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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 to current year.

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 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 11.9 ft3/s during the year. The maximum monthly average was 14.6 ft3/s in September, and the minimum was 9.70 ft3/s in December.

Discharge, cubic feet per second, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2002 TO SEPTEMBER 2003
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAYOCTNOVDECJANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEP
 
184 141 81 689 e210 317 305 532 1290 272 456 11600 
270 123 82 515 e230 334 318 482 933 340 359 16100 
394 107 77 457 e260 361 347 475 766 340 407 12300 
4111 98 70 328 e290 324 346 426 684 290 1580 7170 
5110 112 86 e270 e350 458 532 2070 593 274 1540 4140 
 
6115 152 84 e235 e300 681 1330 2900 516 1020 868 2480 
7114 160 85 e210 e260 694 1060 2070 494 3250 665 1850 
891 139 85 e190 e230 805 1630 1450 478 2370 605 1370 
977 117 84 e300 e200 1180 1450 2170 435 3740 599 1070 
1079 127 84 e450 e180 960 1110 3920 353 9680 481 839 
 
1172 178 85 e300 e160 620 853 5760 407 9540 354 683 
1287 149 83 e240 e150 566 778 4140 2700 9030 295 618 
1390 106 83 e330 e140 1160 662 2480 3930 6030 294 551 
1499 108 84 e290 e160 1810 541 1830 6050 2700 291 538 
1574 113 83 e260 e170 1270 511 1860 4600 2110 279 472 
 
1673 99 84 e240 e160 1060 486 1820 2270 1890 284 403 
1771 94 83 e220 e150 919 533 1400 1500 1290 201 417 
1872 92 105 e200 e140 865 436 1100 1220 4390 171 343 
19116 88 169 e190 e160 799 419 984 1020 7090 154 369 
20112 86 273 e180 e180 728 484 1010 811 4910 141 325 
 
21143 90 359 e170 e220 665 417 926 687 2910 164 274 
2284 91 261 e160 e270 649 479 898 612 3070 130 380 
2390 89 193 e155 e450 674 361 777 579 2100 114 356 
2485 96 162 e150 e420 554 392 701 513 1410 107 619 
25107 167 e125 e145 e380 479 554 655 484 1090 102 1090 
 
26120 98 e140 e145 e340 503 804 605 395 877 99 1160 
27146 106 e175 e145 e320 441 749 549 430 731 95 7010 
28137 96 e150 e150 e310 430 645 540 361 699 88 6700 
29121 89 e135 e160 --- 423 647 874 342 584 1060 3350 
30120 84 e125 e175 --- 414 538 759 369 577 5720 2160 
 
31145 --- 291 e195 --- 368 --- 1110 --- 440 2430 --- 

TOTAL3109339540667844679021511197174727335822850442013386737
MEAN1001131312532426946571525119427436492891
MAX14617835968945018101630576060509680572016100
MIN70847014514031730542634227288274
CFSM0.080.090.100.200.190.540.511.180.932.130.502.24
IN.0.090.100.120.230.200.620.571.361.032.450.582.50

e Estimated

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1915 - 2003, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN349569855111214381696184616891221778425284
MAX334657433593693048185383684676155290400830492891
(WY)197819861991195019821979199419431998199319792003
MIN12.822.827.327.839.659.619083.743.326.617.914.4
(WY)192119211915197719311931191519341934193419301920

SUMMARY STATISTICSFOR 2002 CALENDAR YEARFOR 2003 WATER YEARWATER YEARS 1915 - 2003
ANNUAL TOTAL521746     341441         
ANNUAL MEAN1429     935         1019         
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN2694         1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN139         1954
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN15200         May 1316100             Sep 245100         Apr 13 1994
LOWEST DAILY MEAN60         Aug 1470             A2.0      B
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM73         Aug 981             Nov 302.1      Oct 8 1920
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW17000             Sep 248700      CMar 13 1939
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE19.47        Sep 231.56 DApr 13 1994
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW47      E    Dec 4
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM)1.110.73    0.79    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)15.059.85    10.73    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS4040     2130         2460         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS462     361         400         
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS86     90         52         

A - Oct. 2, Dec. 4.

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

C - Gage height, 28.59 ft.

D - Discharge, 47,900 ft3/s.

E - Result of freeze up.



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