USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
05588000 INDIAN CREEK AT WANDA, IL
LOCATION - Lat 38°50'30", long 90°01'59" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in SE 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.31, T.5 N., R.8 W., Madison County, IL, Hydrologic Unit 07140101, on right bank at upstream side of bridge on State Highway 143, 0.8 mi northeast of Wanda, 2.2 mi upstream from mouth, 5 mi west of Edwardsville, and at mile 2.9.
DRAINAGE AREA - 36.7 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1175: 1941, 1942(M). WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
DISCHARGE: April 1940 to current.
STAGE: Water years 1994 to current.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder, satellite telemeter, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 429.49 ft above NAVD of 1988. Prior to Oct. 1, 1960, water-stage recorder at site 60 ft upstream at datum 2.00 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1960 to June 23, 1965, nonrecording gage at site 30 ft upstream at present datum. June 24, 1965 to May 10, 1967, nonrecording gage at present site and datum.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 9,340 ft³/s, Aug. 15, 1946, gage height, 20.41 ft, present datum and site then in use; no flow for many days in most years.