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WABASH RIVER BASIN


03345500       EMBARRAS RIVER AT STE. MARIE, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 38°56'11", long 88°01'21", in NW1/4NW1/4 sec.30, T.6 N., R.14 W., Jasper County, Hydrologic Unit 05120112, on right bank at upstream side of bridge on County Highway 9 at Ste. Marie, and at mile 48.2.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 1,516 mi2.

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

DISCHARGE: October 1909 to December 1912, August 1914 to current year.

 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2000.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

CHEMICAL: Water years 1978-93.


REVISED RECORDS.-- WSP 1083: 1934. WSP 1113: 1910-31, 1933, 1939-40, 1945(M). WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 445.75 ft above sea level (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers). Prior to June 29, 1940, nonrecording gage and June 29, 1940, to Jan. 24, 1967, water-stage recorder at same site at datum 1.00 ft higher.

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
 
136 e24 e28 e28 e33 537 354 357 831 4440 642 490 
236 e23 e27 e28 e32 512 321 334 833 2450 433 409 
344 e22 30 32 e31 455 298 318 710 1750 992 352 
442 e22 e32 35 e30 388 282 310 557 1480 1800 313 
537 e25 34 30 e29 327 273 300 463 5840 954 281 
 
637 45 32 33 e28 284 267 287 407 8720 1230 255 
737 45 e29 50 e27 253 393 291 373 8720 2300 235 
846 41 e28 48 e27 231 1990 327 359 6090 2330 218 
949 41 e29 47 e26 211 939 405 356 2680 1260 203 
1048 41 50 54 e26 192 508 766 345 1840 771 348 
 
1146 40 41 51 e25 189 387 1090 322 1490 564 3730 
1254 39 38 47 e25 187 331 619 455 3440 455 6430 
1349 37 42 43 e30 193 293 649 533 4260 384 3180 
1447 36 60 39 38 207 270 686 431 3680 335 1170 
1541 36 51 37 42 197 259 591 413 2360 300 878 
 
1639 35 66 35 88 233 255 502 513 1600 274 716 
1746 34 65 34 101 241 356 431 2820 1240 254 598 
1846 32 63 33 322 234 784 1820 4560 1030 253 510 
1944 32 53 31 239 316 706 942 2110 1550 238 446 
2040 32 47 31 256 776 619 478 1370 1410 253 406 
 
2140 31 45 e35 342 724 1020 395 2480 858 235 373 
2238 30 46 e40 500 703 800 354 5820 701 213 335 
2335 e29 43 e45 513 815 601 336 5500 613 724 309 
2432 e28 e43 e48 449 802 536 363 4760 546 1350 294 
2530 e27 e50 e45 360 695 513 348 7370 491 946 1460 
 
26e29 e26 e56 e43 417 593 486 313 7800 445 663 5590 
27e28 e26 e54 e40 794 531 445 1960 7640 408 1290 4500 
28e27 e28 e45 e38 551 481 422 4490 7510 388 3380 2020 
29e26 32 35 e37 520 447 402 1620 7510 403 1400 1410 
30e25 e29 31 e35 --- 416 378 921 6950 693 801 1080 
 
31e24 --- e29 e34 --- 388 --- 840 --- 642 606 --- 

TOTAL119896813221206590112758154882344382101722582763038539
MEAN38.632.342.638.9203412516756273723318911285
MAX54456654794815199044907800872033806430
MIN2422272825187255287322388213203
CFSM.03.02.03.03.13.27.34.501.811.54.59.85
IN..03.02.03.03.14.31.38.582.011.77.68.95

e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1910 - 2000, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN4077391242167019142183219318871301747434381
MAX38926308749511520779075567676105505752384444373810
(WY)192719931968195019821979192219431957195819151926
MIN14.64.374.8413.421.623.412078.365.918.811.67.68
(WY)196519151915197719541954193119541954195419541954

SUMMARY STATISTICSFOR 1999 CALENDAR YEARFOR 2000 WATER YEARWATER YEARS 1910 - 2000
ANNUAL TOTAL485881         282812         
ANNUAL MEAN1331         773         1255         
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN2696         1927
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN35.9      1954
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN21800             Jan 238720             Jul 6,738200         May 30 1927
LOWEST DAILY MEAN22      A    Nov 3,422      A    Nov 3,41.0      B
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM24             Oct 3024             Oct 301.6      Oct 3 1914
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW8920             Jul 744800      CJan 4 1950
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE17.52        Jul 726.54 DJun 30 1957
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW1.0   EB
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM).88    .51    .83    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)11.92    6.94    11.25    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS3210         1880         3330         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS226         313         460         
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS32         30         44         
A - Estimated, but may have been less during periods of estimated discharges in Oct. thru Feb.
B - Oct. 5-9, 1914.
C - Gage height, 25.95 ft, present datum, from rating curve extended above 29,000 ft3/s.
D - Present datum.
E - Observed.

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