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WABASH RIVER BASIN


03336645       MIDDLE FORK VERMILION RIVER ABOVE OAKWOOD, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 40°08'14", long 87°44'45", in NE1/4SW1/4 sec.5, T.19 N., R.12 W., Vermilion County, Hydrologic Unit 05120109, on right bank 150 ft upstream from Kickapoo State Park Road bridge, 1.0 mi upstream from Interstate Highway 74 bridge, 2.0 mi northeast of Oakwood, and at mile 31.7.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 432 mi2.

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

DISCHARGE: October 1978 to current year.

 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2001. Gage-height records for January 1972 to Nov. 8, 1978, available in files of Illinois Office of Water Resources.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

CHEMICAL: Water years 1978-91.

 

SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Water year 1979.

 

WATER TEMPERATURE: Water year 1979.


GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, and water-quality monitor. Datum of gage is 544.42 ft above sea level (levels by Illinois Office of Water Resources).

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 15,500 ft3/s, Apr. 13, 1994, gage height, 20.46 ft; minimum daily, 4.5 ft3/s, Nov. 20, 1980.

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records good except those for Dec. 18 to Feb. 9, which are fair, and estimated daily discharges, which are poor.
DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2000 TO SEPTEMBER 2001
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAYOCTNOVDECJANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEP
 
18.88.333 e21 e1000 1010 171 e118 192 56 26   75 
26.98.631 e21 e700 735 159 e120 208 50 23   50 
36.28.830 e23 e500 588 144 e107 318 54 26   e35 
47.48.628 e24 e400 490 134 e91 353 88 30   23 
5e14   9.126 e25 e340 420 125 e86 474 166 31   17 
 
6e17   9.1e28 e25 e300 350 215 e101 784 135 21   13 
7e20   12   e29 e25 e280 300 1850 e103 1710 92 13   e30 
8e17   12   e30 e24 685 268 1920 e94 1180 73 13   e120 
9e15   23   e30 e22 2220 247 828 e91 689 65 16   e200 
10e13   56   e29 e21 3130 222 664 e80 494 363 14   e260 
 
1112   157   e27 e20 2960 208 1100 e78 385 308 14   113 
1211   156   e50 e19 1320 202 1640 e94 319 181 13   71 
139.6103   e80 e20 694 204 954 e87 269 112 12   48 
148.486   e120 e30 1150 205 615 e69 233 77 10   35 
159.091   e90 e45 2290 188 508 e68 207 60 9.029 
 
169.184   e60 e70 1460 226 490 e58 190 48 9.824 
179.764   e45 e150 901 519 428 e73 163 38 9.022 
189.250   e37 e110 562 669 361 e188 141 32 11   21 
198.942   e34 e80 430 597 322 e317 128 27 13   31 
208.334   e31 e60 342 485 e287 330 124 26 21   44 
 
217.828   e30 e45 284 405 e258 239 124 24 23   37 
227.134   e29 e38 246 346 e235 204 152 23 20   28 
237.433   e28 e33 228 301 e213 163 186 e26 24   24 
248.030   e27 e30 441 269 e189 137 141 e30 19   20 
257.429   e26 e28 4690 237 e168 132 113 26 46   18 
 
267.031   e25 e26 4310 213 e148 130 91 28 52   17 
276.833   e24 e24 4270 198 e144 236 79 15 80   16 
287.134   e23 e40 2420 188 e134 505 76 22 40   15 
297.136   e22 e80 --- 179 e119 358 68 139 26   14 
307.534   e22 e500 --- 179 e112 253 61 71 23   13 
 
317.9---   e21 e1400 --- 174 --- 206 --- 39 99   --- 

TOTAL301.61344.511453079385531082214635491696522494786.81463
MEAN9.7344.836.999.3137734948815932280.525.448.8
MAX201571201400469010101920505171036399260
MIN6.28.321192281741125861159.013
CFSM.02.10.09.233.19.811.13.37.74.19.06.11
IN..03.12.10.273.32.931.26.42.83.21.07.13

e Estimated

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1979 - 2001, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN12530635933957775268966644727717394.5
MAX108822781097167925802088238416561446132010601116
(WY)199419861991199319821979199419951998199319811993
MIN9.739.5415.615.567.673.486.492.127.012.811.17.85
(WY)200119812000200020002000200019881988198820002000

SUMMARY STATISTICSFOR 2000 CALENDAR YEARFOR 2001 WATER YEARWATER YEARS 1979 - 2001
ANNUAL TOTAL28702.9  89191.9  
ANNUAL MEAN78.4  244     399     
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN901     1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN74.3  2000
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN2040         May 284690         Feb 2514400     Apr 13 1994
LOWEST DAILY MEAN4.6      Sep 56.2      Oct 34.5  Nov 20 1980
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM5.5      Sep 37.3      Oct 225.1  Nov 16 1980
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW4900         Feb 2515500     Apr 13 1994
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE8.28    Feb 2520.46Apr 13 1994
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW5.9      A
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM).18.57.92
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)2.477.6812.56
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS164     512     950     
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS29     68     147     
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS7.8  12     15     

A - Oct. 4; Dec. 5, result of freeze-up.


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