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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN
05536265 LANSING DITCH NEAR LANSING, IL
LOCATION.--Lat 41°31'40", long 87°31'45", at north boundary of sec.17, T.35 N., R.15 E., Cook County, Hydrologic Unit
07120003, on right bank at upstream side of bridge on 202nd Street, 0.2 mi west of Indiana State line, 0.5 mi east of Burnham
Avenue, 2 mi south of Lansing, and at mile 2.7.
DRAINAGE AREA.--8.84 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--May 1948 to current year. Prior to October 1974, records published with those for streams in the
St. Lawrence River basin (WSP 1307, 1727, 1911, 2111, WDR IL 1971-74).
REVISED RECORDS.--WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area. WDR IL-79-2: 1975-78.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 607.16 ft above sea level. Prior to Sept. 20, 1948, nonrecording gage at same site
and datum.
REMARKS.--Records fair except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Some diurnal fluctuation caused by pumping
operations upstream from station.
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 | .27 | 3.9 | 13 | 1.5 | 11 | 1.3 | 38 | 9.6 | e2.5 | 23 | 1.6 | 1.6
|
| 2 | .24 | 5.8 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 27 | 2.2 | 28 | 4.6 | e3.0 | .32 | 1.7 | .80
|
| 3 | .25 | 2.5 | .93 | 5.6 | 17 | 5.5 | 19 | 2.6 | 3.3 | .00 | 1.3 | .77
|
| 4 | .51 | 1.3 | .34 | 58 | 9.4 | 11 | 7.0 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 8.4 | 27 | 1.2
|
| 5 | .27 | .69 | .06 | 56 | 6.3 | 26 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 4.0 | .63 | 24 | .31
|
|
|
| 6 | .24 | 1.2 | .01 | 50 | 4.2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 7.7 | 3.8 | .00 | 6.4 | .00
|
| 7 | .32 | 1.3 | .00 | 35 | 3.1 | .94 | .84 | 86 | 4.2 | 33 | 5.2 | 7.6
|
| 8 | .28 | 1.1 | .00 | 64 | 2.5 | 24 | 19 | 70 | 4.5 | 13 | 7.8 | 2.1
|
| 9 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 71 | 2.2 | 53 | 15 | 35 | 10 | 1.5 | 4.3 | 1.3
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| 10 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 6.5 | e29 | 2.0 | 31 | 13 | 15 | 7.3 | .45 | 31 | 9.4
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| 11 | .42 | 1.8 | 8.6 | e20 | 24 | 28 | 4.1 | e9.2 | 27 | .34 | 37 | 1.4
|
| 12 | .43 | 1.9 | 7.1 | 15 | 34 | 18 | 1.6 | e7.2 | 33 | .29 | 1.2 | .32
|
| 13 | .80 | 1.3 | .89 | e7.6 | 18 | 11 | .90 | e4.6 | 6.4 | .41 | .56 | .21
|
| 14 | 1.3 | .88 | .18 | e5.2 | 9.7 | 12 | 17 | e3.5 | 1.5 | .71 | .35 | .02
|
| 15 | .55 | 2.6 | .02 | e3.4 | 6.1 | 10 | 31 | e2.2 | 6.1 | .90 | .46 | .40
|
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| 16 | .36 | 3.7 | .74 | e2.4 | 5.0 | 9.8 | 10 | .43 | 1.2 | .22 | .45 | .81
|
| 17 | .36 | 1.9 | 1.2 | e1.8 | 20 | 34 | 4.5 | 1.8 | 7.5 | .02 | .71 | .35
|
| 18 | .35 | 1.6 | 2.0 | e1.4 | 48 | 92 | .18 | 1.3 | 1.5 | .00 | .81 | .19
|
| 19 | .33 | 1.9 | 2.3 | e1.1 | 24 | 54 | .02 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 3.0 | .60 | .11
|
| 20 | .32 | 2.0 | 1.7 | e.92 | 13 | 40 | .45 | 1.4 | .24 | 1.1 | .38 | .04
|
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| 21 | .39 | 2.4 | .95 | e.79 | 8.3 | 28 | 27 | 1.9 | .20 | .43 | .27 | .14
|
| 22 | .38 | 2.1 | 3.7 | e.71 | 5.4 | 19 | 22 | 1.8 | .15 | 4.1 | .28 | .04
|
| 23 | .38 | 2.0 | 9.6 | .69 | 4.4 | 22 | 7.3 | 2.2 | .15 | 7.2 | .29 | .00
|
| 24 | .87 | 1.5 | 10 | .82 | 8.3 | 41 | 2.2 | 3.1 | .02 | 1.4 | 2.0 | .11
|
| 25 | .56 | 1.0 | 25 | .69 | 13 | 32 | 3.8 | 3.9 | .00 | .58 | 2.3 | .15
|
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| 26 | 7.2 | .83 | 16 | .17 | 27 | 7.1 | 5.0 | e2.5 | 9.1 | .44 | .89 | .13
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| 27 | 36 | .44 | 8.6 | .25 | 6.7 | 12 | 17 | e2.1 | .77 | 10 | .54 | .04
|
| 28 | 11 | 1.6 | 5.4 | .92 | 1.8 | 4.4 | 25 | e2.4 | .32 | .49 | 2.2 | .08
|
| 29 | 3.6 | 6.3 | 4.1 | 2.4 | --- | 2.9 | 15 | e2.5 | .49 | .47 | 1.9 | .21
|
| 30 | 2.1 | 12 | 3.1 | 3.3 | --- | 9.0 | 13 | e2.9 | 11 | 1.1 | 1.4 | .75
|
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| 31 | 1.3 | --- | 2.0 | 4.2 | --- | 9.1 | --- | e2.6 | --- | 1.3 | 1.8 | ---
|
| TOTAL | 74.18 | 69.54 | 139.12 | 445.66 | 361.4 | 652.24 | 350.09 | 298.63 | 154.64 | 114.80 | 166.69 | 30.58
|
| MEAN | 2.39 | 2.32 | 4.49 | 14.4 | 12.9 | 21.0 | 11.7 | 9.63 | 5.15 | 3.70 | 5.38 | 1.02
|
| MAX | 36 | 12 | 25 | 71 | 48 | 92 | 38 | 86 | 33 | 33 | 37 | 9.4
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| MIN | .24 | .44 | .00 | .17 | 1.8 | .94 | .02 | .43 | .00 | .00 | .27 | .00
|
| CFSM | .27 | .26 | .51 | 1.63 | 1.46 | 2.38 | 1.32 | 1.09 | .58 | .42 | .61 | .12
|
| IN. | .31 | .29 | .59 | 1.88 | 1.52 | 2.74 | 1.47 | 1.26 | .65 | .48 | .70 | .13
|
e Estimated
| STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1948 - 1998, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
|
|---|
| MEAN | 5.09 | 6.56 | 7.07 | 7.43 | 9.23 | 14.0 | 13.6 | 10.5 | 9.10 | 6.60 | 4.44 | 4.47
|
| MAX | 41.8 | 25.6 | 28.0 | 24.1 | 23.1 | 44.4 | 40.7 | 31.5 | 33.8 | 26.1 | 16.5 | 23.3
|
| (WY) | 1955 | 1986 | 1983 | 1952 | 1951 | 1979 | 1950 | 1959 | 1993 | 1957 | 1990 | 1965
|
| MIN | .16 | .22 | .23 | .12 | .13 | 1.52 | .64 | 1.53 | .96 | .95 | .28 | .18
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| (WY) | 1953 | 1954 | 1964 | 1963 | 1963 | 1957 | 1986 | 1958 | 1949 | 1953 | 1948 | 1988
|
| SUMMARY STATISTICS | FOR 1997 CALENDAR YEAR | FOR 1998 WATER YEAR | WATER YEARS 1948 - 1998 |
|---|
| ANNUAL TOTAL | 3133.44 | | 2857.57 | | |
|
| ANNUAL MEAN | 8.58 | | 7.83 | | 8.20 |
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| HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN | | | | | 14.0 | 1993
|
| LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN | | | | | 2.22 | 1964
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| HIGHEST DAILY MEAN | 119 | Feb 21 | 92 | Mar 18 | 377 | May 11 1951
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| LOWEST DAILY MEAN | .00 | A | .00 | B | .00 | C
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| ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM | .01 | Jan 13 | .08 | Sep 22 | .00 | Sep 16 1949
|
| INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW | | | 114 | May 7 | 461 D | E
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| INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE | | | 7.48 | May 7 | 10.18 | Oct 11 1954
|
| ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) | .97 | | .89 | | .93 |
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| ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) | 13.19 | | 12.03 | | 12.60 |
|
| 10 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 21 | | 25 | | 16 |
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| 50 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 4.5 | | 2.1 | | 4.2 |
|
| 90 PERCENT EXCEEDS | .32 | | .24 | | .60 |
|
A - Jan. 14-19, estimated; Dec. 7,8.
B - Several days.
C - At times in most years.
D - Gage height, 9.24 ft, from floodmark.
E - May 10 or 11, 1948.