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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 1991 TO SEPTEMBER 1992
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAYOCTNOVDECJANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEP
 
14.0--- --- --- --- 13   12   8.36.07.075   4.7
26.0--- --- --- --- 12   11   8.25.918   51   4.6
316   --- --- --- --- 12   12   7.66.522   40   4.6
473   --- --- --- --- 13   11   7.66.28.030   4.4
527   --- --- --- --- 13   8.87.86.38.024   4.6
 
66.9--- --- --- --- 13   8.67.46.57.221   4.8
76.4--- --- --- --- 17   9.47.18.5376   19   7.7
86.5--- --- --- --- 12   8.97.26.1222   18   26   
95.9--- --- --- --- 13   8.97.36.057   15   137   
105.6--- --- --- --- 15   8.77.35.944   13   52   
 
115.5--- --- --- --- 11   11   7.25.932   13   18   
125.3--- --- --- --- 11   8.511   5.931   12   12   
135.0--- --- --- --- 9.78.17.75.829   12   8.7
144.9--- --- --- --- 11   8.47.75.924   11   8.3
154.9--- --- --- --- 9.911   8.37.020   10   7.8
 
164.9--- --- --- --- 10   15   7.56.519   9.25.8
17---   --- --- --- --- 11   12   7.17.417   10   5.5
18---   --- --- --- --- 19   13   6.89.213   16   5.0
19---   --- --- --- --- 24   14   6.66.623   8.94.9
20---   --- --- --- --- 18   13   6.66.639   8.610   
 
21---   --- --- --- 20 17   11   6.36.426   7.228   
22---   --- --- --- 20 18   9.96.56.218   6.215   
23---   --- --- --- 18 15   9.16.56.224   5.89.0
24---   --- --- --- 17 13   9.16.36.217   5.77.2
25---   --- --- --- 19 13   8.76.26.456   5.26.6
 
26---   --- --- --- 16 15   8.76.56.6156   4.96.3
27---   --- --- --- 15 13   8.46.56.654   4.96.3
28---   --- --- --- 15 13   8.36.66.638   4.95.3
29---   --- --- --- 13 14   8.56.36.630   4.94.9
30---   --- --- --- --- 14   8.35.96.9422   4.65.0
 
31---   --- --- --- --- 12   ---   6.1---   180   4.6---   

TOTAL---------------424.6303.3222.0195.42037.2475.6430.0
MEAN---------------13.710.17.166.5165.715.314.3
MAX---------------2415119.242275137
MIN---------------9.78.15.95.87.04.64.4
CFSM---------------.50.37.26.242.40.56.52
IN.---------------.58.41.30.272.77.65.58


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Introduction

Station Descriptions

Surface-Water Data

Ground-Water Data

Meteorological Data

Biological Data