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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN
05568500 ILLINOIS RIVER AT KINGSTON MINES, IL
LOCATION.--Lat 40°33'10", long 89°46'40", in SE1/4SE1/4 sec.26, T.7 N., R.6 E., Peoria County, Hydrologic Unit 07130003, on
right bank at Kingston Mines, 2.3 mi downstream from Mackinaw River, and at mile 145.4.
DRAINAGE AREA.--15,818 mi2, does not include diversion from Lake Michigan through the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal,
which has occurred since Jan. 17, 1900.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1939 to current year.
REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1558: 1957. WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 428.00 ft above sea level (levels by U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers). Prior to Oct. 1, 1940, nonrecording gage at same site at datum 1.65 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1940, to Mar. 31, 1942,
nonrecording gage at present site and datum. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 0.6 mi downstream from mouth of Copperas Creek,
8.6 mi downstream. Prior to Oct. 30, 1967, auxiliary water-stage recorder at mouth of Copperas Creek, 8.0 mi downstream.
REMARKS.--Records fair except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Occasional regulation at low flow by navigation
dams at Peoria and La Grange. Since Jan. 17, 1900, flow has included diversion from Lake Michigan through Chicago Sanitary and Ship
Canal. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter at site and at auxiliary site, 8.6 mi downstream.
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 | 4780 | 7060 | 6020 | e4200 | 43200 | 19100 | 10300 | 44600 | 21300 | 22200 | 6800 | 6810
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2 | e4600 | 7920 | 5210 | e3900 | 42100 | 19000 | 12700 | 43400 | 21500 | 20400 | 8290 | 7170
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3 | e4500 | 9810 | 5700 | e3800 | 39600 | 19400 | 11500 | 41400 | 22100 | 18900 | 7270 | 6950
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4 | e5000 | 6890 | 7340 | e3700 | 40600 | 18500 | 12000 | 39400 | 23200 | 19100 | e7200 | 6420
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5 | e5000 | 5360 | 6700 | e3700 | 38100 | 18600 | 12200 | 37200 | 23800 | 19000 | 7200 | 6460
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6 | 5370 | 5430 | 7310 | e3700 | 37700 | 19500 | 9800 | 37100 | 23000 | 19200 | 7000 | 5930
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7 | 5820 | 5380 | 10100 | e3600 | 36700 | 18600 | 11500 | 35600 | 22600 | 19200 | 7020 | 6060
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8 | 6570 | 5240 | 9210 | e3800 | 34000 | 18500 | 11400 | 35700 | 22600 | 13900 | 6880 | 6900
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9 | 7490 | 5140 | 9910 | e3600 | 33300 | 19100 | 13300 | 33800 | 21300 | 8710 | 7070 | 6460
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10 | 7270 | 6470 | 11100 | e3400 | 31600 | 19600 | 14500 | 32100 | 20100 | 8220 | 7010 | 4360
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11 | 6240 | 7020 | 11600 | e3300 | 29000 | 19900 | 15800 | 30500 | 18600 | 8710 | 6970 | e4100
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12 | 6340 | 11200 | 10600 | e3900 | 30600 | 19700 | 17000 | 29900 | 18800 | 9870 | 6670 | e4400
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13 | 5740 | 13200 | 10600 | e3700 | 31300 | 19400 | 20700 | 33000 | 21800 | 9920 | 6820 | 4350
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14 | e5900 | 12600 | 9540 | e3600 | 29100 | 19500 | 22100 | 34800 | 25900 | 7850 | 6850 | 5020
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15 | e5200 | 12500 | 6240 | e3800 | 28100 | 15000 | 21500 | 34400 | 30600 | 7440 | 6730 | 3870
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16 | e5400 | 9540 | 7200 | e4000 | 29100 | 8530 | 21700 | 33200 | 36300 | 7240 | 6630 | 4640
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17 | 5140 | 10400 | 7360 | e4100 | 28200 | 10400 | 23600 | 34400 | 39400 | 7420 | 6890 | 3890
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18 | 6190 | 9740 | 5850 | e4300 | 26700 | 20000 | 28300 | 36900 | 36700 | 7510 | 6750 | 4160
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19 | 12000 | 8920 | 6800 | e4700 | 26200 | 24800 | 33200 | 37300 | 35200 | 7720 | 6960 | 3360
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20 | 15000 | 10100 | 6860 | e5200 | 25600 | 25100 | 36400 | 34100 | 33700 | 9250 | 6890 | 3700
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21 | 16100 | 7460 | 6770 | e5800 | 24600 | 25200 | 37800 | 32700 | 32000 | 7650 | e6800 | 3530
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22 | 16100 | 5350 | 6750 | 9920 | 23100 | 24700 | 37400 | 32800 | 30100 | 7310 | e7000 | e3900
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23 | 15500 | 5990 | 6760 | 17200 | 22600 | 24000 | 38100 | 31800 | 28000 | 8170 | e6900 | e4200
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24 | 14300 | 7080 | 7280 | 18200 | 21000 | 23400 | 39500 | 31700 | 28200 | 8770 | e8000 | e3000
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25 | 11500 | 6130 | 6470 | 22900 | 21200 | 22400 | 42600 | 30600 | 27600 | 8440 | e7700 | e4400
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26 | 9640 | 6320 | 6250 | 32200 | 19900 | 21300 | 44900 | 29700 | 27100 | 8830 | 7500 | 3180
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27 | 7870 | 6290 | 5860 | 39400 | 19400 | 20100 | 45400 | 28300 | 25500 | 9290 | 7610 | 3090
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28 | 8140 | 6130 | 5380 | 41900 | 19300 | 19100 | 46400 | 26300 | 23700 | 8070 | 7670 | 4640
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29 | 7270 | 5900 | 5750 | 43600 | --- | 16100 | 45800 | 25400 | 23800 | 7420 | 7790 | 9790
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30 | 7060 | 5670 | 5180 | 44400 | --- | 10000 | 45100 | 23500 | 23000 | 6940 | 7920 | 8250
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31 | 7130 | --- | e4000 | 44000 | --- | 8970 | --- | 21300 | --- | e6600 | 6850 | ---
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TOTAL | 250160 | 232240 | 227700 | 397520 | 831900 | 587500 | 782500 | 1032900 | 787500 | 339250 | 221640 | 152990
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MEAN | 8070 | 7741 | 7345 | 12820 | 29710 | 18950 | 26080 | 33320 | 26250 | 10940 | 7150 | 5100
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MAX | 16100 | 13200 | 11600 | 44400 | 43200 | 25200 | 46400 | 44600 | 39400 | 22200 | 8290 | 9790
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MIN | 4500 | 5140 | 4000 | 3300 | 19300 | 8530 | 9800 | 21300 | 18600 | 6600 | 6630 | 3000
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e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1940 - 1999, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
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MEAN | 9510 | 11200 | 13580 | 14510 | 17010 | 23720 | 25670 | 23540 | 18900 | 13630 | 9815 | 9130
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MAX | 33180 | 37100 | 52390 | 44480 | 40470 | 56190 | 55630 | 52180 | 46230 | 46130 | 28440 | 34620
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(WY) | 1987 | 1986 | 1983 | 1993 | 1974 | 1979 | 1983 | 1943 | 1974 | 1993 | 1993 | 1993
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MIN | 3362 | 4428 | 4598 | 3747 | 3421 | 7000 | 7928 | 7822 | 5579 | 4474 | 5038 | 4027
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(WY) | 1964 | 1977 | 1944 | 1963 | 1963 | 1964 | 1940 | 1989 | 1977 | 1965 | 1944 | 1963
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SUMMARY STATISTICS | FOR 1998 CALENDAR YEAR | FOR 1999 WATER YEAR | WATER YEARS 1940 - 1999 |
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ANNUAL TOTAL | 7141130 | | 5843800 | | |
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ANNUAL MEAN | 19560 | | 16010 | | 15840 |
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HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN | | | | | 32200 | 1993
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LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN | | | | | 6820 | 1964
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HIGHEST DAILY MEAN | 63800 | May 11 | 46400 | Apr 28 | 86700 | Dec 7 1982
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LOWEST DAILY MEAN | 4000 A | Dec 31 | 3000 B | Sep 24 | 600 C | Oct 26 1997
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ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM | 4710 | Sep 29 | 3590 | Jan 5 | 2060 | Oct 8 1964
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INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW | | | 47000 D | Apr 28 | 88800 E | Dec 7 1982
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INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE | | | 18.19 F | Apr 30 | 26.02 | May 25 1943
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10 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 35200 | | 35400 | | 32600 |
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50 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 19000 | | 9920 | | 11000 |
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90 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 5810 | | 4560 | | 5310 |
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A - Estimated due to backwater from ice.
B - Estimated due to gage malfunction.
C - Estimated, caused by dam regulation.
D - Gage height, 18.07 ft.
E - Gage height, 23.86 ft.
F - Discharge, 45,500 ft3/s.