03338780 DATA: Discharge Tables, 2004

Station list Available data
WABASH RIVER BASIN


LOCATION.-- Lat 40°15'55", long 87°38'34" (NAD of 1927), in SE1/4NE1/4 sec.24, T.21 N., R.12 W., Vermilion County, Hydrologic Unit 05120109,on left bank at downstream side of County Road 2750 N, 1.8 mi west of Bismarck, 1.9 mi downstream from Painter Creek, 6.6 mi downstream from Middle Branch of North Fork Vermilion River, and at mile 17.7.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 262 mi².

PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
	DISCHARGE: June 1970 to September 1973, low-flow partial-record station. October 1988 to current year.
	STAGE: Water years 1994 to current year.
SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
	CHEMICAL: Water years 1978-91.

REVISED RECORDS.-- WDR IL-98: 1997 (P).

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, and crest-stage gage. Elevation of gage is 594 ft. above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 20,100 ft³/s, Mar. 11, 1990, gage height, 21.97 ft, on basis of contracted-opening measurement of peak flow, maximum gage height, 22.45 ft, Apr. 12, 1994, discharge, 20,100 ft³/s; minimum, 2.3 ft³/s, Sept. 9, 10, 16-19, 1991.

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

Discharge, cubic feet per second, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2003 TO SEPTEMBER 2004 DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY	OCT	NOV	DEC	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP

1	535	86	343	682	e95	193	1260	128	1950	199	58	272
2	400	86	286	542	e93	368	833	159	1350	183	53	190
3	332	89	265	456	e90	239	597	154	659	187	50	148
4	295	89	254	1920	e86	417	432	131	399	328	69	149
5	238	107	257	3200	e90	2110	329	122	300	291	76	122

6	207	127	284	1660	e92	1550	287	110	253	258	57	102
7	189	109	300	880	e85	882	266	102	216	580	48	91
8	173	95	315	622	e82	561	242	94	189	362	44	79
9	161	86	308	460	e78	397	207	93	170	1020	41	71
10	152	85	356	352	e85	292	186	88	170	3840	47	65

11	145	96	519	314	91	261	175	93	5980	2550	41	59
12	138	164	375	304	100	222	163	164	8770	1030	37	55
13	130	250	291	266	86	192	158	157	9190	642	35	52
14	176	166	268	249	84	185	149	175	6790	449	34	55
15	347	140	234	240	90	170	137	355	3720	303	32	94

16	279	128	223	208	79	164	133	246	3140	242	30	64
17	216	113	195	210	81	160	129	193	5240	216	29	54
18	186	948	182	220	87	153	123	304	5190	200	28	49
19	175	3090	167	168	162	140	e120	1600	2540	173	30	45
20	156	2340	149	178	392	136	e130	920	1230	151	29	42

21	152	1310	142	169	312	129	e140	522	904	135	32	41
22	141	869	147	148	174	117	e160	370	724	125	28	39
23	132	826	801	146	153	116	e150	800	546	114	26	38
24	122	2130	1160	173	158	119	e140	548	434	99	25	37
25	118	1560	671	e150	141	122	e130	593	419	90	164	36

26	115	971	423	e140	126	1790	e130	566	394	85	726	34
27	111	796	328	e125	116	3080	112	347	304	80	573	34
28	116	659	302	e115	108	1730	104	265	270	73	1900	33
29	111	513	1600	e110	106	1370	100	209	240	67	1910	33
30	97	430	1720	e105	---	1070	96	213	216	66	1430	32

31	93	---	963	e100	---	1320	---	2330	---	65	522	---

e Estimated

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1989 - 2004, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN	177	228	231	318	353	496	470	523	531	286	156	119
MAX	1127	1162	1160	1387	917	1063	1728	1033	2063	1281	1118	902
(WY)	2002	1993	1991	1993	2001	1990	1994	1998	2004	1993	2002	2003
MIN	6.73	9.68	13.8	13.4	45.8	59.2	47.6	96.9	140	16.3	6.74	3.68
(WY)	1998	1998	2000	2000	2000	2000	2000	1992	1991	1991	1991	1991

SUMMARY STATISTICS	FOR 2003 CALENDAR YEAR		FOR 2004 WATER YEAR		WATER YEARS 1989 - 2004
ANNUAL TOTAL	128961		182101
ANNUAL MEAN	353		498		324
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN					698	1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN					80.6	2000
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN	4700	Sep 2	9190	Jun 13	14500	Apr 12 1994
LOWEST DAILY MEAN	27	Aug 27,28	25	Aug 24	2.5	A
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM	30	Aug 22	28	Aug 18	2.7	Sep 15 1991
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW			10500	Jun 12	20100	B
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE			17.58	Jun 12	22.45	Apr 12 1994
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW			24	Aug 24	2.3	C
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM)	1.35		1.90		1.24
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)	18.31		25.86		16.78
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS	862		1240		746
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS	145		170		120
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS	51		55		14

	A - Sept. 10, 16-19, 1991.
	B - Mar. 11, 1990 and Apr. 12, 1994. Mar. 11, 1990 on basis of contracted-opening measurement of peak flow.
	C - Sept. 9, 10, 16-19, 1991.