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WABASH RIVER BASIN


03380500       SKILLET FORK AT WAYNE CITY, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 38°21'25", long 88°35'00", in SW1/4 sec.7, T.2 S., R.6 E., Wayne County, Hydrologic Unit 05120115, on right bank 0.1 mi downstream from Shoe Creek, 0.5 mi downstream from bridge on State Highway 15, 0.9 mi upstream from railroad bridge, 1 mi north of Wayne City, and at mile 42.4.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 464 mi2.

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

DISCHARGE: August 1908 to December 1912, June 1914 to September 1921, June 1928 to current year.

 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2001.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

CHEMICAL: Water years 1978-91.

 

SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Water year 1979.

 

WATER TEMPERATURE: Water year 1979.


REVISED RECORDS.-- WSP 1143: 1947-48. WSP 1205: 1918-21, 1929-31, 1937-39. WSP 1335: 1908-13, 1916(M), 1930-34, 1935(M). WSP 1725: Drainage area.

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter and rain gage, and concrete dam since Nov. 17, 1954. Datum of gage is 383.15 ft above sea level (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers). Prior to Sept. 30, 1921, nonrecording gage at site 0.9 mi downstream at datum about 3.0 ft lower. June 11, 1928, to Oct. 4, 1939, nonrecording gage at site 0.5 mi upstream at datum 2.8 ft lower.

REMARKS.-- Wayne City municipal water plant diverts about 0.02 ft3/s at gage since November 1954; diversion not included in records.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 59,400 ft3/s, May 17, 1990, gage height, 25.75 ft; maximum gage height, 26.68 ft, May 8, 1961; no flow at times in several years.

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records good except those for estimated daily discharges and those for discharges less than 5.0 ft3/s, which are poor.
DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2000 TO SEPTEMBER 2001
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAYOCTNOVDECJANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEP
 
127   8.4122 55 1950 388 63 20   12   9.150   11     
218   7.592 52 e980 263 69 18   269   7.722   8.0  
314   7.078 49 e450 218 689 17   168   48   14   6.6  
412   10   69 49 220 180 667 15   150   100   9.05.8  
512   11   65 52 187 147 333 14   299   63   6.85.7  
 
6152   11   59 61 161 117 205 14   1210   129   5.65.3  
7492   37   53 78 139 97 148 14   1000   205   4.65.0  
8180   221   52 114 2126 87 114 13   572   69   4.14.5  
969   480   47 134 848 80 92 13   149   327   3.83.2  
1038   869   46 111 3430 72 81 13   75   1390   4.32.5  
 
1124   1350   151 87 2330 67 79 12   49   1210   2.12.1  
1218   934   702 75 1010 65 166 12   37   337   1.21.8  
1314   295   525 91 394 69 115 12   27   76   1.71.6  
1411   522   263 406 668 79 78 11   21   38   2.41.3  
159.0586   177 1650 2190 82 67 11   18   23   2.71.6  
 
169.9237   226 1840 2860 195 62 8.921   16   2.32.3  
1711   120   194 1670 1600 354 55 6.8104   13   1.83.4  
1857   81   247 1250 566 293 51 7.067   11   2.15.6  
19301   60   241 894 321 179 45 10   38   12   49   7.0  
20131   45   185 660 255 126 42 139   27   65   25   3.2  
 
2162   37   143 392 206 105 40 340   22   52   7.62.8  
2236   32   114 238 164 90 37 115   19   23   3.52.0  
2323   31   98 211 147 83 33 140   17   21   2.21.4  
2416   30   86 188 144 76 30 67   16   14   3.11.4  
2513   473   74 130 2520 68 28 32   14   16   64   2.1  
 
2612   1940   64 119 2770 60 27 27   12   93   976   2.0  
2710   1860   55 135 2400 56 25 22   11   45   631   1.2  
2810   1100   53 117 1520 52 24 17   9.623   129   .99
2910   331   56 207 --- 50 24 13   9.214   45   1.3  
309.5179   58 1820 --- 50 22 10   9.517   24   1.4  
 
319.0---   56 2300 --- 54 --- 11   ---   136   15   ---     

TOTAL1810.411904.944511523530556390235111174.74452.34602.82114.9104.09
MEAN58.4397144491109112611737.914814868.23.47
MAX4921940702230034303886893401210139097611
MIN9.07.0464912650226.89.27.71.2.99
CFSM.13.86.311.062.35.27.25.08.32.32.15.01
IN..15.95.361.222.45.31.28.09.36.37.17.01

e Estimated

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1909 - 2001, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN95.326341465364878078462130716111575.8
MAX146229693314405224082361249541131554116222571227
(WY)192019861983194919821945195719612000199319151993
MIN.016.13.29.692.511.9611.68.961.481.05.056.047
(WY)190919541954198119341954195419361988193019911940

SUMMARY STATISTICSFOR 2000 CALENDAR YEARFOR 2001 WATER YEARWATER YEARS 1909 - 2001
ANNUAL TOTAL121024.3783819.09
ANNUAL MEAN331     230     409         
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN928         1950
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN32.1      1954
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN7980         Jun 263430         Feb 1045000         May 9 1961
LOWEST DAILY MEAN.97    Jan 1.99    Sep 28.00    A
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM3.9      Jan 301.5      Sep 23.00    Oct 24 1908
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW3600         Feb 1059400      BMay 17 1990
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE10.69    Feb 1026.68    May 8 1961
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW.80    Sep 28
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM).71.49.88    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)9.706.7211.99    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS757     643     1100         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS57     55     36         
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS7.2  4.8  1.4      

A - At times in several years.
B - Gage height, 25.75 ft.


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