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SINSINAWA RIVER BASIN


05414820                   SINSINAWA RIVER NEAR MENOMINEE, IL



LOCATION.--Lat 42°28'44", long 90°29'10", in SE1/4SE1/4 sec.28, T.29 N., R.1 W., Jo Daviess County, Hydrologic Unit 07060005, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on High Ridge Road, 2.4 mi east of Menominee, 4.5 mi northwest of Galena, and at mile 7.0.

DRAINAGE AREA.--39.6 mi2.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1967 to current year.

REVISED RECORDS.--WDR IL-74-1: Drainage area.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 640.75 ft above sea level.

REMARKS.--Records good except those for May 16-17, which are fair, and those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Gage-height telemeter at station.
DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1998 TO SEPTEMBER 1999
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAYOCTNOVDECJANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEP
 
127 22 20 e14 34 23 21 37 72 56 32 24 
226 22 20 e15 101 23 e24 36 54 35 28 24 
329 21 21 e14 53 22 e27 35 38 75 27 24 
428 21 20 e13 44 22 e30 35 56 37 28 24 
539 21 20 e17 27 23 e28 39 42 34 26 24 
 
634 21 21 e24 26 22 25 37 146 34 25 25 
730 20 21 e22 26 21 22 36 58 31 29 27 
828 21 20 e21 27 20 26 34 54 31 27 29 
927 21 20 e20 32 23 43 32 74 35 25 27 
1026 66 20 e19 27 24 29 32 73 30 26 28 
 
1126 29 19 e18 70 22 28 31 56 30 25 22 
1226 25 20 e18 40 22 26 33 143 30 30 22 
1326 25 20 e17 29 22 25 36 59 30 29 22 
1426 25 19 e17 28 22 25 31 77 30 26 21 
1528 24 20 e17 28 23 25 31 44 30 25 21 
 
1626 24 20 e17 27 26 29 782 41 30 25 21 
1736 23 20 e17 25 31 25 2170 39 32 25 21 
1841 23 20 e16 25 28 24 186 36 30 25 21 
1929 23 19 e16 24 25 24 82 36 35 27 20 
2027 22 19 e16 23 25 24 67 35 31 25 19 
 
2126 21 16 e16 22 25 24 64 34 37 25 19 
2225 22 16 e40 22 23 108 60 40 32 26 19 
2325 22 e16 111 22 23 288 55 38 36 64 19 
2424 21 e17 56 22 23 62 50 36 34 42 20 
2524 21 19 30 23 22 50 47 34 31 28 21 
 
2623 21 19 26 23 22 45 44 33 45 27 22 
2725 20 20 67 25 22 51 42 33 34 26 32 
2825 20 19 64 24 23 52 41 34 32 25 29 
2924 21 18 32 --- 22 42 39 33 32 24 25 
3023 22 e12 25 --- 21 39 37 33 31 23 24 
 
3122 --- e13 25 --- 21 --- 38 --- 53 24 --- 

TOTAL8517105848408997161291431915811103869696
MEAN27.523.718.827.132.123.143.013952.735.628.023.2
MAX416621111101312882170146756432
MIN222012132220213133302319
CFSM.69.60.48.68.81.581.093.521.33.90.71.59
IN..80.67.55.79.84.671.214.061.491.04.82.65

e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1968 - 1999, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN21.220.021.323.837.341.426.330.334.827.123.925.8
MAX99.749.376.088.3116151101139102136100122
(WY)198719941973197419971975197319991993199319721986
MIN8.038.055.927.108.557.837.418.818.189.059.308.88
(WY)199119901990199119901968199019681977198919711990

SUMMARY STATISTICSFOR 1998 CALENDAR YEARFOR 1999 WATER YEARWATER YEARS 1968 - 1999
ANNUAL TOTAL10468.2      14459         
ANNUAL MEAN28.7      39.6      27.7      
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN57.5      1973
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN12.3      1990
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN779             Jun 182170             May 172170         May 17 1999
LOWEST DAILY MEAN9.2   A    Jan 1312      A    Dec 304.8      Jan 25 1991
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM12             Jan 2114             Dec 305.0      Feb 22 1968
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW17000      B    May 1717000      BMay 17 1999
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE14.37        May 1714.37    May 17 1999
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW5.1   C    Dec 21, 22.00 CDec 25 1988
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM).72    1.00    .70    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)9.83    13.58    9.51    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS34         51         40         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS25         26         18         
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS15         20         9.4      
A - Estimated due to backwater from ice.
B - On basis of contracted-opening measurement and flow over road.
C - Result of freeze-up.


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