03346500 DATA: Discharge Tables, 2002

Station list Available data
WABASH RIVER BASIN

03346500 EMBARRAS RIVER AT LAWRENCEVILLE, IL


LOCATION.-- Lat 38°43'25", long 87°39'52" (NAD of 1983), in NE1/4SW1/4 sec. 5,T. 3 N., R. 11 W., Lawrence County, Hydrologic Unit 05120112, on left bank at downstream side of U.S. Business Route 50 bridge in Lawrenceville, 6.7 miles upstream from mouth of Wabash River.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 2,333 mi².

PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
	DISCHARGE: March 1930 to November 1933, October 2001 to current year.
	STAGE: Water year 2002.

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, crest-stage gage, and acoustical-velocity meter. Datum of gage is 382.24 ft above NGVD of 1988. March 1930 to November 1933 at datum 399.20 ft above NGVD of 1929.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 46,300 ft³/s, May 15, 2002, gage height, 41.57 ft; maximum gage height, 41.61 ft, May 16, 2002, discharge, 39, 300 ft³/s; minimum daily discharge, 30 ft³/s, Nov. 28, 29, 1930.

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records fair except those above 15,000 ft³/s, those below 1,000 ft³/s, and those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor.

DISCHARGE, in CFS, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2001 TO SEPTEMBER 2002 DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY	OCT	NOV	DEC	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP

1	e70	e2800	6060	1340	8310	1600	8230	13100	3090	1010	260	142
2	e69	e2400	5010	1170	10300	1570	6050	16100	2830	891	235	125
3	e68	e2100	3700	1050	10500	3590	4880	18200	2600	799	217	111
4	e67	e1800	3110	953	10600	5690	3770	18000	2260	727	197	99
5	72	e1600	2730	943	10600	4240	2760	16600	1990	656	180	90

6	71	e1400	2340	951	9310	3110	2100	14900	1780	601	166	84
7	71	e1250	2530	900	6050	2740	1780	14900	1720	559	161	80
8	74	e1100	2100	861	3380	2480	1650	17600	1620	523	150	77
9	74	1020	1920	829	2340	4240	2080	20800	1520	493	139	73
10	82	925	1830	803	1880	8790	3290	25200	1460	491	131	70

11	119	853	1650	784	1650	9490	3600	25100	1400	438	125	66
12	841	799	1580	759	1470	9850	3180	27300	1360	401	120	63
13	2340	749	3050	733	1280	9400	4600	29800	2730	380	125	61
14	6670	709	5580	707	1140	6740	5220	32200	5190	364	128	61
15	8890	662	8670	672	1110	4750	5370	38200	5650	342	124	75

16	9370	613	8800	647	1120	5120	3400	39900	4930	319	116	60
17	9660	573	9580	627	1110	6810	2610	35200	4110	307	110	60
18	9400	544	10800	601	1160	6320	2050	32000	3510	299	106	61
19	8830	524	11600	580	1170	3990	1720	30700	2710	277	111	64
20	7170	495	11900	563	2420	5240	1570	28300	2090	278	116	107

21	4880	474	13100	550	5480	5740	2400	24800	1730	274	114	86
22	3130	459	14000	539	5630	3760	6630	19600	1520	252	144	72
23	2110	448	12000	541	3340	2510	7920	12100	1370	286	173	67
24	2550	519	8660	726	2730	2050	8080	e10100	1270	246	153	63
25	5200	870	e6500	749	2400	3930	8420	8120	1210	473	136	60

26	7110	738	e5000	683	2280	8320	8550	7380	1140	433	155	59
27	7170	1290	e4000	637	2150	9220	8740	6620	1330	432	146	83
28	5770	1570	e3000	595	1800	9330	10100	5710	1490	460	132	74
29	e4500	2320	e2400	566	---	9350	11100	5120	1350	372	117	67
30	e3800	4840	e1900	568	---	9010	11700	4880	1140	321	120	62

31	e3200	---	1630	1630	---	8840	---	3690	---	289	155	---

TOTAL	113428	36444	176730	24257	112710	177820	153550	602220	68100	13993	4562	2322
MEAN	3659	1215	5701	782.5	4025	5736	5118	19430	2270	451.4	147.2	77.40
MAX	9660	4840	14000	1630	10600	9850	11700	39900	5650	1010	260	142
MIN	67	448	1580	539	1110	1570	1570	3690	1140	246	106	59
CFSM	1.57	0.52	2.44	0.34	1.73	2.46	2.19	8.33	0.97	0.19	0.06	0.03
IN.	1.81	0.58	2.82	0.39	1.80	2.84	2.45	9.60	1.09	0.22	0.07	0.04

e Estimated

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1930 - 2002, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN	1137	1329	2978	3514	2298	3315	2653	6069	935.2	288.9	237.2	582.3
MAX	3659	2705	5701	7934	4025	6031	6079	19430	2270	503	508	1744
(WY)	2002	1932	2002	1932	2002	1933	1933	2002	2002	1932	1933	1931
MIN	45.0	37.5	56.6	40.0	128	704	303	339	182	113	49.5	77.4
(WY)	1931	1931	1931	1931	1931	1931	1931	1931	1930	1930	1930	2002

SUMMARY STATISTICS	FOR 2002 WATER YEAR		WATER YEARS 1930 - 2002
ANNUAL TOTAL	1486136
ANNUAL MEAN	4072
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN			4072	2002
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN			330	1931
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN	39900	May 16	39900	May 16 2002
LOWEST DAILY MEAN	59	Sep 26	30	A
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM	63	Sep 12	34	Nov 2 1930
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW	46300 B	May 15	46300 B	May 15 2002
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE	41.61 C	May 16	41.61 C	May 16 2002
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW	55	Sep 26
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM)	1.75		0.99
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)	23.70		13.50
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS	10100		7620
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS	1600		580
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS	103		61

	A - Nov. 28, 29, 1930.
	B - Gage height, 41.57 ft.
	C - Discharge, 39,300 ft³/s.