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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05540160       EAST BRANCH DU PAGE RIVER NEAR DOWNERS GROVE, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 41°49'54", long 88°02'51", in SE1/4SW1/4 sec.25, T.39 N., R.10 E., Du Page County, Hydrologic Unit 07120004, on upstream side of bridge on State Highway 56, 2.2 mi northwest of Downers Grove, and at mile 15.0.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 26.6 mi2.

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

DISCHARGE: October 1989 to current year.

 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2000.

 

PARTIAL RECORD: Annual maximum, water years 1961-76.


GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 660.00 ft above sea level. Prior to July 19, 1989, at datum 12.21 ft higher.

REMARKS.-- Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by sewage-treatment plants upstream from station.

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records good.
DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1999 TO SEPTEMBER 2000
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAYOCTNOVDECJANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEP
 
141 21 20 20 23 41 23 35 78 32 57 21 
233 20 20 20 22 34 23 33 80 33 53 20 
351 20 25 24 23 32 23 31 57 260 36 19 
462 20 34 29 23 32 22 28 42 150 30 20 
542 20 163 24 23 32 21 28 56 83 41 20 
 
632 20 103 22 23 33 22 26 45 51 62 20 
729 21 59 20 23 32 30 26 36 41 90 20 
827 21 41 22 22 30 42 34 32 37 61 20 
925 19 34 28 25 27 35 176 29 35 43 20 
1029 18 28 38 30 23 31 124 29 134 35 21 
 
1125 18 26 33 33 23 29 89 77 88 30 69 
1224 19 24 29 31 23 26 162 144 56 26 261 
1323 20 24 27 30 23 20 187 109 44 25 142 
1422 20 23 26 29 23 21 75 155 37 24 103 
1522 20 25 26 29 28 23 55 112 31 24 61 
 
1625 19 26 25 30 41 38 54 61 29 25 41 
1723 19 23 25 32 33 112 46 46 29 46 33 
1822 19 23 25 33 27 62 62 39 26 37 29 
1921 19 22 24 36 27 106 72 34 25 31 26 
2021 19 22 24 37 46 394 50 46 24 28 35 
 
2120 22 22 23 41 41 478 43 51 25 26 34 
2220 22 23 24 68 35 247 39 34 23 24 67 
2320 31 21 24 82 32 139 36 33 23 23 88 
2420 25 19 23 115 31 96 32 77 23 22 62 
2520 23 20 22 94 29 68 30 158 22 21 45 
 
2621 22 20 22 69 26 55 28 85 23 23 34 
2720 20 20 22 53 29 47 32 52 23 22 30 
2821 20 20 21 42 28 41 54 44 22 21 27 
2920 18 21 22 40 25 37 43 45 23 21 25 
3020 20 21 24 --- 23 34 38 35 71 19 25 
 
3121 --- 20 24 --- 22 --- 70 --- 76 22 --- 

TOTAL8226159927621161931234518381921159910481438
MEAN26.520.532.024.640.030.078.259.364.051.633.847.9
MAX6231163381154647818715826090261
MIN201819202222202629221919
CFSM1.00.771.20.921.511.132.942.232.411.941.271.80
IN.1.15.861.391.071.621.303.282.572.692.241.472.01


STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1990 - 2000, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN35.349.538.650.153.257.075.268.658.339.039.132.9
MAX70.692.856.210013887.813912197.296.563.449.6
(WY)199919911991199319971993199319901993199619981993
MIN18.520.516.324.628.929.933.322.221.519.918.419.7
(WY)199020001990200019961996199019921992199119911995

SUMMARY STATISTICSFOR 1999 CALENDAR YEARFOR 2000 WATER YEARWATER YEARS 1990 - 2000
ANNUAL TOTAL19392     15472     
ANNUAL MEAN53.1  42.3  49.7      
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN64.1      1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN38.5      1994
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN451         Apr 23478         Apr 21853         Jul 18 1996
LOWEST DAILY MEAN17         Sep 11,2518         Nov 10,11,2911         A
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM18         Sep 519         Nov 912         Aug 14 1992
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW535         Apr 21936         Jul 18 1996
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE14.11    Apr 2116.13 BJul 18 1996
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW12         Nov 283.6      Dec 19 1989
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM)2.001.591.87    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)27.1221.6425.37    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS110     77     93         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS32     28     32         
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS20     20     19         
A - Aug. 19, Oct. 7, 1992.
B - From floodmark.


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