05545750 DATA: Discharge Tables, 2001

Station list Available data
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

05545750 FOX RIVER NEAR NEW MUNSTER, WI

LOCATION.-- Lat 42°36'39", long 88°13'33", in NW 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.26, T.2 N., R.19 E., Kenosha County, Hydrologic Unit 07120006, on right bank 40 ft downstream from bridge on County Trunk Highway JB, 2.2 mi north of New Munster, and 17.0 mi upstream from Fox Chain of Lakes.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 811 mi².

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

DISCHARGE: October 1939 to current year. Prior to October 1993, published as "at Wilmot" under station number 05546500.

REVISED RECORDS.-- WSP 1308: 1943(M), 1945(M). WDR WI-67-1: Drainage area. WDR WI-92-1: 1991.

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, and U.S. Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter. Datum of gage is 735.72 ft above sea level (Racine County Surveyor bench mark). Prior to Sept. 1, 1965, nonrecording gage at bridge in Wilmot 11 mi downstream at datum 0.50 ft lower, and recording gage Sept. 1, 1965 to Sept. 30, 1993.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 7,520 ft³/s, March 31, 1960, gage height, 9.25 ft, from graph based on gage readings, site and datum then in use; maximum gage height, 14.10 ft, February 21, 1994, ice affected; no flow, October 26, 1945 and August 10, 1990.

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, which are fair.

DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2000 TO SEPTEMBER 2001 DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY	OCT	NOV	DEC	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP

1	814	364	541	e350	e1100	e1800	862	772	812	449	238	279
2	691	357	578	e360	e1000	e1600	873	699	1100	437	298	235
3	616	374	604	e370	e860	e1500	857	690	1210	356	333	250
4	633	369	560	e380	e800	e1600	848	724	1050	377	298	261
5	609	364	464	e400	e740	1630	783	722	1130	387	282	243

6	529	369	e450	e410	e680	1520	821	734	1620	341	273	269
7	543	594	e440	e430	e640	1450	804	853	1640	339	264	278
8	601	720	e420	e480	e600	1380	749	1030	1490	366	262	609
9	589	893	e410	e500	e1200	1320	938	850	1310	326	259	764
10	567	1320	e400	e470	e2600	1250	1090	783	1120	327	302	1030

11	572	1090	e400	e460	e2800	1250	1130	1080	955	291	301	886
12	558	907	e390	e470	e2700	1270	1460	1210	1610	289	220	756
13	541	871	e370	e480	e2500	1270	1730	1050	2770	262	248	644
14	502	808	e380	e490	e2300	1290	1750	1050	2840	250	255	555
15	491	697	e380	e580	e1800	1480	1670	1410	2570	260	202	418

16	454	564	e380	e700	e1500	1890	1580	1410	2360	252	341	392
17	409	554	e390	e740	e1300	1880	1540	1210	2040	304	405	385
18	442	555	e380	e700	e1100	1750	1450	1090	1770	358	366	366
19	378	520	e370	e660	e1000	1620	1250	1010	1580	311	490	576
20	378	495	e370	e680	e940	1510	1240	936	1470	345	490	709

21	383	486	e360	e600	e860	1430	1450	893	1310	312	437	647
22	378	e480	e350	e580	e740	1370	1560	1010	1150	304	337	667
23	377	e470	e350	e540	e800	1310	1540	894	1010	315	343	694
24	382	473	e350	e490	e760	1280	1390	863	826	334	344	950
25	382	470	e350	e460	e1200	1230	1330	1010	760	345	330	896

26	383	476	e350	e430	e2000	1110	1160	1130	668	340	316	785
27	381	487	e350	e410	e2200	1010	1040	1110	643	307	326	706
28	390	484	e340	e390	e2100	966	979	1050	572	251	320	642
29	388	493	e340	e380	---	896	857	962	532	285	308	592
30	371	508	e350	e640	---	890	793	879	414	271	280	483

31	317	---	e350	e1100	---	868	---	779	---	242	261	---

TOTAL	15049	17612	12517	16130	38820	42620	35524	29893	40332	9933	9729	16967
MEAN	485	587	404	520	1386	1375	1184	964	1344	320	314	566
MAX	814	1320	604	1100	2800	1890	1750	1410	2840	449	490	1030
MIN	317	357	340	350	600	868	749	690	414	242	202	235
CFSM	.60	.72	.50	.64	1.71	1.70	1.46	1.19	1.66	.40	.39	.70
IN.	.69	.81	.57	.74	1.78	1.95	1.63	1.37	1.85	.46	.45	.78

e Estimated

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1940 - 2001, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN	385	479	451	427	548	1111	1077	718	565	395	334	348
MAX	1931	1536	1755	1818	1386	2434	3591	2078	1748	1382	902	1763
(WY)	1987	1986	1983	1960	2001	1979	1993	1973	2000	1969	1952	1972
MIN	79.5	113	91.4	87.7	105	252	256	108	124	69.2	57.2	62.7
(WY)	1957	1950	1964	1940	1940	1968	1958	1958	1988	1958	1958	1946

SUMMARY STATISTICS	FOR 2000 CALENDAR YEAR		FOR 2001 WATER YEAR		WATER YEARS 1940 - 2001
ANNUAL TOTAL	267092		285126
ANNUAL MEAN	730		781		569
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN					1240	1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN					174	1958
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN	3330	Jun 3	2840	Jun 14	7100	Apr 1 1960
LOWEST DAILY MEAN	(a)210	Jan 26,27	202	Aug 15	35	Sep 9 1958
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM	(a)217	Jan 25	255	Aug 9	41	Sep 7 1958
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW			(b)2990	Jun 13	(c)7520	Mar 31 1960
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE			(d)12.69	Feb 11	(a)14.10	Feb 21 1994
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW			195	Aug 15	.00	(f)Oct 26 194
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM)	.90		.96		.70
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)	12.25		13.08		9.54
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS	1630		1500		1280
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS	461		601		370
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS	260		308		127

	(a) Ice affected
	(b) Gage height, 12.24 ft
	(c) Gage height, 9.25 ft, from graph based on gage readings, site and datum then in use
	(d) Backwater from ice
	(e) Estimated due to ice effect or missing record
	(f) Also occurred Aug. 10, 1990