05560500 DATA: Discharge Tables, 1991

Station list Available data
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 poor.

DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1990 TO SEPTEMBER 1991 DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY	OCT	NOV	DEC	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP

1	5.5	---	---	---	---	23	21	25	18	e5.0	e.66	e.80
2	5.5	---	---	---	---	59	19	15	15	e3.5	e.60	e.50
3	7.0	---	---	---	---	40	20	16	14	4.9	e.80	15
4	11	---	---	---	---	31	27	17	13	e3.8	e.66	7.3
5	6.0	---	---	---	---	27	23	66	12	e3.3	e.60	4.7

6	5.5	---	---	---	---	26	20	45	12	e2.9	15	e2.0
7	5.6	---	---	---	---	22	20	34	11	e2.6	8.1	e.80
8	6.3	---	---	---	---	21	19	28	9.6	e2.5	5.3	e.50
9	21	---	---	---	---	20	17	25	9.0	e2.6	e3.5	e2.0
10	78	---	---	---	---	18	15	23	8.7	e3.0	e2.5	11

11	49	---	---	---	---	18	15	22	8.4	e2.7	e1.9	e4.0
12	32	---	---	---	---	81	15	20	8.2	5.5	e1.5	e2.0
13	26	---	---	---	---	187	17	18	7.6	e4.0	e1.3	e1.0
14	22	---	---	---	---	111	35	17	7.3	e3.0	1.2	e.60
15	19	---	---	---	---	99	142	16	20	e2.3	e.90	e.50

16	18	---	---	---	---	81	61	17	10	e2.0	e.80	e.54
17	28	---	---	---	---	102	47	16	7.1	e2.5	4.7	e.60
18	e30	---	---	---	---	90	39	48	6.3	e2.1	4.3	e.54
19	---	---	---	---	---	63	36	28	5.8	e1.9	e3.0	e.52
20	---	---	---	---	---	52	32	24	5.9	e1.7	e2.3	e.50

21	---	---	---	---	---	46	29	25	6.2	e1.6	e1.6	e.52
22	---	---	---	---	---	44	27	28	6.1	e1.5	e1.1	e.56
23	---	---	---	---	---	39	24	22	5.5	e2.0	e.90	e.52
24	---	---	---	---	---	32	20	20	e4.8	e1.5	e.70	e.49
25	---	---	---	---	---	28	18	39	e4.5	e1.2	e.60	e.47

26	---	---	---	---	e10	44	18	40	e4.2	e1.0	e.54	e.46
27	---	---	---	---	e10	37	19	24	e3.9	e.90	e.50	e.45
28	---	---	---	---	14	29	17	19	e3.7	e.80	e.50	e.47
29	---	---	---	---	---	27	17	21	e3.5	e.74	5.6	e.50
30	---	---	---	---	---	24	15	19	12	e.70	4.4	e.47

31	---	---	---	---	---	23	---	17	---	e.80	e1.5	---

TOTAL	---	---	---	---	---	1544	844	794	263.3	74.54	77.56	60.31
MEAN	---	---	---	---	---	49.8	28.1	25.6	8.78	2.40	2.50	2.01
MAX	---	---	---	---	---	187	142	66	20	5.5	15	15
MIN	---	---	---	---	---	18	15	15	3.5	.70	.50	.45
CFSM	---	---	---	---	---	1.82	1.03	.93	.32	.09	.09	.07
IN.	---	---	---	---	---	2.10	1.15	1.08	.36	.10	.11	.08

e Estimated