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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05587000       MACOUPIN CREEK NEAR KANE, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 39°14'03", long 90°23'40", in SE1/4SE1/4 sec.11, T.9 N., R.12 W., Greene County, Hydrologic Unit 07130012, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 267, 1.4 mi downstream from Link Branch, 3.5 mi northwest of Kane, and at mile 16.1.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 868 mi2.

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

DISCHARGE: March 1921 to November 1933, May to August 1940, October 1940 to current year.

 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2001.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

CHEMICAL: Water years 1978-91.


REVISED RECORDS.-- WSP 1175: 1924. WSP 1308: 1922(M), 1928(M), 1931(M). WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 426.77 ft above sea level. Prior to Oct. 1, 1928, at site 2.0 mi upstream at various datums. May 17, 1940 to May 17, 1943, water-stage recorder, and May 18, 1943 to July 19, 1970, nonrecording gage at site 800 ft downstream at present datum. July 20 to Sept. 18, 1970, nonrecording gage at present site and datum.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 40,100 ft3/s, April 12, 1994, gage height, 28.32 ft; maximum gage height, 28.50 ft, May 18, 1943; minimum discharge, no flow Oct. 19-27, 1955.

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
 
1146 113 167 e95 2190 1370 e210 95 673 57 21 20 
2123 111 160 e88 917 1080 206 89 367 155 20 15 
3107 106 154 e82 595 885 e200 81 294 137 25 14 
4154 103 147 e80 506 746 e190 76 2990 71 31 13 
55910 101 139 e85 405 625 174 75 4180 55 25 13 
 
67360 151 129 e90 349 513 172 86 5100 49 20 59 
77340 447 129 e100 312 447 168 92 5710 46 18 267 
86510 1160 132 e100 336 408 158 85 5600 41 17 76 
92720 1040 122 e95 1420 368 149 81 3570 37 17 37 
10848 2850 115 e90 3580 337 191 75 1130 34 18 109 
 
11619 1860 126 e85 2080 314 1580 71 819 31 20 44 
12460 958 124 e85 854 304 1930 69 544 30 17 26 
13359 895 218 e92 614 297 1070 65 377 28 16 19 
14294 1120 409 e450 954 270 635 64 298 27 14 16 
15392 786 309 e900 2050 320 457 65 615 25 14 14 
 
16410 535 261 e1000 1700 1560 357 61 258 24 16 13 
17349 399 e225 e800 962 1740 278 222 189 23 15 13 
18304 331 e200 e500 590 1300 227 2840 158 357 15 145 
19274 277 e170 e400 474 840 202 2380 138 878 14 174 
20244 243 e150 e280 409 650 190 1170 123 382 13 66 
 
21215 210 e135 e230 335 533 176 788 144 103 13 42 
22191 191 e120 e200 300 449 164 479 141 56 12 33 
23174 180 e105 e180 282 399 159 303 113 44 18 30 
24171 169 e95 e160 3980 346 161 229 98 57 365 21 
25165 171 e88 e145 9050 310 145 187 86 43 201 18 
 
26160 193 e85 e135 9270 278 127 181 77 34 82 15 
27153 238 e85 e130 7980 255 118 187 72 33 38 13 
28146 236 e90 e125 3600 242 110 161 72 29 28 12 
29132 210 e100 976 --- 237 104 134 62 27 22 11 
30122 181 e105 4260 --- 229 97 121 58 24 21 10 
 
31115 --- e100 4020 --- 217 --- 396 --- 22 25 --- 

TOTAL36667155654694160585609417869101051100834056295911911358
MEAN11835191515182003576337355113595.538.445.3
MAX73602850409426092701740193028405710878365267
MIN1071018580282217976158221210
CFSM1.36.60.17.602.31.66.39.411.31.11.04.05
IN.1.57.67.20.692.40.77.43.471.46.13.05.06

e Estimated

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1921 - 2001, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN2333164515287548921145853576327203177
MAX403737033538351433583844664553864060321632333161
(WY)192719471983195019821978192719291945198119461926
MIN2.404.541.77.763.593.8223.02.8913.611.86.862.38
(WY)192319531956195619541954193119541988198819641988

SUMMARY STATISTICSFOR 2000 CALENDAR YEARFOR 2001 WATER YEARWATER YEARS 1921 - 2001
ANNUAL TOTAL169395.8      207624     
ANNUAL MEAN463         569     536         
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN1883         1927
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN17.0      1954
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN12000             Jun 269270         Feb 2632700         May 19 1943
LOWEST DAILY MEAN4.5   A    Jan 2310         Sep 30.00    B
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM5.0          Jan 1914         Aug 16.00    Oct 19 1955
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW9750         Feb 2540100      CApr 12 1994
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE22.25    Feb 2528.50    May 18 1943
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW9.4      Sep 30
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM).53    .66.62    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)7.26    8.908.39    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS851         1140     1140         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS84         161     98         
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS6.9      21     7.9      

A - May have been less during period of estimated discharges in Jan.
B - Oct. 19-27, 1955.
C - Gage height, 28.32 ft.


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