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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05540160       EAST BRANCH DU PAGE RIVER NEAR DOWNERS GROVE, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 41°49'54", long 88°02'51", in SE1/4SW1/4 sec.25, T.39 N., R.10 E., Du Page County, Hydrologic Unit 07120004, on upstream side of bridge on State Highway 56, 2.2 mi northwest of Downers Grove, and at mile 15.0.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 26.6 mi2.

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

DISCHARGE: October 1989 to current year.

 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2001.

 

PARTIAL RECORD: Annual maximum, water years 1961-76.


GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 660.00 ft above sea level. Prior to July 19, 1989, at datum 12.21 ft higher.

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

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 936 ft3/s, July 18, 1996, gage height, 16.13 ft, from floodmark; minimum discharge, 3.6 ft3/s, Dec. 19, 1989.

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
 
126 20 30 28 88 53 34 36 92 22 23 108 
224 24 29 27 64 48 31 34 98 21 40 67 
327 21 29 27 52 44 29 31 76 29 29 43 
4155 21 29 28 47 41 28 30 53 24 25 37 
587 22 27 28 43 38 34 29 125 22 23 31 
 
660 39 27 29 42 36 145 30 129 21 23 46 
742 118 26 30 40 34 121 36 81 25 23 80 
835 61 26 29 87 32 79 32 58 24 22 48 
932 183 27 30 409 31 65 29 47 24 24 53 
1029 177 26 30 337 31 53 32 42 23 29 44 
 
1127 98 28 29 165 34 55 74 38 21 24 36 
1226 59 28 29 100 42 73 59 71 21 22 30 
1326 63 26 31 75 42 54 43 45 21 37 27 
1425 50 28 46 90 38 47 37 37 20 25 25 
1524 41 27 67 93 64 73 34 34 19 23 24 
 
1623 36 e27 66 77 103 65 34 31 21 53 24 
1722 32 e27 57 60 104 51 30 28 20 36 23 
1822 31 28 51 50 95 45 27 33 23 33 25 
1923 29 29 45 47 81 40 26 30 22 34 261 
2024 29 28 42 43 72 59 25 29 22 28 265 
 
2125 26 29 39 38 61 103 32 32 40 25 305 
2223 25 28 36 39 52 85 31 30 84 27 176 
2324 25 28 34 35 47 112 29 28 102 39 190 
2424 25 27 33 120 43 130 27 27 53 43 209 
2522 27 26 31 244 38 89 40 26 87 126 97 
 
2625 41 26 31 142 36 67 78 25 47 117 62 
2722 37 26 32 88 34 53 112 23 34 63 49 
2822 33 26 31 62 33 44 90 23 31 41 41 
2921 33 26 52 --- 31 42 59 24 27 32 38 
3021 30 27 146 --- 30 38 43 23 25 32 36 
 
3120 --- 28 127 --- 31 --- 48 --- 24 106 --- 

TOTAL1008145684913412777149919441297143899912272500
MEAN32.548.527.443.399.248.464.841.847.932.239.683.3
MAX15518330146409104145112129102126305
MIN202026273530282523192223
CFSM1.221.821.031.633.731.822.441.571.801.211.493.13
IN.1.412.041.191.883.882.102.721.812.011.401.723.50

e Estimated

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1990 - 2001, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN35.149.437.749.557.056.374.366.457.438.439.237.1
MAX70.692.856.210013887.813912197.296.563.483.3
(WY)199919911991199319971993199319901993199619982001
MIN18.520.516.324.628.929.933.322.221.519.918.419.7
(WY)199020001990200019961996199019921992199119911995

SUMMARY STATISTICSFOR 2000 CALENDAR YEARFOR 2001 WATER YEARWATER YEARS 1990 - 2001
ANNUAL TOTAL16356     18335     
ANNUAL MEAN44.7  50.2  49.7      
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN64.1      1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN38.5      1994
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN478         Apr 21409         Feb 9853         Jul 18 1996
LOWEST DAILY MEAN19         A19         Jul 1511         B
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM20         Sep 220         Jul 1112         Aug 14 1992
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW460         Feb 9936         Jul 18 1996
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE13.68    Feb 916.13 CJul 18 1996
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW10         Jul 133.6      Dec 19 1989
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM)1.681.891.87    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)22.8725.6425.39    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS82     97     94         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS29     33     32         
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS22     23     19         

A - Aug. 30, Sept. 3.
B - Aug. 19, Oct. 7, 1992.
C - From floodmark.


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