Station list
05591700 WEST OKAW RIVER NEAR LOVINGTON, IL
LOCATION.--Lat 39�43'52", long 88�39'43", in NW¼SW¼ sec.21, T.15 N., R.5 E., Moultrie County, Hydrologic Unit 07140201,
on left downstream side of bridge on State Highways 32 and 133, 1.5 mi northwest of Lovington, 1.7 mi upstream from
Stringtown Branch, and at mile 25.4.
DRAINAGE AREA.--112 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--Occasional low-flow measurements, water years 1971-73. February 1980 to current year. Gage-height
record for January 1963 to February 1980 available in files of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 632.50 ft above sea level (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers).
REMARKS.--Records fair except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite
telemeter at station.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Flood of May 1968 reached a stage of 14.66 ft, discharge not determined, from
information by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.