Station list     Available data
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05539000       HICKORY CREEK AT JOLIET, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 41°31'08", long 88°04'10", in SW1/4NE1/4 sec.15, T.35 N., R.10 E., Will County, Hydrologic Unit 07120004, on right bank at Third Avenue in Joliet, 0.2 mi downstream from Spring Creek, and at mile 1.9.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 107 mi2.

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

DISCHARGE: October 1944 to current year.

 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2000.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

CHEMICAL: Water years 1979-91.


REVISED RECORDS.-- WDR IL-91-2: 1981(M).

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 526.00 ft above sea level. Prior to Oct. 9, 1946, nonrecording gage at same site at datum 1.00 ft higher. Oct. 9, 1946, to Sept. 30, 1974, at datum 1.00 ft higher.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 17,300 ft3/s, June 13, 1981, gage height, 14.90 ft, from rating curve extended above, 6,300 ft3/s; minimum, 0.5 ft3/s, Aug. 9, 16, 19, 1964.

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records good except those for Feb. 24 to Mar. 21, May 10 to June 19 and Aug. 16-19, which are fair, and 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
 
122 13 11   e13   e10 38 23 65 856 77 85 e13 
217 11 12   e15   e11 31 22 68 377 64 70 e13 
326 12 15   16   e11 27 21 53 200 229 58 e13 
470 12 18   17   e11 23 19 45 133 152 53 e13 
540 12 181   16   e11 21 18 40 195 100 82 e14 
 
624 12 158   16   e11 18 22 35 189 76 158 12 
718 12 67   16   e12 17 27 33 115 61 244 12 
817 12 40   e16   e13 16 36 34 82 52 128 12 
915 12 31   17   e14 15 39 82 63 43 77 13 
1014 12 26   25   e17 15 31 179 50 593 50 14 
 
1113 12 22   36   e20 15 31 141 44 393 37 26 
1212 12 20   27   e24 15 31 155 341 211 32 267 
1312 12 18   22   e20 15 27 124 673 126 27 153 
1412 12 18   e18   e18 14 26 81 816 91 25 90 
1512 12 19   e16   e16 15 26 59 949 73 25 65 
 
1612 12 32   e15   e15 16 78 48 394 55 24 43 
1712 12 31   e14   e15 15 496 44 215 46 121 33 
1812 12 25   e13   e16 15 246 46 143 42 139 29 
1912 12 22   e13   e17 17 262 121 105 38 70 25 
2012 11 e18   e12   e18 40 765 120 132 32 e40 25 
 
2112 12 e16   e12   21 48 1020 74 837 29 e32 29 
2212 13 e14   e11   71 36 519 56 391 26 e26 34 
2312 18 e12   e11   139 31 302 55 231 23 e23 79 
2412 15 e10   e10   180 29 244 42 335 21 e20 74 
2512 13 e9.0e9.7210 27 185 31 1430 20 e27 60 
 
2612 13 e8.6e9.5121 24 122 28 490 19 e22 42 
2711 13 e9.0e9.285 23 95 44 279 21 e19 33 
2812 12 e9.7e9.863 25 74 217 200 34 e17 28 
2911 12 e10   e10   47 24 88 155 162 42 e14 25 
3012 12 e11   e10   --- 22 77 140 112 101 e14 23 
 
3111 --- e12   e9.9--- 24 --- 471 --- 155 e14 --- 

TOTAL513372905.3465.112377114972288610539304517731312
MEAN16.512.429.215.042.722.916693.135198.257.243.7
MAX7018181362104810204711430593244267
MIN11118.69.21014182844191412
CFSM.15.12.27.14.40.211.55.873.28.92.53.41
IN..18.13.31.16.43.251.731.003.661.06.62.46

e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1945 - 2000, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN38.262.879.884.510516817212710757.734.740.2
MAX458359552306416726566488581432144372
(WY)195519911983197419971979194719741981195719981961
MIN3.055.343.153.895.5418.913.820.110.97.173.364.35
(WY)196419641964196319631964196319851988198819641966

SUMMARY STATISTICSFOR 1999 CALENDAR YEARFOR 2000 WATER YEARWATER YEARS 1945 - 2000
ANNUAL TOTAL35370.3      28730.4      
ANNUAL MEAN96.9      78.5      89.5      
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN168         1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN20.8      1963
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN1480             Apr 281430             Jun 258400         Jun 13 1981
LOWEST DAILY MEAN8.6   A    Dec 268.6   A    Dec 26.80    Aug 16 1964
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM9.6          Dec 249.6          Dec 241.0      Aug 12 1964
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW1980             Jun 2517300      BJun 13 1981
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE5.01        Jun 2514.90    Jun 13 1981
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW C.50    D
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM).91    .73    .84    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)12.30    9.99    11.37    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS227         186         195         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS36         25         29         
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS12         12         7.5      
A - Estimated due to backwater from ice.
B - From rating curve extended above 6,300 ft3/s.
C - Unknown, occurred sometime during ice period, Dec. 20 to Jan. 2.
D - Aug. 9, 16, 19, 1964.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Station Descriptions

Surface-Water Data

Ground-Water Data

Meteorological Data

Biological Data