05594100 DATA: Discharge Tables, 2001

Station list Available data
KASKASKIA RIVER BASIN

05594100 KASKASKIA RIVER NEAR VENEDY STATION, IL

LOCATION.-- Lat 38°27'02", long 89°37'39", in NW1/4NW1/4 sec.14, T.1 S., R.5 W., Washington County, Hydrologic Unit 07140204, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highways 160 and 177, 1 mi northwest of Venedy Station, 2.5 mi downstream from Sugar Creek, 4 mi west of Okawville, and at mile 57.2.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 4,393 mi².

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

DISCHARGE: October 1969 to current year.

STAGE: Water years 1994-2001. Gage-height record for Mar. 7, 1968, to Sept. 30, 1969, available in files of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY

CHEMICAL: Water years 1975-91.

SEDIMENT: May 1980 to Sept. 1997.

SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Water years 1975-81.

WATER TEMPERATURE: Water years 1975-81.

REVISED RECORDS.-- 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 380.10 ft above sea level (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers).

REMARKS.-- Flow partially regulated by Carlyle Lake (station 05592990), 35 mi upstream from gage.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 50,300 ft³/s, May 19, 1995, gage height, 25.79 ft; minimum discharge, 54 ft³/s, Sept. 12, 13, 1970.
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS: Maximum daily, 2,590 mg/L, June 1, 1982; minimum daily, 5 mg/L, Dec. 20-29, 1980, Feb. 5, 1981.
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT LOADS: Maximum daily, 46,200 tons, June 1, 1982; minimum daily, 1.9 tons, Jan. 14-16, 19, 23, 24, 1981.

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	3280	2280	4730	e2700	8830	13500	1210	944	1980	2270	839	275
2	2870	2120	4520	e2600	8930	13900	1200	822	2650	1980	764	259
3	2530	1960	4410	e2400	9010	13400	1370	672	1950	1790	659	257
4	2270	1940	4240	e2200	8530	11200	1870	547	1710	1480	561	274
5	2260	1860	4110	e1900	7200	9510	1840	465	2630	1230	540	253

6	3360	1740	4050	e1800	6450	8470	1610	437	3740	1100	462	298
7	4290	2750	4000	e1700	6150	7570	1310	445	3920	993	335	420
8	4630	5000	3960	e1600	6000	6660	1080	417	4470	984	348	441
9	4730	5740	3940	e1500	6380	5870	1000	324	5300	998	430	462
10	4650	6100	3920	e1250	9090	5180	1050	287	5580	964	428	631

11	4760	6010	3920	e1000	11100	4700	1340	278	4900	1720	425	548
12	4810	5720	4060	e800	12600	4560	3090	263	3960	2830	423	517
13	4410	5300	4310	e650	13000	4410	3110	246	3590	2480	418	523
14	3940	5610	4310	e1100	13600	4230	2410	231	3390	1820	391	450
15	3440	5690	4310	e3200	14200	4010	2080	221	3050	1350	242	353

16	3200	5360	4220	e5300	14200	4010	1870	211	3410	1070	185	304
17	3770	4900	4190	6350	13900	4280	1910	204	4320	878	172	204
18	4860	4570	e4100	6220	13700	3950	1960	204	4470	767	165	183
19	4390	4370	e4100	6110	13300	3500	1890	271	4130	1170	162	187
20	4100	4230	e3950	5430	12400	3080	1680	353	3690	1130	168	195

21	3870	4150	e3900	4680	11000	2750	1370	860	3310	846	213	187
22	3670	4090	e3800	4280	9870	2480	1180	1080	3290	764	218	209
23	3560	4050	e3600	4210	8950	2260	1140	794	3850	785	203	210
24	3410	4000	e3500	4230	8210	2010	1120	656	3740	836	208	185
25	3310	4360	e3350	4220	9100	1770	1110	582	3120	978	561	169

26	3090	6290	e3300	4240	10800	1590	1080	502	2820	1170	765	156
27	2860	6990	e3200	4210	12200	1440	1060	439	2750	1110	760	146
28	2780	6550	e3050	4090	12900	1300	1030	377	2730	964	753	142
29	2660	5740	e2900	4070	---	1260	1020	338	2720	910	525	136
30	2490	5090	e2800	5880	---	1230	1010	317	2560	875	339	134

31	2310	---	e2800	8220	---	1210	---	341	---	855	292	---

TOTAL	110560	134560	119550	108140	291600	155290	46000	14128	103730	39097	12954	8708
MEAN	3566	4485	3856	3488	10410	5009	1533	456	3458	1261	418	290
MAX	4860	6990	4730	8220	14200	13900	3110	1080	5580	2830	839	631
MIN	2260	1740	2800	650	6000	1210	1000	204	1710	764	162	134

e Estimated

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1970 - 2001, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN	1025	1977	4593	5046	6351	6582	6154	4334	3401	2590	1630	1029
MAX	5021	12600	17460	12050	18850	16930	16750	15470	7875	7383	5397	5280
(WY)	1994	1994	1983	1991	1982	1979	1979	1996	1990	2000	1998	1993
MIN	96.6	82.6	89.4	74.2	516	891	434	211	102	104	161	102
(WY)	2000	2000	1977	1977	1978	1981	2000	1976	1988	1976	1988	1976

SUMMARY STATISTICS	FOR 2000 CALENDAR YEAR		FOR 2001 WATER YEAR		WATER YEARS 1970 - 2001
ANNUAL TOTAL	1149043		1144317
ANNUAL MEAN	3139		3135		3713
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN					6824	1973
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN					1194	1992
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN	22400	Jun 27	14200	Feb 15,16	48700	May 19 1995
LOWEST DAILY MEAN	127	Feb 11	134	Sep 30	56	Sep 12 1970
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM	155	Feb 9	153	Sep 24	63	Sep 7 1970
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW			14600	Feb 15	50300	May 19 1995
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE			21.31	Feb 15	25.79	May 19 1995
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW			132	Sep 30	54	A
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS	6100		6410		10200
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS	2480		2480		1960
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS	310		275		143

A - Sept. 12, 13, 1970.