05585830 DATA: Discharge Tables, 2002

Station list Available data
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

05585830 MCKEE CREEK AT CHAMBERSBURG, IL


LOCATION.--Lat 39°49'04", long 90°39'16" (NAD of 1983), in SW1/4NE1/4 sec. 8, T.3 S., R. 2 W, Pike County, Hydrologic Unit 07130011, on right bank at upstream side of bridge on State Highway 104 at east side of Chambersburg, 3.8 miles downstream from Leineke Branch, 5.5 miles upstream from South Fork McKee Creek, and at mile 7.1.

DRAINAGE AREA.--341 mi².

PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
	DISCHARGE: August 2002 to current year.
	STAGE: August 2002 to current year.
SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
	CHEMICAL: WATER YEARS 1979-87.
	SEDIMENT: October 2002 to current year.
	MISCELLANEOUS: Sediment concentration and particle size, water years 2002-03.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, pumping sampler, and crest-stage-gage. Datum of gage is 400.00 ft above NGVD of 1929 (established by Illinois Dept. of Transportation).

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 9,420 ft³/s, September 1, 2003, gage height, 42.01 ft; Minimum discharge, 3.9 ft³/s, October 16, 2002.
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS: Maximum daily, 2,430 mg/L, July 19, 2003; minimum daily, 29 mg/L, Dec. 2, 2002.
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT LOADS: Maximum daily, 39,800, Sept. 1, 2003; minimum daily, 0.48 tons, Dec. 2, 2002.

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Flood of June 2002 exceeded the measured discharge of 12,100 ft³/s on June 13, 2002, gage height not determined.

EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.--Maximum discharge, 4,680 ft³/s, August 24; maximum gage height, 38.54 ft, August 24; minimum discharge, 6.1 ft³/s, September 28-30.

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records fair except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor.

Discharge, cubic feet per second, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2001 TO SEPTEMBER 2002 DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY	OCT	NOV	DEC	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP

1	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	66	21
2	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	e48	18
3	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	e38	16
4	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	e33	14
5	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	e28	12

6	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	e32	12
7	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	e24	11
8	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	e22	11
9	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	e23	10
10	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	e30	9.5

11	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	e21	8.4
12	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	18	7.7
13	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	17	7.6
14	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	17	7.7
15	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	17	9.6

16	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	18	9.8
17	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	44	9.9
18	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	33	9.7
19	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	45	9.9
20	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	83	12

21	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	78	10
22	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	45	9.8
23	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	1160	8.9
24	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	2920	8.0
25	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	430	7.3

26	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	185	7.3
27	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	93	7.1
28	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	55	6.4
29	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	38	6.1
30	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	29	6.3

31	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	24	---

TOTAL	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	5714	304.0
MEAN	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	184	10.1
MAX	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	2920	21
MIN	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	17	6.1
CFSM	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	0.54	0.03
IN.	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	0.62	0.03

e Estimated