LOCATION.-- Lat 38°56'13", long 88°57'10" (NAD of 1927), in NW1/4NW1/4 sec.26, T.6 N., R.2 E., Fayette County, Hydrologic Unit 07140202, on left bank at downstream side of county bridge, about 4 mi south of Brownstown, 4.3 mi above Little Hickory Creek, and at mile 12.0. | |
DRAINAGE AREA.-- 44.2 mi2. | |
PERIOD OF RECORD.-- | |
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE | |
DISCHARGE: October 1988 to current year. | |
STAGE: Water years 1994 to current year. | |
REVISED RECORDS.-- WDR IL-93-1: 1989(M), WDR IL-95-1: 1994 (P). | |
GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 493.37 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, 6,250 ft3/s, Nov. 14, 1993, gage height, 16.43 ft; maximum gage height, 16.48 ft, discharge, 6,100 ft3/s, May 8, 2003; no flow for many days in most years. | |
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 | 0.41 | 1.0 | 5.5 | 13 | e6.0 | 39 | 26 | 110 | 56 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 0.65 |
| 2 | 0.39 | 1.6 | 5.1 | 12 | e8.9 | 27 | 19 | 34 | 24 | 3.0 | 0.73 | 0.51 |
| 3 | 0.34 | 1.7 | 5.1 | 14 | e17 | 16 | 14 | 49 | 16 | 3.7 | 0.55 | 0.44 |
| 4 | 0.37 | 1.2 | 5.5 | 1770 | e13 | 485 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 6.7 | 0.49 | 0.44 |
| 5 | 0.36 | 1.0 | 6.1 | 490 | e11 | 375 | 9.5 | 8.0 | 9.3 | 15 | 0.51 | 0.42 |
| 6 | 0.34 | 1.3 | 5.9 | 64 | e10 | 76 | 8.4 | 5.6 | 8.3 | 55 | 0.33 | 0.44 |
| 7 | 0.34 | 1.5 | 5.3 | 30 | e8.8 | 34 | 8.2 | 4.1 | 7.7 | 12 | 0.22 | 0.48 |
| 8 | 0.33 | 1.3 | 5.1 | 24 | e8.0 | 21 | 6.7 | 3.4 | 6.9 | 5.3 | 0.14 | 0.49 |
| 9 | 0.73 | 1.1 | 5.2 | 22 | e8.6 | 18 | 5.9 | 2.9 | 6.4 | 3.9 | 0.06 | 0.51 |
| 10 | 40 | 1.1 | 5.8 | 18 | e10 | 14 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 6.4 | 3.2 | 0.03 | 0.52 |
| 11 | 5.9 | 1.3 | 5.3 | 16 | e20 | 13 | 5.9 | 2.7 | 6.2 | 2.8 | 0.00 | 0.48 |
| 12 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 3.8 | 16 | e70 | 12 | 5.7 | 2.0 | 5.6 | 2.7 | 0.00 | 0.45 |
| 13 | 0.80 | 0.95 | 3.7 | 15 | e27 | 11 | 5.6 | 3.2 | 5.4 | 2.4 | 0.00 | 0.42 |
| 14 | 41 | 0.88 | 3.8 | 15 | e31 | 13 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 2.1 | 0.00 | 0.39 |
| 15 | 16 | 1.6 | 4.0 | 14 | e50 | 12 | 4.8 | 7.9 | 4.8 | 1.8 | 0.00 | 0.35 |
| 16 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 4.4 | 12 | e25 | 11 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 13 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 0.34 |
| 17 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 4.1 | 112 | e21 | 11 | 4.2 | 2.7 | 10 | 1.4 | 0.00 | 0.31 |
| 18 | 6.9 | 849 | 4.0 | 331 | e45 | 11 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 7.7 | 1.2 | 0.00 | 0.30 |
| 19 | 2.5 | 223 | 3.8 | 55 | e70 | 10 | 3.4 | 5.5 | 7.1 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 0.28 |
| 20 | 1.2 | 37 | 3.4 | 25 | 84 | 11 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 5.4 | 0.96 | 0.00 | 0.25 |
| 21 | 0.86 | 18 | 3.4 | e16 | 44 | 11 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 4.7 | 0.90 | 0.00 | 0.19 |
| 22 | 0.67 | 13 | 3.6 | e14 | 23 | 9.5 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 4.5 | 0.80 | 0.00 | 0.16 |
| 23 | 0.70 | 61 | 414 | e12 | 21 | 8.9 | 3.9 | 1.4 | 4.4 | 0.70 | 0.00 | 0.12 |
| 24 | 0.63 | 240 | 60 | e11 | 23 | 9.3 | 4.3 | 1.3 | 4.1 | 0.59 | 0.00 | 0.09 |
| 25 | 0.73 | 27 | 17 | e10 | 19 | 9.8 | 7.9 | 1.6 | 3.8 | 0.72 | 0.01 | 0.03 |
| 26 | 0.94 | 14 | 11 | e9.0 | 15 | 511 | 4.4 | 41 | 3.6 | 0.78 | 691 | 0.00 |
| 27 | 0.79 | 10 | 8.5 | e8.3 | 13 | 213 | 3.3 | 622 | 3.6 | 0.63 | 48 | 0.00 |
| 28 | 0.93 | 8.1 | 7.9 | e7.4 | 11 | 66 | 2.9 | 1240 | 3.8 | 0.49 | 15 | 0.00 |
| 29 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 455 | e6.7 | 12 | 118 | 2.7 | 73 | 3.2 | 0.38 | 21 | 0.00 |
| 30 | 1.0 | 6.2 | 64 | e6.2 | --- | 68 | 5.3 | 430 | 3.1 | 9.7 | 2.8 | 0.00 |
| 31 | 0.98 | --- | 21 | e5.6 | --- | 48 | --- | 574 | --- | 4.9 | 1.1 | --- |
| TOTAL | 137.64 | 1535.13 | 1160.3 | 3174.2 | 725.3 | 2292.5 | 203.2 | 3259.7 | 261.1 | 149.25 | 783.17 | 9.06 |
| MEAN | 4.44 | 51.2 | 37.4 | 102 | 25.0 | 74.0 | 6.77 | 105 | 8.70 | 4.81 | 25.3 | 0.30 |
| MAX | 41 | 849 | 455 | 1770 | 84 | 511 | 26 | 1240 | 56 | 55 | 691 | 0.65 |
| MIN | 0.33 | 0.88 | 3.4 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 8.9 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 0.38 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| CFSM | 0.10 | 1.16 | 0.85 | 2.32 | 0.57 | 1.67 | 0.15 | 2.38 | 0.20 | 0.11 | 0.57 | 0.01 |
| IN. | 0.12 | 1.29 | 0.98 | 2.67 | 0.61 | 1.93 | 0.17 | 2.74 | 0.22 | 0.13 | 0.66 | 0.01 |
| e Estimated |
| STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1989 - 2004, BY WATER YEAR (WY) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEAN | 4.49 | 30.9 | 27.2 | 60.9 | 51.4 | 64.4 | 70.5 | 97.4 | 28.1 | 14.0 | 8.42 | 16.4 |
| MAX | 18.3 | 232 | 208 | 202 | 151 | 134 | 224 | 365 | 93.7 | 95.1 | 46.1 | 135 |
| (WY) | 1994 | 1994 | 1991 | 1999 | 1997 | 1991 | 1994 | 1995 | 2000 | 1993 | 2000 | 1993 |
| MIN | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.19 | 3.49 | 10.8 | 6.77 | 2.00 | 0.28 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| (WY) | 1989 | 1998 | 1998 | 2000 | 1996 | 2001 | 2004 | 2001 | 1992 | 1997 | 1996 | 1990 |
| SUMMARY STATISTICS | FOR 2003 CALENDAR YEAR | FOR 2004 WATER YEAR | WATER YEARS 1989 - 2004 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANNUAL TOTAL | 13344.75 | 13690.55 | ||||
| ANNUAL MEAN | 36.6 | 37.4 | 39.5 | |||
| HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN | 64.1 | 1993 | ||||
| LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN | 19.0 | 1992 | ||||
| HIGHEST DAILY MEAN | 1830 | May 8 | 1770 | Jan 4 | 4080 | May 18 1995 |
| LOWEST DAILY MEAN | 0.00 | Several days | 0.00 | Many days | 0.00 | A |
| ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM | 0.00 | Aug 17 | 0.00 | Aug 11 | 0.00 | Oct 1 1988 |
| MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW | 3440 | May 28 | 6250 B | Nov 14 1993 | ||
| MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE | 15.36 | May 28 | 16.48 C | May 8 2003 | ||
| ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) | 0.827 | 0.846 | 0.893 | |||
| ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) | 11.23 | 11.52 | 12.13 | |||
| 10 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 59 | 48 | 64 | |||
| 50 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 3.8 | 5.2 | 3.5 | |||
| 90 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 0.19 | 0.34 | 0.00 | |||
|