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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05551700                   BLACKBERRY CREEK NEAR YORKVILLE, IL



LOCATION.--Lat 41°40'18", long 88°26'29", in SE1/4NW1/4 sec.21, T.37 N., R.7 E., Kendall County, Hydrologic Unit 07120007, on right bank 300 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 47, 2.0 mi north of Yorkville, and at mile 3.3.

DRAINAGE AREA.--70.2 mi2.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1960 to current year.

REVISED RECORDS.--WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 612.34 ft above sea level.

REMARKS.--Records fair except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Diversion about 7 miles upstream near Jericho Rd. that crosses the watershed divide during overbank flow. Gage-height telemeter at station.
DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1998 TO SEPTEMBER 1999
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAYOCTNOVDECJANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEP
 
119 55 44 e24 136 65 45 152 67 44 16   12   
220 51 41 e23 153 65 44 129 115 45 14   11   
326 48 40 e22 171 66 42 112 123 42 11   9.8
426 47 40 e21 148 60 42 102 99 40 11   9.4
533 44 39 e20 124 58 42 97 86 38 9.911   
 
648 42 43 e22 108 59 41 97 77 35 9.19.2
744 41 85 e24 101 54 39 103 71 33 10   8.6
839 40 98 e23 94 53 40 97 67 32 11   7.6
933 41 76 e22 88 56 80 89 63 32 11   7.9
1029 78 64 e22 83 52 97 84 61 38 11   6.9
 
1126 169 57 e21 82 50 78 81 63 35 11   6.7
1224 118 53 e21 107 50 65 133 66 31 13   8.1
1322 90 50 e21 95 50 57 182 104 29 14   9.6
1421 78 48 e21 81 49 53 151 290 27 15   9.6
1520 67 46 e20 75 50 53 117 209 25 13   8.6
 
1620 60 45 e21 72 56 125 102 137 23 11   7.7
1735 57 44 e21 68 97 181 100 108 23 9.17.0
18334 53 44 e22 63 161 133 108 89 23 8.57.0
19573 51 43 e23 60 124 103 98 76 24 12   7.4
20394 49 41 e26 57 95 86 89 65 24 12   8.2
 
21163 47 39 e31 54 81 76 84 58 24 11   7.7
22114 45 27 e90 52 71 77 84 53 24 10   6.5
2390 45 38 e350 51 64 299 87 52 25 11   5.8
2474 44 35 667 52 60 846 82 51 26 29   6.0
2565 41 34 722 51 57 470 77 46 28 40   6.5
 
2660 41 34 494 50 53 210 74 44 26 38   6.1
2759 40 34 240 58 50 170 70 43 24 27   8.8
2877 39 34 222 70 49 355 67 42 22 22   24   
2975 39 32 187 --- 48 418 66 41 20 19   76   
3066 41 e22 154 --- 45 210 65 39 19 16   56   
 
3160 --- e23 142 --- 45 --- 64 --- 18 14   ---   

TOTAL268917011393373924041993457730432505899469.6376.7
MEAN86.756.744.912185.964.315398.283.529.015.112.6
MAX57316998722171161846182290454076
MIN193922205045396439188.55.8
CFSM1.24.81.641.721.22.922.171.401.19.41.22.18
IN.1.42.90.741.981.271.062.431.611.33.48.25.20

e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1961 - 1999, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN29.942.847.945.961.187.490.377.763.647.529.032.5
MAX126175217146202360249221197381172131
(WY)197319861983199319971979197919741974199619871987
MIN5.427.444.164.255.4622.927.216.714.38.434.215.23
(WY)196419641964197719631964196319891977196119911976

SUMMARY STATISTICSFOR 1998 CALENDAR YEARFOR 1999 WATER YEARWATER YEARS 1961 - 1999
ANNUAL TOTAL24032     25789.3  
ANNUAL MEAN65.8  70.7  54.6      
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN97.8      1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN16.7      1977
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN573         Oct 19846         Apr 243460         Jul 19 1996
LOWEST DAILY MEAN13         Jan 15.8      Sep 231.6      Aug 2 1991
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM14         Sep 236.7      Sep 202.1      Jul 31 1991
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW959         Apr 245510      AJul 18 1996
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE7.96    Apr 2413.16 BJul 18 1996
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW4.3      Sep 23.10 CDec 7 1962
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM).941.01.78    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)12.7313.6710.56    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS118     131     111         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS48     48     31         
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS19     11     9.9      
A - From rating curve extended above 3,900 ft3/s.
B - Backwater from debris jam.
C - Result of freeze up.


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