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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05539900       WEST BRANCH DU PAGE RIVER NEAR WEST CHICAGO, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 41°54'39", long 88°10'44", in SE1/4NW1/4 sec.35, T.40 N., R.9 E., Du Page County, Hydrologic Unit 07120004, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 64, 2 mi northeast of West Chicago, and at mile 49.2.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 28.5 mi2.

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

DISCHARGE: July 1961 to current year.

 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2001.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

CHEMICAL: Water years 1979-91.


REVISED RECORDS.-- WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area. WDR IL-77-1: 1966-67(M).

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder and phone telemeter. Datum of gage is 717.76 ft above sea level.

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

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 984 ft3/s, Dec. 3, 1982, gage height, 10.44 ft; maximum gage height, 10.78 ft, Feb. 21, 1997; minimum discharge, .20 ft3/s, July 1, 5, 8-12, 1963.

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records poor.
DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2000 TO SEPTEMBER 2001
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAYOCTNOVDECJANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEP
 
125 15 e26 e20 103 38   23 21 110 17   20 68 
225 21 e26 e20 85 29   20 19 193 17   22 40 
326 20 e25 e20 62 27   15 15 94 18   19 32 
4175 17 e25 20 53 18   13 16 67 18   19 30 
586 16 e25 21 45 17   17 16 201 16   18 24 
 
676 32 e24 22 40 15   90 18 159 16   17 26 
748 232 e22 23 44 13   67 44 99 28   18 72 
838 86 e21 23 102 13   38 36 74 23   16 32 
934 264 e22 21 531 9.952 25 59 20   12 44 
1031 278 e22 22 307 10   38 102 48 19   56 49 
 
1126 118 e23 22 125 16   37 353 43 11   25 28 
1224 91 e22 22 86 26   82 137 55 10   18 20 
1322 91 e20 26 63 32   44 92 39 9.722 18 
1422 76 e21 44 96 23   35 76 30 13   18 16 
1523 59 e22 91 84 70   55 64 41 14   15 14 
 
1628 55 e23 89 51 115   41 56 30 14   71 14 
1723 44 e22 70 32 100   31 58 23 24   36 15 
1821 38 e22 61 24 93   31 42 59 25   27 32 
1919 31 e21 51 20 74   38 32 34 18   28 623 
2020 30 e20 41 18 54   44 27 25 18   22 554 
 
2122 25 e19 35 15 46   45 56 32 45   19 560 
2223 23 e19 31 16 38   41 41 30 158   47 372 
2325 23 e19 29 14 33   57 34 24 102   103 283 
2429 21 e18 28 104 29   56 25 22 65   41 243 
2523 21 e18 24 302 23   39 25 20 94   146 149 
 
2621 41 e19 23 98 21   33 56 18 58   109 119 
2719 36 e19 24 61 19   29 98 17 36   53 95 
2817 27 e19 24 42 17   29 71 17 29   44 72 
2917 27 e18 42 --- 15   23 45 18 26   30 49 
3017 e27 e18 206 --- 17   22 32 18 24   33 37 
 
3115 --- e19 147 --- 19   --- 41 --- 21   226 --- 

TOTAL10201885659134226231069.91185177316991006.713503730
MEAN32.962.821.343.393.734.539.557.256.632.543.5124
MAX1752782620653111590353201158226623
MIN15151820149.91315179.71214
CFSM1.152.20.751.523.291.211.392.011.991.141.534.36
IN.1.332.46.861.753.421.401.552.312.221.311.764.87

e Estimated

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1961 - 2001, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN24.333.333.830.939.753.062.045.138.326.729.230.3
MAX68.011113481.511819113511310363.8135124
(WY)198719861983199919971979198319961996199319872001
MIN1.541.62.97.87.7512.314.713.92.025.361.501.22
(WY)196419631963196319631968196319711963196619611962

SUMMARY STATISTICSFOR 2000 CALENDAR YEARFOR 2001 WATER YEARWATER YEARS 1961 - 2001
ANNUAL TOTAL14162     19342.6  
ANNUAL MEAN38.7  53.0  37.2      
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN58.1      1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN6.41    1963
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN418         Sep 12623         Sep 19817         Dec 3 1982
LOWEST DAILY MEAN14         A9.7      Jul 13.20    Jul 5 1963
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM15         Jul 2113         Jul 10.26    Jul 5 1963
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW825         Sep 19984      BDec 3 1982
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE10.36    Sep 1910.78    Feb 21 1997
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW5.2      Jul 14.20    C
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM)1.361.861.30    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)18.4925.2517.72    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS72     101     76         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS25     28     23         
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS16     17     7.6      

A - Several days.
B - Gage height, 10.44 ft.
C - July 1, 5, 8-12, 1963.


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