LOCATION.-- Lat 38°44'27", long 90°00'07" (NAD of 1983), in NW1/4SW1/4NW1/4 sec.4, T.3 N., R.8 W., Madison County, Hydrologic Unit 07140101, on right bank at upstream side of high bank of stream on Illinois Route 157 in Glen Carbon. | |
DRAINAGE AREA.-- 8.33 mi2. | |
PERIOD OF RECORD.-- | |
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE | |
DISCHARGE: May 2000 to current year. | |
STAGE: Water years 2000 to current year. | |
SURFACE-WATER QUALITY | |
SEDIMENT: June 2000 to current year | |
MISCELLANEOUS: Sediment concentration and particle size, water years 2001-04. | |
GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, automatic water sampler, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 410.00 ft above NGVD of 1929. | |
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.-- | |
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 2,540 ft3/s, Aug. 24, 2001, gage height, 29.04 ft; based on slope/area measurement of peak flow; no flow at times in 2001 and 2002. | |
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS: Maximum daily, 5,390 mg/L, Nov. 18, 2003; minimum daily, 19 mg/L, July 24-26, 2000. | |
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT LOADS: Maximum daily, 17,000 tons, Aug. 24, 2001; minimum daily, 0.00 tons, many days. | |
REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records fair 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 | 0.45 | 5.5 | 3.1 | 5.3 | e3.3 | 4.6 | 9.6 | 40 | 8.6 | 1.4 | 4.3 | 1.3 |
| 2 | 0.30 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 5.4 | e10 | 3.9 | 8.5 | 9.8 | 6.1 | 15 | 4.5 | 1.2 |
| 3 | 0.30 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 5.6 | e7.5 | 5.6 | 7.7 | 7.0 | 5.1 | 17 | 4.4 | 1.1 |
| 4 | 0.40 | 0.96 | 4.3 | 183 | e6.0 | 38 | 6.9 | 5.7 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 8.1 | 1.0 |
| 5 | 0.40 | 1.7 | 4.6 | 21 | e5.2 | 26 | 6.6 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 11 | 4.8 | 1.1 |
| 6 | 0.35 | 9.8 | 3.3 | e11 | e4.6 | 11 | 6.6 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 13 | 2.3 | 1.0 |
| 7 | 0.37 | 1.7 | 3.1 | e8.0 | e4.2 | 8.9 | 6.4 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 2.3 | 0.96 |
| 8 | 0.38 | 1.1 | 3.1 | e7.0 | e4.0 | 7.7 | 5.8 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 0.81 |
| 9 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 4.1 | e6.0 | e5.0 | 7.0 | 5.6 | 3.0 | 5.5 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 0.86 |
| 10 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 5.0 | e5.5 | e8.0 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 2.7 | 4.7 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.83 |
| 11 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 2.9 | e5.6 | 13 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 0.97 | 0.82 |
| 12 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 5.7 | 7.5 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 1.7 | 0.96 | 0.79 |
| 13 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 113 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 0.83 | 0.77 |
| 14 | 8.6 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 4.4 | 140 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 0.84 | 0.79 |
| 15 | 3.2 | 6.2 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 4.4 | 17 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.78 | 0.82 |
| 16 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 6.3 | 5.8 | 4.6 | 9.7 | 15 | 1.1 | 0.67 | 2.6 |
| 17 | 13 | 22 | 2.9 | 24 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 7.6 | 9.5 | 1.0 | 0.67 | 0.87 |
| 18 | 1.1 | 304 | 3.2 | 16 | 6.3 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 15 | 31 | 0.95 | 0.69 | 0.50 |
| 19 | 0.72 | 16 | 2.8 | 8.7 | 7.6 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 41 | 8.3 | 0.89 | 0.63 | 0.49 |
| 20 | e0.62 | 9.0 | 2.5 | e6.4 | 8.2 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 12 | 4.2 | 0.91 | 2.5 | 0.45 |
| 21 | e0.56 | 6.7 | 2.7 | e5.8 | 6.0 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 8.1 | 4.5 | 0.85 | 1.2 | 0.43 |
| 22 | e0.52 | 5.6 | 3.2 | e5.4 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 6.4 | 3.5 | 0.88 | 0.69 | 0.50 |
| 23 | e0.47 | 18 | 23 | e5.0 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 0.53 |
| 24 | e0.42 | 8.8 | 6.1 | e4.6 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 10 | 4.9 | 2.4 | 0.81 | 20 | 0.56 |
| 25 | e0.55 | 5.6 | 4.8 | e4.4 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 8.2 | 73 | 2.0 | 7.3 | 24 | 0.56 |
| 26 | e0.60 | 4.9 | 4.3 | e4.2 | 4.5 | 42 | 4.9 | 166 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 24 | 0.39 |
| 27 | e0.52 | 4.4 | 4.1 | e4.0 | 4.4 | 18 | 4.0 | 212 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 4.2 | 0.31 |
| 28 | e0.90 | 3.7 | 5.7 | e3.8 | 4.2 | 28 | 4.1 | 54 | 1.6 | 0.86 | 3.0 | 0.30 |
| 29 | e0.75 | 3.5 | 23 | e3.7 | 4.4 | 19 | 3.6 | 16 | 1.4 | 0.85 | 2.7 | 0.30 |
| 30 | e0.60 | 3.6 | 7.1 | e3.6 | --- | 17 | 12 | 16 | 1.4 | 83 | 1.9 | 0.33 |
| 31 | e0.80 | --- | 5.8 | e3.4 | --- | 11 | --- | 10 | --- | 6.8 | 1.5 | --- |
| TOTAL | 50.18 | 457.46 | 157.0 | 392.0 | 174.1 | 332.5 | 176.2 | 1021.0 | 158.9 | 191.60 | 128.78 | 23.27 |
| MEAN | 1.62 | 15.2 | 5.06 | 12.6 | 6.00 | 10.7 | 5.87 | 32.9 | 5.30 | 6.18 | 4.15 | 0.78 |
| MAX | 13 | 304 | 23 | 183 | 13 | 42 | 12 | 212 | 31 | 83 | 24 | 2.6 |
| MIN | 0.30 | 0.96 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 0.81 | 0.63 | 0.30 |
| CFSM | 0.19 | 1.83 | 0.61 | 1.52 | 0.72 | 1.29 | 0.71 | 3.95 | 0.64 | 0.74 | 0.50 | 0.09 |
| IN. | 0.22 | 2.04 | 0.70 | 1.75 | 0.78 | 1.48 | 0.79 | 4.56 | 0.71 | 0.86 | 0.58 | 0.10 |
| e Estimated |
| STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 2000 - 2004, BY WATER YEAR (WY) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEAN | 5.21 | 8.17 | 5.88 | 6.24 | 7.16 | 8.30 | 7.38 | 17.9 | 11.7 | 6.29 | 6.14 | 2.09 |
| MAX | 8.59 | 15.2 | 13.5 | 12.6 | 11.5 | 10.7 | 12.0 | 32.9 | 17.6 | 13.7 | 13.9 | 3.36 |
| (WY) | 2002 | 2004 | 2002 | 2004 | 2001 | 2004 | 2002 | 2004 | 2003 | 2001 | 2001 | 2000 |
| MIN | 1.62 | 2.37 | 2.05 | 1.10 | 4.41 | 5.15 | 5.30 | 3.14 | 3.18 | 0.41 | 1.15 | 0.78 |
| (WY) | 2004 | 2003 | 2003 | 2003 | 2003 | 2001 | 2003 | 2001 | 2001 | 2002 | 2002 | 2004 |
| SUMMARY STATISTICS | FOR 2003 CALENDAR YEAR | FOR 2004 WATER YEAR | WATER YEARS 2000 - 2004 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANNUAL TOTAL | 2246.22 | 3262.99 | ||||
| ANNUAL MEAN | 6.15 | 8.92 | 7.43 | |||
| HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN | 8.92 | 2004 | ||||
| LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN | 4.94 | 2003 | ||||
| HIGHEST DAILY MEAN | 304 | Nov 18 | 304 | Nov 18 | 358 | Aug 24 2001 |
| LOWEST DAILY MEAN | 0.06 | Aug 25,26 | 0.30 | A | 0.00 | B |
| ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM | 0.12 | Aug 20 | 0.36 | Oct 2 | 0.00 | Sep 3 2002 |
| MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW | 1700 | May 27 | 2540 C | Aug 24 2001 | ||
| MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE | 27.36 | May 27 | 29.04 | Aug 24 2001 | ||
| INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW | 0.23 | Sep 29 | ||||
| ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) | 0.739 | 1.07 | 0.892 | |||
| ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) | 10.03 | 14.57 | 12.12 | |||
| 10 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 12 | 15 | 14 | |||
| 50 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 2.7 | 4.3 | 3.1 | |||
| 90 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 0.36 | 0.74 | 0.34 | |||