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03380500 SKILLET FORK AT WAYNE CITY, IL

LOCATION.--Lat 38°21'25", long 88°35'00", in SW¼ sec.7, T.2 S., R.6 E., Wayne County, Hydrologic Unit 05120115, on right bank 0.1 mi downstream from Shoe Creek, 0.5 mi downstream from bridge on State Highway 15, 0.9 mi upstream from railroad bridge, 1 mi north of Wayne City, and at mile 42.4.

DRAINAGE AREA.--464 mi².

PERIOD OF RECORD.--August 1908 to December 1912, June 1914 to September 1921, June 1928 to current year.

REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1143: 1947-48. WSP 1205: 1918-21, 1929-31, 1937-39. WSP 1335: 1908-13, 1916(M), 1930-34, 1935(M). WSP 1725: Drainage area.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and concrete dam since Nov. 17, 1954. Datum of gage is 383.15 ft above sea level (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers). Prior to Sept. 30, 1921, nonrecording gage at site 0.9 mi downstream at datum about 3.0 ft lower. June 11, 1928, to Oct. 4, 1939, nonrecording gage at site 0.5 mi upstream at datum 2.8 ft lower.

REMARKS.--Records good except those for discharges less than 5.0 ft³/s, which are poor. Wayne City municipal water plant diverts about 0.02 ft³/s at gage since November 1954; diversion not included in records. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter and rain gage at station.

DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1997 TO SEPTEMBER 1998 DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY	OCT	NOV	DEC	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP

1	.92	2.8	3.8	8.6	75	895	1290	5450	79	144	433	8.1
2	.42	3.0	4.1	7.9	64	405	834	2870	44	175	184	11
3	.87	2.8	4.6	7.3	54	296	580	1310	34	86	156	17
4	1.8	1.9	5.4	8.0	50	217	942	2270	1500	46	3060	17
5	2.0	1.3	6.4	343	47	168	1030	2140	2000	28	3840	13

6	1.8	2.8	6.2	1290	46	137	677	1420	647	22	3490	11
7	.99	3.4	5.6	1900	45	117	368	2910	451	86	1970	8.2
8	.39	3.4	5.5	3050	42	150	307	2940	193	1530	493	7.3
9	.18	3.4	5.8	2530	39	529	280	1150	111	2090	454	6.5
10	.39	3.2	7.0	1380	35	1020	289	514	263	1210	500	5.7

11	.51	2.4	8.1	451	37	618	208	256	388	1040	922	5.7
12	.55	2.2	11	216	52	289	150	156	564	1540	1370	6.7
13	.87	3.2	11	145	63	179	136	109	1400	933	575	6.1
14	.94	4.1	11	105	62	153	2060	83	1800	210	213	6.5
15	.97	3.7	8.2	323	54	131	1810	73	2310	88	105	5.5

16	.97	3.4	7.3	231	199	110	5290	58	2460	57	64	5.6
17	1.1	2.8	6.6	145	1590	220	5740	48	1660	41	43	7.2
18	1.2	2.3	6.8	109	2770	2410	4230	39	348	33	33	9.0
19	1.2	2.3	6.4	91	1940	2710	2970	33	150	29	26	12
20	1.1	2.5	5.8	74	1080	4170	577	28	213	26	22	13

21	.45	2.5	5.7	64	756	4430	245	30	305	22	19	34
22	.01	2.5	9.9	64	544	3540	194	2570	139	18	17	24
23	.11	2.6	24	148	333	3240	178	4290	227	21	15	18
24	.97	2.7	76	178	225	1550	135	3820	237	143	15	12
25	1.6	2.9	302	166	164	351	104	3390	162	285	12	9.8

26	2.5	3.0	186	210	133	245	85	2050	84	97	12	226
27	2.2	2.5	73	221	986	189	123	375	46	49	11	475
28	1.3	2.7	35	174	1430	1850	205	187	29	31	9.7	142
29	.91	3.0	24	140	---	2650	123	115	23	24	9.6	49
30	1.1	3.7	17	117	---	2050	4260	78	74	57	9.0	26

31	1.6	---	13	94	---	928	---	75	---	213	8.6	---

TOTAL	31.92	85.0	902.2	13990.8	12915	35947	35420	40837	17941	10374	18090.9	1197.9
MEAN	1.03	2.83	29.1	451	461	1160	1181	1317	598	335	584	39.9
MAX	2.5	4.1	302	3050	2770	4430	5740	5450	2460	2090	3840	475
MIN	.01	1.3	3.8	7.3	35	110	85	28	23	18	8.6	5.5
CFSM	.00	.01	.06	.97	.99	2.50	2.54	2.84	1.29	.72	1.26	.09
IN.	.00	.01	.07	1.12	1.04	2.88	2.84	3.27	1.44	.83	1.45	.10

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1909 - 1998, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN	97.8	270	432	642	631	792	793	637	294	151	116	78.6
MAX	1462	2969	3314	4052	2408	2361	2495	4113	1438	1162	2257	1227
(WY)	1920	1986	1983	1949	1982	1945	1957	1961	1917	1993	1915	1993
MIN	.016	.13	.29	.69	2.51	1.96	11.6	8.96	1.48	1.05	.056	.047
(WY)	1909	1954	1954	1981	1934	1954	1954	1936	1988	1930	1991	1940

SUMMARY STATISTICS	FOR 1997 CALENDAR YEAR		FOR 1998 WATER YEAR		WATER YEARS 1909 - 1998
ANNUAL TOTAL	133693.52		187732.72
ANNUAL MEAN	366		514		410
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN					928	1950
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN					32.1	1954
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN	4800	Mar 2	5740	Apr 17	45000	May 9 1961
LOWEST DAILY MEAN	.01	Oct 22	.01	Oct 22	.00	A
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM	.55	Oct 8	.55	Oct 8	.00	Oct 24 1908
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW			5940	Apr 17	59400 B	May 17 1990
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE			14.46	Apr 17	26.68	May 8 1961
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW			.00	C
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM)	.79		1.11		.88
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)	10.72		15.05		12.01
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS	1050		1950		1120
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS	45		75		35
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS	2.0		2.5		1.3

A - At times in several years.
B - Gage height, 25.75 ft.
C - Oct. 9, 22, 23.