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05595700 BIG MUDDY RIVER NEAR MT. VERNON, IL

LOCATION.--Lat 38°18'36", long 88°59'18", in SE¼NW¼ sec.33, T.2 S., R.2 E., Jefferson County, Hydrologic Unit 07140106, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 15, 0.5 mi downstream from Harper Creek, 4.7 mi west of Mt. Vernon, 8.9 mi downstream from Snow Creek, and at mile 133.2.

DRAINAGE AREA.--71.9 mi².

PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1979 to current year (gage heights only). Gage-height record for February 1965 to September 1979 available in files of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 425.00 ft above sea level (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers). Gage-height telemeter at station.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum gage height, 12.04 ft, Nov.14, 1993; minimum, 0.05 ft, on Oct. 1-3, 1983.

EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.--Maximum gage height, 10.08 ft, Apr. 16; minimum, 0.19 ft, Oct. 21-24.

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	.26	.34	.47	.94	1.52	3.00	5.97	7.46	1.04	2.63	1.43	.34
2	.25	.34	.45	.92	1.44	2.53	3.29	3.79	.95	1.50	.94	.34
3	.24	.34	.48	.89	1.39	2.24	3.28	5.87	.90	1.14	.74	.34
4	.24	.33	.52	.81	1.36	2.10	4.80	5.51	4.34	.99	.64	.33
5	.23	.33	.52	2.08	1.33	1.98	3.43	3.07	9.30	.90	1.11	.33

6	.22	.41	.53	3.45	1.32	1.85	2.63	2.35	6.05	.99	.91	.32
7	.22	.43	.53	4.29	1.33	1.75	2.36	8.48	2.43	1.53	1.00	.32
8	.22	.49	.52	7.49	1.34	2.05	2.36	6.88	1.82	2.12	.82	.32
9	.23	.51	.53	5.23	1.32	4.06	2.21	2.90	1.66	1.86	.89	.31
10	.23	.49	.54	2.91	1.30	4.07	1.99	2.18	1.63	1.17	.86	.30

11	.22	.46	.52	2.35	1.35	2.58	1.81	1.80	1.42	.91	.73	.29
12	.22	.43	.54	2.07	1.45	2.14	1.69	1.53	2.57	.78	.70	.29
13	.24	.43	.55	1.88	1.69	2.01	1.65	1.37	2.42	.76	.96	.29
14	.25	.46	.53	1.74	1.62	2.05	8.32	1.25	2.72	.68	.73	.29
15	.23	.46	.51	1.96	1.52	1.94	6.24	1.14	2.98	.62	.61	.30

16	.22	.45	.50	2.15	1.97	1.81	9.80	1.07	1.89	.59	.55	.30
17	.22	.43	.49	1.99	5.43	2.43	7.45	1.00	1.52	.55	.50	.31
18	.21	.43	.49	1.80	7.38	8.05	3.10	.92	1.25	.56	.48	.32
19	.21	.44	.48	1.67	3.80	5.50	2.39	.85	1.21	.56	.46	.32
20	.21	.44	.47	1.56	3.32	9.65	2.05	.82	1.65	.92	.46	.31

21	.20	.45	.48	1.50	3.30	9.05	1.93	1.02	4.48	.73	.43	.79
22	.19	.44	.57	1.50	2.70	4.60	1.92	6.71	3.16	.65	.40	1.57
23	.19	.43	.61	1.60	2.42	3.04	1.99	5.59	1.65	1.11	.40	.89
24	.24	.41	.87	1.78	2.22	2.55	1.67	5.31	1.28	.77	.40	.63
25	.25	.41	1.99	1.84	2.02	2.26	1.51	3.12	1.10	.66	.39	.69

26	.29	.41	1.99	1.99	1.92	2.11	1.43	3.08	.96	.60	.39	2.35
27	.31	.40	1.50	2.13	7.29	1.97	1.76	3.83	.87	.57	.37	1.43
28	.30	.40	1.26	2.06	4.69	7.92	2.82	2.10	.80	.54	.35	.90
29	.30	.41	1.14	1.89	---	6.92	3.59	1.52	1.01	.52	.35	.72
30	.29	.46	1.09	1.74	---	3.19	9.24	1.27	6.69	.90	.34	.66

31	.29	---	1.03	1.59	---	3.13	---	1.14	---	2.32	.33	---

MEAN	.24	.42	.73	2.19	2.49	3.57	3.49	3.06	2.39	1.00	.63	.56
MAX	.31	.51	1.99	7.49	7.38	9.65	9.80	8.48	9.30	2.63	1.43	2.35
MIN	.19	.33	.45	.81	1.30	1.75	1.43	.82	.80	.52	.33	.29

CAL YR 1997	MEAN 1.63	MAX 10.31	MIN .19
WTR YR 1998	MEAN 1.73	MAX 9.80	MIN .19