Station list
05594000 SHOAL CREEK NEAR BREESE, IL
LOCATION.--Lat 38�36'35", long 89�29'40", in SW¼SW¼ sec.13, T.2 N., R.4 W., Clinton County, Hydrologic Unit 07140203,
on right bank at upstream side of bridge on old U.S. Highway 50, 0.4 mi upstream from railroad bridge, 1.7 mi east of Breese,
7 mi upstream from Beaver Creek, and at mile 21.3.
DRAINAGE AREA.--735 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--November 1909 to December 1912, August to December 1914, October 1945 to current year.
REVISED RECORDS.--WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 413.97 ft above sea level. Prior to Dec. 8, 1914, chain gage
at site 0.4 mi downstream at different datum. Oct. 1, 1945, to Oct. 10, 1968, nonrecording gage at present site and datum.
REMARKS.--Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. About 0.85 ft3/s diverted 20 ft above
station for municipal supply of Breese is not included in records. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter at station.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Flood of May 19, 1943, reached a stage of 25.6 ft, present site and datum,
discharge, 52,000 ft3/s on basis of contracted opening measurement of peak flow.