03377500 DATA: Discharge Tables, 2001

Station list Available data
WABASH RIVER BASIN

03377500 WABASH RIVER AT MOUNT CARMEL, IL

LOCATION.-- Lat 38°24'07", long 87°45'10", in SE1/4NW1/4 sec.28, T.1 S., R.12 W., Wabash County, Illinois, Hydrologic Unit 05120113, on right bank on downstream side of Southern Railway bridge at Mount Carmel, 0.2 mi downstream from Patoka River, and at mile 94.4.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 28,635 mi².

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

DISCHARGE: October 1927 to current year.

STAGE: January 1908 to September 1913. Gage-height records collected in this vicinity November 1874 to December 1878, are contained in files of Louisville office of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and since June 1884, are contained in reports of National Weather Service.

REVISED RECORDS.-- WDR IN-73-1: Drainage area.

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 369.46 ft above sea level. Oct. 1, 1949, to Feb. 8, 1977, at datum 2.00 ft higher. See WSP 1725 for history of changes prior to Sept. 30, 1949.

REMARKS.-- Flow partially regulated by upstream reservoirs.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 305,000 ft³/s, May 25, 1943, maximum gage height, 31.75 ft, January 7, 1991; minimum daily discharge, 1,650 ft³/s, September 27, 1941.

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: (1874-78, 1884 to 1985) Maximum discharge, 428,000 ft³/s Mar. 30, 1913, gage height, 33.0 ft, present site and datum.

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
DAY	OCT	NOV	DEC	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP

1	24800	8860	20700	18100	37000	59100	14300	13900	27300	12400	19600	9650
2	20000	8770	18600	17500	45300	59000	13900	13000	27300	11200	16100	8370
3	17100	8990	16800	16700	50700	57900	13900	12200	25000	10500	14100	8000
4	14600	8780	15600	15900	53000	56300	14200	11700	22400	10100	13300	8390
5	14500	8290	14400	15900	52100	54500	14200	11300	25800	9830	12100	e7760

6	32600	8070	13400	15400	48500	51600	14000	11000	34200	14800	10600	e7060
7	46800	8030	12700	15000	43700	44900	13700	10600	43600	23000	9430	e6820
8	51300	8050	11900	14600	38600	37700	13000	10200	47700	24500	8550	6790
9	51900	9890	11500	14000	35700	32500	13100	9840	51300	25000	7920	6970
10	53600	15100	11300	13500	39700	28800	13800	9560	54400	34700	7500	7260

11	56800	22500	11500	13100	50200	26200	15000	9410	55200	39900	7140	8240
12	58900	27300	17600	12700	57000	24500	18800	9510	50000	38700	6830	8990
13	55500	27300	24200	12500	60500	23300	22600	9470	42400	35000	6500	10500
14	40100	28000	e29000	12500	63300	22600	28600	9340	35500	33000	6230	12300
15	25800	28600	e30200	14900	67300	22100	35400	9120	30300	28700	6150	13300

16	20400	27900	31600	19700	70600	21800	38900	8750	26400	21200	6050	13300
17	18500	25600	39900	22800	70100	21400	39800	8400	23800	16900	5970	11800
18	19500	22900	43100	24200	66800	21100	37800	10100	22200	14600	5850	10100
19	18800	20700	44800	24700	64100	21000	34300	16700	21600	12600	5850	9230
20	17900	19000	43700	25300	63000	20600	30800	17200	21500	11200	6060	8490

21	16700	17500	42800	24500	61900	20600	27600	17800	20800	10500	6370	7750
22	15700	15800	40700	23000	59800	20700	24800	20500	20100	11000	6490	7460
23	14900	14600	38800	21600	57000	20400	22500	23700	20700	11900	6460	7850
24	14100	13700	37100	20300	52500	19700	20500	26400	21100	13800	6860	8340
25	13500	13400	32900	18900	48100	18800	19100	26300	20200	14100	7100	9520

26	12800	17600	28300	17700	49800	17900	18200	23900	19600	14000	7200	10500
27	12200	24400	24900	16600	53300	17100	17800	20900	19000	15600	8040	10000
28	11600	27000	22400	15800	57200	16500	17000	18300	17300	16100	11000	9580
29	10600	26100	20800	15000	---	16100	15800	17200	15300	19100	12300	9710
30	9770	23000	19800	17000	---	15600	14800	19400	13700	23500	11700	9600

31	9200	---	19000	27300	---	14900	---	23700	---	22900	10500	---

TOTAL	800470	535730	790000	556700	1516800	905200	638200	459400	875700	600330	275850	273630
MEAN	25820	17860	25480	17960	54170	29200	21270	14820	29190	19370	8898	9121
MAX	58900	28600	44800	27300	70600	59100	39800	26400	55200	39900	19600	13300
MIN	9200	8030	11300	12500	35700	14900	13000	8400	13700	9830	5850	6790
CFSM	.90	.62	.89	.63	1.89	1.02	.74	.52	1.02	.68	.31	.32
IN.	1.04	.70	1.03	.72	1.97	1.18	.83	.60	1.14	.78	.36	.36

e Estimated

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1928 - 2001, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN	9351	15370	25150	37280	41040	49810	49890	41390	28820	19380	12090	8992
MAX	37700	87950	92340	199300	147100	108700	106400	144100	80120	73580	75530	50670
(WY)	1994	1994	1986	1950	1950	1985	1938	1996	1998	1958	1979	1989
MIN	2465	2632	2266	2861	3758	4815	11900	5805	5035	3366	2372	2572
(WY)	1941	1931	1964	1977	1931	1941	1941	1934	1988	1936	1936	1940

SUMMARY STATISTICS	FOR 2000 CALENDAR YEAR		FOR 2001 WATER YEAR		WATER YEARS 1928 - 2001
ANNUAL TOTAL	7515410		8228010
ANNUAL MEAN	20530		22540		28140
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN					56740	1950
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN					6144	1941
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN	60400	Jun 25	70600	Feb 16	302000	May 25 1943
LOWEST DAILY MEAN	3820	Feb 2	5850	Aug 18	1650	Sep 27 1941
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM	3940	Feb 1	6020	Aug 14	1700	Dec 19 1963
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW			71000	Feb 16	305000	May 25 1943
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE			18.80	Feb 16	31.75	Jan 7 1991
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM)	.72		.79		.98
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)	9.76		10.69		13.35
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS	39900		49000		67400
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS	16500		17900		16500
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS	7270		8380		4350