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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05540250       EAST BRANCH DU PAGE RIVER AT BOLINGBROOK, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 41°43'05", long 88°04'14", in NE1/4SE1/4 sec.3, T.37 N., R.10 E., Will County, Hydrologic Unit 07120004, on downstream side of bridge on Royce Road, 0.5 mi north of Bolingbrook, 4.8 mi northwest of Lemont, and at mile 6.0.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 75.8 mi2.

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

DISCHARGE: October 1988 to current year.

 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2000.

 

PARTIAL RECORD: Annual maximum gage height, water years 1962-70 (published as "at Barbers Corners").

PRECIPITATION: May 1989 to September 1995.

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, rain gage, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 625.28 ft above sea level. Prior to Oct. 1, 1988, at datum 17.07 ft higher.

REMARKS.-- Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by sewage treatment plants upstream from station. For precipitation records, snowfall-affected data can result during cold weather when snow fills the rain-gage funnel and then melts as temperatures rise. Snowfall-affected data are subject to appreciable errors.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
PRECIPITATION: Maximum recorded, 3.80 in., May 9, 1990 but may have been greater during periods of missing record.

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records good.
DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1999 TO SEPTEMBER 2000
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAYOCTNOVDECJANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEP
 
194 43 38 40 46 77 33 93 285 113 142 55 
273 41 39 42 45 68 35 87 201 101 129 54 
390 39 46 47 46 62 39 76 144 396 93 52 
4173 40 57 63 47 58 36 69 116 325 73 53 
599 42 317 52 45 57 34 64 145 217 76 54 
 
674 40 259 48 45 57 33 58 119 145 123 53 
761 43 155 46 46 55 41 55 90 116 207 54 
860 41 97 44 44 52 80 64 79 96 133 52 
962 38 71 56 47 50 66 331 66 86 97 49 
1061 36 64 80 57 45 57 339 55 299 79 52 
 
1153 35 54 73 73 39 58 239 121 259 71 99 
1249 36 52 56 64 33 51 243 439 144 65 398 
1350 40 48 50 61 37 43 393 434 107 61 275 
1445 40 46 52 59 32 38 240 419 88 57 209 
1546 37 50 50 55 38 37 155 459 79 59 148 
 
1654 35 52 50 56 81 45 140 286 73 59 96 
1752 34 48 49 57 55 238 124 205 72 107 78 
1848 35 48 48 62 45 159 138 158 69 89 70 
1943 34 47 47 67 44 184 251 137 67 68 63 
2044 37 49 46 70 92 527 159 152 65 60 71 
 
2145 38 43 44 76 80 901 110 178 64 60 85 
2248 41 46 45 143 61 614 120 137 62 59 107 
2346 60 43 47 186 53 360 100 122 59 61 201 
2442 69 42 47 224 52 269 80 176 59 61 152 
2543 50 38 46 219 51 191 71 402 58 58 112 
 
2642 42 39 44 156 42 149 67 288 56 54 86 
2743 44 40 43 125 52 127 82 190 57 51 73 
2842 42 40 43 96 46 106 240 146 57 55 67 
2940 39 42 44 80 42 98 149 144 56 56 62 
3042 37 42 46 --- 36 87 101 128 129 53 60 
 
3143 --- 42 48 --- 35 --- 174 --- 143 50 --- 

TOTAL180712282094153623971627473646126021371724663040
MEAN58.340.967.549.582.752.515814920112079.5101
MAX173693178022492901393459396207398
MIN403438404432335555565049
CFSM.77.54.89.651.09.692.081.962.651.581.051.34
IN..89.601.03.751.18.802.322.262.951.821.211.49


STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1989 - 2000, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN76.711185.611211313316414913195.187.175.2
MAX157179135263306208358286239299155114
(WY)199919911995199319971993199319901993199619981989
MIN38.440.923.549.542.252.550.543.543.641.738.041.1
(WY)199020001990200019892000198919921992199119911991

SUMMARY STATISTICSFOR 1999 CALENDAR YEARFOR 2000 WATER YEARWATER YEARS 1989 - 2000
ANNUAL TOTAL45251     35281     
ANNUAL MEAN124     96.4  111     
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN152     1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN76.9  1989
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN1080         Jan 24901         Apr 212700     Jul 18 1996
LOWEST DAILY MEAN34         Nov 17,1932         Mar 1412     Aug 5 1993
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM36         Nov 1535         Mar 3118     Aug 16 1992
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW938         Apr 213980     Jul 18 1996
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE20.16    Apr 2123.75Jul 18 1996
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW22         A2.4  Aug 5 1993
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM)1.641.271.46
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)22.2117.3119.89
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS261     202     216     
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS77     59     72     
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS40     40     37     
A - Oct. 19, Nov. 19, Mar. 12.

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