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ROCK RIVER BASIN
05443500 ROCK RIVER AT COMO, IL
LOCATION.--Lat 41°47'00", long 89°44'58", in NE1/4NE1/4 sec.25, T.21 N., R.6 E., Whiteside County, Hydrologic Unit
07090005, on left bank, 1 mi upstream from Como, 3 mi downstream from Rock Falls, 3.5 mi upstream from Elkhorn Creek, and
at mile 69.2.
DRAINAGE AREA.--8,753 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--March to December 1905, October 1914 to September 1971, water years 1972-77 (annual maximums),
October 1977 to September 1986. Water years 1987-90, seven-month period (March to September). October 1990 to current
year. Published as "at Sterling" 1905-6 and as "at Lyndon" 1914-34. Records published for both sites December 1933 to
September 1934. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1308.
REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1308: 1915(M), 1917-18(M), 1922(M), 1924(M), 1926(M), 1928(M), 1931-32(M),
1934(M). WDR IL-79-1: Drainage area. WDR IL-97-l: 1996 (Dec. 12-23).
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 606.83 ft above sea level. Jan. 6, 1905, to Feb. 17, 1906,
nonrecording gage at Sterling, 3 mi upstream, at different datum. Nov. 24, 1914, to Sept. 30, 1934, nonrecording gage at Lyndon,
16.5 mi downstream at datum 22.46 ft lower.
REMARKS.--Records good except those for Nov. 17-21, which are fair, and those for estimated daily discharges , which are poor.
Some diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplants upstream from station. Gage-height telemeter at station.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 59,700 ft3/s, Apr. 21, 1973, gage height, 15.66 ft, from rating
curve extended above 41,200 ft3/s; maximum gage height, 17.51 ft, Feb. 7, 1938, backwater from ice; minimum daily discharge,
440 ft3/s (498 ft3/s, site then in use), Aug. 20, 1934.
DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1997 TO SEPTEMBER 1998
DAILY MEAN VALUES
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DAY | OCT | NOV | DEC | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP
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1 | 3000 | 3080 | 3360 | 3290 | e3600 | 7230 | 11000 | 15200 | 7970 | 14500 | 3930 | 4570
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2 | 2970 | 2940 | 3320 | 3030 | 4440 | 7410 | 15000 | 14900 | 7870 | 12200 | 3970 | 4530
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3 | 2940 | 2910 | 3450 | 3190 | 4920 | 7630 | 15100 | 14600 | 7810 | 11900 | 3970 | 4370
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4 | 3160 | 2730 | 3460 | 3590 | 5110 | 7740 | 15200 | 14200 | 7420 | 13100 | 4350 | 4030
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5 | 3020 | 2670 | 3360 | 4200 | 5120 | 7770 | 15300 | 13800 | 7050 | 12800 | 4900 | 3870
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6 | 2520 | 3130 | 3410 | 5740 | 5130 | 7560 | 15500 | 13900 | 7010 | 12800 | 6700 | 3900
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7 | 3120 | 3060 | 3400 | 6970 | 5150 | 7400 | 15500 | 13800 | 6720 | 12300 | 8740 | 3880
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8 | 2670 | 3290 | 3420 | 7120 | 5030 | 7390 | 15900 | 16200 | 6610 | 13100 | 8970 | 3870
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9 | 2710 | 3580 | 3490 | 7650 | 4550 | 8770 | 17700 | 18700 | 6540 | 11900 | 7860 | 3880
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10 | 2760 | 3600 | 3470 | 7250 | 4750 | 9700 | 18700 | 19200 | 6880 | 10800 | 7490 | 3750
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11 | 2620 | 3510 | 3660 | 5630 | 4870 | 9320 | 19000 | 18600 | 7300 | 10400 | 7530 | 3550
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12 | 2570 | 3310 | 3480 | 4600 | 5870 | 8130 | 18700 | 17300 | 7530 | 9960 | 7030 | 3570
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13 | 2540 | 3160 | 3500 | e3900 | 7120 | 7690 | 18000 | 16000 | 8270 | 8670 | 6950 | 3500
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14 | 2640 | 2680 | 3480 | e3200 | 7390 | 7670 | 18200 | 15100 | 9110 | 8340 | 5870 | 3910
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15 | 2630 | 3220 | 3330 | e3000 | 7510 | 7410 | 18800 | 14600 | 8520 | 7670 | 6050 | 4280
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16 | 2400 | 3120 | 3310 | e3150 | 7150 | 6300 | 18700 | 14000 | 8800 | 7330 | 5960 | 4500
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17 | 2770 | 3210 | 3410 | e3400 | 6610 | 7390 | 19400 | 12800 | 9310 | 6620 | 5780 | 4890
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18 | 2480 | 2770 | 3290 | e4000 | 6600 | 6910 | 20400 | 11400 | 8630 | 6660 | 5750 | 5180
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19 | 2330 | 2850 | 3280 | e3800 | 6840 | 8060 | 20000 | 11300 | 11500 | 6410 | 5540 | 5330
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20 | 2370 | 2850 | 3230 | e3700 | 6980 | 9120 | 19100 | 10700 | 9750 | 6280 | 5260 | 5200
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21 | 2370 | 3050 | 3310 | e3550 | 6900 | 9490 | 18700 | 10200 | 10700 | 6360 | 5110 | 5120
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22 | 2430 | 2890 | 3310 | e3450 | 6860 | 9470 | 19500 | 10100 | 10300 | 5530 | 4950 | 4290
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23 | 2470 | 3030 | 3310 | e3350 | 6470 | 8840 | 19800 | 9490 | 9360 | 6210 | 4430 | 4120
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24 | 2850 | 3290 | 3430 | e3300 | 6600 | 8610 | 19400 | 9040 | 9440 | 5950 | 4550 | 4190
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25 | 3100 | 3100 | 3420 | e3260 | 6600 | 8370 | 18700 | 8880 | 9480 | 5390 | 5130 | 4160
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26 | 3050 | 3130 | 3360 | e3250 | 6470 | 7760 | 17600 | 8330 | 11200 | 5650 | 5460 | 3950
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27 | 3070 | 3230 | 3320 | e3220 | 6840 | 7700 | 17800 | 8300 | 18300 | 5520 | 5120 | 3960
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28 | 3120 | 3190 | 3110 | e3210 | 7120 | 7940 | 17300 | 8220 | 17800 | 4930 | 4980 | 3970
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29 | 3320 | 3230 | 3180 | e3200 | --- | 7980 | 16800 | 8120 | 17400 | 4870 | 5320 | 4040
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30 | 3220 | 3340 | 3320 | e3200 | --- | 7640 | 15800 | 8020 | 16400 | 4410 | 5160 | 3990
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31 | 3150 | --- | 3400 | e3200 | --- | 8070 | --- | 8010 | --- | 3820 | 5010 | ---
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TOTAL | 86370 | 93150 | 104580 | 126600 | 168600 | 248470 | 526600 | 393010 | 290980 | 262380 | 177820 | 126350
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MEAN | 2786 | 3105 | 3374 | 4084 | 6021 | 8015 | 17550 | 12680 | 9699 | 8464 | 5736 | 4212
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MAX | 3320 | 3600 | 3660 | 7650 | 7510 | 9700 | 20400 | 19200 | 18300 | 14500 | 8970 | 5330
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MIN | 2330 | 2670 | 3110 | 3000 | 3600 | 6300 | 11000 | 8010 | 6540 | 3820 | 3930 | 3500
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CFSM | .32 | .35 | .39 | .47 | .69 | .92 | 2.01 | 1.45 | 1.11 | .97 | .66 | .48
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IN. | .37 | .40 | .44 | .54 | .72 | 1.06 | 2.24 | 1.67 | 1.24 | 1.12 | .76 | .54
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e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1935 - 1998, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
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MEAN | 3703 | 4562 | 4253 | 4464 | 5824 | 9691 | 9177 | 6613 | 5738 | 4995 | 3780 | 3783
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MAX | 9633 | 15900 | 14120 | 13200 | 18020 | 19970 | 25070 | 16660 | 20690 | 22030 | 10820 | 15630
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(WY) | 1955 | 1986 | 1983 | 1946 | 1938 | 1948 | 1993 | 1960 | 1996 | 1993 | 1993 | 1938
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MIN | 1210 | 1408 | 1411 | 1047 | 1353 | 2432 | 3305 | 1652 | 1848 | 885 | 1147 | 999
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(WY) | 1964 | 1950 | 1964 | 1940 | 1940 | 1968 | 1958 | 1958 | 1936 | 1936 | 1936 | 1958
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SUMMARY STATISTICS | FOR 1997 CALENDAR YEAR | FOR 1998 WATER YEAR | WATER YEARS 1935 - 1998 |
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ANNUAL TOTAL | 2453740 | | 2604910 | | |
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ANNUAL MEAN | 6723 | | 7137 | | 5580 |
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HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN | | | | | 12990 | 1993
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LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN | | | | | 2187 | 1964
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HIGHEST DAILY MEAN | 39500 A | Feb 22 | 20400 | Apr 18 | 45000 | May 29 1996
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LOWEST DAILY MEAN | 2330 | Oct 19 | 2330 | Oct 19 | 524 | Aug 9 1936
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ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM | 2450 | Oct 16 | 2450 | Oct 16 | 673 | Aug 3 1936
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INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW | | | 20400 | Apr 18 | 59700 B | Apr 21 1973
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INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE | | | 7.92 | Apr 18 | 17.51 C | Feb 7 1938
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INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW | | | 2090 | Oct 6 | 440 | Aug 20 1934
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ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) | .77 | | .82 | | .64 |
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ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) | 10.43 | | 11.07 | | 8.66 |
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10 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 10800 | | 15200 | | 10800 |
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50 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 5400 | | 5540 | | 4220 |
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90 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 3060 | | 3060 | | 1660 |
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A - Estimated due to backwater from ice.
B - Gage height, 15.66 ft., from rating curve extended above 41,200 ft3/s.
C - Ice jam.