   36 18   21   13   e50     e.75.02.00
15.172.3  1.6e70   34 15   186   9.0e7.0  e.55.00.00
 
16.151.9  1.6e45   31 13   101   6.6e4.0  e.45.00.00
17.181.6  1.6e150   31 12   55   6.7e3.0  e.40.00.00
18.561.5  1.5e1000   26 11   37   12   e2.2  e.35.00.00
19.511.6  1.6e260   23 9.328   5.8e1.7  e.32.00.00
20.313.0  1.7e200   21 9.124   3.8e1.4  e.30.00.00
 
21.391.5  2.9e600   19 8.924   44   e1.2  e.28.00.00
22.481.2  3.71640   17 8.020   164   e1.0  e.26.00.00
23.551.2  2.1487   18 12   17   27   e.90e.24.05.00
24.751.1  1.5152   20 11   16   13   e3.5  e45     .37.00
251.2  1.4  e1.277   24 8.715   7.8e1.8  e3.0  .05.00
 
26e.703.2  e1.153   21 7.524   5.1e1.2  e1.0  .00.00
27e.401.6  e1.046   248 7.241   3.9e.90e.40.00.00
28e.301.1  e1.139   211 7.192   3.1e.75e.25.00.00
29e.25.99e1.333   --- 6.996   2.6e.60.14.00.00
30e.231.4  e1.430   --- 6.229   2.3e.50.10.00.00
 
31e.22---     e1.21130   --- 6.4---   2.5---     .05.00---     

TOTAL12.79234.2382.76273.140331108.32086.1825.1161.25156.341.000.00
MEAN.417.812.6720214435.869.526.65.385.04.032.000
MAX1.211315164020602364191765045.37.00
MIN.15.211.01.1176.26.82.3.50.05.00.00
CFSM.01.18.064.583.26.811.57.60.12.11.00.00
IN..01.20.075.283.39.931.76.69.14.13.00.00

e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1989 - 1999, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN3.6734.528.273.053.769.788.187.525.215.55.7018.5
MAX18.323220820215113422436556.195.122.1135
(WY)199419941991199919971991199419951998199319951993
MIN.000.000.0954.933.4913.618.65.29.28.048.000.000
(WY)198919981998199019961994199719971992199719961990

SUMMARY STATISTICSFOR 1998 CALENDAR YEARFOR 1999 WATER YEARWATER YEARS 1989 - 1999
ANNUAL TOTAL13419.1714973.91
ANNUAL MEAN36.8  41.0  41.9  
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN64.1  1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN19.0  1992
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN1220         Mar 202060         Feb 74080     May 18 1995
LOWEST DAILY MEAN.00    Several days.00    Many days.00A
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM.00    Sep 10.00    Aug 15.00Oct 1 1988
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW4470         Feb 76250     Nov 14 1993
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE15.86    Feb 716.43Nov 14 1993
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM).83.93.95
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)11.2912.6012.87
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS92     63     70     
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS3.0  3.0  3.5  
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS.19.00.00
A - Many days in most years.

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