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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05532000       ADDISON CREEK AT BELLWOOD, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 41°52'54", long 87°52'09", in SW1/4SE1/4 sec.9, T.39 N., R.12 E., Cook County, Hydrologic Unit 07120004, on right bank at downstream side of bridge on Washington Boulevard in Bellwood, 1,050 ft upstream from railroad bridge, and at mile 3.2.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 17.9 mi2.

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

DISCHARGE: August 1950 to June 1951, October 1951 to current year.

 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2001.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

CHEMICAL: Water years 1979-91, July 2000.

 

MISCELLANEOUS: Water year 2000; contaminants in streambed sediments, water year 2000.

BIOLOGICAL
 

BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATES: Water year 2000.

 

HABITAT: Water year 2000.


REVISED RECORDS.-- WSP 1338: 1952. WSP 1708: 1958, 1959(P). WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder and phone telemeter. Datum of gage is 617.65 ft above sea level (Cook County Highway Department bench mark). Prior to Oct. 26, 1951, at datum 2.00 ft higher.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 1,120 ft3/s, Aug. 14, 1987, gage height, 12.84 ft; no flow Sept. 14, 1962.

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor.
DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2000 TO SEPTEMBER 2001
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAYOCTNOVDECJANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEP
 
17.99.19.9e5.031   e24   10   7.957   2.33.164   
27.417   8.1e5.221   18   9.57.837   2.169   47   
315   7.47.5e5.4e13   15   9.215   25   8.213   36   
4127   6.46.9e5.5e10   12   9.09.017   3.47.434   
537   5.7e6.5e5.6e9.510   22   7.375   2.314   33   
 
636   23   e6.1e5.6e9.010   122   7.235   1.913   49   
716   66   e5.9e5.511   10   60   23   18   28   15   65   
812   28   e5.7e5.552   10   23   10   14   4.817   22   
98.8108   e5.5e5.4150   9.830   7.312   2.429   38   
109.362   e5.4e5.383   9.118   7.89.02.146   14   
 
117.936   e6.0e5.258   14   33   54   8.810   15   6.1
128.713   e8.0e5.254   24   46   6.379   12   5.65.4
139.234   e7.6e5.653   16   16   11   15   8.64.55.4
148.316   e7.135   72   12   15   12   25   9.14.24.9
158.213   e6.745   33   46   53   3.729   9.513   4.4
 
168.711   e6.331   23   68   23   21   8.16.754   3.6
178.710   e5.920   18   58   14   43   4.44.815   5.7
188.98.7e5.616   e14   49   13   12   15   2.610   20   
199.17.7e5.414   12   35   11   3.55.52.336   134   
209.57.3e5.212   e11   26   37   2.54.91.98.974   
 
219.3e7.0e5.0e11   e10   21   69   18   20   1.75.5116   
228.3e6.5e4.8e10   e9.718   26   21   13   36   23   61   
238.0e6.1e4.7e9.0e9.516   41   21   11   79   46   105   
248.3e5.8e4.6e8.284   14   37   16   10   34   37   49   
257.99.0e4.5e7.683   13   31   33   10   64   132   45   
 
268.830   e4.5e7.247   12   23   61   10   34   62   34   
278.214   e4.6e6.936   13   12   54   10   15   46   35   
288.114   e4.6e6.631   13   9.623   10   6.531   17   
297.011   e4.7e30   ---   11   7.918   8.415   19   12   
306.69.2e4.889   ---   11   7.715   3.57.929   11   
 
317.5---   e4.951   ---   10   ---   29   ---   3.5105   ---   

TOTAL451.6601.9183.0479.51047.7627.9837.9580.3599.6421.6928.21150.5
MEAN14.620.15.9015.537.420.327.918.720.013.629.938.3
MAX1271089.98915068122617979132134
MIN6.65.74.55.09.09.17.72.53.51.73.13.6
CFSM.811.12.33.862.091.131.561.051.12.761.672.14
IN..941.25.381.002.181.301.741.211.25.881.932.39

e Estimated

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1950 - 2001, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN12.614.713.813.216.023.027.120.017.314.116.614.4
MAX46.544.553.539.251.572.659.057.941.546.610361.4
(WY)195519861983199319971979198319901993195719871961
MIN.22.461.63.981.386.697.874.251.64.68.42.31
(WY)195319541954195419631956197119521956195519531952

SUMMARY STATISTICSFOR 2000 CALENDAR YEARFOR 2001 WATER YEARWATER YEARS 1950 - 2001
ANNUAL TOTAL7386.3  7909.7  
ANNUAL MEAN20.2  21.7  16.9  
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN27.6  1983
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN3.981953
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN206         Apr 20150         Feb 9768     Aug 14 1987
LOWEST DAILY MEAN3.8      Jul 211.7      Jul 21.00Sep 14 1962
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM4.6      Dec 233.4      Jun 30.10Oct 6 1952
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW379         Sep 201120     Aug 14 1987
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE6.27    Sep 2012.84Aug 14 1987
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW1.5      Jul 11, 21, 22
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM)1.131.21.95
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)15.3516.4412.86
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS47     54     38     
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS10     11     8.4  
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS5.3  5.0  2.5  



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Introduction

Station Descriptions

Surface-Water Data

Ground-Water Data

Meteorological Data

Biological Data