03377500 DATA: Discharge Tables, 2002

Station list Available data
WABASH RIVER BASIN

03377500 WABASH RIVER AT MOUNT CARMEL, IL


LOCATION.-- Lat 38°24'07", long 87°45'10" (NAD of 1927), in SE1/4NW1/4 sec.28, T.1 S., R.12 W., Wabash County, Illinois, Hydrologic Unit 05120113, (MOUNT CARMEL, IL-IN quadrangle), on right bank on downstream side of Southern Railway bridge at Mount Carmel, 0.2 mi downstream from Patoka River, and at mile 94.4.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 28,635 mi².

PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
	DISCHARGE: October 1927 to current year.
	STAGE: January 1908 to September 1913. Gage-height records collected in this vicinity November 1874 to December 1878, are contained in files of Louisville office of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and since June 1884, are contained in reports of National Weather Service.

REVISED RECORDS.-- WDR IN-73-1: Drainage area.

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 369.46 ft above NGVD of 1929. Oct. 1, 1949, to Feb. 8, 1977, at datum 2.00 ft higher. See WSP 1725 for history of changes prior to Sept. 30, 1949.

REMARKS.-- Flow partially regulated by upstream reservoirs.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 305,000 ft³/s, May 25, 1943, maximum gage height, 31.75 ft, January 7, 1991; minimum daily discharge, 1,650 ft³/s, September 27, 1941.

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: (1874-78, 1884 to 1985) Maximum discharge, 428,000 ft³/s, Mar. 30, 1913, gage height, 33.0 ft, present site and datum.

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records good except 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	9200	81600	57900	42100	37300	37500	76600	95400	50900	27400	9020	9040
2	8540	81600	61200	35400	56600	34800	77900	101000	49700	26800	8840	8200
3	7850	78400	63500	31200	65600	34400	77600	105000	47800	25000	8670	7530
4	7280	69000	66400	28500	70800	38400	76200	109000	45200	22900	8710	7030
5	7040	55800	68800	26700	74600	43800	74300	113000	42100	20800	8660	6650

6	6720	44800	70400	25800	77900	47000	71900	118000	39100	19200	8650	6350
7	6350	38200	70800	25300	80500	49200	69200	123000	35800	17700	8480	6120
8	6010	34600	67900	24700	82200	50200	66500	129000	36400	16700	8070	5930
9	6000	32000	61800	24000	82800	50000	64800	133000	39500	15700	7630	5770
10	7170	30300	53100	23300	79000	54300	63000	135000	40700	14800	7220	5660

11	9560	28800	44200	22700	69700	59300	61100	141000	39300	13900	6970	5440
12	13100	27700	38000	22200	62300	63200	58800	150000	36800	13400	6890	5260
13	18100	26700	36400	21600	55500	65000	60200	172000	36300	13500	6720	5200
14	31400	25900	41000	21100	47700	65500	65200	199000	40300	13500	6570	5200
15	47500	25000	51400	20700	41400	63100	70700	218000	41800	12600	6600	5190

16	55000	23800	56900	20200	37000	61700	74300	230000	42100	11700	6420	5250
17	59900	22200	68600	19800	33500	63300	76900	236000	41400	11000	6290	5130
18	62800	20500	81600	19300	30700	64300	79100	236000	39400	10600	6230	5130
19	65100	19200	91100	18700	28700	62700	81000	233000	35800	10300	6360	5180
20	67000	18100	99900	18100	27900	62500	82700	229000	31900	9890	6490	6320

21	68400	17400	107000	17500	30900	63200	84000	220000	28500	9620	7980	9250
22	69300	17000	115000	17000	37800	61400	85600	206000	26200	9540	18800	8400
23	69600	16700	122000	16800	43000	57800	85700	188000	24600	10000	21100	8180
24	68300	16900	126000	18100	44700	53900	85200	165000	23200	9690	18200	7960
25	68200	18200	127000	20300	45400	51000	85000	140000	22300	10000	17400	8260

26	71400	19100	125000	20300	45700	59900	83300	117000	21800	10900	21700	7770
27	75400	22400	119000	20700	44800	67200	82000	93700	21500	11000	21000	7510
28	77900	27800	108000	20800	41700	69600	84700	76400	22100	10600	17600	7270
29	79000	36700	91700	20400	---	70900	88200	67000	24300	9810	14400	7160
30	79600	49700	71300	20100	---	72300	91600	61200	26600	9130	11700	7010

31	80500	---	53800	21800	---	74100	---	55400	---	8890	10000	---

TOTAL	1309220	1026100	2416700	705200	1475700	1771500	2283300	4595100	1053400	436570	329370	200350
MEAN	42230	34200	77960	22750	52700	57150	76110	148200	35110	14080	10620	6678
MAX	80500	81600	127000	42100	82800	74100	91600	236000	50900	27400	21700	9250
MIN	6000	16700	36400	16800	27900	34400	58800	55400	21500	8890	6230	5130
CFSM	1.47	1.19	2.72	0.79	1.84	2.00	2.66	5.18	1.23	0.49	0.37	0.23
IN.	1.70	1.33	3.14	0.92	1.92	2.30	2.97	5.97	1.37	0.57	0.43	0.26

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1928 - 2002, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN	9789	15620	25860	37090	41190	49900	50240	42820	28910	19310	12070	8962
MAX	42230	87950	92340	199300	147100	108700	106400	148200	80120	73580	75530	50670
(WY)	2002	1994	1986	1950	1950	1985	1938	2002	1998	1958	1979	1989
MIN	2465	2632	2266	2861	3758	4815	11900	5805	5035	3366	2372	2572
(WY)	1941	1931	1964	1977	1931	1941	1941	1934	1988	1936	1936	1940

SUMMARY STATISTICS	FOR 2001 CALENDAR YEAR		FOR 2002 WATER YEAR		WATER YEARS 1928 - 2002
ANNUAL TOTAL	10853830		17602510
ANNUAL MEAN	29740		48230		28410
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN					56740	1950
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN					6144	1941
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN	127000	Dec 25	236000	May 17	302000	May 25 1943
LOWEST DAILY MEAN	5850	Aug 18	5130	Sep 17	1650	Sep 27 1941
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM	6020	Aug 14	5180	Sep 13	1700	Dec 19 1963
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW			237000	May 17	305000	May 25 1943
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE			32.35	May 17	32.35	May 17 2002
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM)	1.04		1.68		0.99
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)	14.10		22.87		13.48
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS	67100		92500		68100
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS	20500		37000		16600
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS	8020		7250		4380