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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05567500       MACKINAW RIVER NEAR CONGERVILLE, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 40°37'25", long 89°14'30", in NE1/4SW1/4 sec.17, T.25 N., R.1 W., Woodford County, Hydrologic Unit 07130004, on right bank at downstream side of bridge on U.S. Highway 150, 0.2 mi downstream from Walnut Creek, 2 mi northwest of Congerville, and at mile 58.7.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 767 mi2.

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

DISCHARGE: October 1944 to current year.

 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2000.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

SEDIMENT: June 1983 to September 1983.


REVISED RECORDS.-- WSP 1175: 1948. WSP 1308: 1945(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 607.01 ft above sea level. Prior to July 11, 1945, nonrecording gage at same site and datum.

REMARKS.-- The City of Bloomington occasionally pumps water upstream from station into Lake Evergreen for municipal supply. The City of Bloomington also withdraws water from Lake Bloomington, which is on Money Creek, a tributary to the Mackinaw River. Water withdrawals are diverted via effluent to Sugar Creek basin.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 44,800 ft3/s, Dec. 4, 1982, gage height, 20.21 ft, from floodmark; minimum, 0.2 ft3/s, Oct. 21-24, Oct. 27 to Nov. 3, 1956, Oct. 6, 1957, Oct. 8-10, 1963.

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records good except those for June 9 to July 5, 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
 
113   6.411 15   e7.534 28 120 481 291 24   6.5
213   5.911 16   e8.032 27 130 398 243 23   6.5
316   6.412 16   e8.429 26 136 339 243 20   5.4
422   6.613 18   e8.726 24 131 297 271 19   4.9
521   7.821 17   e8.924 25 126 291 287 20   4.2
 
616   9.623 14   e9.122 20 117 258 369 20   4.0
714   9.921 11   9.320 24 111 229 353 20   3.7
813   8.716 12   9.320 26 112 211 241 19   3.2
912   8.314 13   9.919 29 155 199 183 18   3.1
1012   8.615 14   11   17 30 196 171 163 16   3.1
 
1111   11   13 13   13   17 32 181 162 168 14   3.1
1210   12   14 12   13   16 28 166 154 144 12   7.3
138.610   14 11   13   16 28 206 178 123 12   6.5
148.18.916 10   13   16 26 174 171 104 11   5.6
157.98.519 11   14   16 25 144 198 91 9.97.0
 
167.79.720 11   14   19 27 129 233 80 9.38.0
176.59.719 9.415   18 28 127 208 71 9.07.4
186.011   19 9.323   21 26 194 160 63 8.16.6
195.811   18 7.932   32 35 609 137 61 8.15.3
205.711   16 11   37   50 82 626 156 57 7.15.1
 
216.511   15 8.335   73 241 451 514 51 6.55.2
227.311   14 e8.035   70 421 332 938 45 7.95.2
236.212   13 e7.838   75 275 304 782 41 11   6.1
245.912   13 7.754   58 240 263 797 37 11   11   
255.912   13 7.773   47 211 207 907 34 8.216   
 
265.915   13 9.558   40 188 175 754 31 7.116   
276.215   13 e10   45   37 166 1080 574 30 6.712   
287.011   13 e8.035   35 149 1490 455 32 8.011   
296.910   14 e6.629   33 138 1120 399 29 11   9.7
307.312   14 e6.3---   31 125 773 366 26 8.09.1
 
317.8---   14 e6.8---   29 --- 595 --- 24 6.7---   

TOTAL302.2302.0474338.3679.1992275010680111173986391.6207.8
MEAN9.7510.115.310.923.432.091.734537112912.66.93
MAX22152318737542114909383692416
MIN5.75.9116.37.51620111137246.53.1
CFSM.01.01.02.01.03.04.12.45.48.17.02.01
IN..01.01.02.02.03.05.13.52.54.19.02.01

e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1945 - 2000, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN1942713974696139351057900778369179225
MAX276533404062280820893157313642163322268727344330
(WY)198719861983199319511979197319951974195119811993
MIN.592.472.406.0114.932.091.711421.66.091.221.84
(WY)195719641964194519632000200019581963198819881988

SUMMARY STATISTICSFOR 1999 CALENDAR YEARFOR 2000 WATER YEARWATER YEARS 1945 - 2000
ANNUAL TOTAL205873.9  32220.0      
ANNUAL MEAN564     88.0      531         
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN1672         1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN78.2      1989
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN10400         Jun 151490             May 2834000         Dec 4 1982
LOWEST DAILY MEAN5.7      Oct 203.1          Sep 9-11.20    A
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM6.2      Oct 193.5          Sep 5.20    Oct 27 1956
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW1570             May 2844800         Dec 4 1982
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE5.01        May 2820.21 BDec 4 1982
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW2.2   C    Jan 170.20 D
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM).74.11    .69    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)9.991.56    9.41    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS1470     242         1280         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS68     16         180         
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS8.9  6.7      12         
A - Oct. 21-24, Oct. 27 to Nov. 3, 1956.
B - From floodmark.
C - Result of freezeup.
D - Oct. 21-24, Oct. 27 to Nov. 3, 1956; Oct. 6, 1957; Oct. 8-10, 1963.


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