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WABASH RIVER BASIN


03339000       VERMILION RIVER NEAR DANVILLE, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 40°06'03", long 87°35'50" (NAD of 1927), in NW1/4NW1/4 sec.22, T.19 N., R.11 W., Vermilion County, Hydrologic Unit 05120109, on right bank at Danville sewage-treatment plant, 1.7 mi upstream from Stony Creek, 2.2 mi southeast of Danville, and at mile 19.5.

 

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 1,290 mi2.

 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE

 

DISCHARGE: October 1914 to September 1921, June 1928 to current year. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1305.

 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2002.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY

 

CHEMICAL: Water years 1978-91.

 

REVISED RECORDS.-- WSP 853: 1936(M). WSP 973: 1939. WSP 1305: 1915-16, 1920, 1929. WSP 1335: 1934(m). WSP 1909: 1960. WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area. WDR IL-84-1: 1983. WDR IL-92-1: 1991.

 

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter and rain gage, water-quality monitor, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 503.74 ft above NGVD of 1929 from Aug. 30, 1982 to present. However, datum incorrectly published as 503.33 ft above NGVD of 1929 from Aug. 30, 1982 to Sept. 30, 2001. Prior to Jan. 9, 1935, nonrecording gage at same site and datum 503.33 ft. above NGVD of 1929 (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers). However, datum incorrectly published as 503.99 ft above NGVD of 1929 from 1928 to 1943. Jan. 9, 1935 to Aug. 30, 1982, at site 0.3 mi downstream and datum 503.33 ft above NGVD of 1929.

 

REMARKS.-- Flow regulated at times by storage at Lake Vermilion on North Fork Vermilion River, 4.5 mi upstream from station, usable capacity, 7,440 acre-ft, and by Danville sewage-treatment plant.

 

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 48,700 ft3/s, March 13, 1939, gage height, 28.59 ft; maximum gage height, 31.56 ft, Apr. 13, 1994, discharge 47,900 ft3/s, minimum daily, 2.0 ft3/s, Oct. 9-14, 1920 and Aug. 10, 1930.

 

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records fair except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Effluent from sewage-treatment plant at gage averaged 15.2 ft3/s during the year. The maximum monthly average was 20.1 ft3/s in April, and the minimum was 10.9 ft3/s in September.

DISCHARGE, in CFS, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2001 TO SEPTEMBER 2002
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAYOCTNOVDECJANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEP
 
199 1060 2840 e500 11200 1440 4710 3650 1130 560 241 462 
2116 1000 1840 e500 9910 1740 3290 2760 1000 505 217 370 
351 888 1290 e510 6390 4840 2650 2350 932 432 172 301 
445 825 1130 e530 3690 2990 2030 1910 821 390 249 281 
5134 784 940 565 2460 2600 1640 1600 1090 446 207 224 
 
6156 701 884 585 1820 2330 1490 1600 1580 303 104 206 
7466 632 817 530 1440 3010 1360 2900 1290 261 95 196 
8324 641 713 442 1280 2940 1630 3730 1030 235 81 182 
9176 607 623 524 1030 4690 3060 5090 954 216 76 165 
10182 575 581 496 1090 6970 2600 5850 845 208 79 134 
 
11232 576 564 486 1020 4500 1990 4020 1490 218 82 106 
12866 485 538 424 1090 2770 2010 9470 4250 238 75 97 
132150 460 625 444 973 2390 2270 15200 3630 198 61 92 
148680 465 965 452 841 1990 1720 12400 4060 167 60 89 
159130 451 1930 434 796 1850 1500 8560 3380 141 78 96 
 
166890 403 1850 379 791 1650 1300 5190 2620 113 108 118 
175900 401 4410 349 672 1510 1190 5070 1910 101 158 127 
183810 423 6200 327 623 1440 1060 4720 1390 101 189 130 
192420 361 4140 329 1780 1280 1020 3890 1160 211 5230 151 
201660 401 2620 345 9460 1230 1010 2910 1000 388 10800 238 
 
211430 346 1830 379 9670 1160 1410 2230 894 230 7680 343 
221250 368 1560 363 6970 1010 2500 1900 778 208 2550 214 
231370 394 1450 323 4130 953 2020 1680 809 478 9490 130 
243660 370 1420 345 2960 962 1590 1560 697 509 9670 98 
257750 539 1220 339 2380 1100 1650 1440 789 401 7600 86 
 
266630 471 1030 316 2060 1180 1530 1270 952 199 5520 101 
274880 422 986 287 1810 1070 2720 1130 1120 337 2220 89 
282340 513 906 295 1490 1160 9370 1150 1030 582 1360 100 
291770 487 815 371 --- 3190 8600 1720 893 704 989 93 
301480 1850 670 554 --- 7070 6060 1520 621 618 716 87 
 
311130 --- e520 5770 --- 7130 --- 1320 --- 299 537 --- 

TOTAL77177178994790718493898268014576980119790441459997666945106
MEAN2490596.61545596.532082585256638641472322.52151170.2
MAX9130185062005770112007130937015200425070410800462
MIN45346520287623953101011306211016086
CFSM1.930.461.200.462.492.001.993.001.140.251.670.13
IN.2.230.521.380.532.592.312.223.451.270.291.920.15

e Estimated

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1915 - 2002, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN351.7575.0864.1112214531708186016911222754.2422.0252.0
MAX334657433593693048185383684676155290400830492807
(WY)197819861991195019821979199419431998199319791993
MIN12.822.827.327.839.659.619083.743.326.617.914.4
(WY)192119211915197719311931191519341934193419301920

SUMMARY STATISTICSFOR 2001 CALENDAR YEARFOR 2002 WATER YEARWATER YEARS 1915 - 2002
ANNUAL TOTAL362998     654159     
ANNUAL MEAN994.5  1792     1020         
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN2694         1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN139         1954
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN11500         Feb 2615200         May 1345100         Apr 13 1994
LOWEST DAILY MEAN45         Oct 445         Oct 42.0      A
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM72         Sep 2873         Aug 92.1      Oct 8 1920
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW15600         May 1348700      BMar 13 1939
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE18.54    May 1331.56 CApr 13 1994
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW43         Oct 4
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM)0.771.390.79    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)10.4718.8610.74    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS2180     4860     2470         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS504     965     400         
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS102     138     52         

A - Oct. 9-14, 1920 and Aug. 10, 1930.

B - Gage height, 28.59 ft.

C - Discharge, 47,900 ft3/s.



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