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WABASH RIVER BASIN


03338780       NORTH FORK VERMILION RIVER NEAR BISMARCK, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 40°15'55", long 87°38'34", in SE1/4NE1/4 sec.24, T.21 N., R.12 W., Vermilion County, Hydrologic Unit 05120109,on left bank at downstream side of County Road 2750 N, 1.8 mi west of Bismarck, 1.9 mi downstream from Painter Creek, 6.6 mi downstream from Middle Branch of North Fork Vermilion River, and at mile 17.7.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 262 mi2.

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

DISCHARGE: June 1970 to September 1973, low-flow partial-record station. October 1988 to current year.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

CHEMICAL: Water years 1978-91.


REVISED RECORDS.-- WDR IL-98 : 1997 (P).

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, and crest-stage gage. Elevation of gage is 594 ft. above sea level, from topographic map.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 20,100 ft3/s, Mar. 11, 1990, gage height, 21.97 ft, on basis of contracted-opening measurement of peak flow, maximum gage height, 22.45 ft, Apr. 12, 1994, discharge, 20,100 ft3/s; minimum, 2.3 ft3/s, Sept. 9, 10, 16-19, 1991.

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor.
DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2000 TO SEPTEMBER 2001
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAYOCTNOVDECJANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEP
 
18.218 47 e32 e750 727 139 119 201 56 23 705 
27.419 45 e33 e500 577 126 116 343 56 25 269 
37.118 43 e35 e350 472 122 106 299 74 63 138 
410   18 44 e37 e270 402 113 98 251 156 38 81 
519   17 44 e38 e250 328 111 99 309 119 28 54 
 
624   18 47 e38 e240 276 140 96 775 75 23 42 
730   21 51 e37 325 247 160 93 939 60 21 59 
826   24 48 e35 580 229 141 91 650 60 20 263 
920   30 48 e33 1650 207 128 83 446 334 23 401 
1017   214 43 e31 2300 188 137 81 341 292 22 621 
 
1116   184 49 e30 1200 185 611 85 282 139 18 308 
1215   104 e60 e29 760 175 1000 81 239 90 16 174 
1314   97 e160 e31 557 187 599 72 207 72 16 119 
1413   156 e120 e40 1100 162 396 71 180 60 16 89 
1516   121 e90 e55 1710 154 335 75 161 52 15 72 
 
1623   92 e70 e230 1100 219 305 76 145 46 15 61 
1720   79 e60 e180 773 373 253 88 125 42 16 56 
1823   64 e54 e130 510 380 210 458 115 39 17 53 
1920   56 e50 e100 401 331 196 508 108 42 42 88 
2017   54 e47 e80 336 289 188 292 99 37 28 132 
 
2117   46 e44 e65 264 262 177 222 107 33 21 99 
2221   45 e42 e56 244 229 159 177 128 31 18 76 
2316   46 e40 e50 220 207 154 147 105 32 28 63 
2417   45 e39 e45 448 190 152 139 88 42 27 57 
2518   44 e38 e42 3250 170 132 126 78 35 23 51 
 
2618   53 e37 e39 3120 161 130 128 72 34 26 47 
2720   63 e36 e37 1510 153 129 158 67 49 20 46 
2819   60 e35 e50 951 145 120 147 70 38 18 42 
2923   55 e34 e100 --- 149 112 122 62 38 16 40 
3017   51 e33 e300 --- 145 113 108 59 30 30 38 
 
3117   --- e32 e1000 --- 140 --- 107 --- 26 1000 --- 

TOTAL548.7191216303038256698059678843697051228917124344
MEAN17.763.752.698.091726022614123573.855.2145
MAX302141601000325072710005089393341000705
MIN7.11732292201401117159261538
CFSM.07.24.20.373.50.99.86.54.90.28.21.55
IN..08.27.23.433.641.14.96.621.00.33.24.62

e Estimated

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1989 - 2001, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN11421521333635449849251743825674.667.8
MAX66211621160138791710631728103315651281196504
(WY)199419931991199320011990199419981998199319931993
MIN6.739.6813.813.445.859.247.696.914016.36.743.68
(WY)199819982000200020002000200019921991199119911991

SUMMARY STATISTICSFOR 2000 CALENDAR YEARFOR 2001 WATER YEARWATER YEARS 1989 - 2001
ANNUAL TOTAL32616.6  67409.7  
ANNUAL MEAN89.1  185     297     
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN698     1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN80.6  2000
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN2120         May 283250         Feb 2514500     Apr 12 1994
LOWEST DAILY MEAN6.0      Sep 207.1      Oct 32.5  A
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM6.8      Sep 1715         Oct 12.7  Sep 15 1991
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW4320         Feb 2620100     B
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE13.04    Feb 2622.45Apr 12 1994
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW6.8      Oct 2, 32.3  C
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM).34.701.14
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)4.639.5715.43
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS160     401     661     
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS39     76     107     
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS11     19     12     

A - Sept. 10, 16-19, 1991.
B - Mar. 11, 1990 and Apr. 12, 1994. Mar. 11, 1990 on basis of contracted - opening measurement of peak flow.
C - Sept. 9, 10, 16-19, 1991.


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