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WABASH RIVER BASIN


03343400       EMBARRAS RIVER NEAR CAMARGO, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 39°47'29", long 88°11'08", in NE1/4NW1/4 sec.3, T.15 N., R.9 E., Douglas County, Hydrologic Unit 05120112, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on U.S. Highway 36, 2.0 mi southwest of Camargo and at mile 166.5.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 186 mi2.

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

DISCHARGE: October 1960 to current year.

 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2001.


REVISED RECORDS.-- WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder and phone telemeter. Datum of gage is 622.30 ft above sea level.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 8,040 ft3/s, Apr. 12, 1994, gage height, 17.33 ft; no flow for many days in most years.

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records fair 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
 
1e1.0  6.670 e36 764 400 72 59 29 30 14   22     
2e.907.163 e38 e460 320 67 59 32 26 17   11     
3e.808.954 e40 253 267 63 53 31 31 22   5.0  
41.7  8.552 e43 177 228 58 48 35 207 27   3.4  
525     12   54 e45 159 192 55 49 57 754 16   2.2  
 
6100     14   48 e44 139 162 62 50 155 682 12   2.0  
762     20   49 e43 139 145 66 48 494 330 10   1.8  
832     34   50 e40 169 136 64 47 487 149 8.95.1  
923     42   40 e36 453 126 59 45 319 137 8.018     
1018     264   39 e35 955 114 61 42 215 208 7.517     
 
1116     330   51 e33 1000 111 343 42 166 160 6.89.0  
1213     199   e140 e35 e800 105 538 44 138 93 6.22.7  
1311     162   e180 e36 e400 111 373 38 116 63 6.01.6  
1410     198   e110 e45 372 100 240 34 100 47 5.21.1  
1512     163   e100 148 571 91 194 35 90 39 4.8.80
 
1618     128   e96 222 591 100 165 37 80 34 4.7.64
1716     104   e84 181 475 128 133 35 68 30 4.5.49
1813     80   e80 122 337 138 113 37 60 35 5.51.4  
1910     69   e64 99 257 131 106 48 57 51 5.51.4  
208.7  64   e58 76 215 126 104 39 99 43 5.41.7  
 
219.0  52   e54 e68 174 121 98 36 112 33 5.41.8  
228.6  46   e48 e60 154 112 87 35 101 31 4.9.99
237.9  44   e44 55 145 104 81 32 81 30 8.7.61
249.3  42   e45 54 138 97 79 30 62 32 12   .53
2512     47   e44 52 562 87 69 30 50 32 11   .44
 
2618     115   e42 46 1030 83 66 30 43 26 14   .41
2718     154   e40 e44 769 79 64 31 39 21 12   .39
2818     125   e38 e42 540 75 60 32 37 18 5.5.41
2913     100   e38 e64 --- 77 54 28 34 21 3.5.39
309.1  83   e36 692 --- 76 52 24 32 18 2.9.44
 
317.4  ---   e35 1130 --- 73 --- 28 --- 17 3.6---     

TOTAL522.402722.1194637041219842153646122534193428280.5114.74
MEAN16.990.762.811943613612239.51141119.053.82
MAX10033018011301030400538594947542722
MIN.806.6353313873522429172.9.39
CFSM.09.49.34.642.34.73.65.21.61.59.05.02
IN..10.54.39.742.44.84.73.25.68.69.06.02

e Estimated

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1961 - 2001, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN52.411419217723825829227918110261.044.3
MAX5709106916846508617951263773487315422
(WY)199419931984197419851979199419961974199219791993
MIN.000.921.05.634.1176.835.636.514.39.59.12.020
(WY)196119611961197719631968197119761988198819641964

SUMMARY STATISTICSFOR 2000 CALENDAR YEARFOR 2001 WATER YEARWATER YEARS 1961 - 2001
ANNUAL TOTAL25746.30    37420.74
ANNUAL MEAN70.3      103     165     
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN357     1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN57.6  2000
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN891             Jun 261130         Jan 316150     Apr 12 1994
LOWEST DAILY MEAN.80 A    Oct 3.39    Sep 27,29.00B
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM1.4          Sep 28.43    Sep 24.00Oct 1 1960
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW1180         Jan 318040     Apr 12 1994
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE9.95    Jan 3117.33Apr 12 1994
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW.37    Sep 25,26,27,29
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM).38    .55.89
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)5.15    7.4812.08
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS155         224     422     
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS46         47     61     
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS3.8      5.2  2.8  

A - Estimated, may have been less during period of estimated discharges in Sept. and Oct.
B - Many days in most years.


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