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WABASH RIVER BASIN


03380500       SKILLET FORK AT WAYNE CITY, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 38°21'25", long 88°35'00", in SW1/4 sec.7, T.2 S., R.6 E., Wayne County, Hydrologic Unit 05120115, on right bank 0.1 mi downstream from Shoe Creek, 0.5 mi downstream from bridge on State Highway 15, 0.9 mi upstream from railroad bridge, 1 mi north of Wayne City, and at mile 42.4.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 464 mi2.

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

DISCHARGE: August 1908 to December 1912, June 1914 to September 1921, June 1928 to current year.

 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2000.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

CHEMICAL: Water years 1978-91.

 

SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Water year 1979.

 

WATER TEMPERATURE: Water year 1979.


REVISED RECORDS.-- WSP 1143: 1947-48. WSP 1205: 1918-21, 1929-31, 1937-39. WSP 1335: 1908-13, 1916(M), 1930-34, 1935(M). WSP 1725: Drainage area.

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter and rain gage, and concrete dam since Nov. 17, 1954. Datum of gage is 383.15 ft above sea level (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers). Prior to Sept. 30, 1921, nonrecording gage at site 0.9 mi downstream at datum about 3.0 ft lower. June 11, 1928, to Oct. 4, 1939, nonrecording gage at site 0.5 mi upstream at datum 2.8 ft lower.

REMARKS.-- Wayne City municipal water plant diverts about 0.02 ft3/s at gage since November 1954; diversion not included in records.

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records good except those for estimated daily discharges and those for discharges less than 5.0 ft3/s, which are poor.
DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1999 TO SEPTEMBER 2000
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAYOCTNOVDECJANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEP
 
1e.30e.30e.45.973.0207 54 76 65   101 355 27   
2e.30e.33e.481.0  3.2121 46 57 44   101 121 21   
3e.30e.34e.523.6  4.286 44 47 31   193 74 17   
4e.30e.35e.5214     4.583 38 74 24   97 48 15   
5e.30e.35e.5034     4.794 34 51 21   63 60 12   
 
6e.30e.35e.5039     5.389 32 42 17   90 170 10   
7e.30e.34e.4829     6.271 77 38 15   53 315 8.8
8e.30e.34e.4520     6.357 2220 250 13   35 2010 8.0
9e.32e.33e.4514     6.647 1930 591 12   30 1180 8.0
10e.35e.33e1.0  11     7.238 770 569 11   27 1220 8.6
 
11e.35e.33e2.0  8.0  7.436 297 288 9.742 506 7.3
12e.34e.336.0  6.9  6.538 176 222 9.51010 123 6.5
13e.34e.3211     7.8  13   95 120 305 10   779 65 5.6
14e.33e.3216     9.9  82   567 91 254 16   383 42 5.9
15e.33e.3112     9.5  135   692 74 158 17   138 30 6.2
 
16e.32e.3111     8.1  78   558 66 81 17   74 24 6.4
17e.32e.308.8  7.1  43   981 228 51 3460   48 19 6.8
18e.31e.307.6  6.6  460   503 164 36 4990   35 22 6.7
19e.30e.305.5  6.0  1350   353 98 29 3460   196 21 6.2
20e.30e.304.2  6.6  683   2700 79 26 2450   254 18 5.6
 
21e.30e.303.3  7.1  245   2870 64 22 718   146 18 5.4
22e.30e.302.4  7.7  113   2190 52 19 649   80 16 5.0
23e.30e.302.0  9.5  74   835 60 18 423   47 18 4.7
24e.30e.321.6  9.7  58   316 66 18 3400   31 50 5.3
25e.30e.351.2  8.6  62   207 139 18 7890   23 536 14   
 
26e.30e.371.2  8.0  595   146 127 18 7980   18 1150 309   
27e.30e.381.2  7.5  2780   142 130 30 5810   15 446 751   
28e.30e.40.717.4  1610   155 397 351 3920   14 111 277   
29e.30e.42.655.5  490   115 218 969 963   82 69 84   
30e.30e.43.974.2  ---   83 115 348 174   2480 59 44   
 
31e.30---     .973.5  ---   66 --- 110 ---   1950 39 ---   

TOTAL9.6110.05105.65321.778936.1145418006516646619.2863589351698.0
MEAN.31.343.4110.4308469267167155427928856.6
MAX.35.431639278028702220969798024802010751
MIN.30.30.45.973.03632189.514164.7
CFSM.00.00.01.02.661.01.58.363.35.60.62.12
IN..00.00.01.03.721.17.64.413.74.69.72.14

e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1909 - 2000, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN95.826141765564378879262830916111676.6
MAX146229693314405224082361249541131554116222571227
(WY)192019861983194919821945195719612000199319151993
MIN.016.13.29.692.511.9611.68.961.481.05.056.047
(WY)190919541954198119341954195419361988193019911940

SUMMARY STATISTICSFOR 1999 CALENDAR YEARFOR 2000 WATER YEARWATER YEARS 1909 - 2000
ANNUAL TOTAL237880.02102983.38
ANNUAL MEAN652     281     412         
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN928         1950
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN32.1      1954
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN13100         Jan 237980         Jun 2645000         May 9 1961
LOWEST DAILY MEAN.30    A.30    A.00    B
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM.30    Sep 13.30    Oct 1.00    Oct 24 1908
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW9700         Jun 2559400      CMay 17 1990
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE18.65    Jun 2526.68    May 8 1961
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM)1.40.61.89    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)19.078.2612.05    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS2250     592     1110         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS38     22     35         
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS.30.321.3      
A - Many days, estimated due to leakage through dam.
B - At times in several years.
C - Gage height, 25.75 ft.


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