05592500 DATA: Discharge Tables, 2000

Station list Available data
KASKASKIA RIVER BASIN

05592500 KASKASKIA RIVER AT VANDALIA, IL

LOCATION.-- Lat 38°57'38", long 89°05'20", in NW1/4SE1/4 sec.16, T.6 N., R.1 E., Fayette County, Hydrologic Unit 07140202, on right bank at upstream side of Gallatin Street Bridge in Vandalia, 3.5 mi upstream from Hickory Creek and at mile 135.7.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 1,940 mi².

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

DISCHARGE: February 1908 to December 1912, August 1914 to current year. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1308.

STAGE: Water years 1994-2000.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY

CHEMICAL: Water years 1978-91.

REVISED RECORDS.-- WSP 1208: 1919. WSP 1508: 1912, 1915(M), 1917-18(M), 1923(M), 1925(M), 1928-31(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 453.30 ft above sea level. Prior to Oct. 1, 1933, nonrecording gage at present site at datum 2.00 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1933, to Sept. 23, 1968, nonrecording gage at present site and datum.

REMARKS.-- Flow partially regulated since June 24, 1969, by Lake Shelbyville (station 05591950), 45 mi above gage.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 62,700 ft³/s, June 29, 1957; maximum gage height, 27.41 ft, Apr. 30, 1996; minimum discharge observed, 3.5 ft³/s, Aug. 22, 1911.

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
DAY	OCT	NOV	DEC	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP

1	53	63	62	650	93	522	398	123	350	1110	968	646
2	51	72	62	659	98	464	323	111	271	996	895	645
3	49	87	64	687	94	403	248	104	214	1140	1120	638
4	49	104	63	728	88	385	192	99	182	1280	1370	631
5	47	76	69	776	87	375	162	113	158	2360	1060	624

6	46	63	70	767	80	359	135	103	e160	5780	2030	620
7	46	56	73	755	79	340	152	637	e148	8730	2090	622
8	74	56	74	744	80	301	549	1350	e141	9950	1340	725
9	75	63	74	751	78	221	459	632	e135	5660	1200	800
10	81	62	91	753	80	160	275	359	e126	2110	877	941

11	73	61	84	747	81	139	204	289	e132	1770	602	2920
12	60	62	86	741	82	135	171	230	e262	1650	487	2500
13	49	61	79	737	84	138	146	580	214	1490	667	1200
14	43	63	87	734	79	151	133	415	e421	1460	752	904
15	42	62	105	733	78	160	126	234	e572	1490	762	827

16	41	61	150	684	73	151	123	157	e715	1470	694	842
17	43	61	127	668	103	140	179	126	4050	1430	652	876
18	45	62	272	665	270	128	295	311	e3890	1290	698	862
19	44	62	429	661	499	145	250	610	1240	1920	698	851
20	42	61	450	602	465	1020	203	273	605	1800	631	838

21	40	62	459	506	379	1290	231	170	2660	1050	589	820
22	41	63	467	416	333	630	267	129	4070	1200	596	730
23	53	66	525	365	313	507	208	135	1950	1260	1210	694
24	55	66	556	224	350	506	222	632	4870	1290	3180	691
25	56	66	566	187	433	522	375	363	7540	1320	1930	980

26	56	66	573	170	479	526	331	189	7810	1310	848	2660
27	58	65	580	175	588	535	237	1800	8150	1280	664	1640
28	59	52	580	149	650	555	189	3710	5780	1040	545	1110
29	59	51	590	129	558	541	159	1520	2280	1050	548	1120
30	63	61	639	108	---	518	138	674	1380	1900	586	1350

31	64	---	648	102	---	463	---	465	---	1250	632	---

TOTAL	1657	1936	8754	16773	6754	12430	7080	16643	60476	68836	30921	31307
MEAN	53.5	64.5	282	541	233	401	236	537	2016	2221	997	1044
MAX	81	104	648	776	650	1290	549	3710	8150	9950	3180	2920
MIN	40	51	62	102	73	128	123	99	126	996	487	620

e Estimated

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1970 - 2000, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN	581	961	1999	2400	2686	3009	2538	1939	1745	1310	901	580
MAX	3349	5459	5783	7027	6884	7565	6462	8080	5486	3122	2599	3366
(WY)	1970	1994	1986	1993	1982	1979	1979	1996	1974	1974	1974	1993
MIN	34.3	39.1	20.6	19.0	233	401	236	165	61.9	48.7	50.5	30.2
(WY)	1988	1977	1977	1977	2000	2000	2000	1987	1988	1988	1976	1976

SUMMARY STATISTICS	FOR 1999 CALENDAR YEAR		FOR 2000 WATER YEAR		WATER YEARS 1970 - 2000
ANNUAL TOTAL	560976		263567
ANNUAL MEAN	1537		720		1716
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN					3415	1974
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN					583	1977
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN	18200	Feb 9	9950	Jul 8	23900	Apr 30 1996
LOWEST DAILY MEAN	40	Oct 21	40	Oct 21	17	A
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM	42	Oct 16	42	Oct 16	17	Dec 23 1976
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW			10500	Jul 8	30000 B	Jun 16 1970
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE			21.18	Jul 8	27.41	Apr 30 1996
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW			39	Oct 21,22
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS	3960		1460		4360
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS	991		377		1010
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS	54		62		73

A - Dec. 23-29, 1976; Feb. 5-9, 1977.
B - About 30,000 ft³/s, result of levee break.