05592500 DATA: Discharge Tables, 2001

Station list Available data
KASKASKIA RIVER BASIN

05592500 KASKASKIA RIVER AT VANDALIA, IL

LOCATION.-- Lat 38°57'38", long 89°05'20", in NW1/4SE1/4 sec.16, T.6 N., R.1 E., Fayette County, Hydrologic Unit 07140202, on right bank at upstream side of Gallatin Street Bridge in Vandalia, 3.5 mi upstream from Hickory Creek and at mile 135.7.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 1,940 mi².

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

DISCHARGE: February 1908 to December 1912, August 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 1978-91.

REVISED RECORDS.-- WSP 1208: 1919. WSP 1508: 1912, 1915(M), 1917-18(M), 1923(M), 1925(M), 1928-31(M). WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 453.30 ft above sea level. Prior to Oct. 1, 1933, nonrecording gage at present site at datum 2.00 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1933, to Sept. 23, 1968, nonrecording gage at present site and datum.

REMARKS.-- Flow partially regulated since June 24, 1969, by Lake Shelbyville (station 05591950), 45 mi above gage.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 62,700 ft³/s, June 29, 1957; maximum gage height, 27.41 ft, Apr. 30, 1996; minimum discharge observed, 3.5 ft³/s, Aug. 22, 1911.

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
DAY	OCT	NOV	DEC	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP

1	1370	1070	1480	e1700	6730	4670	845	476	1120	849	248	138
2	1270	1140	2730	e1500	5830	4080	827	415	e1000	876	240	119
3	1110	1130	1670	e1200	3960	3810	820	319	e500	841	423	108
4	1040	1110	1610	e1100	3120	3680	809	277	e2500	795	565	101
5	4040	1100	1600	e1000	2860	3580	742	253	e4500	797	581	96

6	7070	1140	1840	e950	2760	3490	700	239	e6200	746	575	91
7	11000	1850	2190	e880	2720	3410	641	233	6940	561	573	88
8	12400	2020	2310	849	2860	3360	547	235	8690	758	574	85
9	7870	1880	2320	833	4820	3290	482	228	8130	1040	573	103
10	3080	5300	2310	1110	7980	3000	534	217	3960	1750	573	130

11	2060	5610	2340	1490	10600	2760	1360	200	1880	858	573	117
12	2120	3670	2880	1740	8790	2520	1450	189	1560	581	569	102
13	2050	2790	2830	1790	5450	2390	892	181	1370	434	567	91
14	1730	3550	2530	1890	4150	2190	876	175	1150	354	564	84
15	1450	2660	2540	2720	4480	1970	1130	169	1060	561	516	81

16	1170	2040	2520	3580	4420	1960	1340	162	1060	715	407	78
17	1110	1790	2470	3340	3940	2180	1460	160	1090	730	330	77
18	1140	1670	2420	2880	3480	1920	1440	402	1230	1540	318	86
19	1430	1600	e2400	2720	3260	1700	1390	1080	1230	1590	314	112
20	1480	1570	e2400	2530	3170	1580	1370	620	1120	1190	307	142

21	1470	1520	e2350	2300	3100	1430	1300	399	1050	807	303	138
22	1450	1480	e2350	2230	3050	1360	1220	421	1000	727	302	114
23	1420	1460	e2350	2180	3000	1310	1190	347	1120	697	300	88
24	1270	1440	e2300	2100	2990	1220	1170	300	1210	709	323	78
25	1230	1780	e2300	2030	5530	1130	1090	e325	1080	1170	334	74

26	1230	4400	e2300	2000	6730	1060	1000	344	934	827	420	71
27	1220	4510	e2300	1940	7240	1040	854	341	888	527	485	69
28	1210	2660	e2300	1850	6140	1030	683	475	875	373	312	69
29	1200	1820	e2300	1850	---	1020	551	383	864	305	219	70
30	1120	1420	e2150	5130	---	1010	495	288	854	280	156	70

31	992	---	e1950	6480	---	891	---	444	---	261	131	---

TOTAL	79802	67180	70340	65892	133160	70041	29208	10297	66165	24249	12675	2870
MEAN	2574	2239	2269	2126	4756	2259	974	332	2206	782	409	95.7
MAX	12400	5610	2880	6480	10600	4670	1460	1080	8690	1750	581	142
MIN	992	1070	1480	833	2720	891	482	160	500	261	131	69

e Estimated

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1970 - 2001, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN	643	1001	2007	2392	2750	2985	2489	1889	1760	1294	886	565
MAX	3349	5459	5783	7027	6884	7565	6462	8080	5486	3122	2599	3366
(WY)	1970	1994	1986	1993	1982	1979	1979	1996	1974	1974	1974	1993
MIN	34.3	39.1	20.6	19.0	233	401	236	165	61.9	48.7	50.5	30.2
(WY)	1988	1977	1977	1977	2000	2000	2000	1987	1988	1988	1976	1976

SUMMARY STATISTICS	FOR 2000 CALENDAR YEAR		FOR 2001 WATER YEAR		WATER YEARS 1970 - 2001
ANNUAL TOTAL	468542		631879
ANNUAL MEAN	1280		1731		1717
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN					3415	1974
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN					583	1977
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN	12400	Oct 8	12400	Oct 8	23900	Apr 30 1996
LOWEST DAILY MEAN	73	Feb 16	69	Sep 27,28	17	A
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM	80	Feb 10	72	Sep 24	17	Dec 23 1976
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW			14000	Oct 8	30000 B	Jun 16 1970
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE			23.39	Oct 8	27.41	Apr 30 1996
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW			67	Sep 27,28
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS	2530		3730		4350
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS	746		1170		1030
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS	135		179		75

	A - Dec. 23-29, 1976; Feb. 5-9, 1977.
	B - About 30,000 ft³/s, result of levee break.