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05593020 KASKASKIA RIVER NEAR POSEY, IL

LOCATION.--Lat 38°32'11", long 89°22'54", in NE¼NW¼ sec.13, T.1 S., R.3 W., Clinton County, Hydrologic Unit 07140202, on right bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 161, 1.8 mi west of Posey, about 6 mi southwest of Carlyle, 7.3 mi above mouth of Crooked Creek, and at mile 83.9.

DRAINAGE AREA.--2,745 mi².

PERIOD OF RECORD.--Oct. 1, 1994 to current year. Fragmentary records of discharge and gage height prior to Oct. 1, 1994, available in files of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 395.50 ft above sea level (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers).

REMARKS.--Gage-height telemeter at station.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum gage height, 25.22 ft, May 10, 1996; minimum, 6.23 ft, Oct. 27, 1996.

EXTREMES OUTSIDE THE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum gage height, 26.2 ft, Dec. 22, 1993; minimum, 6.24 ft, Sept. 12, 1977, from information by U. S. Army Corps of Engineers.

EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.--Maximum gage height, 25.21 ft, Apr. 10; minimum, 6.40 ft, Oct. 16,17, Nov. 10.

GAGE HEIGHT, FEET, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1997 TO SEPTEMBER 1998 DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY	OCT	NOV	DEC	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP

1	6.87	6.49	6.66	6.91	13.08	17.97	24.72	20.28	17.08	18.83	16.98	17.95
2	6.60	6.45	6.59	6.92	12.12	17.50	24.25	19.62	16.08	18.99	17.62	17.40
3	6.58	6.45	6.61	6.92	9.87	16.40	23.85	19.07	15.11	18.46	17.98	16.96
4	6.58	6.44	6.60	6.95	11.60	15.40	23.20	18.65	15.03	18.34	18.55	16.67
5	6.58	6.46	6.59	7.79	11.77	14.56	22.27	18.81	16.82	18.31	18.33	16.25

6	6.58	6.53	6.58	11.68	11.76	14.23	22.01	18.92	17.86	17.66	15.54	15.95
7	6.59	6.48	6.59	14.09	11.74	14.19	23.80	19.68	17.42	18.84	15.93	15.28
8	6.58	6.46	6.60	15.98	11.73	14.56	24.71	19.79	16.69	20.32	16.67	14.70
9	6.58	6.42	6.60	18.79	11.72	15.47	25.02	19.67	16.66	20.49	16.05	14.22
10	6.46	6.42	6.60	19.57	11.71	16.65	25.15	19.29	17.04	20.31	15.83	13.71

11	6.43	6.42	6.58	19.35	11.71	18.32	24.92	18.93	17.06	19.71	18.24	13.17
12	6.42	6.43	6.57	19.10	11.71	18.80	24.71	18.25	17.08	19.35	18.79	12.47
13	6.47	6.46	6.57	19.00	11.34	18.64	24.65	17.50	17.26	18.93	18.95	11.58
14	6.45	6.46	6.58	19.03	10.46	18.08	24.63	17.02	17.82	17.21	18.92	10.92
15	6.42	6.45	7.18	19.18	10.11	17.73	24.59	16.20	18.33	16.90	18.85	10.47

16	6.41	6.46	9.13	19.17	9.39	18.50	24.34	15.69	18.37	16.86	18.79	10.21
17	6.41	6.48	9.20	19.13	10.16	19.28	23.79	14.71	17.78	16.84	18.74	9.45
18	6.42	6.49	9.20	19.10	12.52	20.85	23.23	14.06	17.67	16.82	18.70	8.15
19	6.43	6.51	9.20	19.06	16.87	21.54	22.77	13.84	18.68	16.82	17.95	9.08
20	6.42	6.51	9.20	19.03	18.17	22.62	22.46	13.44	18.85	17.13	17.71	9.17

21	6.41	6.52	9.21	18.90	17.71	22.58	23.10	13.60	19.73	18.45	18.15	9.17
22	6.42	6.54	9.25	18.53	16.87	22.55	23.64	14.51	20.15	18.57	18.54	8.98
23	6.43	6.55	9.21	17.98	16.72	22.46	23.82	15.41	20.13	17.87	18.55	7.67
24	6.51	6.54	9.29	17.57	16.64	22.67	23.81	15.92	19.42	18.01	18.66	7.65
25	6.46	6.54	9.26	17.49	16.58	23.18	23.67	15.77	19.03	18.61	18.88	7.52

26	6.48	6.56	8.68	17.15	16.57	23.77	23.48	16.21	18.99	18.40	18.89	8.00
27	6.44	6.55	7.06	16.32	16.93	24.30	22.97	17.86	17.65	17.96	18.85	9.41
28	6.44	6.56	6.93	15.32	17.91	24.75	22.74	17.56	16.58	18.52	18.59	10.33
29	6.44	6.59	6.93	14.26	---	24.90	21.99	17.37	16.69	18.57	17.98	10.81
30	6.43	6.66	6.93	13.53	---	24.95	21.07	17.32	17.82	18.20	17.58	10.80

31	6.44	---	6.92	13.49	---	25.00	---	17.30	---	17.68	17.75	---

MEAN	6.49	6.50	7.58	15.72	13.41	19.75	23.65	17.17	17.70	18.32	17.99	11.80
MAX	6.87	6.66	9.29	19.57	18.17	25.00	25.15	20.28	20.15	20.49	18.95	17.95
MIN	6.41	6.42	6.57	6.91	9.39	14.19	21.07	13.44	15.03	16.82	15.54	7.52

CAL YR 1997	MEAN 10.58	MAX 25.06	MIN 6.41
WTR YR 1998	MEAN 14.68	MAX 25.15	MIN 6.41