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BIG MUDDY RIVER BASIN


05597000       BIG MUDDY RIVER AT PLUMFIELD, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 37°54'05", long 89°00'50", in NW1/4 sec.20, T.7 S., R.2 E., Franklin County, Hydrologic Unit 07140106, on left bank 0.8 mi upstream from bridge on State Highway 149 at Plumfield, 1.9 mi downstream from Middle Fork Muddy River, and at mile 86.6.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 794 mi2.

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

DISCHARGE: June 1908 to September 1910 and December 1910 to December 1912 (published as "near Cambon"), August 1914 to current year.

 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2001.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

CHEMICAL: Water years 1978-91.


REVISED RECORDS.-- WSP 700: 1929. WSP 805: 1935. WSP 1508: 1908-10, 1920-21(M), 1928(M), 1932(M). WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter and rain gage, and concrete control. Datum of gage is 353.24 ft above sea level. June 16, 1908, to Dec. 31, 1912, nonrecording gage at site 1.7 mi upstream at different datum. Aug. 14, 1914, to July 12, 1932, nonrecording gage at site 0.2 mi downstream at different datum. July 13, 1932, to Nov. 12, 1938, nonrecording gage at bridge 0.8 mi downstream at datum 0.86 ft higher. Nov. 13, 1938, to Sept. 30, 1974, water-stage recorder at present site at datum 5.0 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1974, to Sept. 30, 1991, auxiliary water-stage recorder at pumping plant at Zeigler, 4 mi downstream, at datum 353.24 ft above sea level. Feb. 14, 1937, to Sept. 30, 1974, auxiliary nonrecording gage at same site at datum 5.0 ft higher.

REMARKS.-- Flow regulated since October 1970 by Rend Lake (station 05595950), 18.6 mi upstream from gage.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 42,900 ft3/s, May 10, 1961; maximum gage height, 29.67 ft, datum then in use, May 10, 1961; no flow at times in 1908-9, 1914, 1936, 1940-41. Maximum discharge since construction of Rend Lake, 14,200 ft3/s, May 1, 1996, gage height, 31.83 ft; maximum stage since construction of Rend Lake, 31.84 ft, May 4, 1983, discharge, 11,800 ft3/s; minimum discharge since construction of Rend Lake, 6.8 ft3/s, Oct. 13, 1970.

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records good except those above 800 ft3/s and estimated daily discharges, which are poor.
DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2000 TO SEPTEMBER 2001
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAYOCTNOVDECJANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEP
 
1165 29 67 e90 617 1820 481 267 279 139 111 96 
2154 29 60 e88 649 1560 498 259 302 130 106 83 
3145 25 61 e86 663 1250 1020 262 295 123 104 78 
4129 24 57 e84 593 1010 1450 253 239 121 104 76 
5119 24 54 e86 451 880 1760 241 178 131 101 74 
 
6117 30 55 e92 363 814 1830 233 149 135 97 72 
7114 45 52 e105 325 745 1690 230 148 120 93 70 
8102 54 49 e120 307 676 1410 228 159 112 91 69 
995 54 52 e130 365 625 1100 224 170 112 89 74 
1090 75 51 e120 649 588 833 219 161 120 91 77 
 
1184 65 90 e115 779 556 657 211 157 124 91 78 
1281 51 336 e105 830 539 541 209 155 129 87 76 
1376 49 423 e100 841 531 491 207 145 132 85 71 
1471 52 397 e230 862 527 464 194 126 136 85 69 
1567 47 345 e500 932 517 444 203 125 134 82 67 
 
1665 42 289 688 1170 548 440 199 127 129 75 63 
1765 40 360 690 1360 603 432 182 121 124 72 60 
1867 40 e450 709 1520 618 416 196 117 120 73 60 
1964 35 e550 763 1580 605 391 337 111 148 83 71 
2061 32 563 730 1460 583 365 507 111 143 86 75 
 
2158 35 470 580 1250 562 349 544 145 136 135 90 
2254 33 344 407 1020 542 343 588 233 131 140 83 
2352 31 260 318 842 526 336 611 179 163 95 63 
2449 31 197 269 753 516 329 473 158 154 78 55 
2546 82 e150 244 1100 509 330 309 152 138 74 59 
 
2643 245 e135 232 1410 490 320 218 145 133 83 51 
2736 228 e120 225 1730 467 314 185 140 131 88 45 
2838 168 e115 220 1920 450 301 174 138 127 99 44 
2933 112 e105 226 --- 438 289 162 219 126 101 44 
3031 81 e100 381 --- 439 280 151 171 121 91 43 
 
3129 --- e95 561 --- 458 --- 213 --- 116 88 --- 

TOTAL240018886452929426341209921990484895055403828782036
MEAN77.462.920830094167766327416813092.867.9
MAX16524556376319201820183061130216314096
MIN292449843074382801511111127243

e Estimated

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1971 - 2001, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN1034136358451054127614881327725404217133
MAX488381235103054335544393740651120621044691553
(WY)198519941983199119821979198919831995199820001974
MIN27.326.131.027.248.873.667.411738.930.821.820.6
(WY)197119721972197219721981198119871972197119711971

SUMMARY STATISTICSFOR 2000 CALENDAR YEARFOR 2001 WATER YEARWATER YEARS 1971 - 2001
ANNUAL TOTAL144429 109767     
ANNUAL MEAN395 301     716         
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN1515         1983
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN161         1972
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN4710     Jun 211920         Feb 2814000         May 1 1996
LOWEST DAILY MEAN24     Nov 4,524         Nov 4,56.8      Oct 13 1970
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM27     Oct 3127         Oct 317.3      Aug 17 1971
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW1940         Feb 2814200      AMay 1 1996
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE17.72    Feb 2831.84 BMay 4 1983
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW22         Nov 5
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS953 698     1840         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS166 143     321         
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS37 52     42         

A - Gage height, 31.83 ft.
B - Discharge, 11,800 ft3/s.


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Introduction

Station Descriptions

Surface-Water Data

Ground-Water Data

Meteorological Data

Biological Data