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HENDERSON CREEK BASIN


05469000       HENDERSON CREEK NEAR OQUAWKA, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 41°00'05", long 90°51'15", in NE1/4SW1/4 sec.28, T.12 N., R.4 W., Henderson County, Hydrologic Unit 07080104, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 94, 1 mi south of Bald Bluff, 6.5 mi northeast of Oquawka, and at mile 20.8.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 432 mi2.

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

DISCHARGE: October 1934 to September 1996. October 1997 to current year. Prior to October 1938, published as Henderson River. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1308.

 

STAGE: Water years 1994-1996;1998-2000.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

CHEMICAL: Water years 1978 to 1991. Additional chemical data for water years 1972-77 are published in Water-Resources Investigations 78-23 and 79-24 as site LD 02.

 

SEDIMENT: April 1978 to September 1981.


REVISED RECORDS.-- WSP 1208: 1939, 1942-43, 1948. WSP 1308: 1935-38(M), 1941(M). WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter and rain gage, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 541.21 ft above sea level (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers). Prior to Mar. 4, 1941, nonrecording gage at same site and datum.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 34,600 ft3/s, July 8, 1982, gage height, 31.05 ft; maximum gage height, 32.65 ft, July 25, 1993; minimum observed, 1.7 ft3/s, Sept. 22, 23, 1940.
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS: Maximum daily mean, 7,070 mg/L May 27, 1981; minimum daily mean, 6 mg/L Feb. 10, 11, 1981.
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT LOADS: Maximum daily, 33,900 tons Apr. 14, 1981; minimum daily, 0.87 tons Feb. 2-4, 1980.

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records good except those for May 31 to June 2 and July 6 to Aug. 2, which are fair, and 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
 
171 27 29 e45 e29 429 118 292 1950 652 166 34 
256 26 33 56 e29 386 122 289 1120 589 151 31 
354 26 29 44 e30 329 123 263 784 580 133 29 
476 28 28 38 e30 305 118 247 656 670 121 29 
594 32 63 e33 e31 278 110 231 590 1420 113 28 
 
658 36 156 e41 e31 248 108 219 509 933 117 28 
743 38 94 e37 e32 226 111 213 447 701 114 27 
837 38 52 e34 e32 213 121 208 410 594 106 26 
934 35 61 e42 e33 205 114 230 371 534 109 27 
1033 34 127 59 e35 189 104 321 338 644 108 35 
 
1132 36 111 69 e40 172 110 278 319 855 94 37 
1230 35 70 55 e37 167 111 259 381 651 82 52 
1328 30 57 e36 e35 161 98 231 1180 545 78 57 
1428 28 49 e40 e36 154 97 201 956 471 77 59 
1528 28 47 e44 e38 152 97 189 1040 421 74 78 
 
1630 27 46 e36 e40 150 99 200 724 382 64 58 
1731 26 49 e33 e45 141 122 216 579 346 58 42 
1840 27 40 e29 e50 131 131 207 484 324 55 34 
1931 27 e36 e31 e46 149 126 182 425 321 52 29 
2028 27 e32 e35 e43 183 598 165 426 303 50 37 
 
2130 27 e35 e33 e41 207 1500 158 738 278 48 57 
2228 28 e33 e31 e120 179 973 156 603 255 46 67 
2327 30 e31 e30 274 164 709 175 516 240 48 165 
2426 34 e29 e29 292 165 589 174 1990 221 51 232 
2527 37 e28 e28 309 167 500 139 3480 211 62 195 
 
2628 34 e29 e28 805 151 432 129 3670 205 45 136 
2728 30 e30 e27 827 159 396 255 1710 200 40 91 
2827 27 e31 e27 545 161 367 305 1080 185 40 69 
2927 27 e32 e27 437 142 336 206 899 177 39 58 
3026 26 e35 e28 --- 128 304 181 752 171 39 50 
 
3126 --- e37 e28 --- 122 --- 1760 --- 170 37 --- 

TOTAL1162911155911534372611388448279291271424924171897
MEAN37.530.450.337.215119729526797146078.063.2
MAX9438156698274291500176036701420166232
MIN2626282729122971293191703726
CFSM.09.07.12.09.35.46.68.622.251.06.18.15
IN..10.08.13.10.38.53.76.712.511.23.21.16

e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1935 - 2000, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN154181183251362457500463454317146135
MAX156011891176126514661752174218291960296716751222
(WY)194219781983196919491979197319961974198219931970
MIN7.109.898.384.4513.547.433.426.931.36.589.615.65
(WY)193819381964194019891956195619891940193619361940

SUMMARY STATISTICSFOR 1999 CALENDAR YEARFOR 2000 WATER YEARWATER YEARS 1935 - 2000
ANNUAL TOTAL142142         80083         
ANNUAL MEAN389         219         300         
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN1002         1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN50.9      1989
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN4000      A    Jan 233670             Jun 2625800         Jul 25 1993
LOWEST DAILY MEAN13             Sep 2526      B1.7   CD
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM15             Sep 2026             Oct 282.1      Sep 17 1940
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW4160             Jun 2634600      EJul 8 1982
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE25.09        Jun 2632.65    Jul 25 1993
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW8.6   F    Jan 13
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM).90    .51    .69    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)12.24    6.90    9.43    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS979         583         667         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS200         80         128         
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS27         28         19         
A - Estimated due to backwater from ice.
B - Oct. 24, 30, 31, Nov. 2, 3, 17, 30, and Sept. 8.
C - Observed.
D - Sept. 22, 23, 1940.
E - Gage height, 31.05 ft.
F - Result of freeze-up, but may have been less during periods of ice effect, Dec. 19 to Jan. 1, Jan. 5-9, and Jan. 13 to Feb. 22.

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