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BIG MUDDY RIVER BASIN


05597000                   BIG MUDDY RIVER AT PLUMFIELD, IL



LOCATION.--Lat 37°54'05", long 89°00'50", in NW1/4 sec.20, T.7 S., R.2 E., Franklin County, Hydrologic Unit 07140106, on left bank 0.8 mi upstream from bridge on State Highway 149 at Plumfield, 1.9 mi downstream from Middle Fork Muddy River, and at mile 86.6.

DRAINAGE AREA.--794 mi2.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--June 1908 to September 1910 and December 1910 to December 1912 (published as "near Cambon"), August 1914 to current year.

REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 700: 1929. WSP 805: 1935. WSP 1508: 1908-10, 1920-21(M), 1928(M), 1932(M). WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 353.24 ft above sea level. June 16, 1908, to Dec. 31, 1912, nonrecording gage at site 1.7 mi upstream at different datum. Aug. 14, 1914, to July 12, 1932, nonrecording gage at site 0.2 mi downstream at different datum. July 13, 1932, to Nov. 12, 1938, nonrecording gage at bridge 0.8 mi downstream at datum 0.86 ft higher. Nov. 13, 1938, to Sept. 30, 1974, water-stage recorder at present site at datum 5.0 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1974, to Sept. 30, 1991, auxiliary water-stage recorder at pumping plant at Zeigler, 4 mi downstream, at datum 353.24 ft above sea level. Feb. 14, 1937, to Sept. 30, 1974, auxiliary nonrecording gage at same site at datum 5.0 ft higher.

REMARKS.--Records good except those above 800 ft3/s, and those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Flow regulated since October 1970 by Rend Lake (station 05595950), 18.6 mi upstream from gage. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter at station.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 42,900 ft3/s, May 10, 1961; maximum gage height, 29.67 ft, datum then in use, May 10, 1961; no flow at times in 1908-9, 1914, 1936, 1940-41.
DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1998 TO SEPTEMBER 1999
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAYOCTNOVDECJANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEP
 
1101 54 45 e52 1730 1320 982 1250 566 484 206 75 
298 52 43 e100 2120 1360 954 1190 583 422 203 72 
391 54 43 e220 2570 1420 1060 1070 586 407 192 70 
487 56 43 e320 2480 1420 1650 963 558 418 178 67 
581 55 45 e430 2280 1310 2630 979 546 388 171 65 
 
683 53 46 e350 2080 1260 3730 1110 541 354 164 62 
7135 52 61 e250 2230 1330 3990 1280 524 339 158 62 
8211 50 84 e200 2480 1380 3980 1370 512 322 167 58 
9223 45 69 e150 3120 1580 3870 1370 504 305 174 56 
10164 47 55 e120 3590 1780 3660 1320 493 328 157 54 
 
11114 53 50 e100 3620 1930 3390 1190 482 362 147 e52 
1296 53 48 e110 3480 2000 3100 1020 471 340 146 49 
1386 53 46 e250 3280 1910 2790 938 459 318 139 46 
1482 46 45 e400 3050 1760 2500 892 460 309 140 46 
1578 44 44 e500 2800 1600 2320 856 461 306 135 45 
 
1675 44 46 e530 2550 1540 2240 819 444 300 124 44 
1772 43 44 e570 2300 1700 2150 786 431 296 116 45 
1876 44 44 e720 2090 1920 2030 787 415 301 114 41 
19102 43 43 e800 1900 2270 1900 807 396 323 110 39 
2085 45 43 899 1730 2300 1720 787 384 304 109 40 
 
2180 47 73 957 1590 2090 1510 e760 376 281 105 42 
2277 45 288 1620 1450 1840 1330 e730 367 270 99 43 
2371 43 423 3320 1340 1570 1200 e700 356 276 97 38 
2466 43 380 4730 1250 1460 1110 675 348 280 92 37 
2562 44 e220 4470 1170 1410 1050 658 354 261 90 36 
 
2660 43 e120 3810 1100 1410 1020 637 348 245 87 35 
2758 43 e80 3150 1080 1430 1020 618 358 233 86 35 
2855 43 e70 2570 1250 1360 1080 598 528 235 83 36 
2954 43 e64 2080 --- 1210 1200 579 595 226 82 37 
3052 44 e60 1810 --- 1100 1250 562 548 218 81 39 
 
3154 --- e56 1670 --- 1030 --- 553 --- 210 78 --- 

TOTAL282914242821372586171049000624162785413994966140301466
MEAN91.347.591.0120222041581208189946631213048.9
MAX223564234730362023003990137059548420675
MIN52434352108010309545533482107835

e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1971 - 1999, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN1074386708901084132515621402719401205131
MAX488381235103054335544393740651120621044523553
(WY)198519941983199119821979198919831995199819731974
MIN27.326.131.027.248.873.667.411738.930.821.820.6
(WY)197119721972197219721981198119871972197119711971

SUMMARY STATISTICSFOR 1998 CALENDAR YEARFOR 1999 WATER YEARWATER YEARS 1971 - 1999
ANNUAL TOTAL281634 274463     
ANNUAL MEAN772 752     742         
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN1515         1983
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN161         1972
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN7950     Apr 184730         Jan 2414000         May 1 1996
LOWEST DAILY MEAN43     Several days35         Sep 26,276.8      Oct 13 1970
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM43     Nov 2336         Sep 237.3      Aug 17 1971
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW4810         Jan 2414200      AMay 1 1996
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE25.25    Jan 2431.84 BMay 4 1983
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW35         Sep 26,27
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS2040 2100     1900         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS417 323     344         
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS51 45     43         
A - Gage height, 31.83 ft.
B - Discharge, 11,800 ft3/s.

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