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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05560500       FARM CREEK AT FARMDALE, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 40°40'00", long 89°30'15", in NE1/4SE1/4 sec.36, T.26 N., R.4 W., Tazewell County, Hydrologic Unit 07130001, on left bank 200 ft downstream from bridge, 0.2 mi east of Farmdale, 0.2 mi upstream from Norfolk & Western Railway bridge, 0.3 mi downstream from Toledo, Peoria & Western Railroad bridge, and at mile 5.7.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 27.4 mi2.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
 

DISCHARGE: October 1948 to October 1985. Seven-month period (March to September), March 1986 to current.

 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2000.

 

PARTIAL RECORD: Miscellaneous discharge measurements, water years 1986-99.


REVISED RECORDS.-- WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 530.12 ft above sea level.

REMARKS.-- High flow regulated by Farmdale Dam, 1 mi upstream effective Aug. 16, 1951.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum gage height, 7.58 ft, Apr. 24, 1950, discharge not determined; maximum discharge after Farmdale Dam Aug. 16, 1951, 1,050 ft3/s, June 2, 1980, gage height, 4.43 ft; maximum gage height, 6.55 ft, Feb. 20, 1982, ice jam; no flow for several days in most years.

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records good.
DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1985 TO SEPTEMBER 1986
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAYOCTNOVDECJANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEP
 
11.1--- --- --- --- --- 13   19   3.95.83.6  .80
21.0--- --- --- --- --- 15   6.63.56.83.0  .88
3---   --- --- --- --- --- 17   6.03.23.22.8  .87
4---   --- --- --- --- 75 12   5.93.22.43.0  1.0  
5---   --- --- --- --- 89 12   5.918   1.92.8  1.1  
 
6---   --- --- --- --- 67 11   6.67.12.14.0  .86
7---   --- --- --- --- 36 11   6.58.43.72.8  .99
8---   --- --- --- --- 32 9.85.15.41.72.3  1.1  
9---   --- --- --- --- 28 8.14.64.212   1.9  1.2  
10---   --- --- --- --- 64 8.24.59.631   1.9  .91
 
11---   --- --- --- --- 62 9.34.65.334   2.0  4.8  
12---   --- --- --- --- 43 9.54.96.739   1.4  2.2  
13---   --- --- --- --- 38 9.04.65.620   2.0  1.2  
14---   --- --- --- --- 36 15   4.63.812   2.6  1.0  
15---   --- --- --- --- 34 14   7.38.98.71.7  .93
 
16---   --- --- --- --- 29 8.28.74.16.41.7  .81
17---   --- --- --- --- 29 7.711   3.04.61.8  .94
18---   --- --- --- --- 35 7.712   2.43.61.8  1.0  
19---   --- --- --- --- 39 7.59.12.53.11.8  14     
20---   --- --- --- --- 30 7.59.02.33.01.7  75     
 
21---   --- --- --- --- 26 11   6.42.02.81.5  2.7  
22---   --- --- --- --- 25 11   6.01.73.01.6  1.1  
23---   --- --- --- --- 23 6.95.61.72.71.6  4.7  
24---   --- --- --- --- 23 6.25.21.52.31.5  22     
25---   --- --- --- --- 22 7.14.61.32.01.4  8.9  
 
26---   --- --- --- --- 20 6.96.11.31.92.2  12     
27---   --- --- --- --- 19 6.16.72.21.51.9  9.1  
28---   --- --- --- --- 18 6.45.06.03.61.4  12     
29---   --- --- --- --- 16 5.78.71.32.11.3  17     
30---   --- --- --- --- 14 8.65.015   2.0.9825     
 
31---   --- --- --- --- 13 ---   4.3---   14   .79---     

TOTAL------------------288.4210.1145.1242.962.77226.09
MEAN------------------9.616.784.847.842.027.54
MAX------------------171918394.075
MIN------------------5.74.31.31.5.79.80
CFSM------------------.35.25.18.29.07.28
IN.------------------.39.29.20.33.09.31


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Surface-Water Data

Ground-Water Data

Meteorological Data

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