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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05536255       BUTTERFIELD CREEK AT FLOSSMOOR, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 41°32'24", long 87°38'57", in NE1/4NW1/4 sec.8, T.35 N., R.14 E., Cook County, Hydrologic Unit 07120003, on left bank at downstream side of Riegel Road Bridge at Homewood city limits, 0.1 mi north of Holbrook Road, 0.8 mi east of Flossmoor, and at mile 1.2.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 23.5 mi2.

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

DISCHARGE: May 1948 to current year. Prior to October 1974, records published with those for streams in the St. Lawrence River Basin (WSP 1307, 1727, 1911, 2111, WDR IL 1971-74).

 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2000.


REVISED RECORDS.-- WSP 1437: 1948(M), 1953, 1955. WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area. WDR IL-81-2: 1955(M), 1957(M), 1968(M), 1974(M).

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder and phone telemeter. Datum of gage is 616.80 ft above sea level. Prior to Sept. 9, 1948, nonrecording gage at same site and datum.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 2,220 ft3/s, July 18, 1996, gage height, 12.59 ft; no flow at times in several 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 1999 TO SEPTEMBER 2000
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAYOCTNOVDECJANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEP
 
1.68.21.00.68e.403.91.310   95   7.0  6.3  .28
2.31.22.00.92e.402.91.311   31   5.7  4.1  .19
311     .11.001.1  e.412.51.37.114   22     6.9  .19
420     .312.1  1.6  e.432.31.35.28.911     2.5  .21
53.2  .14101     1.3  e.421.91.24.667   5.7  11     .51
 
6.98.0627     .98e.421.61.13.928   4.8  42     .26
7.37.107.8  .76e.431.412   4.314   3.5  50     .19
8.37.093.2  .64e.651.321   3.98.02.9  17     .19
91.2  .052.2  2.2  1.2  1.27.321   5.52.5  7.3  .22
10.38.031.9  8.5  2.5  1.23.722   4.0109     4.2  .61
 
11.26.021.4  5.5  3.7  1.24.918   3.053     2.7  53     
12.13.001.5  2.9  3.0  1.13.315   38   22     1.8  105     
13.10.04.682.0  2.3  1.02.67.640   12     1.5  22     
14.07.071.8  1.3  2.0  1.82.14.563   17     1.3  17     
15.06.075.9  1.1  1.7  2.41.92.960   8.0  1.0  8.3  
 
16.06.048.4  .961.8  2.022   2.622   4.4  .803.8  
17.10.003.9  .721.7  1.9131   2.612   3.0  32     2.1  
18.08.002.4  e.661.8  1.435   4.07.62.4  13     1.6  
19.04.001.8  e.592.7  3.645   17   4.92.3  4.7  1.2  
20.03.00e1.4  e.563.1  16   126   6.272   2.0  2.4  3.5  
 
21.00.00e.98e.524.5  8.3199   4.1313   1.9  1.4  5.2  
22.23.00e.78e.4826     4.081   2.975   1.5  .963.2  
23.34.39e.64e.4625     3.243   3.036   1.1  .9219     
24.27.41e.52e.4346     4.931   1.998   1.1  .7614     
25.111.2  e.45e.4130     2.120   1.6300   1.0  .685.9  
 
26.04.46e.43e.3918     1.615   1.483   .79.643.0  
27.00.08e.45e.3719     2.711   2.143   .67.642.0  
28.01.05e.48e.389.2  3.68.19.525   .79.501.4  
29.02.00e.51e.405.4  2.38.13.517   36     .441.1  
30.02.00e.55e.42---     1.77.011   10   24     .41.84
 
31.13---     e.60e.41---     1.4---   72   ---   12     .34---     

TOTAL40.594.15180.7739.64214.1688.4848.5286.41597.9381.05220.19275.99
MEAN1.31.145.831.287.382.8528.39.2453.312.37.109.20
MAX201.21018.546161997231310950105
MIN.00.00.00.37.401.01.11.43.0.67.34.19
CFSM.06.01.25.05.31.121.20.392.27.52.30.39
IN..06.01.29.06.34.141.34.452.53.60.35.44

e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1948 - 2000, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN7.5013.816.917.921.433.633.725.721.812.38.128.41
MAX76.196.710573.788.412097.795.611985.960.077.1
(WY)195519911983196919971979197019961993195719681961
MIN.27.14.073.032.382.853.572.491.14.55.32.25
(WY)195320001977197719782000198619921988198819481953

SUMMARY STATISTICSFOR 1999 CALENDAR YEARFOR 2000 WATER YEARWATER YEARS 1948 - 2000
ANNUAL TOTAL6659.864177.74
ANNUAL MEAN18.2  11.4  18.5  
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN42.3  1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN4.821963
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN472         Jan 23313         Jun 211500     Jul 13 1957
LOWEST DAILY MEAN.00    A.00    A.00B
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM.01    Nov 16.01    Nov 16.00Aug 8 1975
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW497         Jun 252220     Jul 18 1996
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE8.74    Jun 2512.59Jul 18 1996
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM).78.49.79
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)10.546.6110.67
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS40     27     42     
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS3.5  2.0  4.5  
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS.09.10.43
A - Many days.
B - At times in most years.


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