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KASKASKIA RIVER BASIN


05590950       KASKASKIA RIVER AT CHESTERVILLE, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 39°42'11", long 88°23'11" (NAD of 1927), in SE1/4NW1/4 sec.35, T.15 N., R.7 E., Douglas County, Hydrologic Unit 07140201, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 133 at Chesterville, and at mile 254.0.

 

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 358 mi2.

 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE

 

DISCHARGE: May 1995 to current year.

 

STAGE: May 1995 to current year. Gage-height record for Jan. 1974 to July 1983, and Apr. 4, 1995 to May 11, 1995 available in files of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

 

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 600.00 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, 8,530 ft3/s, May 13, 2002, gage height, 45.52 ft; minimum discharge, 4.1 ft3/s, Sept. 19, 1999.

 

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Flood of Mar. 5, 1979 reached a stage of 44.84 ft, discharge undetermined, from information by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

 

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
DAYOCTNOVDECJANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEP
 
133 32 361 1380 e150 193 3270 186 294 97 50 64 
231 33 300 1010 e140 203 2320 194 234 88 40 45 
329 29 261 795 e135 174 1660 180 203 85 35 35 
429 28 251 1400 e130 233 1230 167 181 90 33 29 
532 30 248 3440 e125 1040 920 164 168 96 31 23 
 
630 35 239 3660 e120 1860 692 160 167 77 31 20 
728 37 212 2560 e115 1600 549 148 161 97 27 17 
826 30 206 1610 e110 1120 488 140 152 216 25 15 
926 30 209 1050 e107 776 428 133 139 151 24 16 
1027 29 212 701 e106 549 369 133 133 199 25 15 
 
1127 29 240 512 e105 453 336 226 301 765 41 14 
1227 30 204 473 e104 395 314 318 1050 1260 35 13 
1327 31 177 445 e103 338 299 317 1340 1100 28 13 
1435 33 180 408 e103 312 283 395 1020 873 26 13 
1551 30 180 396 e102 296 252 985 625 1020 24 17 
 
1656 34 174 361 e101 282 231 1330 499 909 23 47 
1744 30 164 359 e100 287 220 1110 690 585 23 40 
1840 125 143 487 e115 270 202 798 1020 397 24 26 
1938 935 138 528 e150 235 186 731 906 274 22 24 
2036 1870 112 444 e230 210 204 1010 606 188 27 18 
 
2133 1690 123 371 400 207 264 933 443 145 28 16 
2235 1230 148 339 330 173 e240 698 373 117 27 15 
2334 899 434 258 271 165 250 523 312 103 23 15 
2432 1050 1330 e260 274 170 294 453 258 87 23 13 
2530 1320 1520 e270 266 177 283 439 215 72 24 12 
 
2631 1180 1130 e300 240 379 287 470 192 62 42 14 
2733 879 773 e250 217 2390 246 441 173 57 67 13 
2831 634 562 e220 194 4040 208 390 148 54 57 11 
2929 483 903 e200 183 3290 194 334 131 47 48 10 
3030 414 1800 e180 --- 2880 189 306 111 45 85 11 
 
3128 --- 1820 e160 --- 3380 --- 307 --- 49 108 --- 

TOTAL101813239147542482748262807716908141191224594051126634
MEAN32.844147680116690656445540830336.321.1
MAX561870182036604004040327013301340126010864
MIN2628112160100165186133111452210
CFSM0.091.231.332.240.462.531.571.271.140.850.100.06
IN.0.111.381.532.580.502.921.761.471.270.980.120.07

e Estimated

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1995 - 2004, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN84.212318530750053748583060017450.251.2
MAX35544147680112191233112321461378475100200
(WY)200120042004200420011998200219961998200020002000
MIN11.418.817.714.239.786.554.111420838.015.18.98
(WY)199720032003200320032003200320012003200119961998

SUMMARY STATISTICSFOR 2003 CALENDAR YEARFOR 2004 WATER YEARWATER YEARS 1995 - 2004
ANNUAL TOTAL65948.6        141178     
ANNUAL MEAN181           386     329       
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN551       1998
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN106       2003
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN1890               Jul 114040         Mar 287990       May 13 2002
LOWEST DAILY MEAN9.4     A    Jan 25-2710         Sep 294.7    Sep 10 1998
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM9.5     A    Jan 2312         Sep 246.0    Sep 15 1999
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW4180         Mar 288530       May 13 2002
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE41.09    Mar 2845.52  May 13 2002
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW9.7      Sep 294.1    Sep 19 1999
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM)0.505    1.080.919
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)6.85      14.6712.49  
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS551           1040     920       
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS54           180     102       
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS17           26     14       

A - Estimated due to backwater from ice.



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