05593000 DATA: Discharge Tables, 1999

Station list Available data
KASKASKIA RIVER BASIN

05593000 KASKASKIA RIVER AT CARLYLE, IL

LOCATION.--Lat 38°36'42", long 89°21'22" in NW1/4SE1/4 sec.18, T.2 N., R.2 W., Clinton County, Hydrologic Unit 07140202, on right bank 300 ft downstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 50 at Carlyle, 16.5 mi upstream from Crooked Creek, and at mile 94.0.

DRAINAGE AREA.--2,719 mi².

PERIOD OF RECORD.--March 1908 to September 1912, November to December 1912, August 1914 to September 1915, May 1938 to current year.

REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 975: 1908-12, 1915. WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 402.92 ft above sea level. Prior to July 1, 1938, nonrecording gage at site 100 ft downstream at same datum. July 1, 1938 to Sept. 30, 1940, nonrecording gage, and Oct. 1, 1940 to Oct. 4, 1976, water-stage recorder, 300 ft upstream at same datum.

REMARKS.--Records good except those for the estimated daily discharge, which is poor. Flow regulated since Apr. 1, 1967, by Carlyle Lake (station 05592990), 1 mi upstream from gage. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter at station.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 54,400 ft³/s, May 21, 1943, gage height, 33.69 ft; minimum, 7.3 ft³/s, Nov. 12, 1964, result of dam construction upstream; minimum unregulated discharge, 11 ft³/s, Sept. 17, 1954.

DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1998 TO SEPTEMBER 1999 DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY	OCT	NOV	DEC	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP

1	885	62	1300	1510	9430	7080	619	2220	1210	1860	1110	145
2	886	67	2520	1520	9440	6820	440	2000	1650	1130	1110	143
3	886	265	3040	1400	9540	6540	464	1830	2390	1440	1110	142
4	885	424	3040	1300	9460	6240	741	1640	2560	1660	961	136
5	700	424	3020	1300	9340	5850	1570	1580	2040	1770	762	139

6	580	423	3000	1290	8680	5500	2270	1780	2220	2030	524	139
7	574	291	2830	1220	8970	5250	2720	2580	2450	2210	236	139
8	505	218	2360	1050	8370	5000	3310	2920	2600	2200	108	141
9	283	130	1850	814	6350	4790	3700	2930	2510	2110	233	142
10	155	77	1280	566	5770	4560	3910	2460	2670	1240	192	141

11	69	65	841	471	5940	4310	3500	2000	2660	1580	100	139
12	69	60	500	469	7330	4210	2480	1650	2650	2750	144	144
13	68	56	316	460	9040	4230	1470	1680	2600	3310	143	143
14	68	57	242	813	9530	4240	1060	2420	2490	3200	146	148
15	68	58	192	1290	9560	3980	893	2720	3100	2910	149	168

16	68	59	72	1290	9460	3670	986	2350	3330	2560	146	173
17	68	59	72	1390	9380	3350	2000	2040	3460	2120	143	172
18	68	60	72	2150	9270	3100	2860	1850	3450	2150	140	171
19	66	60	417	3690	9280	2810	2410	1620	3430	2060	139	171
20	67	228	1010	5010	9210	2500	2130	1340	3420	1820	145	144

21	68	504	1190	5890	9200	2040	2110	1060	3320	1390	147	66
22	68	505	1290	7450	9280	1670	2110	890	3100	1000	146	122
23	69	497	1410	9050	9010	1660	2120	892	2850	769	134	89
24	64	496	1500	9470	8390	1920	2120	996	2620	799	141	72
25	64	498	1500	9520	7990	1920	2110	1060	1920	868	150	71

26	63	500	1500	9570	7880	1890	2110	1220	1900	1100	144	70
27	61	500	1490	9520	7650	1760	2010	1410	1950	1330	143	71
28	61	500	1490	9450	7340	1500	1770	1170	1870	1430	148	73
29	63	611	1500	9360	---	1210	1940	1050	1950	1490	149	74
30	62	688	1510	9270	---	1090	2280	1050	2060	1260	154	73

31	61	---	1500	e9300	---	939	---	1060	---	1110	151	---

TOTAL	7722	8442	43854	126853	240090	111629	60213	53468	76430	54656	9348	3761
MEAN	249	281	1415	4092	8575	3601	2007	1725	2548	1763	302	125
MAX	886	688	3040	9570	9560	7080	3910	2930	3460	3310	1110	173
MIN	61	56	72	460	5770	939	440	890	1210	769	100	66

e Estimated

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1968 - 1999, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN	599	926	2934	3384	4154	4007	3333	2476	2028	1855	1194	690
MAX	3415	6233	9762	7777	9484	10170	9700	9066	5328	4888	4091	3731
(WY)	1994	1994	1994	1983	1974	1979	1979	1996	1990	1973	1974	1974
MIN	40.3	43.1	47.8	47.5	50.3	557	137	53.4	50.0	57.9	51.8	37.8
(WY)	1986	1988	1977	1977	1977	1992	1986	1997	1988	1976	1976	1986

SUMMARY STATISTICS	FOR 1998 CALENDAR YEAR		FOR 1999 WATER YEAR		WATER YEARS 1968 - 1999
ANNUAL TOTAL	1033992		796466
ANNUAL MEAN	2833		2182		2291
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN					4392	1974
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN					709	1977
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN	11800	Apr 9,10	9570	Jan 26	12100	A
LOWEST DAILY MEAN	56	Nov 13	56	Nov 13	7.9	May 14 1988
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM	58	Nov 12	58	Nov 12	29	May 13 1988
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW			9640	Feb 3	12300	May 10 1996
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE			22.87	Feb 3	25.04	May 8 1970
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW			16	Sep 21
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS	5540		6920		5720
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS	2980		1390		1380
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS	71		72		52

A - May 7-10, 1996.