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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN
05551200 FERSON CREEK NEAR ST. CHARLES, IL
LOCATION.--Lat 41°56'00", long 88°20'30", in NE1/4SE1/4 sec.20, T.40 N., R.8 E., Kane County, Hydrologic Unit 07120007, on
right bank at downstream side of bridge on Randall Road, 2.4 mi northwest of St. Charles, and at mile 2.2.
DRAINAGE AREA.--51.7 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--December 1960 to current year.
REVISED RECORDS.--WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area. WDR IL-82-2: 1966(M), 1968(M), 1970-71(M), 1973(M), 1978-79(M).
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 704.84 ft above sea level.
REMARKS.--Records good except for those estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Gage-height telemeter at 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 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 21 | e9.4 | 28 | 26 | 205 | 49 | 11 | 23 | 5.1 | 11
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| 2 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 15 | e10 | 87 | 22 | e148 | 42 | 9.3 | 17 | 5.0 | 10
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| 3 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 14 | e45 | 78 | 21 | e98 | 41 | 8.4 | 19 | 5.0 | 9.2
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| 4 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 15 | 114 | 61 | 23 | e54 | 39 | 8.6 | 107 | 18 | 9.1
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| 5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 13 | 141 | 48 | 26 | e50 | 35 | 9.2 | 61 | 26 | 8.4
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| 6 | e4.5 | 6.2 | 10 | 166 | 40 | 24 | e50 | 41 | 9.1 | 42 | 22 | 8.0
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| 7 | 4.0 | 8.6 | 9.1 | 241 | 38 | 22 | e44 | 205 | 7.7 | 61 | 15 | 15
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| 8 | 4.1 | 6.4 | 8.2 | 172 | 37 | 60 | 181 | 475 | 7.2 | 73 | 13 | 16
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| 9 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 8.2 | 115 | 31 | 138 | 207 | 216 | 13 | 42 | 19 | 10
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| 10 | 6.7 | 5.9 | 10 | 76 | 28 | 86 | 143 | 122 | 14 | 33 | 13 | 8.5
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| 11 | 5.4 | 6.0 | 13 | e63 | 65 | 65 | 103 | 86 | 64 | 26 | 9.5 | 7.9
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| 12 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 12 | 54 | 132 | 50 | 81 | 67 | 110 | 22 | 8.2 | 7.1
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| 13 | 11 | 5.3 | 9.7 | e47 | 84 | 42 | e59 | 74 | 52 | 20 | 6.6 | 6.4
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| 14 | 15 | 4.8 | 9.5 | e42 | 61 | 38 | e60 | 57 | 34 | 17 | 6.1 | 7.5
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| 15 | 8.7 | 5.1 | 7.9 | e36 | 48 | 33 | 59 | 46 | 28 | 15 | 6.2 | 20
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| 16 | 7.3 | 6.4 | 8.3 | 36 | 42 | 33 | 203 | 40 | 23 | 13 | 6.2 | 15
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| 17 | 7.1 | 5.5 | 8.7 | 30 | 53 | 49 | 157 | 32 | 24 | 12 | 5.4 | 11
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| 18 | 6.4 | 5.0 | 8.4 | 28 | 50 | 220 | 100 | 29 | 21 | 11 | 5.7 | 10
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| 19 | 7.5 | 6.0 | 8.6 | 24 | 41 | 243 | 73 | 26 | 69 | 17 | 5.3 | 9.1
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| 20 | 6.5 | 5.8 | 9.0 | 21 | 36 | 143 | 69 | 25 | 40 | 16 | 4.7 | 8.3
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| 21 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 8.9 | 20 | 31 | 103 | 196 | 22 | 25 | 12 | 4.5 | 7.4
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| 22 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 8.8 | 19 | 29 | 80 | 155 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 4.2 | 7.5
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| 23 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 9.0 | 18 | 27 | 62 | 105 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 4.0 | 7.1
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| 24 | 7.1 | 5.9 | 9.9 | 17 | 28 | 60 | 75 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 4.4 | 8.6
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| 25 | 8.6 | 6.0 | 13 | 16 | 25 | 52 | 65 | 19 | 11 | 8.9 | 77 | 11
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| 26 | 8.9 | 6.2 | 12 | 15 | 23 | 50 | 77 | 16 | 104 | 7.9 | 46 | 11
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| 27 | 29 | 6.4 | 11 | 15 | 29 | 46 | 79 | 15 | 57 | 9.1 | 21 | 9.8
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| 28 | 13 | 9.8 | 11 | 14 | 30 | 44 | 56 | 17 | 71 | 7.7 | 34 | 7.8
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| 29 | 7.1 | 11 | 9.6 | 17 | --- | 40 | 54 | 19 | 50 | 7.0 | 35 | 9.9
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| 30 | 5.7 | 27 | 10 | 20 | --- | 38 | 52 | 15 | 32 | 5.9 | 19 | 14
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| 31 | 5.0 | --- | 9.8 | 20 | --- | 97 | --- | 13 | --- | 5.5 | 13 | ---
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| TOTAL | 232.1 | 204.6 | 331.6 | 1661.4 | 1310 | 2036 | 3058 | 1941 | 961.5 | 743.0 | 467.1 | 301.6
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| MEAN | 7.49 | 6.82 | 10.7 | 53.6 | 46.8 | 65.7 | 102 | 62.6 | 32.0 | 24.0 | 15.1 | 10.1
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| MAX | 29 | 27 | 21 | 241 | 132 | 243 | 207 | 475 | 110 | 107 | 77 | 20
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| MIN | 3.9 | 4.5 | 7.9 | 9.4 | 23 | 21 | 44 | 13 | 7.2 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 6.4
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| CFSM | .14 | .13 | .21 | 1.04 | .90 | 1.27 | 1.97 | 1.21 | .62 | .46 | .29 | .19
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| IN. | .17 | .15 | .24 | 1.20 | .94 | 1.46 | 2.20 | 1.40 | .69 | .53 | .34 | .22
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e Estimated
| STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1961 - 1998, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
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| MEAN | 20.6 | 36.2 | 37.9 | 35.7 | 49.4 | 72.0 | 70.7 | 54.3 | 45.0 | 25.9 | 25.8 | 24.3
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| MAX | 99.3 | 151 | 159 | 134 | 170 | 303 | 186 | 148 | 159 | 113 | 141 | 170
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| (WY) | 1973 | 1986 | 1983 | 1969 | 1997 | 1979 | 1993 | 1996 | 1993 | 1996 | 1987 | 1972
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| MIN | 1.61 | 2.39 | 1.98 | 1.63 | 3.31 | 17.1 | 16.4 | 7.87 | 3.07 | 1.05 | 1.65 | 1.64
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| (WY) | 1964 | 1972 | 1964 | 1977 | 1963 | 1968 | 1977 | 1989 | 1977 | 1961 | 1964 | 1976
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| SUMMARY STATISTICS | FOR 1997 CALENDAR YEAR | FOR 1998 WATER YEAR | WATER YEARS 1961 - 1998 |
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| ANNUAL TOTAL | 14290.7 | | 13247.9 | | |
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| ANNUAL MEAN | 39.2 | | 36.3 | | 42.0 |
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| HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN | | | | | 76.7 | 1993
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| LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN | | | | | 8.72 | 1977
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| HIGHEST DAILY MEAN | 1620 | Feb 21 | 475 | May 8 | 1620 | Feb 21 1997
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| LOWEST DAILY MEAN | 3.2 | Sep 15 | 3.9 | Oct 3 | .10 | A
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| ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM | 4.0 | Sep 27 | 4.2 | Oct 2 | .23 | Aug 26 1961
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| INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW | | | 556 | May 8 | 2580 B,C | Feb 21 1997
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| INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE | | | 4.56 | May 8 | 9.66 D | Feb 8 1965
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| INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW | | | 3.4 | E | .10 | F
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| ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) | .76 | | .70 | | .81 |
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| ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) | 10.28 | | 9.53 | | 11.04 |
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| 10 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 73 | | 85 | | 87 |
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| 50 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 15 | | 17 | | 22 |
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| 90 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 4.8 | | 5.7 | | 4.1 |
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A - Several days in 1961.
B - From rating curve extended above 1,960 ft3/s.
C - Gage height, 8.77 ft.
D - From floodmark, ice jam.
E - Oct. 2, 7, Nov. 24.
F - Several days in 1961 and 1965.