LOCATION.-- Lat 37°58'00", long 89°21'00" (NAD of 1927), in SW1/4SW1/4 sec.29, T.6 S., R.2 W., Perry County, Hydrologic Unit 07140106, on right bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 13, 1.2 mi east of Matthews, 3.5 mi upstream from Galum Creek, 7 mi southwest of Du Quoin, and at mile 33.4. | |
DRAINAGE AREA.-- 292 mi2. | |
PERIOD OF RECORD.-- | |
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE | |
DISCHARGE: October 1945 to October 1982. | |
REVISED RECORDS.-- WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area. | |
GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 368.15 ft above NGVD of 1929. Prior to July 25, 1946, nonrecording gage at same site and datum. | |
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.-- | |
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 18,800 ft3/s May 9, 1961, gage height, 23.41 ft; no flow at times each year 1953-59, 1961-63, 1966. | |