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WABASH RIVER BASIN


03345500       EMBARRAS RIVER AT STE. MARIE, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 38°56'11", long 88°01'21", in NW1/4NW1/4 sec.30, T.6 N., R.14 W., Jasper County, Hydrologic Unit 05120112, on right bank at upstream side of bridge on County Highway 9 at Ste. Marie, and at mile 48.2.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 1,516 mi2.

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

DISCHARGE: October 1909 to December 1912, August 1914 to current year.

 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2001.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

CHEMICAL: Water years 1978-93.


REVISED RECORDS.-- WSP 1083: 1934. WSP 1113: 1910-31, 1933, 1939-40, 1945(M). 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 445.75 ft above sea level (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers). Prior to June 29, 1940, nonrecording gage and June 29, 1940, to Jan. 24, 1967, water-stage recorder at same site at datum 1.00 ft higher.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 44,800 ft3/s, Jan. 4, 1950, from rating curve extended above 29,000 ft3/s, gage height, 25.95 ft, present datum; maximum gage height, 26.54 ft, June 30, 1957, present datum; minimum discharge, 1.0 ft3/s, observed, Oct. 5-9, 1914.

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
 
1873 361 1240 e420 7220 2960 543 455 958 312 336 84 
2741 350 1070 e410 4760 2560 537 433 524 302 264 79 
3643 341 953 e400 3380 2040 532 445 463 303 227 96 
4619 333 855 e390 2570 1670 507 581 1120 291 200 91 
55170 323 778 e380 1860 1440 481 544 3650 273 188 90 
 
610500 324 722 e370 1530 1270 461 470 10300 291 179 72 
717400 367 678 e360 1390 1130 447 431 9760 567 172 79 
816800 440 649 e370 1620 1030 445 409 5880 997 162 85 
911800 567 623 e370 3860 952 448 393 2640 2240 151 74 
104580 1680 592 e360 8150 895 539 375 2210 4000 138 71 
 
111960 1890 623 e360 10400 841 1820 358 1830 5250 127 65 
121520 1700 1150 e350 11000 802 2060 342 1450 6390 119 68 
131270 1820 e900 e350 6270 782 2780 332 1180 4840 112 70 
141090 2270 e750 e370 4360 765 2720 323 997 1480 105 64 
15958 1760 e660 e550 4320 740 2440 312 867 954 98 65 
 
16865 1490 e600 e750 3580 749 1870 296 1490 727 94 70 
17881 1270 e570 e1000 3190 1100 1420 292 968 587 92 67 
18812 1080 e540 e1400 2830 1130 1170 296 728 605 123 69 
19723 934 e650 e1300 2420 956 1010 306 626 477 424 74 
20662 821 e800 e1100 1980 905 899 501 563 397 169 63 
 
21610 741 e730 e1000 1650 860 830 640 519 355 136 58 
22570 679 e660 e900 1420 822 785 616 501 348 109 60 
23536 624 e620 845 1260 781 735 539 528 516 92 59 
24507 585 e580 780 1180 740 682 478 545 549 109 55 
25477 897 e550 710 4130 699 642 452 499 374 116 52 
 
26454 4300 e520 675 6940 655 604 449 452 399 112 50 
27436 4420 e500 618 4230 617 564 413 406 312 108 49 
28424 2320 e480 570 3190 589 532 402 369 462 105 49 
29413 1840 e465 678 --- 569 507 383 340 396 106 47 
30395 1480 e450 4200 --- 556 483 347 324 357 95 46 
 
31374 --- e435 8080 --- 548 --- 330 --- 476 89 --- 

TOTAL85063380072139330416110690321532949312943526873582746572021
MEAN27441267690981395310379834181756115615067.4
MAX17400442012408080110002960278064010300639042496
MIN37432343535011805484452923242738946
CFSM1.81.84.46.652.61.68.65.281.16.76.10.04
IN.2.09.93.52.752.72.79.72.321.29.88.11.05

e Estimated

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1910 - 2001, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN4337441236166219362170218018711306752430378
MAX38926308749511520779075567676105505752384444373810
(WY)192719931968195019821979192219431957195819151926
MIN14.64.374.8413.421.623.412078.365.918.811.67.68
(WY)196519151915197719541954193119541954195419541954

SUMMARY STATISTICSFOR 2000 CALENDAR YEARFOR 2001 WATER YEARWATER YEARS 1910 - 2001
ANNUAL TOTAL423787         455350     
ANNUAL MEAN1158         1248     1255         
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN2696         1927
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN35.9      1954
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN17400             Oct 717400         Oct 738200         May 30 1927
LOWEST DAILY MEAN25      A    Feb 11,1246         Sep 301.0      B
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM26             Feb 650         Sep 241.6      Oct 3 1914
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW19500         Oct 744800      CJan 4 1950
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE22.38    Oct 726.54 DJun 30 1957
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW46         Sep 301.0   EB
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM).76    .82.83    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)10.40    11.1711.25    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS2460         2800     3320         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS513         570     463         
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS43         102     45         

A - Estimated, but may have been less during periods of estimated discharges in Jan. and Feb.
B - Oct. 5-9, 1914.
C - From rating curve extended above 29,000 ft3/s, gage height, 25.95 ft, present datum.
D - Present datum.
E - Observed.


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