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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05536290       LITTLE CALUMET RIVER AT SOUTH HOLLAND, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 41°36'25", long 87°35'52", in NE1/4SE1/4 sec.15, T.36 N., R.14 E., Cook County, Hydrologic Unit 07120003, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on Cottage Grove Avenue in South Holland, 2.0 mi downstream from Thorn Creek, and at mile 23.0.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 208 mi2. (Does not include part of watershed diverted to Lake Michigan.)

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

DISCHARGE: October 1947 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 1507: 1950, 1953. WDR IL-81-2: Drainage area.

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, rain gage, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 575.00 ft above sea level (Illinois Department of Transportation bench mark). Prior to Oct. 27, 1947, nonrecording gage and Oct. 27, 1947, to Mar. 31, 1981,water-stage recorder at site 1.4 mi upstream at same datum. Apr. 1 to Nov. 8, 1981, nonrecording gage at same site and datum. Nov. 17, 1947, to Nov. 19, 1970, auxiliary water-stage recorder at Dixmoor, 4.7 mi downstream; prior to Nov. 17, 1947, nonrecording gage at the Dixmoor site read twice daily.

REMARKS.-- Flow from upper Little Calumet River is diverted to Lake Michigan by Burns ditch. Calumet Sag Channel, 6.6 mi downstream from station diverts the entire flow to the Mississippi River Basin.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 4,440 ft3/s, July 14, 1957, gage height, 20.11 ft, site then in use; maximum gage height, 20.50 ft, Nov. 28, 1990; minimum daily discharge, 7.9 ft3/s Oct. 6, 1950.

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Flood of Apr. 6, 1947, reached a stage of 19.24 ft, from floodmarks, discharge, 4,760 ft3/s.

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
 
147 34 28 40 e34 101 47 97 718 181 122 45 
238 45 27 40 e34 83 47 129 385 140 95 43 
380 46 28 41 e36 74 48 101 199 262 83 46 
4222 36 59 47 e37 68 49 85 139 182 72 46 
599 32 690 44 e35 65 49 74 399 158 83 45 
 
667 31 375 39 e35 61 49 68 387 122 209 43 
757 34 138 38 e36 57 115 65 248 102 422 42 
864 36 77 34 e39 55 240 65 183 85 204 42 
956 32 63 45 43 56 139 182 119 78 129 43 
1046 32 63 79 57 52 96 359 91 401 100 60 
 
1141 30 53 84 65 49 94 219 80 372 82 385 
1240 31 46 72 61 49 80 186 427 199 69 1130 
1331 30 42 81 56 48 69 128 742 138 63 340 
1435 33 52 51 52 49 63 96 790 118 59 193 
1532 36 87 42 48 55 59 78 827 98 53 145 
 
1630 30 99 41 53 60 101 74 436 81 51 101 
1734 62 76 36 56 54 591 73 247 72 299 80 
1832 47 61 39 59 49 290 83 169 67 191 68 
1930 33 56 41 63 62 263 164 129 62 97 68 
2028 32 54 38 69 132 628 116 287 60 77 77 
 
2127 35 44 37 75 109 1230 91 1430 58 63 112 
2226 35 43 35 163 84 902 113 1310 54 56 87 
2326 37 41 40 227 71 429 86 460 54 145 154 
2430 77 43 40 300 66 319 71 427 51 82 137 
2531 52 42 36 275 61 235 62 1780 49 63 106 
 
2628 44 41 e33 177 56 174 53 1940 45 56 81 
2729 38 41 e32 208 63 142 59 926 46 56 69 
2828 35 42 e33 145 70 114 177 477 57 52 61 
2928 33 41 e35 120 63 100 111 332 141 49 59 
3028 28 44 e35 --- 55 91 99 237 465 47 55 
 
3129 --- 40 e35 --- 49 --- 267 --- 199 47 --- 

TOTAL1419113626361363265820266853363116321419732763963
MEAN45.837.985.044.091.765.4228117544135106132
MAX2227769084300132123035919404654221130
MIN262827323448475380454742
CFSM.22.18.41.21.44.311.10.562.62.65.51.64
IN..25.20.47.24.48.361.23.652.92.75.59.71

e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1948 - 2000, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN100147174178218322322248207130103105
MAX645572767572667916712638817555360480
(WY)195519911983199319971979195019961993195719681961
MIN19.818.127.827.038.165.465.151.835.439.023.817.8
(WY)195719501963196319642000198619581949194819481949

SUMMARY STATISTICSFOR 1999 CALENDAR YEARFOR 2000 WATER YEARWATER YEARS 1948 - 2000
ANNUAL TOTAL60332     49479     
ANNUAL MEAN165     135     188         
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN333         1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN72.4      1964
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN2540         Jan 241940         Jun 264240         Jul 14 1957
LOWEST DAILY MEAN26         A26         Oct 22, 237.9      Oct 6 1950
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM28         Oct 2028         Oct 2014         Oct 27 1949
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW2160         Jun 264440      BJul 14 1957
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE15.12    Jun 2620.50    Nov 28 1990
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW24         C
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM).79.65.90    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)10.798.8512.25    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS325     293     427         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS72     63     84         
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS32     34     36         
A - Sep. 20, Oct. 22, 23.
B - Gage height, 20.11 ft, site then in use.
C - Oct. 23, 31, Nov. 30.

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