05560500 DATA: Discharge Tables, 1999

Station list Available data
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

05560500 FARM CREEK AT FARMDALE, IL

LOCATION.-- Lat 40°40'00", long 89°30'15", in NE1/4SE1/4 sec.36, T.26 N., R.4 W., Tazewell County, Hydrologic Unit 07130001, on left bank 200 ft downstream from bridge, 0.2 mi east of Farmdale, 0.2 mi upstream from Norfolk & Western Railway bridge, 0.3 mi downstream from Toledo, Peoria & Western Railroad bridge, and at mile 5.7.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 27.4 mi².

PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE

DISCHARGE: October 1948 to October 1985. Seven-month period (March to September), March 1986 to current.

STAGE: Water years 1994-2000.

PARTIAL RECORD: Miscellaneous discharge measurements, water years 1986-99.

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

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 530.12 ft above sea level.

REMARKS.-- High flow regulated by Farmdale Dam, 1 mi upstream effective Aug. 16, 1951.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum gage height, 7.58 ft, Apr. 24, 1950, discharge not determined; maximum discharge after Farmdale Dam Aug. 16, 1951, 1,050 ft³/s, June 2, 1980, gage height, 4.43 ft; maximum gage height, 6.55 ft, Feb. 20, 1982, ice jam; no flow for several days in most years.

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor.

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	---	---	---	---	---	---	e11	36	28	29	e1.7	1.3
2	---	---	---	---	---	---	e9.3	31	39	11	e1.5	e1.4
3	---	---	---	---	---	---	e12	28	22	9.6	e1.4	e1.8
4	---	---	---	---	---	---	e18	26	103	7.8	e1.3	e1.5
5	---	---	---	---	---	---	e13	32	78	7.5	e1.2	e1.3

6	---	---	---	---	---	---	e14	32	37	6.8	e1.3	e1.2
7	---	---	---	---	---	---	e11	28	28	e6.1	e42	e1.2
8	---	---	---	---	---	---	e16	24	24	e5.6	e4.0	e1.1
9	---	---	---	---	---	---	e43	22	21	e5.2	e1.8	e1.0
10	---	---	---	---	---	---	e18	21	19	e4.9	e1.4	e.86

11	---	---	---	---	---	---	e14	19	29	e4.6	e1.3	e.88
12	---	---	---	---	---	---	e11	47	40	e4.3	e70	e.92
13	---	---	---	---	---	---	e11	444	75	e4.0	e15	e.96
14	---	---	---	---	---	---	e10	181	41	e3.8	e5.4	e.90
15	---	---	---	---	---	---	e140	75	e28	e3.6	e4.0	e.85

16	---	---	---	---	---	e30	e260	57	e22	e3.4	e3.3	e.80
17	---	---	---	---	---	52	e150	448	19	e3.3	e2.7	e.78
18	---	---	---	---	---	32	e100	481	17	e3.2	e2.4	e.77
19	---	---	---	---	---	25	e65	400	16	e6.0	e2.2	e.76
20	---	---	---	---	---	22	e50	69	15	27	e2.0	e.77

21	---	---	---	---	---	20	e54	79	14	e6.0	e2.0	e.79
22	---	---	---	---	---	17	e50	109	13	e2.8	e1.9	e.80
23	---	---	---	---	---	16	e45	67	14	e2.5	e24	e.79
24	---	---	---	---	---	15	e30	51	14	e2.3	e12	e.75
25	---	---	---	---	---	e13	e28	42	11	e2.2	e4.0	e.73

26	---	---	---	---	---	e12	e27	36	11	e2.1	e2.6	e.71
27	---	---	---	---	---	e11	e92	31	11	e2.0	e2.1	e3.0
28	---	---	---	---	---	e14	e130	28	9.8	e4.0	e1.8	e9.0
29	---	---	---	---	---	e12	56	24	8.7	e2.8	e1.6	e8.4
30	---	---	---	---	---	e10	44	22	7.8	e2.2	e1.5	e7.2

31	---	---	---	---	---	e10	---	22	---	e1.9	e1.4	---

TOTAL	---	---	---	---	---	---	1532.3	3012	815.3	187.5	220.8	53.22
MEAN	---	---	---	---	---	---	51.1	97.2	27.2	6.05	7.12	1.77
MAX	---	---	---	---	---	---	260	481	103	29	70	9.0
MIN	---	---	---	---	---	---	9.3	19	7.8	1.9	1.2	.71
CFSM	---	---	---	---	---	---	1.86	3.55	.99	.22	.26	.06
IN.	---	---	---	---	---	---	2.08	4.09	1.11	.25	.30	.07

e Estimated