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05594100 KASKASKIA RIVER NEAR VENEDY STATION, IL

LOCATION.--Lat 38°27'02", long 89°37'39", in NW¼NW¼ sec.14, T.1 S., R.5 W., Washington County, Hydrologic Unit 07140204, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highways 160 and 177, 1 mi northwest of Venedy Station, 2.5 mi downstream from Sugar Creek, 4 mi west of Okawville, and at mile 57.2.

DRAINAGE AREA.--4,393 mi².

PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1969 to current year. Gage-height record for Mar. 7, 1968, to Sept. 30, 1969, available in files of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

REVISED RECORDS.--WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 380.10 ft above sea level (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers).

REMARKS.--Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Flow partially regulated by Carlyle Lake (station 05592990), 35 mi upstream from gage. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter 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	158	109	107	199	2000	5570	15900	7710	3800	6720	7030	3770
2	150	125	114	193	1740	4900	15600	7460	3500	6620	5930	3790
3	123	108	132	184	1400	4000	14700	7070	3050	5350	4800	3640
4	108	96	185	182	1020	3300	13600	6890	3760	4610	4350	3490
5	e104	95	187	196	1320	2810	12900	7250	7880	4530	6270	3210

6	e100	99	279	478	1350	2560	12100	7360	9030	4330	8450	3050
7	96	117	301	1570	1340	2430	10600	7380	8170	4310	9030	2820
8	96	124	295	3420	1330	2920	9690	7500	5790	7940	9280	2540
9	97	122	293	5980	1320	5630	9580	7080	4740	9050	9140	2320
10	98	123	297	6960	1310	6950	10000	6310	5380	8620	7860	2140

11	94	116	299	6420	1320	7170	11400	5390	5760	6880	5650	1950
12	86	115	298	5290	1320	6750	12700	4840	5450	5440	5480	1760
13	84	110	299	4700	1330	5620	12900	4360	6240	5330	5780	1500
14	86	106	295	4510	1220	4810	12800	3940	7830	4610	5020	1230
15	88	103	288	4510	1100	4270	12900	3720	9190	3850	4660	1070

16	89	99	310	4560	959	4300	14800	3470	9110	3630	4480	960
17	88	93	558	4580	1250	4640	16400	3030	8500	3520	4390	882
18	87	89	618	4520	4450	6850	17200	2650	7620	3480	4360	698
19	87	87	584	4400	6490	9030	16300	2430	7560	3540	4710	517
20	87	88	513	4300	6890	11000	15400	2260	7930	3730	4790	627

21	85	88	489	4230	5920	13500	14000	2150	9760	3940	4450	648
22	84	86	498	4140	4670	14900	11200	2800	11800	4180	4390	653
23	84	86	524	3940	4010	15200	9590	6000	12900	4170	4330	606
24	95	87	560	3690	3690	15300	8960	7990	11200	4790	4250	400
25	106	88	781	3580	3490	15600	8670	8170	8330	4920	4280	368

26	116	86	871	3530	3390	15400	8440	8040	6200	5000	4290	487
27	109	88	815	3290	3710	14600	8210	8220	5180	4430	4260	1280
28	110	93	500	2960	4980	14400	8000	6270	4020	4170	4220	1560
29	102	94	346	2590	---	14600	8000	4690	3650	4210	4020	1380
30	102	98	276	2220	---	15200	7590	4140	5560	4530	3740	1170

31	99	---	236	2060	---	15700	---	3920	---	6640	3630	---

TOTAL	3098	3018	12148	103382	74319	269910	360130	170490	208890	157070	167320	50516
MEAN	99.9	101	392	3335	2654	8707	12000	5500	6963	5067	5397	1684
MAX	158	125	871	6960	6890	15700	17200	8220	12900	9050	9280	3790
MIN	84	86	107	182	959	2430	7590	2150	3050	3480	3630	368

e Estimated

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1970 - 1998, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN	987	1995	4860	5155	6106	6838	6578	4603	3266	2464	1590	1038
MAX	5021	12600	17460	12050	18850	16930	16750	15470	7875	6010	5397	5280
(WY)	1994	1994	1983	1991	1982	1979	1979	1996	1990	1973	1998	1993
MIN	99.9	90.2	89.4	74.2	516	891	487	211	102	104	161	102
(WY)	1998	1972	1977	1977	1978	1981	1986	1976	1988	1976	1988	1976

SUMMARY STATISTICS	FOR 1997 CALENDAR YEAR		FOR 1998 WATER YEAR		WATER YEARS 1970 - 1998
ANNUAL TOTAL	887885		1580291
ANNUAL MEAN	2433		4330		3779
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN					6824	1973
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN					1194	1992
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN	17500	Mar 4	17200	Apr 18	48700	May 19 1995
LOWEST DAILY MEAN	84	A	84	A	56	Sep 12 1970
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM	86	Oct 17	86	Oct 17	63	Sep 7 1970
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW			17400	Apr 18	50300	May 19 1995
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE			21.93	Apr 18	25.79	May 19 1995
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW			81	Oct 13	54	B
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS	9310		9720		10300
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS	374		3790		2000
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS	99		99		139

A - Oct. 13, 22, 23.
B - Sept. 12, 13, 1970.