Station list
05597000 BIG MUDDY RIVER AT PLUMFIELD, IL
LOCATION.--Lat 37°54'05", long 89°00'50", in NW¼ sec.20, T.7 S., R.2 E., Franklin County, Hydrologic Unit 07140106, on left
bank 0.8 mi upstream from bridge on State Highway 149 at Plumfield, 1.9 mi downstream from Middle Fork Muddy River, and
at mile 86.6.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--June 1908 to September 1910 and December 1910 to December 1912 (published as "near Cambon"),
August 1914 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 353.24 ft above sea level. June 16, 1908, to Dec. 31, 1912,
nonrecording gage at site 1.7 mi upstream at different datum. Aug. 14, 1914, to July 12, 1932, nonrecording gage at site 0.2 mi
downstream at different datum. July 13, 1932, to Nov. 12, 1938, nonrecording gage at bridge 0.8 mi downstream at datum
0.86 ft higher. Nov. 13, 1938, to Sept. 30, 1974, water-stage recorder at present site at datum 5.0 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1974, to
Sept. 30, 1991, auxiliary water-stage recorder at pumping plant at Zeigler, 4 mi downstream, at datum 353.24 ft above sea level.
Feb. 14, 1937, to Sept. 30, 1974, auxiliary nonrecording gage at same site at datum 5.0 ft higher.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 42,900 ft3/s, May 10, 1961; maximum gage height, 29.67 ft,
datum then in use, May 10, 1961; no flow at times in 1908-9, 1914, 1936, 1940-41.