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05599500 BIG MUDDY RIVER AT MURPHYSBORO, IL



LOCATION.--Lat 37°44'55", long 89°20'45", in SE¼SE¼ sec.8, T.9 S., R.2 W., Jackson County, Hydrologic Unit 07140106, on left bank just upstream from Lewis Creek, 0.2 mi upstream from South Twentieth Street Bridge, at Murphysboro, and at mile 36.0.

DRAINAGE AREA.--2,169 mi2.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--December 1916 to current year (fragmentary prior to 1931).

REVISED RECORDS.--WDR IL-79-1: Drainage area.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 335.5 ft above sea level. Prior to June 20, 1931, nonrecording gage at South Twentieth Street Bridge, 1,300 ft downstream, at datum 5 ft lower. June 20, 1931, to July 11, 1933, nonrecording gage at upstream side of railroad bridge across mouth of Lewis Creek at present datum. Since Nov. 14, 1973, auxiliary water-stage recorder 7,700 ft upstream. Oct. 6, 1931, to Nov. 13, 1973, auxiliary nonrecording gage read twice daily at same site. Since Oct. 1, 1995, reestablished water-stage recorder at South Twentieth Street Bridge, 1,300 ft downstream, at present datum.

REMARKS.--Records good except those greater than 1,000 ft3/s and those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Flow regulated since October 1970 by Rend Lake (station 05595950), 67.8 mi upstream from gage. Gage-height telemeters at station.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 33,800 ft3/s from graph based on discharge record, May 2, 1996; maximum gage height, 37.97 ft, May 12, 1961; maximum daily reverse flow, 4,400 ft3/s, June 3, 1947, caused by backwater from Mississippi River; no flow Aug. 13 to Sept. 1, 1936, unaffected by backwater.

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Flood of Feb. 2, 1916, reached a stage of 34.9 ft, present datum, discharge, 28,000 ft3/s.
DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1997 TO SEPTEMBER 1998
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAYOCTNOVDECJANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEP
 
1160 e380 283 299 491 3690 4770 6040 1900 7010 2940 286 
2152 e450 385 268 446 3670 4140 6490 1720 7450 2800 275 
3149 e360 366 241 442 3430 3450 6960 1580 7740 2390 272 
4146 e220 331 227 450 3040 2900 7040 1540 7880 2070 270 
5138 164 286 320 415 2560 2660 7100 1730 7610 1760 260 
 
6130 187 242 983 377 2070 2480 7060 2090 6980 1690 250 
7123 232 209 2620 349 1680 2340 7060 2310 e5800 1870 244 
8121 258 199 3920 331 1410 2240 6980 2240 e5100 1940 237 
9120 255 198 4400 317 e1230 2100 6630 2080 e4500 1920 228 
10122 238 203 4670 311 e1270 1980 6430 2060 e4100 1850 225 
 
11127 217 209 5060 330 e1300 1800 6070 2270 e3800 1710 221 
12136 200 207 5100 393 1380 1540 5670 2400 e3500 1470 214 
13148 195 207 4610 480 e1400 1370 5240 2560 e3200 1230 208 
14164 225 199 3830 e900 e1300 1290 4730 2810 e2900 1170 200 
15188 247 189 2960 e800 e1250 1350 4270 e3100 e2600 1070 200 
 
16189 231 178 2160 e1000 e1200 3930 3820 e3300 e2300 847 197 
17189 212 167 1520 2450 e1250 7040 3410 e3500 e2000 665 203 
18171 206 159 1080 4230 e1800 9210 2990 e3800 e1850 542 343 
19147 197 154 785 4860 e3500 11100 2580 e4000 e1700 476 702 
20131 182 150 634 5260 5960 11900 2210 e4200 e1550 445 339 
 
21123 170 150 563 5490 e7000 11100 1970 e4400 e1400 427 223 
22121 163 187 510 5450 e8200 9630 1900 e4600 e1300 405 205 
23120 160 219 492 4960 9050 8060 1950 e4800 e1200 385 200 
24137 159 356 526 4240 9710 6880 2080 e4900 e1100 369 192 
25150 152 583 570 3640 9860 5910 2250 e5000 1010 352 189 
 
26191 148 696 597 2980 9150 5110 2390 e4800 1010 338 177 
27214 137 733 613 3130 7980 4430 2630 e4600 970 331 168 
28192 125 669 625 3560 7090 3960 2720 e4800 939 330 163 
29179 125 553 621 --- 6630 3570 2660 e5600 1600 319 156 
30166 153 434 591 --- 5970 4940 2410 e6500 2320 306 152 
 
31e180 --- 351 548 --- 5250 --- 2130 --- 2750 297 --- 

TOTAL4724634894525194358082130280143180133870101190105169347147199
MEAN15221230516762074420347734318337333931120240
MAX214450733510054909860119007100650078802940702
MIN1201251502273111200129019001540939297152

e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1971 - 1998, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN47015622205253728533836405636232044968513437
MAX270010110100309489106001229010510164106972339312812821
(WY)199419941983199119821979197919831995199819931993
MIN75.944.274.374.737723728929811913172.143.8
(WY)199619721990197719721981198119871972197119911971

SUMMARY STATISTICSFOR 1997 CALENDAR YEARFOR 1998 WATER YEARWATER YEARS 1971 - 1998
ANNUAL TOTAL818355 786151         
ANNUAL MEAN2242 2154         2087         
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN3864         1983
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN741         1972
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN9890     Mar 411900             Apr 2033500         May 2 1996
LOWEST DAILY MEAN120     Oct 9,23120             Oct 9,23-2600      AAug 6 1993
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM126     Oct 6126             Oct 6-1340         Aug 1 1993
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW12300      B    Apr 2033800      CMay 2 1996
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE27.37 D    Apr 2036.88    May 5 1983
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW115             Oct 9
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS6040 5960         5610         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS1110 1200         891         
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS162 164         100         
A - Backwater from Mississippi River; lowest daily mean unaffected by backwater, 36 ft3/s, Nov. 4-10, 1971.
B - Gage height, 27.29 ft.
C - From graph based on discharge record, gage height, 36.12 ft.
D - Discharge, 11,500 ft3/s.

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