Station list
05592500 KASKASKIA RIVER AT VANDALIA, IL
LOCATION.--Lat 38�57'35", long 89�05'20", in NW¼SE¼ sec.16, T.6 N., R.1 E., Fayette County, Hydrologic Unit 07140202,
on right bank at upstream side of Gallatin Street Bridge in Vandalia, 3.5 mi upstream from Hickory Creek and at mile 135.7.
DRAINAGE AREA.--1,940 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--February 1908 to December 1912, August 1914 to current year. Monthly discharge only for some periods,
published in WSP 1308.
REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1208: 1919. WSP 1508: 1912, 1915(M), 1917-18(M), 1923(M), 1925(M),
1928-31(M). WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 453.30 ft above sea level. Prior to Oct. 1, 1933, nonrecording
gage at present site at datum 2.00 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1933, to Sept. 23, 1968, nonrecording gage at present site and datum.
REMARKS.--No estimated daily discharges. Records good. Flow partially regulated since June 24, 1969, by Lake Shelbyville
(station 05591950), 45 mi above gage. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter at station.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 62,700 ft3/s, June 29, 1957; maximum gage height,
27.41 ft, Apr. 30, 1996; minimum discharge observed, 3.5 ft3/s, Aug. 22, 1911.