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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05567500       MACKINAW RIVER NEAR CONGERVILLE, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 40°37'25", long 89°14'30", in NE1/4SW1/4 sec.17, T.25 N., R.1 W., Woodford County, Hydrologic Unit 07130004, on right bank at downstream side of bridge on U.S. Highway 150, 0.2 mi downstream from Walnut Creek, 2 mi northwest of Congerville, and at mile 58.7.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 767 mi2.

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

DISCHARGE: October 1944 to current year.

 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2001.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

SEDIMENT: June 1983 to September 1983.


REVISED RECORDS.-- WSP 1175: 1948. WSP 1308: 1945(M). WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter and rain gage, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 607.01 ft above sea level. Prior to July 11, 1945, nonrecording gage at same site and datum.

REMARKS.-- The City of Bloomington occasionally pumps water upstream from station into Lake Evergreen for municipal supply. The City of Bloomington also withdraws water from Lake Bloomington, which is on Money Creek, a tributary to the Mackinaw River. Water withdrawals are diverted via effluent to Sugar Creek basin.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 44,800 ft3/s, Dec. 4, 1982, gage height, 20.21 ft, from floodmark; minimum, 0.2 ft3/s, Oct. 21-24, Oct. 27 to Nov. 3, 1956, Oct. 6, 1957, Oct. 8-10, 1963.

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
 
18.28.225 e17 e1800 1770 454 574 753 184 50 14   
27.38.124 e18 e1650 1450 421 547 849 170 46 14   
36.17.622 e20 e1300 1220 402 491 740 178 43 12   
49.99.722 e21 e1050 1070 371 437 703 228 44 11   
514   11   19 e21 e860 953 359 424 803 249 43 11   
 
622   13   18 e22 e760 840 523 423 2200 194 39 10   
718   21   18 e22 e1000 763 2170 414 2790 168 34 9.1
816   23   19 e22 2060 714 1730 374 2100 154 30 8.6
912   46   22 e22 5800 652 1230 354 1590 150 28 12   
109.660   25 e21 6560 596 1400 348 1290 164 31 16   
 
119.167   22 e22 4170 575 2000 368 1090 152 27 14   
129.046   30 e22 2210 555 2670 351 935 136 23 12   
138.642   22 e24 1710 574 2000 312 815 120 21 10   
148.038   24 e26 1550 550 1510 306 720 109 19 9.2
158.435   25 e31 1760 546 1280 339 635 97 18 8.7
 
167.732   e24 e39 1660 762 1100 318 567 83 22 8.2
177.130   e22 e36 1340 1270 932 489 493 77 24 7.8
187.628   e20 e34 1100 1510 815 1100 451 78 25 8.2
197.226   e19 e32 966 1380 764 1140 412 81 36 17   
206.925   e18 e31 861 1190 740 919 355 80 33 19   
 
217.323   e17 e30 728 1030 735 786 377 81 28 24   
226.421   e17 e29 654 901 1410 665 396 79 30 21   
236.320   e17 e29 622 805 1600 563 350 82 70 20   
246.320   e17 e28 1110 724 1260 505 303 97 49 16   
256.621   e16 e28 5630 641 1060 450 272 104 39 13   
 
266.326   e16 e27 5960 587 940 436 247 87 35 12   
276.326   e16 e26 4870 553 836 508 226 74 24 11   
287.626   e16 e26 2360 526 727 563 219 65 21 9.5
297.726   e16 e100 --- 517 642 496 207 57 17 8.5
307.725   e16 e300 --- 495 594 423 196 56 14 7.9
 
318.5---   e17 e1900 --- 473 --- 430 --- 57 16 ---   

TOTAL279.7810.6621302662101261923267515853230843691979374.7
MEAN9.0227.020.097.62218845108951176911931.612.5
MAX2267301900656017702670114027902497024
MIN6.17.6161762247335930619656147.8
CFSM.01.04.03.132.891.101.42.671.00.16.04.02
IN..01.04.03.153.011.271.58.771.12.18.05.02

e Estimated

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1945 - 2001, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN1912673904636419331058894778365176222
MAX276533404062280822183157313642163322268727344330
(WY)198719861983199320011979197319951974195119811993
MIN.592.472.406.0114.932.091.711421.66.091.221.84
(WY)195719641964194519632000200019581963198819881988

SUMMARY STATISTICSFOR 2000 CALENDAR YEARFOR 2001 WATER YEARWATER YEARS 1945 - 2001
ANNUAL TOTAL32853.1  169687.0  
ANNUAL MEAN89.8  465     530         
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN1672         1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN78.2      1989
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN1490         May 286560         Feb 1034000         Dec 4 1982
LOWEST DAILY MEAN3.1      Sep 9-116.1      Oct 3.20    A
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM3.5      Sep 56.5      Oct 21.20    Oct 27 1956
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW7230         Feb 1044800         Dec 4 1982
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE12.70    Feb 1020.21 BDec 4 1982
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW5.4      Oct 30.20 C
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM).12.61.69    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)1.598.239.39    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS242     1280     1280         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS22     65     180         
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS7.1  9.4  12         

A - Oct. 21-24, Oct. 27 to Nov. 3, 1956.
B - From floodmark.
C - Oct. 21-24, Oct. 27 to Nov. 3, 1956; Oct. 6, 1957; Oct. 8-10, 1963.


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