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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05570000       SPOON RIVER AT SEVILLE, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 40°29'24", long 90°20'25", in SE1/4NW1/4 sec.24, T.6 N., R.1 E., Fulton County, Hydrologic Unit 07130005, on left bank at downstream side of State Highway 95 bridge, 0.5 mi upstream from a railroad bridge, 0.5 mi northeast of Seville, 0.1 mi downstream from Shaw Creek, and at mile 39.2.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 1,636 mi2.

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

DISCHARGE: July 1914 to current year. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1308.

 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2001.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

CHEMICAL: Water years 1978-93.

 

SEDIMENT: Water years 1980-97.


REVISED RECORDS.-- WSP 1208: 1917, 1920, 1922, 1924, 1926-27, 1929(M). WSP 1308: 1919(M), 1936(M), 1938(M), 1942(M), 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 467.04 ft above sea level. Datum of gage was incorrectly published water years 1927-1941. Prior to May 9, 1935, nonrecording gage 0.5 miles downstream at same datum. May 9, 1935 to June 30, 1976, nonrecording gage 0.47 miles downstream at same datum. July 1, 1976, to July 13, 1983, recording gage at present site and datum. July 14, 1983 to Sept. 18, 2000, recording gage 0.47 miles downstream at same datum.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 37,300 ft3/s, Aug. 22, 1924, gage height, 30.77 ft, from graph based on gage readings; maximum gage height, 33.10 ft, July 26, 1993, discharge, 34,700 ft3/s; minimum observed discharge, 3.8 ft3/s, July 31, Aug. 27-29, 1914.
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS: Maximum daily, 4,630 mg/L, July 21, 1996; minimum daily, 10 mg/L, Feb. 5, 6, 1996.
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT LOADS: Maximum daily, 128,000 tons, May 27, 1996; minimum daily, 2.9 tons, Feb. 6, 1996.

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Flood of 1883 reached a stage of about 33.0 ft, backwater from ice, discharge not determined.

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
 
1201 201 343 e250 8380 5010 1430 1230 4260 1040 254 117 
2179 201 329 e260 7110 3240 1380 1180 4850 972 262 112 
3165 204 312 e270 5150 2800 1310 1130 3970 915 356 110 
4173 204 297 e280 4170 2530 1250 1060 3830 913 307 107 
5400 205 273 e290 3790 2310 1240 1000 4330 940 363 103 
 
6641 215 226 e300 3250 2090 1430 988 9380 882 263 103 
7614 254 e260 e310 3040 1930 1740 1150 10300 808 224 106 
8480 330 e330 e310 3810 1870 2300 1240 9790 739 203 106 
9384 452 e360 e300 10800 1800 2150 1170 8410 707 181 114 
10341 514 e350 e290 13300 1690 1890 1030 5090 683 172 125 
 
11316 632 e370 e280 16900 1630 2430 1490 3510 670 164 128 
12297 638 e400 e270 16000 1630 3210 2520 2950 608 154 140 
13278 559 e390 e270 14100 1650 3750 2520 2580 544 149 132 
14263 495 e370 e270 9290 1660 3290 2180 2310 504 143 120 
15260 454 e360 e290 5690 1710 2890 2810 2320 473 139 114 
 
16257 458 e350 e320 5180 2550 2660 2590 2180 445 142 105 
17252 471 e330 e350 3850 4570 2580 2930 1960 422 144 99 
18239 456 e310 e400 2930 4740 2420 5460 1750 439 140 113 
19228 432 e290 e380 2750 4100 2210 5030 1670 526 172 672 
20222 381 e280 e340 2560 3510 2120 3460 1590 535 168 615 
 
21215 328 e260 e310 2460 3070 2060 4120 2210 473 165 e520 
22207 388 e250 e280 2200 2750 2080 4480 2560 423 166 e400 
23205 414 e230 e270 2010 2480 1970 3830 2060 401 179 e320 
24204 492 e230 e260 3880 2220 1810 2960 1610 402 196 243 
25206 483 e220 e250 10200 2010 1680 2520 1360 381 176 215 
 
26208 415 e220 e250 12800 1830 1630 2290 1240 387 169 186 
27208 403 e210 e240 12700 1710 1570 2450 1180 333 150 161 
28206 392 e210 e240 10800 1640 1460 2810 1140 308 154 138 
29207 368 e220 e460 --- 1580 1360 2560 1100 286 150 132 
30204 346 e230 e5200 --- 1550 1270 2170 1070 269 132 126 
 
31201 --- e240 e6400 --- 1490 --- 2440 --- 254 125 --- 

TOTAL8461117859050201901991007535060570747981025601768258625782
MEAN27339329265171112431201924133419570189193
MAX641638400640016900501037505460103001040363672
MIN165201210240201014901240988107025412599
CFSM.17.24.18.404.351.491.231.482.09.35.12.12
IN..19.27.21.464.531.711.381.702.33.40.13.13

e Estimated

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1914 - 2001, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN5396126651026147416681860171716121047523610
MAX535643865745550071116524675280157908783947678440
(WY)198719861983191620011985198319951974199319241926
MIN26.524.926.817.744.218889.729.188.030.16.4617.9
(WY)195719151915194019891956195619341934193619141988

SUMMARY STATISTICSFOR 2000 CALENDAR YEARFOR 2001 WATER YEARWATER YEARS 1914 - 2001
ANNUAL TOTAL255378     591190     
ANNUAL MEAN698     1620     1110         
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN3578         1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN168         1989
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN8440         Jun 2616900         Feb 1132800         Aug 23 1924
LOWEST DAILY MEAN74         Sep 10,1199         Sep 173.8      Jul 31 1914
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM77         Sep 7107         Sep 24.2      Aug 23 1914
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW17800         Feb 1137300      AAug 22 1924
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE25.84    Feb 1133.10 BJul 26 1993
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW98         Sep 17,183.8   CD
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM).43.99.68    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)5.8113.449.22    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS1520     3860     2570         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS440     473     481         
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS144     165     63         

A- Gage height, 30.77 ft., from graph based on gage readings.
B- Discharge, 34,700 ft3/s.
C- Observed.
D- July 31, and Aug. 27-29, 1914.


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