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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
05593945 SHOAL CREEK NEAR PIERRON, IL
LOCATION - Lat 38°46'33", long 89°29'56" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in NE 1/4 NW 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.24, T.4 N., R.4 W., Bond County, IL, Hydrologic Unit 07140203, on left bank at upstream side of bridge on State Highway 143, 1.1 mi. east of Baden Baden, 6.5 mi. east of Pierron, and at mile 43.0.
DRAINAGE AREA - 678 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
DISCHARGE: May, 1995 to current.
STAGE: May 1995 to current. Gage-height record for Dec. 16, 1970 to May 30, 1978,
and Apr. 5, 1995 to May 5, 1995 available in files of U. S. Army Corps of Engineers.
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
DISCHARGE: May, 1995 to current.
STAGE: May 1995 to current. Gage-height record for Dec. 16, 1970 to May 30, 1978,
and Apr. 5, 1995 to May 5, 1995 available in files of U. S. Army Corps of Engineers.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 400.00 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers). Oct. 17, 2017 to Aug. 7, 2019, 3.6 miles upstream, datum unknown. Prior to Oct. 17, 2017, at current site but datum of 400.00 ft above NGVD29 (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers).
REMARKS - Accuracy of records is discussed in the annual Station Analysis archived at the USGS IL Water Science Center.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Flood of Apr. 23, 1973 reached a stage of 59.48 ft, discharge 14,900 ft³/s, from information by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 40,800 ft³/s, Dec. 29, 2015, gage height 63.09 ft; minimum, 1.1 ft³/s, Sept. 21, 2007.
