05550300 DATA: Discharge Tables, 1999

Station list Available data
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

05550300 TYLER CREEK AT ELGIN, IL

LOCATION.--Lat 42°03'31", long 88°18'14", in SE1/4SE1/4 sec.3, T.41 N., R.9 E., Kane County, Hydrologic Unit 07120006, on right bank 50 ft upstream from bridge on Big Timber Road, .5 mi west of Elgin, and at mile 1.6.

DRAINAGE AREA.--38.9 mi².

PERIOD OF RECORD.--November 1990 (discharge measurements only). May 1998 to current year.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 745.00 ft above sea level.

REMARKS.--Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Recording rain gage and gage-height telemeter 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	3.1	17	13	7.2	90	42	26	79	46	24	7.2	e3.1
2	5.3	16	12	6.8	121	42	26	62	95	21	6.5	e3.2
3	4.7	15	12	8.1	123	43	25	50	58	19	e6.5	e2.9
4	3.2	14	12	e7.6	99	38	27	42	47	18	e6.6	e2.7
5	21	13	11	7.9	84	36	25	38	39	16	e6.0	e2.5

6	15	12	34	8.1	76	35	26	44	50	14	e6.0	e2.4
7	12	11	82	7.9	74	31	21	43	48	12	e6.4	e2.3
8	9.8	11	56	8.0	65	30	38	36	31	11	e7.0	e2.1
9	7.5	12	39	8.0	63	30	123	31	24	35	e6.7	e2.0
10	6.1	95	31	7.9	61	30	104	27	21	27	e6.1	e1.8

11	5.5	83	26	7.7	89	29	72	37	21	17	e5.6	e1.8
12	5.3	51	23	e7.5	139	29	54	76	38	14	e6.4	e2.1
13	4.9	38	21	e7.2	84	29	45	72	382	12	e7.4	e3.0
14	4.8	32	19	e7.1	64	28	38	51	571	11	e6.6	e3.0
15	5.1	27	18	e7.4	60	33	44	37	523	9.3	e5.5	e2.5

16	4.5	24	17	e8.8	57	38	103	32	333	8.8	e5.2	e2.4
17	85	21	16	e15	51	84	97	45	220	11	e5.0	e2.2
18	141	19	15	e13	45	87	69	62	132	9.5	e4.8	e2.3
19	85	18	14	e17	42	60	56	48	78	10	e8.2	e2.1
20	52	17	13	15	37	49	53	36	56	27	e8.2	e2.4

21	36	15	12	22	33	42	96	37	43	34	e6.4	e2.4
22	27	15	9.6	144	31	36	326	74	42	22	e5.2	e2.3
23	22	14	e9.2	313	30	33	540	58	44	28	e5.2	e2.1
24	19	13	9.3	323	28	30	392	44	38	42	e12	e2.0
25	16	13	9.2	249	28	29	242	33	32	25	e14	e2.6

26	15	13	9.3	184	32	29	147	27	28	18	e8.0	e21
27	18	11	9.6	163	41	28	155	23	27	15	e6.5	e25
28	23	11	9.3	180	45	28	255	21	26	13	e5.0	121
29	23	11	8.7	129	---	27	169	19	23	11	e4.5	96
30	21	16	8.0	106	---	26	108	17	21	9.7	e3.7	53

31	19	---	7.8	98	---	26	---	28	---	8.3	e3.2	---

TOTAL	719.8	678	586.0	2094.2	1792	1157	3502	1329	3137	552.6	201.6	376.2
MEAN	23.2	22.6	18.9	67.6	64.0	37.3	117	42.9	105	17.8	6.50	12.5
MAX	141	95	82	323	139	87	540	79	571	42	14	121
MIN	3.1	11	7.8	6.8	28	26	21	17	21	8.3	3.2	1.8
CFSM	.60	.58	.49	1.74	1.65	.96	3.00	1.10	2.69	.46	.17	.32
IN.	.69	.65	.56	2.00	1.71	1.11	3.35	1.27	3.00	.53	.19	.36

e Estimated

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1998 - 1999, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN	23.2	22.6	18.9	67.6	64.0	37.3	117	42.9	68.9	14.7	6.29	8.34
MAX	23.2	22.6	18.9	67.6	64.0	37.3	117	42.9	105	17.8	6.50	12.5
(WY)	1999	1999	1999	1999	1999	1999	1999	1999	1999	1999	1999	1999
MIN	23.2	22.6	18.9	67.6	64.0	37.3	117	42.9	33.2	11.6	6.08	4.14
(WY)	1999	1999	1999	1999	1999	1999	1999	1999	1998	1998	1998	1998

SUMMARY STATISTICS	FOR 1999 WATER YEAR		WATER YEARS 1998 - 1999
ANNUAL TOTAL	16125.4
ANNUAL MEAN	44.2		44.2
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN			44.2	1999
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN			44.2	1999
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN	571	Jun 14	571	Jun 14 1999
LOWEST DAILY MEAN	1.8 A	Sep 10,11	1.8 A	Sep 10,11, 1999
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM	2.1	Sep 6	2.1	Sep 6 1999
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW	953	Jun 13	953	Jun 13 1999
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE	8.23	Jun 13	8.23	Jun 13 1999
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW	1.7 B	Sep 24,27	1.7 B	Sep 24,27, 1999
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM)	1.14		1.14
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)	15.42		15.43
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS	96		83
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS	23		18
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS	5.0		3.0

A - Estimated.
B - May have been less during period of estimated daily discharges in September.