05551200 DATA: Discharge Tables, 2000

Station list Available data
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

05551200 FERSON CREEK NEAR ST. CHARLES, IL

LOCATION.-- Lat 41°56'00", long 88°20'30", in NE1/4SE1/4 sec.20, T.40 N., R.8 E., Kane County, Hydrologic Unit 07120007, on right bank at downstream side of bridge on Randall Road, 2.4 mi northwest of St. Charles, and at mile 2.2.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 51.7 mi².

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

DISCHARGE: December 1960 to current year.

STAGE: Water years 1994-2000.

REVISED RECORDS.-- WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area. WDR IL-82-2: 1966(M), 1968(M), 1970-71(M), 1973(M), 1978-79(M).

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 704.84 ft above sea level.

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
DAY	OCT	NOV	DEC	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP

1	37	7.6	5.7	9.2	e10	49	15	30	60	33	111	5.0
2	23	6.9	6.0	11	e10	41	15	30	102	31	58	4.5
3	20	7.1	7.0	15	e10	37	15	27	74	251	35	4.3
4	51	6.9	9.5	19	e10	33	15	25	50	183	27	4.0
5	36	8.0	68	28	e10	32	14	23	56	91	22	3.9

6	25	8.2	81	15	e10	29	14	22	52	62	28	3.4
7	21	7.4	47	13	e10	28	14	21	39	46	23	3.1
8	16	7.0	33	12	e10	27	20	21	30	38	20	3.0
9	16	7.6	26	16	e11	27	19	35	25	34	15	4.0
10	14	7.1	24	29	e12	23	18	88	21	75	13	3.9

11	13	7.5	19	34	e16	21	17	62	27	79	10	6.7
12	13	6.9	17	25	e16	20	17	54	55	50	9.8	113
13	9.9	6.9	16	21	e14	20	15	40	95	37	9.5	52
14	9.3	6.9	14	e20	e13	20	15	31	104	29	8.8	30
15	8.7	6.2	14	17	e13	20	15	26	87	24	8.2	22

16	8.9	6.0	e14	15	e12	20	15	27	60	21	7.0	11
17	9.4	7.0	14	11	e14	17	27	28	45	19	10	7.5
18	9.1	6.5	e14	e11	e14	17	25	31	36	17	14	6.3
19	9.9	5.9	13	e11	e15	18	44	57	29	16	11	5.5
20	9.4	5.4	e13	e10	e17	25	179	45	36	15	8.5	16

21	8.4	5.5	e13	e10	e25	26	300	34	52	14	7.3	14
22	7.4	5.6	12	e11	35	24	157	30	35	13	6.9	20
23	7.7	7.6	11	e11	124	22	107	26	28	12	6.9	90
24	8.7	13	11	e10	193	21	93	22	48	11	7.4	53
25	7.7	8.6	11	e10	197	20	71	19	218	11	5.6	32

26	6.9	7.5	e10	e10	117	19	56	17	121	10	5.4	22
27	6.2	7.2	e9.0	e9.6	89	20	47	20	74	9.6	7.6	15
28	9.1	7.1	11	e9.6	69	19	40	25	53	9.3	6.7	12
29	9.7	8.2	e8.6	e10	56	18	36	30	45	12	5.7	9.9
30	8.5	6.0	9.8	e11	---	17	31	27	35	19	5.7	8.7

31	12	---	9.3	e11	---	16	---	33	---	92	5.8	---

TOTAL	451.9	215.3	570.9	455.4	1152	746	1466	1006	1792	1363.9	519.8	585.7
MEAN	14.6	7.18	18.4	14.7	39.7	24.1	48.9	32.5	59.7	44.0	16.8	19.5
MAX	51	13	81	34	197	49	300	88	218	251	111	113
MIN	6.2	5.4	5.7	9.2	10	16	14	17	21	9.3	5.4	3.0
CFSM	.28	.14	.36	.28	.77	.47	.95	.63	1.16	.85	.32	.38
IN.	.33	.15	.41	.33	.83	.54	1.05	.72	1.29	.98	.37	.42

e Estimated

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1961 - 2000, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN	21.8	35.8	37.3	37.2	49.9	70.5	72.1	54.2	46.5	26.3	25.2	23.9
MAX	99.3	151	159	134	170	303	186	148	159	113	141	170
(WY)	1973	1986	1983	1969	1997	1979	1993	1996	1993	1996	1987	1972
MIN	1.61	2.39	1.98	1.63	3.31	17.1	16.4	7.87	3.07	1.05	1.65	1.64
(WY)	1964	1972	1964	1977	1963	1968	1977	1989	1977	1961	1964	1976

SUMMARY STATISTICS	FOR 1999 CALENDAR YEAR		FOR 2000 WATER YEAR		WATER YEARS 1961 - 2000
ANNUAL TOTAL	19779.2		10324.9
ANNUAL MEAN	54.2		28.2		42.2
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN					76.7	1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN					8.72	1977
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN	1090	Apr 23	300	Apr 21	1620	Feb 21 1997
LOWEST DAILY MEAN	3.4	Sep 26	3.0	Sep 8	.10	A
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM	4.0	Sep 6	3.6	Sep 4	.23	Aug 26 1961
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW			345	Jul 3	2580 B,C	Feb 21 1997
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE			3.87	Jul 3	9.66 D	Feb 8 1965
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW			2.8	Sep 7	.10	E
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM)	1.05		.55		.82
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)	14.23		7.43		11.09
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS	115		59		88
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS	25		16		22
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS	6.2		6.9		4.3

A - Several days in 1961.
B - From rating curve extended above 1,960 ft³/s.
C - Gage height, 8.77 ft.
D - From floodmark, ice jam.
E - Several days in 1961 and 1965.