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WABASH RIVER BASIN


03338780       NORTH FORK VERMILION RIVER NEAR BISMARCK, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 40°15'55", long 87°38'34" (NAD of 1927), in SE1/4NE1/4 sec.24, T.21 N., R.12 W., Vermilion County, Hydrologic Unit 05120109,on left bank at downstream side of County Road 2750 N, 1.8 mi west of Bismarck, 1.9 mi downstream from Painter Creek, 6.6 mi downstream from Middle Branch of North Fork Vermilion River, and at mile 17.7.

 

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 262 mi2.

 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE

 

DISCHARGE: June 1970 to September 1973, low-flow partial-record station. October 1988 to current year.

 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2002.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY

 

CHEMICAL: Water years 1978-91.

 

REVISED RECORDS.-- WDR IL-98: 1997 (P).

 

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, and crest-stage gage. Elevation of gage is 594 ft. above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map.

 

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 20,100 ft3/s, Mar. 11, 1990, gage height, 21.97 ft, on basis of contracted-opening measurement of peak flow, maximum gage height, 22.45 ft, Apr. 12, 1994, discharge, 20,100 ft3/s; minimum, 2.3 ft3/s, Sept. 9, 10, 16-19, 1991.

 

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records good except those for Jan. 29 to Feb. 20 and estimated daily discharges, which are poor.

DISCHARGE, in CFS, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2001 TO SEPTEMBER 2002
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAYOCTNOVDECJANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEP
 
137 426 831 e150 4120 361 1280 802 258 101 85 156 
237 380 513 e160 2590 571 950 703 233 93 70 135 
336 335 372 e170 1290 1450 885 551 212 86 192 114 
434 305 298 177 932 960 669 442 204 81 125 96 
549 276 250 156 668 650 533 386 373 72 80 83 
 
6253 254 227 150 525 739 450 374 461 65 62 73 
7214 234 204 e145 439 969 398 703 324 60 51 66 
8138 219 181 e140 366 777 541 863 264 56 44 60 
9106 194 164 133 327 1520 1030 1460 235 60 39 55 
1097 189 148 126 321 1910 746 1320 248 90 36 52 
 
11106 178 142 114 313 1010 576 1010 914 71 33 51 
12974 154 136 111 316 782 500 2470 1160 56 31 46 
131540 150 185 116 274 685 661 3370 847 50 29 43 
144180 150 362 112 247 567 519 1830 807 45 31 41 
155390 143 815 107 248 488 433 1010 596 41 36 41 
 
162870 137 627 95 232 422 362 825 471 38 33 40 
172370 127 1450 97 211 398 324 1010 375 37 32 38 
181500 127 1620 91 190 371 299 863 309 36 28 40 
191100 129 1010 94 e700 330 291 700 262 246 5070 40 
20881 120 727 94 e3000 326 266 566 231 246 10700 40 
 
21729 112 541 94 2350 292 421 471 209 93 4620 43 
22686 114 451 89 1250 259 615 414 194 63 1750 37 
23804 107 455 90 892 260 418 381 185 411 4070 33 
241850 115 399 94 703 250 372 349 172 416 3380 31 
253010 135 329 84 569 251 500 319 161 191 1330 30 
 
262170 105 295 80 504 233 414 289 159 118 871 29 
271160 102 275 82 447 233 815 267 150 94 618 30 
28855 97 250 82 402 242 2770 272 135 81 437 29 
29702 112 217 87 --- 686 1870 263 117 353 326 29 
30571 796 177 289 --- 1760 1050 345 108 223 245 26 
 
31488 --- e150 2220 --- 2010 --- 320 --- 122 190 --- 

TOTAL34937602213801582924426217622095824948103743795346441627
MEAN1127200.7445.2188.0872.4702.0698.6804.8345.8122.4111854.23
MAX5390796162022204120201027703370116041610700156
MIN349713680190233266263108362826
CFSM4.300.771.700.723.332.682.673.071.320.474.270.21
IN.4.960.861.960.833.473.092.983.541.470.544.920.23

e Estimated

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1989 - 2002, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN186.3214.0229.7325.3390.8512.7506.9537.2431.0246.8149.166.79
MAX1127116211601387917106317281033156512811118504
(WY)200219931991199320011990199419981998199320021993
MIN6.739.6813.813.445.859.247.696.914016.36.743.68
(WY)199819982000200020002000200019921991199119911991

SUMMARY STATISTICSFOR 2001 CALENDAR YEARFOR 2002 WATER YEARWATER YEARS 1989 - 2002
ANNUAL TOTAL118079     203123     
ANNUAL MEAN323.5  556.5  315.9  
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN698     1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN80.6  2000
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN5390         Oct 1510700         Aug 2014500     Apr 12 1994
LOWEST DAILY MEAN15         Aug 15-1626         Sep 302.5  A
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM16         Aug 1229         Sep 242.7  Sep 15 1991
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW12300         Aug 2020100     B
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE18.62    Aug 2022.45Apr 12 1994
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW26         C2.3  D
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM)1.232.121.21
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)16.7728.8416.38
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS774     1280     731     
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS140     259     117     
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS33     44     13     

A - Sept. 10, 16-19, 1991.

B - Mar. 11, 1990 and Apr. 12, 1994. Mar. 11, 1990 on basis of contracted-opening measurement of peak flow.

C - Aug. 18-19, and Sept. 30.

D - Sept. 9, 10, 16-19, 1991.



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