USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
05596300 MIDDLE FORK BIG MUDDY RIVER NEAR MACEDONIA, IL
LOCATION - Lat 38°02'55", long 88°45'37" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in NW 1/4 SW 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.34, T.5 S., R.4 E., Franklin County, IL, Hydrologic Unit 07140106, on upstream side of Thompsonville Road bridge, 3.3 miles upstream from Sugar Camp Creek, 9.5 miles northeast of Benton, Illinois, 5.8 miles southeast of Ewing, and at mile 29.5.
DRAINAGE AREA - 42.38 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
DISCHARGE: October 2015 to January 2017
STAGE: October 2015 to January 2017
SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
WATER TEMPERATURE: October 2015 to January 2017
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: October 2015 to January 2017
GAGE - Water-stage recorder, satellite telemeter, and water-temperature/specific-conductance monitor. Datum of gage is [] ft above NGVD of 1929 ([] ft NAVD 1988).
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD -
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 2,810 ft³/s, Dec. 28, 2015 gage height, 19.04 ft.
WATER-TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 35.1 oC, July 19, 2016; minimum 0.0 oC, Jan. 11, 2016.
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum, 1,680 uS/cm, Oct. 15, 2015; minimum, 127 uS/cm, December 29, 2015.