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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05527500       KANKAKEE RIVER NEAR WILMINGTON, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 41°20'48", long 88°11'11", in NW1/4NW1/4 sec. 15, T.33 N., R.9 E., Will County, Hydrologic Unit 07120001, on right bank, 0.4 mi downstream from Prairie Creek, 0.5 mi upstream from bridge on Interstate 55, 5 mi downstream from Wilmington, and at mile 5.7.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 5,150 mi2.

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

DISCHARGE: February 1935 to current year. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1308. November 1914 to September 1933 at site 8.5 mi upstream, published as Kankakee River at Custer Park. Records may not be equivalent.

 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2000.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

CHEMICAL: Water years 1977-91. Additional chemical data for water years 1959-77 are published in Water Resources Investigations 78-23 and 79-24 as site F 01.

 

SEDIMENT: October 1978 to September 1982, January 1993 to December 1995.

 

WATER TEMPERATURE: Water years 1973-77.


REVISED RECORDS.-- WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area. WDR IL-83-2: 1982(M). WDR IL-91-2: 1981(M).

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter. Datum of gage is 510.86 ft above sea level.

REMARKS.-- Slight diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplants upstream from station.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 75,900 ft3/s, July 13, 1957, gage height, 11.40 ft; maximum gage height, 13.88 ft, Jan. 30, 1968, ice jam; minimum discharge, 204 ft3/s, Aug. 1, 1936.
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS: Maximum daily, 2,180 mg/L, Apr. 14, 1981; minimum daily, 5 mg/L, Feb. 5, 1993, Sept. 24-30, 1995, Oct. 12, 1995.
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT LOADS: Maximum daily, 172,000 tons, Apr. 14, 1981; minimum daily, 12 tons, Sept. 20, 29-30, 1995.

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Floods in 1883, 1887 reached a stage of 16.73 ft, discharge not determined.

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor.
DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1999 TO SEPTEMBER 2000
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAYOCTNOVDECJANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEP
 
1656 656 818 e1350 e710 4060 2380 4140 7190 7410 2590 681 
2643 738 806 e1360 e730 4040 2230 4280 7280 6710 2540 623 
3705 757 786 e1410 e750 3870 2160 4470 5950 6770 2320 554 
4895 634 787 e1450 e760 3650 2140 4340 5050 8420 2060 511 
5808 627 982 e1490 e780 3290 2130 4220 4850 10100 2240 490 
 
6890 662 1170 e1500 e800 3040 2040 3940 5160 11300 e2400 521 
7953 669 1400 e1500 e810 2810 2140 3680 4660 11900 e2700 523 
8818 629 1610 1510 e860 2660 2340 3510 4290 11100 3080 499 
9843 646 1760 1410 e900 2470 2640 3350 4070 8930 2740 511 
10870 642 1730 1440 e950 2360 2900 3940 3950 e13600 2420 547 
 
11822 642 1580 1490 e980 2240 3000 4140 3800 19300 2100 642 
12852 623 1520 1520 e1000 2140 2950 4850 3770 15400 1800 946 
13807 609 1470 1610 e1000 2080 2860 5220 4500 12800 1540 931 
14781 558 1420 1540 e1000 2020 2640 5050 6820 10100 1440 1140 
15718 640 1470 1560 e1000 2000 2550 4530 8720 8100 1280 1240 
 
16629 685 1700 1520 e1010 2120 2550 4130 7830 6510 1110 1180 
17573 799 1870 1350 e1030 2120 2780 3830 6780 5260 1000 1190 
18652 787 1960 e1280 e1100 2180 3040 3600 6050 4360 992 1150 
19689 750 1980 e1170 e1180 2210 3120 3780 5580 e3700 988 1080 
20684 703 1950 e1050 e1290 2460 3740 4020 5220 e3200 1010 1110 
 
21710 648 e1900 e940 e1520 2790 8840 4230 13200 2810 1030 1100 
22760 656 e1780 e850 1910 3100 10800 4350 14000 2530 1090 1010 
23760 752 e1700 e750 2690 3340 9710 4030 11800 2330 1060 875 
24770 877 e1680 e680 3260 3470 8700 3880 11300 2160 912 968 
25740 856 e1630 e625 3640 3260 7730 3470 13500 2090 760 975 
 
26671 881 e1580 e605 3850 3130 6810 3140 13400 1850 758 974 
27704 858 e1530 e600 3930 2960 6190 3090 11500 e1700 738 909 
28824 785 e1500 e610 3920 2870 5670 3450 10200 1580 772 881 
29725 775 e1440 e630 3940 2760 5150 4400 9240 1470 723 878 
30711 801 e1400 e660 --- 2610 4600 5090 8280 1740 728 852 
 
31697 --- e1370 e680 --- 2500 --- 5120 --- 2470 687 --- 

TOTAL2336021345462793614047300866101265301272702279402077004760825491
MEAN754712149311661631279442184105759867001536850
MAX9538811980161039404060108005220140001930030801240
MIN57355878660071020002040309037701470687490
CFSM.15.14.29.23.32.54.82.801.481.30.30.16
IN..17.15.33.26.34.63.91.921.651.50.34.18

e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1934 - 2000, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN225132424313491858997889809470275570354319591857
MAX15570155301815017270138702273018360214801432012710579314370
(WY)199419861983199319681982195019431993199319901993
MIN515605637700709144323591820957463451482
(WY)196419541964194519631957194019581936193619881941

SUMMARY STATISTICSFOR 1999 CALENDAR YEARFOR 2000 WATER YEARWATER YEARS 1934 - 2000
ANNUAL TOTAL1534589     1023573         
ANNUAL MEAN4204     2797         4709         
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN10380         1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN1407         1964
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN23900         Apr 2319300             Jul 1155100         Nov 28 1990
LOWEST DAILY MEAN464         Sep 13490             Sep 5270         Jan 1 1940
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM479         Sep 13515             Sep 4340         Aug 2 1988
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW21600             Jul 1075900      AJul 13 1957
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE5.05        Jul 1013.88 BJan 30 1968
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW382      C    Jan 25204         Aug 1 1936
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM).82.54    .91    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)11.087.39    12.42    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS10200     6730         10700         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS1760     1620         3040         
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS642     670         865         
A - Gage height, 11.40 ft.
B - Ice jam.
C - May have been less during period of ice effect Jan. 18 to Feb. 21.

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