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KASKASKIA RIVER BASIN


05592500       KASKASKIA RIVER AT VANDALIA, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 38°57'38", long 89°05'20" (NAD of 1927), in NW1/4SE1/4 sec.16, T.6 N., R.1 E., Fayette County, Hydrologic Unit 07140202, on right bank at upstream side of Gallatin Street Bridge in Vandalia, 3.5 mi upstream from Hickory Creek and at mile 135.7.

 

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 1,940 mi2.

 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE

 

DISCHARGE: February 1908 to December 1912, August 1914 to current year. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1308.

 

STAGE: Water years 1994 to current year.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY

 

CHEMICAL: Water years 1978-91.

 

REVISED RECORDS.-- WSP 1208: 1919. WSP 1508: 1912, 1915(M), 1917-18(M), 1923(M), 1925(M), 1928-31(M). WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.

 

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 453.30 ft above NGVD of 1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1933, nonrecording gage at present site at datum 2.00 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1933, to Sept. 23, 1968, nonrecording gage at present site and datum.

 

REMARKS.-- Flow partially regulated since June 24, 1969, by Lake Shelbyville (station 05591950), 45 mi above gage.

 

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 62,700 ft3/s, June 29, 1957; maximum gage height, 28.27 ft, May 7, 2002; minimum discharge observed, 3.5 ft3/s, Aug. 22, 1911.

 

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

Discharge, cubic feet per second, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2002 TO SEPTEMBER 2003
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAYOCTNOVDECJANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEP
 
1905 88 1390 216 e92 312 162 115 369 445 190 1600 
2861 83 1400 347 e94 303 151 126 315 387 166 5260 
3721 81 1380 347 e96 258 139 119 315 450 588 4490 
4555 78 1250 315 e100 245 134 127 315 510 1020 1960 
5412 84 1090 313 e104 254 135 911 302 511 477 721 
 
6352 83 913 312 e115 270 133 1330 281 505 267 842 
7292 80 751 308 e120 237 132 683 262 447 196 905 
8209 82 676 305 e120 211 129 845 257 412 163 798 
9154 75 542 274 e130 199 123 4360 242 339 140 699 
10135 101 437 179 e140 190 118 3070 241 576 125 580 
 
11128 87 344 132 e125 179 112 5910 290 1140 115 409 
12118 71 261 115 e120 199 108 5390 1200 754 106 298 
13107 76 194 e105 e125 228 104 2400 1080 1060 103 262 
14103 68 162 e100 e140 310 100 948 743 1380 105 234 
1599 76 147 e97 e200 336 97 657 791 1440 101 179 
 
1696 72 137 e94 428 334 97 595 876 1290 94 155 
1793 103 128 e91 387 429 123 460 857 990 88 134 
1891 783 136 e89 460 433 134 383 961 1540 82 117 
1997 1250 149 e87 511 462 135 354 998 4630 77 107 
2091 1380 186 e86 1090 664 150 719 996 2540 72 99 
 
2185 1410 182 e85 1170 778 254 1750 992 888 69 94 
2283 1420 156 e84 798 668 208 1190 997 575 65 95 
2370 1430 135 e83 678 571 157 993 994 415 61 93 
2466 1430 126 e82 587 484 138 866 924 472 59 94 
2581 1430 124 e81 419 386 142 775 901 662 58 87 
 
2672 1430 120 e80 369 300 146 692 960 647 57 98 
2770 1430 119 e80 349 229 137 603 880 699 55 178 
2883 1420 116 e82 318 192 129 568 737 515 e80 341 
2999 1410 113 e85 --- 193 123 668 617 481 85 269 
3097 1390 118 e88 --- 194 117 860 473 423 94 157 
 
3195 --- 145 e90 --- 182 --- 542 --- 257 168 --- 

TOTAL6520190011312748329385102304067390092016627380512621355
MEAN2106334231563353301361258672883165712
MAX90514301400347117077825459101200463010205260
MIN66681138092179971152412575587

e Estimated

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1970 - 2003, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN62898419712309269029362461212317721306882564
MAX3349545957837027688475656462104605486312225993366
(WY)197019941986199319821979197920021974197419741993
MIN34.339.120.619.023333013616561.948.750.530.2
(WY)198819771977197720002003200319871988198819761976

SUMMARY STATISTICSFOR 2002 CALENDAR YEARFOR 2003 WATER YEARWATER YEARS 1970 - 2003
ANNUAL TOTAL967260     180198         
ANNUAL MEAN2650     494         1714         
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN3415         1974
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN494         2003
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN36000  A    May 135910             May 1136000      AMay 13 2002
LOWEST DAILY MEAN66         Oct 2455             Aug 2717         B
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM75         Oct 2261             Aug 2117         Dec 23 1976
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW6190             May 1141000      CMay 13 2002
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE17.30        May 1128.27 DMay 7 2002
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW53      E    Aug 27
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS5660     1150         4350         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS1980     229         1010         
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS111     84         77         

A - Estimated, result of levee break.

B - Dec. 23-29, 1976; Feb. 5-9, 1977.

C - Observed, gage height, 26.52 ft; result of levee break.

D - Discharge, 28,500 ft3/s, estimated, result of levee break.

E - May have been less during period of missing record, Aug. 27-29.



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