05594100 DATA: Discharge Tables, 2000

Station list Available data
KASKASKIA RIVER BASIN

05594100 KASKASKIA RIVER NEAR VENEDY STATION, IL

LOCATION.-- Lat 38°27'02", long 89°37'39", in NW1/4NW1/4 sec.14, T.1 S., R.5 W., Washington County, Hydrologic Unit 07140204, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highways 160 and 177, 1 mi northwest of Venedy Station, 2.5 mi downstream from Sugar Creek, 4 mi west of Okawville, and at mile 57.2.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 4,393 mi².

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

DISCHARGE: October 1969 to current year.

STAGE: Water years 1994-2000. Gage-height record for Mar. 7, 1968, to Sept. 30, 1969, available in files of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY

CHEMICAL: Water years 1975-91.

SEDIMENT: May 1980 to Sept. 1997.

SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Water years 1975-81.

WATER TEMPERATURE: Water years 1975-81.

REVISED RECORDS.-- 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 380.10 ft above sea level (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers).

REMARKS.-- Flow partially regulated by Carlyle Lake (station 05592990), 35 mi upstream from gage.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS: Maximum daily, 2,590 mg/L, June 1, 1982; minimum daily, 5 mg/L, Dec. 20-29, 1980, Feb. 5, 1981.
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT LOADS: Maximum daily, 46,200 tons, June 1, 1982; minimum daily, 1.9 tons, Jan. 14-16, 19, 23, 24, 1981.

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	115	68	81	710	e290	1640	587	310	3620	15000	8240	3500
2	113	68	101	711	e290	1310	567	282	3400	11300	6080	3270
3	115	68	352	725	e285	998	553	236	3280	7660	4780	3120
4	118	84	424	753	e280	874	458	206	2980	6280	4580	2890
5	120	102	630	823	e275	845	282	188	2460	5830	4780	2610

6	120	98	743	932	e280	852	197	186	1960	5580	4980	2370
7	104	91	684	932	e290	845	198	473	1740	5740	5250	2080
8	100	94	646	924	285	824	605	2430	1550	5750	7400	1830
9	103	88	637	912	176	799	1310	2770	1370	5440	8710	1750
10	124	84	680	894	137	782	1380	2530	1140	5250	9120	1530

11	121	83	812	878	127	698	844	2340	1040	5440	8080	1540
12	121	80	911	881	135	588	459	1460	967	7980	6110	2060
13	123	80	803	933	151	570	316	1010	988	8750	5100	2420
14	111	77	854	963	166	501	244	1490	799	8550	4730	2620
15	101	76	928	843	190	463	214	1830	676	7030	4570	2470

16	99	76	862	712	339	569	194	1220	844	5320	4380	2220
17	98	78	689	692	361	541	228	852	6570	5160	4240	1970
18	96	79	646	700	443	454	270	664	8520	5230	4310	1660
19	90	78	638	700	1390	427	322	487	7070	8680	4440	1490
20	83	78	571	698	1560	538	341	425	5050	10500	3960	1440

21	80	78	464	696	1220	1640	288	401	4380	11700	3440	1420
22	81	81	451	703	946	2550	248	404	5090	10900	3210	1410
23	78	86	447	642	871	2580	256	431	5860	8590	2740	1390
24	75	87	442	549	1200	1950	265	373	10200	6360	2540	1310
25	77	85	435	548	1360	1170	301	667	16100	5460	4070	1370

26	76	86	440	485	1390	800	406	807	19200	5110	4880	2680
27	74	88	432	386	1670	706	493	2820	22400	4950	5200	3970
28	73	89	430	344	1940	667	508	5310	21400	5290	5370	4480
29	71	87	525	e310	1830	653	360	5380	18700	7090	5340	4180
30	68	81	684	e300	---	633	331	4500	16800	8130	4260	3840

31	68	---	704	e294	---	615	---	3880	---	8820	3650	---

TOTAL	2996	2478	18146	21573	19877	29082	13025	46362	196154	228870	158540	70890
MEAN	96.6	82.6	585	696	685	938	434	1496	6538	7383	5114	2363
MAX	124	102	928	963	1940	2580	1380	5380	22400	15000	9120	4480
MIN	68	68	81	294	127	427	194	186	676	4950	2540	1310

e Estimated

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1970 - 2000, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN	943	1896	4617	5096	6221	6633	6303	4459	3399	2633	1669	1053
MAX	5021	12600	17460	12050	18850	16930	16750	15470	7875	7383	5397	5280
(WY)	1994	1994	1983	1991	1982	1979	1979	1996	1990	2000	1998	1993
MIN	96.6	82.6	89.4	74.2	516	891	434	211	102	104	161	102
(WY)	2000	2000	1977	1977	1978	1981	2000	1976	1988	1976	1988	1976

SUMMARY STATISTICS	FOR 1999 CALENDAR YEAR		FOR 2000 WATER YEAR		WATER YEARS 1970 - 2000
ANNUAL TOTAL	1348357		807993
ANNUAL MEAN	3694		2208		3731
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN					6824	1973
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN					1194	1992
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN	23700	Feb 9	22400	Jun 27	48700	May 19 1995
LOWEST DAILY MEAN	68	Oct 30-Nov 3	68	Oct 30-Nov 3	56	Sep 12 1970
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM	69	Oct 28	69	Oct 28	63	Sep 7 1970
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW			22900	Jun 27	50300	May 19 1995
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE			22.52	Jun 27	25.79	May 19 1995
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW			64	Nov 2	54	A
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS	11600		5770		10300
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS	1800		790		1950
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS	88		88		139

A - Sept. 12, 13, 1970.