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KASKASKIA RIVER BASIN


05594800       SILVER CREEK NEAR FREEBURG, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 38°24'22", long 89°52'26" (NAD of 1927), in NE1/4NE1/4 sec.33, T.1 S., R.7 W., St. Clair County, Hydrologic Unit 07140204, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 15, 2.2 mi southeast of Freeburg, 4.8 mi northwest of Fayetteville, and at mile 9.6.

 

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 464 mi2.

 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE

 

DISCHARGE: October 1970 to current year.

 

STAGE: Water years 1995 to current year. October 1980 to September 1994 (8:00 a.m. gage heights).

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY

 

CHEMICAL: Water years 1978-91.

 

REVISED RECORDS.-- WDR IL-73-1: Drainage area.

 

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 381.40 ft above NGVD of 1929.

 

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 15,300 ft3/s, May 19, 1995, gage height, 25.38 ft; no flow, Aug. 4-6, 1993, during period of backwater from the Mississippi River; minimum daily discharge unaffected by backwater, 0.41 ft3/s, Sept. 17, 1983.

 

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
DAYOCTNOVDECJANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEP
 
134 27 128 1230 e105 158 1210 223 4190 24 1110 140   
230 45 106 654 e140 147 853 790 2910 56 1240 73   
326 70 93 339 e500 148 356 563 2070 45 661 50   
423 40 94 1070 e580 337 243 322 1270 107 196 34   
523 32 100 2990 e340 902 193 197 382 213 140 29   
 
623 29 104 4220 e260 1150 162 137 210 943 157 24   
721 63 103 3230 e210 1340 146 105 158 1120 76 22   
819 67 97 3430 e160 1420 138 87 123 1020 48 19   
919 47 89 2490 e140 1350 125 75 318 509 35 18   
1023 36 91 1510 e250 682 113 65 327 192 28 18   
 
1146 32 92 548 628 283 111 74 155 104 26 17   
1249 29 84 321 830 206 105 83 110 69 27 16   
1329 26 80 271 812 169 97 73 110 51 24 16   
1424 25 79 230 571 158 92 299 96 40 20 15   
1557 23 79 202 375 155 87 938 72 39 18 12   
 
1649 34 78 183 291 144 80 1050 69 36 20 13   
1739 46 80 351 232 147 74 1120 456 28 20 14   
18140 1290 77 1180 222 141 70 1170 380 24 18 12   
1995 3080 77 1500 247 130 65 1200 178 22 17 12   
2051 4570 73 1700 385 117 60 1080 346 20 19 13   
 
2134 4010 67 1370 533 114 61 1060 162 19 32 11   
2227 3580 67 603 506 105 63 988 85 18 36 11   
2323 2540 363 313 384 103 71 435 66 151 26 10   
2420 1760 665 e220 290 95 99 204 54 190 21 11   
2519 1190 572 e190 314 92 114 316 45 65 25 11   
 
2619 729 395 e170 430 107 113 1150 39 164 378 11   
2719 373 234 e150 293 485 81 1650 35 76 774 11   
2821 247 181 e135 210 926 67 3450 31 37 449 9.7
2922 188 728 e125 177 1060 60 5400 28 26 972 8.7
3024 155 1150 e115 --- 1180 60 5280 26 132 814 8.1
 
3126 --- 1260 e110 --- 1240 --- 5020 --- 914 378 ---   

TOTAL10742438374863115010415147915169346041450164547805669.5
MEAN34.68132411005359477172111648320825222.3
MAX140457012604220830142012105400419011201240140
MIN1923671101059260652618178.1
CFSM0.071.750.522.170.771.030.372.411.040.450.540.05
IN.0.091.950.602.500.831.190.412.771.160.520.630.05

e Estimated

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1971 - 2004, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN93.728641539459066165957136916412697.1
MAX506154323801438195423901771357912149028221142
(WY)198719941983197419821978197919951998200019981993
MIN2.552.216.863.8742.234.545.325.412.412.910.74.31
(WY)197219721977197719781981198119761988197619711983

SUMMARY STATISTICSFOR 2003 CALENDAR YEARFOR 2004 WATER YEARWATER YEARS 1971 - 2004
ANNUAL TOTAL122127       158501.5    
ANNUAL MEAN335       433       367       
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN660       1973
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN74.6    1976
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN5390           Jun 135400           May 2915000       May 19 1995
LOWEST DAILY MEAN13           Aug 28, Sept. 258.1        Sep 300.00  A
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM14           Aug 2210           Sep 240.75  Sep 15 1983
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW5590           May 2915300       May 19 1995
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE17.61      May 2925.38  May 19 1995
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW7.8        Sep 30
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM)0.7210.9330.792
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)9.79  12.71  10.76  
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS1000       1180       1060       
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS96       113       75       
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS22       20       9.3    

A - Aug. 4-6, 1993, during period of backwater from the Mississippi River. Minimum daily discharge unaffected by backwater, 0.41 ft3/s, Sept. 17, 1983.



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