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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 13.5 ft3/s during the year. The maximum monthly average was 17.7 ft3/s in March, and the minimum was 11.0 ft3/s in October.

Discharge, cubic feet per second, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2003 TO SEPTEMBER 2004
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAYOCTNOVDECJANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEP
 
11590 374 1490 2950 e490 723 6120 819 3840 770 366 918 
21250 309 1190 2310 e480 1170 4450 825 3730 724 319 e499 
31090 366 1060 2100 e460 989 3230 783 1880 768 295 463 
41000 304 1060 7290 e440 1370 2510 722 1290 1350 381 375 
5838 437 1100 11600 e430 6150 2010 714 1050 1450 377 340 
 
6698 403 1120 e7230 e420 6330 e1690 659 884 1020 394 240 
7621 452 1130 4120 e410 3910 1560 624 729 1550 297 274 
8592 448 1180 2760 e400 2610 1390 498 709 1450 230 187 
9567 331 1150 2110 e380 1930 1240 513 646 1100 211 180 
10542 365 1230 1730 e370 1480 1060 529 703 8100 217 180 
 
11524 331 1520 1530 e360 1320 1020 731 10300 8730 288 194 
12521 403 1420 1500 e350 1110 956 887 18500 5660 263 181 
13464 576 1100 1310 e340 955 904 860 17700 2820 206 167 
14587 542 1050 1230 e330 944 840 832 14500 3130 191 125 
15801 433 930 1210 e320 849 750 1960 7140 2850 181 118 
 
16892 404 969 1060 e310 853 735 2060 6530 1990 e170 e310 
17706 359 855 1060 e305 835 747 1460 9090 1360 163 231 
18614 1950 799 1150 e300 798 648 1210 9840 1340 159 179 
19596 9480 754 1050 518 733 647 2330 6130 1290 157 154 
20503 9150 660 871 1270 709 768 2610 3300 965 168 112 
 
21504 6560 635 905 1830 650 820 e1700 2460 820 172 95 
22491 3710 660 827 1270 549 937 1370 2120 730 177 88 
23468 3100 2560 731 785 589 992 1470 1740 643 177 96 
24429 7050 5630 759 746 590 935 1460 1510 531 153 121 
25434 6670 3460 851 771 658 885 1370 1360 487 166 82 
 
26422 4220 2160 673 661 6140 879 2410 1280 485 706 104 
27386 3100 1600 e620 595 14900 782 2040 1120 408 1540 78 
28494 2520 1440 e600 585 11800 635 1390 1010 385 1640 82 
29422 1990 5550 e520 533 9850 674 1060 864 367 2170 103 
30431 1770 7210 e510 --- 7200 639 943 806 363 2740 87 
 
31374 --- 4550 e500 --- 6240 --- 2540 --- 354 1460 --- 

TOTAL198516810757222636671645994934414533937913276153990161346363
MEAN64022701846205456830621382127044251742520212
MAX15909480721011600183014900612026101850087302740918
MIN37430463550030054963549864635415378
CFSM0.501.761.431.590.442.371.070.983.431.350.400.16
IN.0.571.961.651.840.472.741.201.143.831.560.470.18

e Estimated

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1915 - 2004, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN352590867112314271713184016841260790426283
MAX334657433593693048185383684676155290400830492891
(WY)197819861991195019821979199419431998199319792003
MIN12.822.827.327.839.659.619083.743.326.617.914.4
(WY)192119211915197719311931191519341934193419301920

SUMMARY STATISTICSFOR 2003 CALENDAR YEARFOR 2004 WATER YEARWATER YEARS 1915 - 2004
ANNUAL TOTAL476051     610320     
ANNUAL MEAN1304     1668     1027           
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN2694           1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN139           1954
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN16100         Sep 218500         Jun 1245100           Apr 13 1994
LOWEST DAILY MEAN88         Aug 2878         Sep 272.0        A
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM105         Aug 2293         Sep 222.1        Oct 8 1920
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW20000         Jun 1248700        BMar 13 1939
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE21.36    Jun 1231.56   CApr 13 1994
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW68         Sep 27
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM)1.011.290.796    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)13.7317.6010.82      
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS3160     3970     2480           
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS577     820     402           
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS198     226     52           

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

B - Gage height, 28.59 ft.

C - Discharge, 47,900 ft3/s.



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