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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
03336900 SALT FORK NEAR ST. JOSEPH, IL
LOCATION - Lat 40°08'58.4", long 88°02'01.1" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in SW 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.35, T.20 N., R.10 E., Champaign County, IL, Hydrologic Unit 05120109, on left bank at upstream side of bridge on County Road 1850 N, 0.2 mi downstream from Spoon River, 2.5 mi north of St. Joseph, and at mile 46.8.
DRAINAGE AREA - 134 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR IL-83-1: 1982(M).
Revisions: Gage datum was updated to 649.59 ft NAVD88 on June 6, 2023, as determined by a GNSS Level II survey using GEOID18.
Revisions: Gage datum was updated to 649.59 ft NAVD88 on June 6, 2023, as determined by a GNSS Level II survey using GEOID18.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
DISCHARGE: October 1958 to September 1991, July 2004 to current.
STAGE: July 2004 to current.
SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
CHEMICAL: Water years 1978-91.
WATER TEMPERATURE: Water years 1975-78.
MISCELLANEOUS: Sediment concentration and particle size, water year 2005.
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
DISCHARGE: October 1958 to September 1991, July 2004 to current.
STAGE: July 2004 to current.
SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
CHEMICAL: Water years 1978-91.
WATER TEMPERATURE: Water years 1975-78.
MISCELLANEOUS: Sediment concentration and particle size, water year 2005.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder, satellite telemeter, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 649.59 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988.
REMARKS - Accuracy of records is discussed in the annual Station Analysis archived at the USGS IL Water Science Center.
Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by Rantoul sewage-treatment plant.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD -
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 6,860 ft³/s, May 16, 1968, gage height, 18.26 ft, maximum gage height, 19.06 ft, Feb. 6, 2008, discharge, 5,660 ft³/s; minimum discharge, 0.34 ft³/s, Aug. 12 and 20-25, 2012.
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 6,860 ft³/s, May 16, 1968, gage height, 18.26 ft, maximum gage height, 19.06 ft, Feb. 6, 2008, discharge, 5,660 ft³/s; minimum discharge, 0.34 ft³/s, Aug. 12 and 20-25, 2012.
