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STATION NUMBER: 05567000 QUADRANGLE: Benson, 7.5' series LOCATION: Lat 40 46' 05", long 89 04' 30", in SE1/4 NW1/4 of
sec.26, T.27N., RAE., Woodford County, Hydrologic Unit 07130004, on right
downstream bridge pier of county road 3.8 miles northwest of El Paso and
just below East Branch Panther Creek. ESTABLISHMENT AND HISTORY: Recorder installed Sept. 13, 1949.
Station discontinued on Sept. 30, 1960 and equipment removed. A
crest-stage gage was installed April 13, 1961. DRAINAGE AREA: 93.9 sq. mi. GAGE: Crest-stage gage mounted on tree 90 ft. downstream of
bridge on right bank. GAGE DATUM: 658.86 ft. above NGVD of 1929. CHANNEL: Bed of stream consists of sand and gravel. Banks are
steep and subject to overflow at 7 ft. Overflow plain is flat woodland and
pasture. CONTROL: Low-water control is a gravel bar 200 ft. downstream
from gage. Medium and higher stages are channel controlled. DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS: Wading measurements are made 0' to 700'
below gage at low stages. For gage heights above 3 feet, measure off of
downstream side of bridge. For gage heights above 10 feet, measure the
overflow by wading along the road. FLOOD PEAK OF RECORD: July 9, 1951, stage of 15.15 ft.,
discharge of 10,900 ft3/s. POINT OF ZERO FLOW: About 0.6 feet. WINTER FLOW: Stream freezes over during cold weather. REGULATION AND DIVERSION: None known. Personnel to contact about a specific subject are listed on the staff page. The URL of this page is <il.water.usgs.gov/proj/lirb/bst/site_descrip/elpaso.html> Please send comments about this page to: <djfazio@usgs.gov>. This page was last updated on October 12, 1999. |
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