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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN
05536255 BUTTERFIELD CREEK AT FLOSSMOOR, IL
LOCATION.--Lat 41°32'25", long 87°38'55", in NE1/4NW1/4 sec.8, T.35 N., R.14 E., Cook County, Hydrologic Unit 07120003,
on left bank at downstream side of Riegel Road Bridge at Homewood city limits, 0.1 mi north of Holbrook Road, 0.8 mi east of
Flossmoor, and at mile 1.2.
DRAINAGE AREA.--23.5 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.--WSP 1437: 1948(M), 1953, 1955. WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area. WDR IL-81-2: 1955(M), 1957(M),
1968(M), 1974(M).
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 616.80 ft above sea level. Prior to Sept. 9, 1948, nonrecording gage at same site
and datum.
REMARKS.--Records good except 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
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| DAY | OCT | NOV | DEC | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP
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| 1 | 6.3 | 2.3 | 6.0 | e.65 | 22 | 8.1 | 4.4 | 42 | 109 | 16 | .30 | .61
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| 2 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 1.6 | e.60 | 38 | 8.4 | 3.6 | 31 | 261 | 5.6 | .52 | .36
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| 3 | 12 | 1.2 | 1.3 | e.96 | 33 | 15 | 3.5 | 23 | 85 | 3.1 | .30 | .26
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| 4 | 4.0 | .95 | 1.1 | e.93 | 24 | 9.3 | 9.7 | 17 | 43 | 2.3 | .30 | .19
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| 5 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 1.1 | e.90 | 17 | 11 | 5.0 | 13 | 23 | 2.3 | .25 | .18
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| 6 | 7.5 | 2.7 | 47 | e.87 | 15 | 29 | 9.6 | 22 | 13 | 1.9 | .20 | .21
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| 7 | 4.6 | 1.3 | 70 | e.85 | 13 | 21 | 5.4 | 14 | 8.3 | 3.8 | .16 | .37
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| 8 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 18 | e.83 | 11 | 15 | 6.5 | 10 | 5.8 | 3.5 | .72 | .34
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| 9 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 8.7 | e.81 | 10 | 14 | 71 | 8.0 | 6.2 | 2.1 | .50 | .25
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| 10 | .81 | 47 | 5.9 | e.79 | 8.2 | 14 | 41 | 6.6 | 53 | .98 | .27 | .22
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| 11 | 1.0 | 21 | 4.1 | e.78 | 10 | 14 | 57 | 6.5 | 55 | .72 | .14 | .27
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| 12 | 1.0 | 9.1 | 3.1 | e.76 | 14 | 15 | 31 | 62 | 40 | .73 | 5.5 | .50
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| 13 | .71 | 4.9 | 2.7 | e.75 | 8.2 | 17 | 20 | 50 | 101 | .76 | 5.0 | 1.9
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| 14 | .63 | 3.0 | 2.2 | e.74 | 6.3 | 15 | 14 | 27 | 77 | .72 | 3.1 | .73
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| 15 | .61 | 2.5 | 1.8 | e.74 | 5.9 | 19 | 44 | 17 | 33 | .63 | 1.2 | .26
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| 16 | .55 | 1.8 | 1.6 | e1.3 | 6.9 | 38 | 233 | 13 | 18 | .55 | .70 | .11
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| 17 | .89 | 1.5 | 1.4 | e4.6 | 5.8 | 68 | 102 | 23 | 11 | 1.5 | .35 | .09
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| 18 | 14 | 1.9 | 1.1 | e40 | 5.0 | 40 | 52 | 19 | 7.0 | 2.8 | .44 | .08
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| 19 | 6.3 | 1.4 | .97 | e22 | 4.5 | 24 | 36 | 11 | 5.8 | .93 | 24 | .12
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| 20 | 2.8 | 1.2 | .86 | e19 | 4.1 | 17 | 27 | 7.7 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 4.7 | .12
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| 21 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.0 | e21 | 3.7 | 13 | 25 | 8.7 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 2.0 | .24
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| 22 | .80 | .80 | .92 | e260 | 3.5 | 11 | 123 | 26 | 14 | 13 | .95 | .18
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| 23 | .75 | 1.0 | .70 | 472 | 3.2 | 8.5 | 366 | 34 | 13 | 2.6 | .76 | .19
|
| 24 | .80 | .74 | .67 | 269 | 3.2 | 7.2 | 108 | 25 | 17 | 1.5 | 14 | .16
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| 25 | .75 | .81 | .64 | 120 | 3.8 | 6.0 | 59 | 13 | 7.6 | 1.1 | 15 | .22
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| 26 | .57 | 1.1 | .74 | 69 | 4.2 | 5.4 | 38 | 8.9 | 4.6 | .80 | 5.5 | .18
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| 27 | 2.6 | 1.4 | .70 | 69 | 14 | 5.1 | 217 | 6.5 | 4.1 | .81 | 2.8 | .21
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| 28 | 15 | .88 | .63 | 72 | 11 | 4.7 | 395 | 5.2 | 3.3 | .67 | 1.8 | 11
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| 29 | 5.0 | .72 | .64 | 44 | --- | 4.2 | 113 | 4.1 | 2.6 | .43 | 1.0 | 10
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| 30 | 6.6 | 2.0 | .77 | 33 | --- | 3.8 | 64 | 3.4 | 2.3 | .39 | .68 | 2.2
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| 31 | 4.3 | --- | .68 | 26 | --- | 4.0 | --- | 7.8 | --- | .33 | .45 | ---
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| TOTAL | 110.97 | 123.00 | 188.62 | 1553.86 | 308.5 | 484.7 | 2283.7 | 565.4 | 1032.5 | 80.35 | 93.59 | 31.75
|
| MEAN | 3.58 | 4.10 | 6.08 | 50.1 | 11.0 | 15.6 | 76.1 | 18.2 | 34.4 | 2.59 | 3.02 | 1.06
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| MAX | 15 | 47 | 70 | 472 | 38 | 68 | 395 | 62 | 261 | 16 | 24 | 11
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| MIN | .55 | .72 | .63 | .60 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 2.3 | .33 | .14 | .08
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| CFSM | .15 | .17 | .26 | 2.13 | .47 | .67 | 3.24 | .78 | 1.46 | .11 | .13 | .05
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| IN. | .18 | .19 | .30 | 2.46 | .49 | .77 | 3.62 | .90 | 1.63 | .13 | .15 | .05
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e Estimated
| STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1948 - 1999, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
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| MEAN | 7.62 | 14.0 | 17.2 | 18.2 | 21.7 | 34.2 | 33.8 | 26.1 | 21.2 | 12.3 | 8.14 | 8.39
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| MAX | 76.1 | 96.7 | 105 | 73.7 | 88.4 | 120 | 97.7 | 95.6 | 119 | 85.9 | 60.0 | 77.1
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| (WY) | 1955 | 1991 | 1983 | 1969 | 1997 | 1979 | 1970 | 1996 | 1993 | 1957 | 1968 | 1961
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| MIN | .27 | .20 | .073 | .032 | .38 | 4.42 | 3.57 | 2.49 | 1.14 | .55 | .32 | .25
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| (WY) | 1953 | 1954 | 1977 | 1977 | 1978 | 1981 | 1986 | 1992 | 1988 | 1988 | 1948 | 1953
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| SUMMARY STATISTICS | FOR 1998 CALENDAR YEAR | FOR 1999 WATER YEAR | WATER YEARS 1948 - 1999 |
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| ANNUAL TOTAL | 9559.24 | | 6856.94 | | |
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| ANNUAL MEAN | 26.2 | | 18.8 | | 18.6 |
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| HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN | | | | | 42.3 | 1993
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| LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN | | | | | 4.82 | 1963
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| HIGHEST DAILY MEAN | 610 | May 7 | 472 | Jan 23 | 1500 | Jul 13 1957
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| LOWEST DAILY MEAN | .55 | Oct 16 | .08 | Sep 18 | .00 | A
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| ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM | .67 | Dec 23 | .13 | Sep 16 | .00 | Aug 8 1975
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| INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW | | | 710 | Apr 28 | 2220 | Jul 18 1996
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| INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE | | | 9.82 | Apr 28 | 12.59 | Jul 18 1996
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| INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW | | | .06 | Sep 16 - 19 | |
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| ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) | 1.11 | | .80 | | .79 |
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| ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) | 15.13 | | 10.85 | | 10.75 |
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| 10 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 69 | | 42 | | 42 |
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| 50 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 6.6 | | 4.1 | | 4.5 |
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| 90 PERCENT EXCEEDS | .94 | | .45 | | .45 |
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A - At times in many years.