Station list     Available data
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05537500                   LONG RUN NEAR LEMONT, IL



LOCATION.--Lat 41°38'33", long 87°59'57", in SW1/4SE1/4 sec.32, T.37 N., R.11 E., Cook County, Hydrologic Unit 07120004, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on State Street, 2 mi south of Lemont, and at mile 5.4.

DRAINAGE AREA.--20.9 mi2.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--July 1951 to current year.

REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1338: 1952(M). WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 637.20 ft above sea level.

REMARKS.--Records good except those for Apr. 11 - Aug. 5, which are fair. Gage-height telemeter at station.
DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1997 TO SEPTEMBER 1998
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAYOCTNOVDECJANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEP
 
14.6  2.86.59.225 13 113 25   4.611   1.31.8
24.2  2.25.08.779 13 84 20   3.98.31.31.8
34.2  2.24.024   54 12 50 16   4.38.31.42.7
44.4  2.14.1127   35 18 35 18   5.243   46   2.2
54.9  1.93.7124   25 21 25 16   3.517   70   1.7
 
63.4  2.53.2151   20 19 21 73   4.311   26   1.8
71.4  3.13.084   17 17 20 611   3.236   15   121   
82.2  2.82.995   15 73 79 401   2.924   25   40   
93.4  2.92.7111   14 168 84 194   11   12   16   14   
103.9  4.83.960   13 114 44 86   8.38.510   9.1
 
113.1  1.98.335   93 68 29 51   41   7.07.16.4
123.3  1.46.725   116 42 23 37   40   5.85.75.0
135.5  1.37.220   54 33 23 31   16   4.94.44.2
145.7  1.45.317   35 30 69 23   10   4.53.53.6
153.5  3.24.616   28 28 42 17   9.64.02.65.0
 
162.7  5.45.213   23 27 30 14   7.03.52.14.2
172.2  2.56.712   47 93 22 12   6.72.72.43.1
182.1  2.36.511   95 368 18 10   6.02.52.82.6
191.7  3.96.69.756 203 16 8.716   7.42.12.4
201.2  3.36.99.338 108 19 7.89.45.52.03.1
 
21.892.16.38.329 59 49 7.46.74.42.03.2
22.883.27.08.522 39 33 7.35.35.63.12.8
23.992.013   9.019 30 25 6.74.44.52.62.1
241.0  1.712   8.824 26 18 12   3.63.14.41.8
251.3  2.931   8.020 21 17 9.23.02.56.21.8
 
262.3  2.229   7.417 18 21 7.0234   2.22.71.9
2724     2.018   7.117 16 32 5.890   1.82.12.0
289.7  5.313   7.414 31 20 5.239   1.85.42.1
295.3  9.411   9.9--- 29 34 7.923   1.64.72.1
303.8  11   9.912   --- 21 31 6.316   1.42.93.9
 
313.3  ---   8.413   --- 55 --- 5.1---   1.32.2---   

TOTAL121.0695.7261.61061.31044181311261751.4637.9257.1285.0259.4
MEAN3.913.198.4434.237.358.537.556.521.38.299.198.65
MAX2411311511163681136112344370121
MIN.881.32.77.11312165.12.91.31.31.7
CFSM.19.15.401.641.782.801.802.701.02.40.44.41
IN..22.17.471.891.863.232.003.121.14.46.51.46


STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1951 - 1998, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN9.8314.417.016.221.335.535.622.917.411.35.357.83
MAX16371.992.275.510413186.974.589.612627.474.9
(WY)195519861983199319971979197519661993199619721961
MIN.000.006.016.020.0282.191.692.83.73.048.000.000
(WY)196519721964197719641964196319581988196119641963

SUMMARY STATISTICSFOR 1997 CALENDAR YEARFOR 1998 WATER YEARWATER YEARS 1951 - 1998
ANNUAL TOTAL6375.268713.46
ANNUAL MEAN17.5  23.9  17.8      
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN39.9      1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN3.37    1963
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN1090         Feb 21611         May 72190         Jul 18 1996
LOWEST DAILY MEAN.88    Oct 22.88    Oct 22.00    A
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM1.1      Oct 191.1      Oct 19.00    Aug 27 1953
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW820         May 75310      BJul 18 1996
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE6.95    May 711.10    Jul 18 1996
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW.71    Oct 22-24
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM).841.14.85    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)11.3515.5111.58    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS24     54     42         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS6.5  8.3  5.0      
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS2.0  2.1  .10    
A - At times in most years.
B - From rating curve extended above 2,800 ft3/s.


Table of Contents

Introduction

Station Descriptions

Surface-Water Data

Ground-Water Data

Meteorological Data

Biological Data