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WABASH RIVER BASIN


03338780       NORTH FORK VERMILION RIVER NEAR BISMARCK, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 40°15'55", long 87°38'34", in SE1/4NE1/4 sec.24, T.21 N., R.12 W., Vermilion County, Hydrologic Unit 05120109,on left bank at downstream side of County Road 2750 N, 1.8 mi west of Bismarck, 1.9 mi downstream from Painter Creek, 6.6 mi downstream from Middle Branch of North Fork Vermilion River, and at mile 17.7.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 262 mi2.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
 

DISCHARGE: June 1970 to September 1973, low-flow partial-record station. October 1988 to current year.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

CHEMICAL: Water years 1978-91.


REVISED RECORDS.-- WDR IL-98 : 1997 (P).

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, and crest-stage gage. Elevation of gage is 594 ft. above sea level, from topographic map.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 20,100 ft3/s, Mar. 11, 1990, gage height, 21.97 ft, on basis of contracted-opening measurement of peak flow, maximum gage height, 22.45 ft, Apr. 12, 1994, discharge, 20,100 ft3/s; minimum, 2.3 ft3/s, Sept. 9, 10, 16-19, 1991.

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor.
DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1999 TO SEPTEMBER 2000
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAYOCTNOVDECJANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEP
 
18.37.18.9e13   e11 87 34 40 325 146 108   8.7
25.27.29.4e14   e11 69 35 61 263 127 87   8.0
36.18.710   18   e10 57 36 69 207 115 83   8.3
413   13   12   23   e10 53 35 59 185 109 111   15   
512   12   18   20   e11 48 32 52 181 788 63   12   
 
67.311   27   17   e11 44 31 48 154 883 50   9.6
76.411   20   16   e11 40 32 46 131 389 44   8.8
86.711   15   15   e12 38 32 46 125 236 36   8.2
98.310   13   16   e12 40 28 49 117 173 32   8.1
1011   13   13   16   e16 38 25 120 106 222 32   9.9
 
1110   11   15   16   e20 35 28 131 102 547 28   12   
127.39.012   15   e23 35 27 94 100 284 24   18   
136.48.912   15   e21 35 24 77 95 188 22   18   
146.18.917   13   e20 38 24 56 128 140 20   12   
157.19.525   13   e19 41 26 48 305 113 19   9.9
 
168.49.120   14   e20 35 27 46 237 93 18   8.6
179.08.918   13   25 32 87 49 156 79 17   7.3
188.99.016   e12   69 31 122 53 122 68 28   6.5
198.59.515   e11   145 38 83 103 106 64 22   6.1
208.49.7e13   e13   81 169 72 131 109 60 17   6.0
 
218.59.7e12   e12   58 192 75 85 842 52 14   6.3
227.710   e11   e11   59 114 82 70 1010 47 14   7.9
237.410   e10   e11   65 85 76 65 518 41 15   7.5
247.811   e9.9e9.959 75 68 57 591 37 15   11   
257.814   e9.8e9.453 69 58 46 1300 35 14   15   
 
267.711   e9.9e9.052 58 50 41 801 32 12   20   
277.59.3e10   e9.2161 59 48 1450 443 29 11   14   
288.28.9e9.9e9.4158 57 48 2120 292 27 11   12   
297.78.9e11   e9.9104 48 44 1060 224 27 11   10   
3010   8.9e12   e10   --- 39 39 589 179 95 11   8.9
 
3112   ---   e12   e11   --- 35 --- 390 --- 159 9.5---   

TOTAL256.7299.2426.8414.8132718341428735194545405998.5313.6
MEAN8.289.9713.813.445.859.247.623731517432.210.5
MAX131427231611921222120130088311120
MIN5.27.18.99.01031244095279.56.0
CFSM.03.04.05.05.17.23.18.911.20.67.12.04
IN..04.04.06.06.19.26.201.041.34.77.14.04

e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1989 - 2000, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN12222822635630851851454845427276.261.3
MAX66211621160138789210631728103315651281196504
(WY)199419931991199319901990199419981998199319931993
MIN6.739.6813.813.445.859.247.696.914016.36.743.68
(WY)199819982000200020002000200019921991199119911991

SUMMARY STATISTICSFOR 1999 CALENDAR YEARFOR 2000 WATER YEARWATER YEARS 1989 - 2000
ANNUAL TOTAL85118.6  29508.6  
ANNUAL MEAN233     80.6  307     
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN698     1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN80.6  2000
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN5630         Jan 232120         May 2814500     Apr 12 1994
LOWEST DAILY MEAN2.8      Sep 23, 245.2      Oct 22.5  A
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM3.0      Sep 196.8      Sep 172.7  Sep 15 1991
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW2840         May 2820100     B
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE11.23    May 2822.45Apr 12 1994
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW4.7      Oct 32.3  C
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM).89.311.17
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)12.094.1915.91
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS587     157     687     
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS27     22     112     
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS4.9  8.6  12     
A - Sept. 10, 16-19, 1991.
B - Mar. 11, 1990 and Apr. 12, 1994. Mar. 11, 1990 on basis of contracted-opening measurement of peak flow.
C - Sept. 9, 10, 16-19, 1991.

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