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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05556500       BIG BUREAU CREEK AT PRINCETON, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 41°21'57", long 89°29'54", in SW1/4SE1/4 sec.18, T.16 N., R.9 E., Bureau County, Hydrologic Unit 07130001, on right bank 500 ft downstream from bridge on U.S. Highways 6 and 34, 0.6 mi downstream from Epperson Run, 1.5 mi west of Princeton, and at mile 20.5.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 196 mi2.

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

DISCHARGE: March 1936 to current year. Prior to October 1974, published as Bureau Creek at Princeton.

 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2000.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

CHEMICAL: Water years 1978-91.


REVISED RECORDS.-- WSP 1175: 1940-41, 1948. WSP 1308: 1942(M). WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter and rain gage. Datum of gage is 555.39 ft above sea level (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers). Prior to July 18, 1940, nonrecording gage at bridge 400 ft upstream at datum 30.00 ft lower. July 18, 1940, to Sept. 30, 1944, water-stage recorder at site 500 ft upstream at present datum.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 12,500 ft3/s, May 17, 1974, gage height, 16.01 ft, from rating curve extended above 11,800 ft3/s; no flow during January 1940 and for several days in October and November 1953.

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
 
142   7.76.517 e16 254 56 180 2660 160 35   8.2
226   6.86.518 e17 207 55 174 973 147 55   7.3
328   6.57.020 e17 179 57 156 652 255 52   7.3
424   6.69.7e23 e17 167 55 149 508 409 43   7.1
526   7.039   e20 e18 154 53 141 423 331 48   6.8
 
626   6.525   e24 e18 138 51 135 348 236 58   6.4
724   6.726   e20 e18 126 52 130 294 186 146   6.1
820   6.927   22 e19 120 55 130 263 158 155   6.1
916   7.124   26 19 116 51 164 232 144 88   6.0
1014   7.522   28 20 105 54 215 205 292 60   5.7
 
1111   6.819   34 e22 93 62 238 192 769 43   13   
1210   6.818   32 e24 90 56 542 192 361 34   20   
139.18.217   e24 23 89 51 412 299 258 29   7.4
148.86.917   e26 22 86 48 305 506 199 26   11   
159.36.118   e24 22 84 48 251 400 163 24   11   
 
168.85.918   e22 e23 84 50 226 348 134 21   10   
178.05.918   e20 e25 75 69 211 275 115 19   8.3
187.76.316   e19 e30 70 66 243 224 100 17   7.6
198.46.117   e22 e26 75 97 893 199 90 16   7.1
208.56.316   e25 e23 88 572 450 199 80 16   9.8
 
217.86.718   e22 e25 86 856 321 202 71 14   8.0
227.76.816   e20 e33 76 580 267 169 62 14   10   
237.37.115   e19 e90 69 453 229 152 54 13   17   
247.17.415   e18 e500 70 380 198 182 48 12   21   
257.17.216   e17 e600 73 314 172 481 43 11   24   
 
267.16.815   e17 545 70 274 158 369 39 11   21   
276.96.816   e16 484 70 248 165 274 35 10   20   
286.96.816   e15 363 74 230 181 227 32 11   17   
297.66.816   e15 295 70 209 174 206 29 9.815   
307.96.516   e15 --- 62 189 149 183 29 9.114   
 
318.7---   17   e16 --- 57 --- 312 --- 34 8.7---   

TOTAL417.7203.5542.765633543177539176711183750631108.6339.2
MEAN13.56.7817.521.211610218024739516335.811.3
MAX428.23934600254856893266076915524
MIN6.95.96.515165748130152298.75.7
CFSM.07.03.09.11.59.52.921.262.01.83.18.06
IN..08.04.10.12.64.601.021.462.25.96.21.06

e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1936 - 2000, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN63.086.294.113018726024822820710157.355.9
MAX5235565726268511439832915716624356567
(WY)194219931983196919491979197319951972198219721970
MIN.92.371.79.0004.8424.514.69.9410.2.632.291.93
(WY)195419541977194019631977197719891977193619441943

SUMMARY STATISTICSFOR 1999 CALENDAR YEARFOR 2000 WATER YEARWATER YEARS 1936 - 2000
ANNUAL TOTAL65118.8439760.7  
ANNUAL MEAN178     109     143         
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN365         1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN14.6      1977
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN2190         Jan 242660         Jun 18730         Jun 24 1994
LOWEST DAILY MEAN.55    Sep 195.7      Sep 10.00    A
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM.78    Sep 196.2      Nov 15.00    Jan 1 1940
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW3980         Jun 112500      BMay 17 1974
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE9.00    Jun 116.01    May 17 1974
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW5.3      Sep 10, 11
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM).91.55.73    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)12.367.559.93    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS441     293     337         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS74     26     56         
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS4.4  7.1  3.1      
A - January 1940 and several days in October and November 1953.
B - From rating curve extended above 11,800 ft3/s.

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