Station list
05585000 LA MOINE RIVER AT RIPLEY, IL
LOCATION.--Lat 40°01'31", long 90°37'55", in SW¼NE¼ sec.33, T.1 N., R.2 W., Brown County, Hydrologic Unit 07130010,
on deck of bridge on old U.S. Highway 24, 600 ft downstream from bridge on new U.S. Highway 24, 0.2 mi east of Ripley, 2 mi
upstream from Town Branch, and at mile 12.3.
DRAINAGE AREA.--1,293 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--March 1921 to current year. Prior to October 1931, published as Crooked Creek at Ripley.
REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 975: 1936. WSP 1208: 1925, 1929, 1933. WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 431.1 ft above sea level. Prior to July 28, 1926, nonrecording
gage at site 200 ft upstream at datum 0.02 ft higher. July 28, 1926 to Jan. 11, 1935, nonrecording gage at present site and datum.
REMARKS.--Records good except those for periods of backwater from the Illinois River, Mar 24-31, Apr. 12-13,
18-29, May 8-22, 31, June 1-4, 25-28, July 5, and 12-17; and those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. U. S. Army
Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter at station.