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KASKASKIA RIVER BASIN


05592000       KASKASKIA RIVER AT SHELBYVILLE, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 39°24'26", long 88°46'53", in SE1/4SW1/4 sec.8, T.11 N., R.4 E., Shelby County, Hydrologic Unit 07140201, on left bank 700 ft downstream from Lake Shelbyville Dam, 700 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 16 in Shelbyville, 0.5 mi upstream from railroad bridge, 7 mi upstream from Robinson Creek, and at mile 197.5.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 1,054 mi2.

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

DISCHARGE: February 1908 to September 1912, November to December 1912, August to December 1914, October 1940 to current year.

 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2001.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

CHEMICAL: Water years 1978-91.


REVISED RECORDS.-- WSP 975: 1908. WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter. Datum of gage is 530.00 ft above sea level (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers). Prior to Dec. 6, 1914, nonrecording gage at site 750 ft downstream at datum 1.11 ft higher. Oct. 1 to Dec. 3, 1940, and June 1, 1950 to July 10, 1952, nonrecording gage and Dec. 4, 1940 to May 31, 1950, and July 11, 1952 to June 30, 1969, water-stage recorder, at site 650 ft downstream at datum 5.78 ft higher. June 30, 1969 to Sept. 30, 1998, water-stage recorder, at present site, at datum 5.78 ft higher.

REMARKS.-- Flow regulated by Lake Shelbyville (station 05591950), flood-control storage 474,000 acre-ft, beginning June 24, 1969.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 25,900 ft3/s, June 29, 1957, gage height, 22.37 ft; no flow at times in 1953-55, 1984.

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
 
11130 985 1340 1000 2200 3250 464 29 29 734 390 35 
21010 987 1250 776 2200 3240 464 29 29 702 549 35 
3804 923 1250 602 2200 3240 412 29 29 529 549 35 
4659 972 1380 549 2200 3230 364 30 34 286 549 35 
5302 885 1880 549 2200 3220 308 28 35 272 549 35 
 
6146 734 2190 549 2190 3200 185 25 37 654 549 35 
7137 732 2180 549 2100 3180 127 24 55 695 549 36 
8465 732 2180 754 1880 2930 127 24 207 629 549 36 
91020 647 2170 1200 1800 2590 127 24 693 572 549 37 
101470 455 2160 1570 1810 2340 127 23 958 412 547 36 
 
111680 648 2170 1730 2000 2090 127 23 947 246 545 35 
121510 873 2170 1720 2370 1910 337 23 780 173 546 35 
131140 1160 2160 1720 2480 1690 704 23 627 441 507 35 
14818 1300 2160 1720 2490 1460 1030 23 538 679 355 34 
15653 1150 2150 1720 2650 1310 1220 24 617 678 254 34 
 
16640 1150 2150 1780 2750 1150 1300 24 984 734 254 34 
17975 1160 2150 1840 2740 1080 1240 26 1080 809 254 35 
181240 1160 2140 1860 2730 1080 1200 26 e900 690 254 38 
191240 1160 2140 1860 2730 958 1150 23 e750 588 253 36 
201240 1160 2080 1850 2720 874 1050 24 e650 585 252 35 
 
211240 1160 2010 1850 2710 875 1010 25 750 585 252 35 
221100 1150 2000 1790 2700 817 1010 24 1040 585 251 35 
231020 1140 2000 1730 2690 744 935 24 1000 585 252 34 
241020 1140 1990 1730 2690 667 845 24 793 510 252 34 
251020 1140 1990 1670 2770 667 676 24 728 333 252 35 
 
261020 1150 1980 1610 2770 668 452 25 729 174 173 34 
271020 1100 1980 1500 3000 668 279 23 731 139 70 34 
28979 820 1970 1400 3250 670 233 23 731 139 35 33 
29820 785 1810 1340 --- 552 233 23 734 139 35 33 
30785 1260 1410 1310 --- 462 120 26 735 139 36 32 
 
31986 --- 1210 1720 --- 464 --- 31 --- 139 35 --- 

TOTAL292892981859800435486902051276178567761795014575104461045
MEAN945994192914052465165459525.059847033734.8
MAX168013002190186032503250130031108080954938
MIN1374551210549180046212023291393532

e Estimated

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1970 - 2001, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN38945411961359154315651063767925884632313
MAX203116263492352745514696398029032689288220791786
(WY)197019941986199319741979197919961996197419731973
MIN5.155.442.583.5715.418825.310.08.5612.58.243.72
(WY)197119711977197719772000199019871976197619701970

SUMMARY STATISTICSFOR 2000 CALENDAR YEARFOR 2001 WATER YEARWATER YEARS 1970 - 2001
ANNUAL TOTAL214953 345399     
ANNUAL MEAN587 946     922         
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN1941         1974
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN275         1971
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN2190     Dec 63250         Feb 28,Mar. 15100         Mar 24 1998
LOWEST DAILY MEAN18     May 12-1523         A.00    B
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM18     May 1123         May 82.0      Dec 22 1976
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW3250         Feb 285580      CMar 22 1998
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE14.68    Feb 2813.16 DMar 20 1982
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW14         Jun 7,8
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS1290 2170     2240         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS476 734     568         
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS24 33     15         

A - Several days.
B - Oct. 2, 3, 1984.
C - Gage height, 12.99 ft, datum then in use.
D - Discharge, 5,090 ft3/s, datum then in use.


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