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BIG MUDDY RIVER BASIN


05597000       BIG MUDDY RIVER AT PLUMFIELD, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 37°54'05", long 89°00'50", in NW1/4 sec.20, T.7 S., R.2 E., Franklin County, Hydrologic Unit 07140106, on left bank 0.8 mi upstream from bridge on State Highway 149 at Plumfield, 1.9 mi downstream from Middle Fork Muddy River, and at mile 86.6.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 794 mi2.

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

DISCHARGE: June 1908 to September 1910 and December 1910 to December 1912 (published as "near Cambon"), August 1914 to current year.

 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2000.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

CHEMICAL: Water years 1978-91.


REVISED RECORDS.-- WSP 700: 1929. WSP 805: 1935. WSP 1508: 1908-10, 1920-21(M), 1928(M), 1932(M). WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter and rain gage, and concrete control. Datum of gage is 353.24 ft above sea level. June 16, 1908, to Dec. 31, 1912, nonrecording gage at site 1.7 mi upstream at different datum. Aug. 14, 1914, to July 12, 1932, nonrecording gage at site 0.2 mi downstream at different datum. July 13, 1932, to Nov. 12, 1938, nonrecording gage at bridge 0.8 mi downstream at datum 0.86 ft higher. Nov. 13, 1938, to Sept. 30, 1974, water-stage recorder at present site at datum 5.0 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1974, to Sept. 30, 1991, auxiliary water-stage recorder at pumping plant at Zeigler, 4 mi downstream, at datum 353.24 ft above sea level. Feb. 14, 1937, to Sept. 30, 1974, auxiliary nonrecording gage at same site at datum 5.0 ft higher.

REMARKS.-- Flow regulated since October 1970 by Rend Lake (station 05595950), 18.6 mi upstream from gage.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 42,900 ft3/s, May 10, 1961; maximum gage height, 29.67 ft, datum then in use, May 10, 1961; no flow at times in 1908-9, 1914, 1936, 1940-41.

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records good except those above 800 ft3/s, 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
 
137 27 37 35 e34 1150 155 498 136 1470 478 335 
235 26 36 36 e34 1030 144 440 113 1190 476 323 
334 28 37 125 e35 749 140 284 107 987 577 311 
434 30 39 321 35 371 149 204 98 889 779 301 
534 29 41 389 35 178 154 182 93 850 950 298 
 
633 29 41 320 34 133 122 163 96 837 1050 285 
733 29 39 191 33 113 119 152 88 778 1120 270 
844 32 37 96 32 97 138 156 81 683 1320 260 
962 31 41 69 32 84 149 149 77 623 1500 255 
1052 31 170 58 33 74 126 192 73 580 1580 253 
 
1140 32 249 52 33 76 121 177 72 549 1480 249 
1236 32 215 48 32 93 123 172 70 823 1280 244 
1333 33 158 45 43 117 119 204 69 962 990 250 
1431 33 127 44 141 127 113 209 67 961 726 243 
1532 32 101 42 284 127 114 184 64 963 576 235 
 
1631 32 110 41 289 153 114 168 88 925 509 227 
1733 33 86 40 228 261 141 145 1300 783 481 213 
1834 36 66 41 321 307 159 124 2150 664 463 202 
1932 36 53 40 582 302 161 111 3250 689 451 194 
2032 36 46 40 714 777 151 114 4640 766 440 184 
 
2131 36 42 41 779 1050 136 107 4710 797 425 193 
2231 36 39 41 728 1370 128 101 4310 837 408 191 
2330 37 37 41 642 1550 114 152 3830 875 407 180 
2429 37 36 40 449 1380 115 171 3420 794 395 180 
2528 36 36 e38 237 1040 144 139 3050 647 387 206 
 
2630 36 35 e35 316 669 159 156 2690 555 380 257 
2732 36 35 e35 803 351 194 365 2520 507 375 221 
2832 36 35 e35 894 260 442 423 2400 488 368 200 
2930 36 35 e35 1050 236 518 332 2170 491 358 190 
3026 36 35 e34 --- 200 514 236 1830 494 349 178 
 
3126 --- 35 e34 --- 176 --- 168 --- 485 340 --- 

TOTAL105798921292482890214601517663784366223942214187128
MEAN34.133.068.780.13074711732061455772691238
MAX623724938910501550518498471014701580335
MIN26263534327411310164485340178

e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1971 - 2000, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN1044256508631057129615161362743413221135
MAX488381235103054335544393740651120621044691553
(WY)198519941983199119821979198919831995199820001974
MIN27.326.131.027.248.873.667.411738.930.821.820.6
(WY)197119721972197219721981198119871972197119711971

SUMMARY STATISTICSFOR 1999 CALENDAR YEARFOR 2000 WATER YEARWATER YEARS 1971 - 2000
ANNUAL TOTAL271564 137864     
ANNUAL MEAN744 377     730         
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN1515         1983
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN161         1972
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN4730     Jan 244710         Jun 2114000         May 1 1996
LOWEST DAILY MEAN26     A26         A6.8      Oct 13 1970
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM27     Oct 3027         Oct 307.3      Aug 17 1971
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW4870         Jun 2014200      BMay 1 1996
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE24.09    Jun 2031.84 CMay 4 1983
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS2100 953     1870         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS320 150     332         
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS33 33     42         
A - Oct. 30, 31, Nov. 2.
B - Gage height, 31.83 ft.
C - Discharge, 11,800 ft3/s.

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Introduction

Station Descriptions

Surface-Water Data

Ground-Water Data

Meteorological Data

Biological Data