LOCATION.-- Lat 38°41'20", long 89°06'00" (NAD of 1927), in NE1/4NW1/4 sec.21, T.3 N., R.1 E., Marion County, Hydrologic Unit 07140202, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on U.S. Highway 51, about 1 mi north of Fairman, about 5 mi north of Sandoval, and at mile 9.9. | |
DRAINAGE AREA.-- 113 mi2. | |
PERIOD OF RECORD.-- | |
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE | |
DISCHARGE: October 1979 to current year. | |
STAGE: Water years 1994 to current year. Gage-height record for April 1955 to Sept. 30, 1979, available in files of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. | |
SURFACE-WATER QUALITY | |
CHEMICAL: Water years 1978-91. | |
GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 460.20 ft above NGVD of 1929 (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers). | |
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.-- | |
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 17,000 ft3/s, May 16, 1990, from rating curve extended above 9,540 ft3/s, gage height 20.03 ft; no flow for many days in most years. | |
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 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAY | OCT | NOV | DEC | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP |
| 1 | 0.00 | 7.7 | 0.00 | 95 | e1.7 | e28 | 25 | 408 | 13 | 9.2 | 0.40 | 9.3 |
| 2 | 0.00 | 1.2 | 0.00 | 78 | e2.0 | e110 | 19 | 331 | 9.2 | 4.7 | 0.47 | 141 |
| 3 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 30 | e2.5 | e82 | 14 | 135 | 8.8 | 3.6 | 0.76 | 200 |
| 4 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 17 | e3.2 | e66 | 14 | 345 | 7.7 | 2.8 | 0.54 | 39 |
| 5 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13 | e4.0 | e60 | 106 | 1420 | 7.7 | 2.3 | 0.40 | 15 |
| 6 | 0.00 | 0.00 | e0.00 | 17 | e4.2 | 87 | 92 | 995 | 7.2 | 2.2 | 0.73 | 7.3 |
| 7 | 0.00 | 0.00 | e0.03 | 20 | e3.4 | 49 | 51 | 427 | 6.4 | 1.9 | 0.94 | 4.2 |
| 8 | 0.00 | 0.00 | e0.08 | e16 | e2.8 | 25 | 35 | 246 | 6.3 | 1.6 | 0.63 | 2.8 |
| 9 | 0.00 | 0.00 | e0.26 | e13 | e2.6 | 18 | 23 | 471 | 5.3 | 1.4 | 0.43 | 2.1 |
| 10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | e0.22 | e9.0 | e2.4 | 13 | 16 | 782 | 37 | 2.6 | 0.38 | 1.5 |
| 11 | 0.00 | 0.00 | e0.20 | e6.0 | e2.2 | 11 | 13 | 556 | 696 | 76 | 0.31 | 1.1 |
| 12 | 0.00 | 0.00 | e0.14 | e4.5 | e2.1 | 28 | 11 | 293 | 1480 | 38 | 0.26 | 0.78 |
| 13 | 0.00 | 0.00 | e0.10 | e3.5 | e2.0 | 385 | 9.0 | 70 | 1480 | 13 | 0.23 | 0.56 |
| 14 | 0.00 | 0.00 | e0.06 | e2.7 | e2.5 | 407 | 7.5 | 36 | 855 | 6.6 | 0.25 | 0.52 |
| 15 | 0.00 | 0.00 | e0.04 | e2.1 | e60 | 132 | 6.5 | 28 | 208 | 4.3 | 0.25 | 0.40 |
| 16 | 0.00 | 0.00 | e0.04 | e1.7 | 331 | 77 | 5.6 | 27 | 68 | 3.0 | 0.25 | 0.38 |
| 17 | 0.00 | 0.00 | e0.07 | e1.5 | 184 | 51 | 23 | 21 | 33 | 2.2 | 0.31 | 0.32 |
| 18 | 0.00 | 0.00 | e0.50 | e1.2 | 88 | 36 | 34 | 18 | 22 | 6.1 | 0.38 | 0.31 |
| 19 | 0.00 | 0.00 | e10 | e1.0 | 124 | 134 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 3.0 | 0.38 | 0.24 |
| 20 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 109 | e0.90 | 425 | 327 | 86 | 305 | 13 | 2.0 | 0.38 | 0.23 |
| 21 | 0.00 | 0.16 | 94 | e0.80 | 594 | 309 | 105 | 524 | 10 | 1.6 | 0.38 | 0.21 |
| 22 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 29 | e0.70 | 620 | 265 | 55 | 96 | 8.8 | 1.3 | 0.38 | 0.31 |
| 23 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13 | e0.60 | 625 | 94 | 25 | 39 | 7.5 | 1.0 | 0.32 | 0.31 |
| 24 | 0.00 | 0.00 | e7.0 | e0.55 | 209 | 57 | 34 | 22 | 6.4 | 0.83 | 0.31 | 0.30 |
| 25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | e5.0 | e0.50 | 114 | 59 | 830 | 463 | 5.5 | 0.93 | 0.31 | 0.24 |
| 26 | 0.00 | 0.00 | e3.7 | e0.44 | e60 | 129 | 535 | 199 | 14 | 0.99 | 0.31 | 1.1 |
| 27 | 0.00 | 0.00 | e3.2 | e0.47 | e29 | 98 | 138 | 60 | 14 | 0.88 | 0.28 | 25 |
| 28 | 0.00 | 0.00 | e2.7 | e0.58 | e21 | 63 | 80 | 27 | 8.7 | 0.78 | 0.23 | 163 |
| 29 | 2.8 | 0.00 | e2.4 | e0.76 | --- | 58 | 100 | 18 | 6.4 | 0.74 | 0.37 | 30 |
| 30 | 2.5 | 0.00 | e3.5 | e1.0 | --- | 51 | 86 | 62 | 24 | 0.66 | 0.43 | 12 |
| 31 | 29 | --- | e40 | e1.3 | --- | 35 | --- | 25 | --- | 0.55 | 0.65 | --- |
| TOTAL | 34.30 | 9.47 | 324.24 | 340.80 | 3521.6 | 3344 | 2602.6 | 8466 | 5085.9 | 196.76 | 12.65 | 659.51 |
| MEAN | 1.11 | 0.32 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 126 | 108 | 86.8 | 273 | 170 | 6.35 | 0.41 | 22.0 |
| MAX | 29 | 7.7 | 109 | 95 | 625 | 407 | 830 | 1420 | 1480 | 76 | 0.94 | 200 |
| MIN | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.44 | 1.7 | 11 | 5.6 | 17 | 5.3 | 0.55 | 0.23 | 0.21 |
| CFSM | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 1.11 | 0.95 | 0.77 | 2.42 | 1.50 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.19 |
| IN. | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 1.16 | 1.10 | 0.86 | 2.79 | 1.67 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.22 |
| e Estimated |
| STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1980 - 2003, BY WATER YEAR (WY) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEAN | 18.3 | 98.6 | 120 | 121 | 176 | 175 | 165 | 163 | 72.8 | 43.6 | 27.8 | 26.2 |
| MAX | 111 | 628 | 547 | 522 | 591 | 425 | 628 | 862 | 334 | 268 | 196 | 341 |
| (WY) | 1985 | 1986 | 1988 | 1999 | 1982 | 1984 | 1994 | 1990 | 2000 | 1993 | 1985 | 1993 |
| MIN | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.21 | 0.030 | 6.48 | 4.61 | 2.10 | 2.64 | 0.16 | 0.057 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| (WY) | 2000 | 2000 | 1990 | 1981 | 1996 | 1981 | 1981 | 1988 | 1988 | 1984 | 2002 | 2002 |
| SUMMARY STATISTICS | FOR 2002 CALENDAR YEAR | FOR 2003 WATER YEAR | WATER YEARS 1980 - 2003 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANNUAL TOTAL | 44396.64 | 24597.83 | ||||
| ANNUAL MEAN | 122 | 67.4 | 100 | |||
| HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN | 175 | 1985 | ||||
| LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN | 29.7 | 1981 | ||||
| HIGHEST DAILY MEAN | 3480 | May 14 | 1480 | Jun 12,13 | 7660 | May 17 1990 |
| LOWEST DAILY MEAN | 0.00 | Many days | 0.00 | Many days | 0.00 | A |
| ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM | 0.00 | Jul 5 | 0.00 | Oct 1 | 0.00 | Oct 9 1980 |
| MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW | 2020 | Jun 13 | 17000 B | May 16 1990 | ||
| MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE | 14.73 | Jun 13 | 20.03 | May 16 1990 | ||
| ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) | 1.08 | 0.60 | 0.89 | |||
| ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) | 14.62 | 8.10 | 12.04 | |||
| 10 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 223 | 150 | 186 | |||
| 50 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 3.4 | 3.5 | 8.4 | |||
| 90 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.04 | |||
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