05560500 DATA: Discharge Tables, 1995

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 fair except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor.

DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1994 TO SEPTEMBER 1995 DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY	OCT	NOV	DEC	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP

1	e2.0	---	---	---	---	---	e10	33	33	e6.5	2.7	.91
2	e1.9	---	---	---	---	---	e10	32	30	e4.5	15	.89
3	e1.9	---	---	---	---	---	13	29	26	e3.0	19	.97
4	e1.5	---	---	---	---	---	e15	26	23	18	7.3	.78
5	e2.0	---	---	---	---	---	e12	24	21	45	4.6	.59

6	e3.0	---	---	---	---	---	e10	22	20	25	3.2	.53
7	e9.0	---	---	---	---	---	e9.0	22	20	17	2.7	1.0
8	17	---	---	---	---	---	31	180	19	e8.0	4.3	.47
9	8.8	---	---	---	---	---	119	270	19	e23	6.9	.41
10	e6.0	---	---	---	---	---	603	429	18	e22	4.7	.49

11	e4.6	---	---	---	---	---	579	326	e17	e8.0	3.2	.53
12	e3.8	---	---	---	---	---	258	102	e15	e6.2	2.2	.45
13	e3.2	---	---	---	---	---	103	151	e13	e5.3	2.1	.49
14	3.0	---	---	---	---	---	74	491	e12	e4.6	1.9	.57
15	---	---	---	---	---	---	61	441	e10	e4.2	1.9	.86

16	---	---	---	---	---	---	51	209	e9.0	e3.8	1.6	.68
17	---	---	---	---	---	---	41	326	e7.6	e3.5	1.4	.74
18	---	---	---	---	---	---	189	313	e6.7	e3.3	1.3	.95
19	---	---	---	---	---	---	75	251	e6.0	e3.0	1.2	1.0
20	---	---	---	---	---	---	61	100	e6.5	e3.0	1.2	2.0

21	---	---	---	---	---	---	49	68	e14	e3.1	1.2	2.3
22	---	---	---	---	---	---	38	49	e7.0	e3.1	1.3	3.7
23	---	---	---	---	---	---	34	61	e4.1	e2.7	.92	2.7
24	---	---	---	---	---	13	31	413	e7.0	e2.5	1.2	3.4
25	---	---	---	---	---	12	29	434	e14	e2.2	1.3	2.4

26	---	---	---	---	---	12	33	400	e10	e2.1	.91	2.2
27	---	---	---	---	---	16	80	326	e7.3	2.3	.70	2.9
28	---	---	---	---	---	13	48	175	e20	2.1	.98	3.0
29	---	---	---	---	---	13	39	83	e14	1.9	.79	3.0
30	---	---	---	---	---	12	36	58	e10	1.7	.82	1.7

31	---	---	---	---	---	e11	---	41	---	1.7	.81	---

TOTAL	---	---	---	---	---	---	2741.0	5885	439.2	242.3	99.33	42.61
MEAN	---	---	---	---	---	---	91.4	190	14.6	7.82	3.20	1.42
MAX	---	---	---	---	---	---	603	491	33	45	19	3.7
MIN	---	---	---	---	---	---	9.0	22	4.1	1.7	.70	.41
CFSM	---	---	---	---	---	---	3.33	6.93	.53	.29	.12	.05
IN.	---	---	---	---	---	---	3.72	7.99	.60	.33	.13	.06

e Estimated