05597000 DATA: Discharge Tables, 2004

Station list Available data
BIG MUDDY RIVER BASIN

05597000 BIG MUDDY RIVER AT PLUMFIELD, IL


LOCATION.-- Lat 37°54'05", long 89°00'50" (NAD of 1927), in NW1/4 sec.20, T.7 S., R.2 E., Franklin County, Hydrologic Unit 07140106, on left bank 0.8 mi upstream from bridge on State Highway 149 at Plumfield, 1.9 mi downstream from Middle Fork Muddy River, and at mile 86.6.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 794 mi².

PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
	DISCHARGE: June 1908 to September 1910 and December 1910 to December 1912 (published as "near Cambon"), August 1914 to current year.
	STAGE: Water years 1994 to current year.
SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
	CHEMICAL: Water years 1978-91.

REVISED RECORDS.-- WSP 700: 1929. WSP 805: 1935. WSP 1508: 1908-10, 1920-21(M), 1928(M), 1932(M). WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter, and concrete control. Datum of gage is 353.24 ft above NGVD of 1929. June 16, 1908, to Dec. 31, 1912, nonrecording gage at site 1.7 mi upstream at different datum. Aug. 14, 1914, to July 12, 1932, nonrecording gage at site 0.2 mi downstream at different datum. July 13, 1932, to Nov. 12, 1938, nonrecording gage at bridge 0.8 mi downstream at datum 0.86 ft higher. Nov. 13, 1938, to Sept. 30, 1974, water-stage recorder at present site at datum 5.0 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1974, to Sept. 30, 1991, auxiliary water-stage recorder at pumping plant at Zeigler, 4 mi downstream, at datum 353.24 ft above NGVD of 1929. Feb. 14, 1937, to Sept. 30, 1974, auxiliary nonrecording gage at same site at datum 5.0 ft higher.

REMARKS.-- Flow regulated since October 1970 by Rend Lake (station 05595950), 18.6 mi upstream from gage.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 42,900 ft³/s, May 10, 1961; maximum gage height, 29.67 ft, datum then in use, May 10, 1961; no flow at times in 1908-9, 1914, 1936, 1940-41. Maximum discharge since construction of Rend Lake, 14,200 ft³/s, May 1, 1996, gage height, 31.83 ft; maximum stage since construction of Rend Lake, 31.84 ft, May 4, 1983, discharge, 11,800 ft³/s; minimum discharge since construction of Rend Lake, 6.8 ft³/s, Oct. 13, 1970.

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records good except those above 800 ft³/s and 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	69	25	43	62	e67	145	936	759	2520	393	414	446
2	67	22	45	60	e75	205	890	1250	2280	385	370	411
3	53	22	42	96	e175	261	794	1460	e2000	439	308	356
4	47	22	42	127	344	760	651	1540	e1800	498	253	335
5	47	22	42	291	329	1030	551	1420	1550	485	240	326

6	45	26	43	337	334	1120	486	1240	1290	492	234	314
7	43	27	42	214	377	1200	451	1010	1040	544	215	310
8	40	26	40	141	379	1240	433	700	866	546	201	312
9	38	26	39	89	362	1170	421	456	740	537	189	293
10	36	32	41	73	345	1000	405	358	669	488	179	269

11	35	33	42	64	401	780	398	324	621	437	174	258
12	34	33	41	58	452	597	397	307	593	405	165	250
13	38	33	39	57	462	487	394	301	585	379	160	241
14	37	35	38	56	444	430	380	373	577	370	151	232
15	42	38	38	56	403	412	349	666	584	379	145	224

16	37	38	37	54	337	410	335	869	578	363	141	219
17	37	34	38	69	281	412	329	929	553	356	134	220
18	38	40	38	330	238	410	314	919	598	367	127	212
19	33	67	38	457	218	403	301	890	654	364	122	200
20	31	67	38	402	212	389	293	780	646	345	121	189

21	29	43	37	326	219	408	281	544	586	311	128	179
22	30	42	36	224	234	444	298	384	533	301	124	172
23	30	42	38	137	224	433	368	317	507	295	119	166
24	30	76	41	e100	197	394	436	286	486	326	119	159
25	30	99	39	e94	179	364	616	319	468	328	135	155

26	34	69	38	e86	164	364	659	1010	457	309	155	152
27	35	55	37	e82	150	588	524	1620	445	307	187	147
28	44	49	39	e76	138	735	399	2710	438	286	220	143
29	36	49	56	e73	129	810	357	3080	421	264	515	139
30	30	45	84	e71	---	925	319	2840	406	261	538	130

31	27	---	80	e69	---	962	---	2710	---	324	444	---

TOTAL	1202	1237	1331	4431	7869	19288	13765	32371	25491	11884	6727	7159
MEAN	38.8	41.2	42.9	143	271	622	459	1044	850	383	217	239
MAX	69	99	84	457	462	1240	936	3080	2520	546	538	446
MIN	27	22	36	54	67	145	281	286	406	261	119	130

e Estimated

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1971 - 2004, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN	108	383	649	803	1028	1264	1451	1407	760	409	216	133
MAX	488	3812	3510	3054	3355	4439	3740	6511	2062	1044	691	553
(WY)	1985	1994	1983	1991	1982	1979	1989	1983	1995	1998	2000	1974
MIN	27.3	26.1	31.0	27.2	48.8	73.6	67.4	117	38.9	30.8	21.8	20.6
(WY)	1971	1972	1972	1972	1972	1981	1981	1987	1972	1971	1971	1971

SUMMARY STATISTICS	FOR 2003 CALENDAR YEAR		FOR 2004 WATER YEAR		WATER YEARS 1971 - 2004
ANNUAL TOTAL	216516		132755
ANNUAL MEAN	593		363		716
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN					1515	1983
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN					161	1972
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN	4180	Jun 14	3080	May 29	14000	May 1 1996
LOWEST DAILY MEAN	22	Nov 2-5	22	Nov 2-5	6.8	Oct 13 1970
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM	24	Oct 31	24	Oct 31	7.3	Aug 17 1971
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW			3110	May 29	14200 A	May 1 1996
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE			21.27	May 29	31.84 B	May 4 1983
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW			22	Nov. 2-5
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS	1580		784		1840
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS	284		275		327
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS	37		37		42

	A - Gage height, 31.83 ft.
	B - Discharge, 11,800 ft³/s.