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KASKASKIA RIVER BASIN


05592575       HICKORY CREEK NEAR BROWNSTOWN, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 38°56'13", long 88°57'10", in NW1/4NW1/4 sec.26, T.6 N., R.2 E., Fayette County, Hydrologic Unit 07140202, on left bank at downstream side of county bridge, about 4 mi south of Brownstown, 4.3 mi above Little Hickory Creek, and at mile 12.0.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 44.2 mi2.

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

DISCHARGE: October 1988 to current year.

 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2001.


REVISED RECORDS.-- WDR IL-93-1: 1989(M), WDR IL-95-1: 1994 (P).

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 493.37 ft above sea level (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers).

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 6,250 ft3/s, Nov. 14, 1993, gage height, 16.43 ft; no flow for many days in most years.

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
 
13.43.812   e4.265 21   6.7e2.2  39     6.4  e.45.02
22.8e3.611   e4.0e40 19   5.9e2.0  5.3  9.3  e.40.00
32.3e3.59.9e4.3e23 16   8.8e1.8  2.7  2.3  e.35.00
42.3e3.39.0e4.8e17 14   8.5e1.7  275     1.4  e.32.00
5134   e3.19.0e6.0e15 11   6.8e1.6  172     1.2  e.28.00
 
650   e2.87.6e6.5e16 9.86.8e1.8  198     2.4  e.25.00
712   e10   7.6e6.0e20 9.46.5e2.6  20     1.1  e.23.00
85.9e25   7.4e5.572 9.15.9e2.2  8.3  .86e.25.00
94.1224   6.5e5.0980 8.311   e1.8  5.3  344     e.30.00
103.5311   6.6e4.7396 7.963   e1.5  3.8  57     e.25.00
 
113.258   15   e4.472 7.8286   1.3  3.0  16     e.23.00
123.120   43   e5.544 8.552   1.1  2.4  7.9  e.21.00
132.7e15   e13   e7.037 8.922   .992.1  e4.5  e.18.00
142.7e40   e9.0e45   93 7.115   .992.5  e3.0  e.14.00
153.226   e7.0e140   68 7.513   .9841     e1.8  e.11.00
 
163.817   e6.5e100   39 37   9.7.924.9  e1.3  e.08.00
1716   12   e10   e75   24 21   7.6.892.7  e.90e.06.00
1814   9.3e8.0e60   17 13   6.81.1  2.0  e.80e.04.00
196.68.3e7.0e45   17 11   6.61.7  1.6  34     e.02.00
204.77.3e6.0e27   17 9.76.31.4  1.4  21     e.00.00
 
213.96.0e5.5e20   14 9.05.71.7  3.4  5.7  e.00.00
223.85.7e5.2e15   14 8.45.11.7  3.9  3.4  e.00.00
233.45.6e4.8e13   13 7.9e4.51.3  1.8  e2.3  e.20.00
243.55.5e4.6e12   48 7.4e4.01.8  1.3  e1.7  e1.2  .00
253.8399   e4.5e11   761 6.5e3.62.8  1.1  e1.3  e.70.00
 
264.2258   e5.5e10   81 6.1e3.37.6  1.1  e1.0  e.50.00
274.363   e7.0e9.540 5.9e3.03.5  .97e.80e.35.00
283.930   e6.0e9.026 6.0e2.81.9  .91e.65e.25.00
293.820   e5.4e100   --- 6.6e2.61.3  .84e.55e.15.00
303.614   e4.7559   --- 6.5e2.41.1  .80e.60e.05.00
 
313.6---   e4.4170   --- 6.5---   6.7  ---     e.55e.02---     

TOTAL322.11609.8268.71488.43069333.8591.961.97809.12535.717.570.02
MEAN10.453.78.6748.011010.819.72.0027.017.3.24.001
MAX13439943559980372867.62753441.2.02
MIN2.32.84.44.0135.92.4.89.80.55.00.00
CFSM.241.21.201.092.48.24.45.05.61.39.01.00
IN..271.35.231.252.58.28.50.05.68.45.01.00

e Estimated

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1989 - 2001, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN3.9033.424.665.555.361.776.977.530.615.88.3817.9
MAX18.323220820215113422436593.795.146.1135
(WY)199419941991199919971991199419952000199320001993
MIN.000.000.095.193.4910.811.62.00.28.048.000.000
(WY)198919981998200019962001200020011992199719961990

SUMMARY STATISTICSFOR 2000 CALENDAR YEARFOR 2001 WATER YEARWATER YEARS 1989 - 2001
ANNUAL TOTAL10851.95    9098.09
ANNUAL MEAN29.7      24.9  39.2  
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN64.1  1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN19.0  1992
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN1030             Jun 24980         Feb 94080     May 18 1995
LOWEST DAILY MEAN.00 A    Several days.00    Many days.00B
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM.00        Jan 11.00    Sep 2.00Oct 1 1988
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW2540         Feb 96250     Nov 14 1993
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE14.80    Feb 916.43Nov 14 1993
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM).67    .56.89
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)9.13    7.6612.04
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS54         43     64     
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS4.6      5.0  3.5  
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS.24    .05.00

A - Estimated.
B - Many days in most years.


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Ground-Water Data

Meteorological Data

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