05540060 DATA: Discharge Tables, 1999

Station list Available data
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

05540060 KRESS CREEK AT WEST CHICAGO, IL

LOCATION.--Lat 41°51'23", long 88°12'15", in NW1/4NW1/4 sec.22, T.39 N., R.9 E., Du Page County, Hydrologic Unit 07120004, on left downstream side of bridge at intersection of Wilson Street and Joliet Road, 0.5 mi south of West Chicago, and at mile 0.5.

DRAINAGE AREA.--18.1 mi².

PERIOD OF RECORD.--Annual maximum, water years 1961-80. November 1985 to current year.

REVISED RECORDS.--WDR IL-77-1: 1961-76(M).

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 700.00 ft above sea level. Prior to November 8, 1985 at datum 5.44 ft higher.

REMARKS.--Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Gage-height telemeter and recording rain gage at station.

DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1998 TO SEPTEMBER 1999 DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY	OCT	NOV	DEC	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP

1	6.5	16	12	e2.2	47	23	6.6	56	32	14	1.5	.13
2	8.6	14	9.5	e2.1	56	19	5.9	47	120	7.0	1.2	.12
3	11	12	8.7	e2.2	52	21	4.7	40	71	5.4	.76	.09
4	6.7	11	7.9	e2.2	41	17	7.8	33	51	4.5	.62	.09
5	26	7.3	6.9	e2.3	34	14	7.1	28	39	3.6	.50	.09

6	24	5.6	20	e2.3	31	18	7.8	32	31	3.2	.43	.09
7	20	5.7	46	e2.2	31	16	5.5	29	23	2.5	1.1	.09
8	13	6.2	32	2.4	25	12	12	23	18	2.1	.74	.09
9	7.9	5.7	24	2.2	23	14	65	19	14	e8.7	.99	.10
10	4.6	87	19	2.5	22	17	45	15	13	12	.72	.11

11	3.7	60	16	e2.3	30	12	33	21	34	5.9	.53	.11
12	4.3	42	15	e2.3	33	12	27	80	37	4.2	1.6	.77
13	2.8	33	13	2.4	27	13	24	59	103	3.5	1.4	1.0
14	2.3	26	12	2.4	21	13	17	44	107	3.1	2.1	1.3
15	2.2	20	8.5	3.0	17	14	26	34	63	2.5	1.4	1.6

16	2.0	18	6.3	4.1	14	27	69	27	47	1.9	.75	.41
17	64	16	5.8	7.8	14	54	55	55	38	2.1	.45	.41
18	190	14	e4.8	16	13	46	46	41	32	1.9	.40	.33
19	116	12	e4.0	12	11	37	37	31	25	2.4	1.4	.28
20	70	6.8	e3.5	10	11	31	31	24	18	14	2.0	.28

21	55	7.1	e3.1	13	9.5	24	28	30	14	21	2.0	.30
22	47	8.1	e2.9	134	7.8	20	68	75	12	15	1.3	.37
23	39	6.0	e2.7	195	6.8	14	207	56	10	11	1.9	.35
24	32	5.1	e2.5	183	8.5	11	134	44	8.9	33	2.3	.37
25	25	4.8	e2.4	120	9.7	10	81	33	7.1	19	9.6	.35

26	18	5.4	e2.4	81	9.2	9.3	62	25	6.1	12	7.1	.34
27	21	6.7	e2.4	72	27	7.1	100	20	4.7	6.2	3.2	1.2
28	34	5.9	e2.5	72	29	6.2	153	17	3.9	4.1	2.3	39
29	26	4.5	2.7	59	---	7.6	93	15	3.8	3.6	1.8	40
30	24	11	2.3	53	---	5.6	68	13	3.3	2.3	.99	25

31	19	---	e2.3	49	---	5.0	---	14	---	1.6	.27	---

TOTAL	925.6	482.9	303.1	1115.9	660.5	549.8	1526.4	1080	989.8	233.3	53.35	114.77
MEAN	29.9	16.1	9.78	36.0	23.6	17.7	50.9	34.8	33.0	7.53	1.72	3.83
MAX	190	87	46	195	56	54	207	80	120	33	9.6	40
MIN	2.0	4.5	2.3	2.1	6.8	5.0	4.7	13	3.3	1.6	.27	.09
CFSM	1.65	.89	.54	1.99	1.30	.98	2.81	1.92	1.82	.42	.10	.21
IN.	1.90	.99	.62	2.29	1.36	1.13	3.14	2.22	2.03	.48	.11	.24

e Estimated

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1986 - 1999, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN	9.67	16.2	13.9	16.0	19.5	23.2	26.1	21.1	18.4	13.5	12.3	7.57
MAX	29.9	36.0	40.5	36.9	57.6	44.4	62.9	46.1	48.3	80.8	82.1	29.1
(WY)	1999	1996	1988	1993	1997	1990	1993	1990	1996	1996	1987	1987
MIN	2.37	1.99	2.19	3.45	5.63	6.97	6.09	3.99	2.01	3.12	1.51	1.52
(WY)	1993	1998	1998	1987	1987	1996	1989	1989	1992	1991	1986	1988

SUMMARY STATISTICS	FOR 1998 CALENDAR YEAR		FOR 1999 WATER YEAR		WATER YEARS 1986 - 1999
ANNUAL TOTAL	6829.22		8035.42
ANNUAL MEAN	18.7		22.0		16.8
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN					24.0	1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN					9.33	1989
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN	190	Oct 18	207	Apr 23	1210	Jul 18 1996
LOWEST DAILY MEAN	.38	Aug 2	.09	Sep 3-8	.04	Sep 9 1988
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM	.82	Jul 28	.09	Sep 3	.09	Sep 3 1999
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW			241	Apr 23	1980	Jul 18 1996
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE			6.24	Apr 23	9.24	Jul 18 1996
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW			.07	Sep 8	.02	A
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM)	1.03		1.22		.93
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)	14.04		16.51		12.60
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS	44		55		38
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS	12		12		8.1
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS	2.1		1.0		1.3

A - Sept. 1, 2, 9, 1988.