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WABASH RIVER BASIN


03380500       SKILLET FORK AT WAYNE CITY, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 38°21'25", long 88°35'00" (NAD of 1927), in SW1/4 sec.7, T.2 S., R.6 E., Wayne County, Hydrologic Unit 05120115, on right bank 0.1 mi downstream from Shoe Creek, 0.5 mi downstream from bridge on State Highway 15, 0.9 mi upstream from railroad bridge, 1 mi north of Wayne City, and at mile 42.4.

 

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 464 mi2.

 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE

 

DISCHARGE: August 1908 to December 1912, June 1914 to September 1921, June 1928 to current year.

 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2002.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY

 

CHEMICAL: Water years 1978-91.

 

SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Water year 1979.

 

WATER TEMPERATURE: Water year 1979.

 

REVISED RECORDS.-- WSP 1143: 1947-48. WSP 1205: 1918-21, 1929-31, 1937-39. WSP 1335: 1908-13, 1916(M), 1930-34, 1935(M). WSP 1725: Drainage area.

 

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter and rain gage, and concrete dam since Nov. 17, 1954. Datum of gage is 383.15 ft above NGVD of 1929 (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers). Prior to Sept. 30, 1921, nonrecording gage at site 0.9 mi downstream at datum about 3.0 ft lower. June 11, 1928, to Oct. 4, 1939, nonrecording gage at site 0.5 mi upstream at datum 2.8 ft lower.

 

REMARKS.-- Wayne City municipal water plant diverts about 0.02 ft3/s at gage since November 1954; diversion not included in records.

 

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 59,400 ft3/s, May 17, 1990, gage height, 25.75 ft; maximum gage height, 26.68 ft, May 8, 1961; no flow at times in several years.

 

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records good except those for estimated daily discharges and those for discharges less than 5.0 ft3/s, which are poor.

DISCHARGE, in CFS, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2001 TO SEPTEMBER 2002
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAYOCTNOVDECJANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEP
 
11.426 1440 e33 5300 172 452 805 93   9.32.5  0.00
21.422 1040 e28 4300 212 276 360 57   7.92.5  0.00
31.620 368 e24 3400 1030 253 1120 39   6.82.3  0.00
41.318 184 e22 2400 991 205 893 29   6.41.7  0.00
52.114 130 e21 453 453 155 254 22   5.71.3  0.00
 
62.013 283 e22 231 250 126 350 19   4.41.0  0.00
71.413 543 e24 183 201 109 3030 16   4.10.710.76
82.814 486 e27 151 168 376 5200 14   3.60.5014     
96.915 273 31 126 2670 807 6320 13   3.30.294.8  
105.915 160 35 109 4380 607 6150 14   2.90.002.3  
 
1114   15 109 39 94 3560 325 4530 35   2.60.001.3  
1286   14 188 40 82 3610 204 2660 50   2.50.000.91
13304   12 1080 39 76 1990 1450 5320 62   2.70.500.68
142670   12 2490 37 65 475 2780 7030 88   2.71.2  0.64
151850   12 2760 36 59 329 1810 6790 88   2.61.1  0.52
 
162030   12 2910 34 56 1010 533 5320 76   2.50.690.28
171900   14 5290 31 51 1270 285 3660 59   2.50.480.01
18604   15 5280 31 49 1130 183 769 30   2.80.470.00
19170   15 3900 31 73 1090 135 278 19   89   0.220.00
2082   14 3430 31 2260 3350 148 226 14   93   0.001.0  
 
2151   16 1690 31 2400 2720 228 148 12   24   0.002.9  
2233   19 332 33 1680 2280 2080 100 10   12   0.003.5  
2322   18 252 36 499 689 1940 76 8.58.00.003.2  
2469   23 187 63 260 316 789 60 7.57.40.002.1  
25493   40 136 678 184 1560 414 50 12   8.40.001.2  
 
26687   37 102 404 275 e3600 235 45 413   6.50.001.1  
27361   59 e72 163 288 e2950 469 40 81   4.70.003.9  
28134   80 e60 108 194 2190 2420 98 23   3.50.003.5  
2971   202 e50 85 --- 1030 2640 705 15   2.90.003.2  
3046   1310 e42 86 --- 786 2410 119 12   2.60.002.5  
 
3134   --- e37 1430 --- 658 --- 144 ---   2.50.00---     

TOTAL11737.82109353043733252984712024844626501431.0339.817.4654.30
MEAN378.670.301139120.4903.51520828.1202147.7010.960.5631.810
MAX26701310529014305300438027807030413932.514
MIN1.312372149168109407.52.50.000.00
CFSM0.820.152.450.261.953.281.784.360.100.020.000.00
IN.0.940.172.830.302.033.781.995.020.110.030.000.00

e Estimated

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1909 - 2002, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN98.67260.7422.7646.3650.8789.1784.9637.7304.2159.3114.174.92
MAX146229693314405224082361249541131554116222571227
(WY)192019861983194919821945195719612000199319151993
MIN0.0160.130.290.692.511.9611.68.961.481.050.0560.047
(WY)190919541954198119341954195419361988193019911940

SUMMARY STATISTICSFOR 2001 CALENDAR YEARFOR 2002 WATER YEARWATER YEARS 1909 - 2002
ANNUAL TOTAL114803.59214638.36
ANNUAL MEAN314.5  588.1  411.5      
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN928         1950
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN32.1      1954
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN5290         Dec 177030         May 1445000         May 9 1961
LOWEST DAILY MEAN0.99    Sep 280.00    Many days0.00    A
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM1.3      Sep 270.00    Aug 200.00    Oct 24 1908
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW7660         May 1459400      BMay 17 1990
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE16.95    May 1426.68    May 8 1961
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM)0.681.270.89    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)9.2017.2112.05    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS1000     2330     1120         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS52     51     36         
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS3.2  0.741.3      

A - At times in several years.

B - Gage height, 25.75 ft.



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