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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05547755       SQUAW CREEK AT ROUND LAKE, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 42°21'00", long 88°05'18", in SW1/4NE1/4 sec.29, T.45 N., R.10 E., Lake County, Hydrologic Unit 07120006, on left bank at upstream side of bridge on MacGillis Road at Round Lake, and at mile 7.5.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 17.2 mi2.

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

DISCHARGE: October 1989 to current year.

 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2001.


GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 764.94 ft above sea level.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 312 ft3/s, July 18, 1993, from rating curve extended above 120 ft3/s on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow, gage height, 6.42 ft; no flow at times in 1991, 1994 and 1998.

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
 
14.31.49.6e4.7e23 44   11   5.511   1.6  .45.67
23.11.69.2e4.7e20 37   10   4.715   1.4  2.2  .63
32.63.88.5e4.6e18 34   9.24.012   1.3  2.3  .58
411   2.37.7e4.5e17 30   9.33.39.71.3  1.5  .47
511   1.96.7e4.615 25   11   3.115   1.1  .85.39
 
611   3.65.9e4.813 21   17   2.825   .82.59.54
78.125   5.5e4.913 19   17   5.022   4.9  .465.7  
86.221   5.3e4.715 17   14   6.016   3.8  .393.2  
95.263   5.2e4.4160 15   14   4.512   2.5  1.5  5.6  
104.487   5.2e4.3200 14   15   5.38.72.0  .898.3  
 
113.666   e5.8e4.2192 16   28   31   8.01.6  .495.8  
123.348   e5.9e4.4113 16   60   29   49   1.2  .452.5  
133.238   e5.7e5.071 18   49   19   43   1.1  .541.8  
142.931   e5.9e6.258 16   36   16   26   1.1  .471.2  
152.123   e5.6e7.851 24   27   18   18   .79.40.81
 
162.119   e5.4e8.243 33   23   14   14   .743.6  .54
172.116   e5.2e8.4e34 30   18   11   11   1.6  2.2  .55
182.013   e5.7e8.4e29 30   16   8.09.41.4  1.6  .67
192.111   e5.8e7.425 29   14   5.97.61.4  2.4  16     
201.99.4e5.9e6.722 25   16   4.75.81.0  2.1  14     
 
212.58.5e5.7e6.2e20 22   18   4.55.2.701.6  33     
222.97.5e5.5e5.8e19 20   21   4.44.82.1  2.1  22     
232.96.8e5.4e5.117 20   28   4.54.22.1  4.4  21     
242.56.7e5.3e4.830 22   26   5.03.64.4  2.1  23     
253.26.7e5.2e4.7120 18   18   5.33.13.4  2.3  14     
 
262.99.4e5.0e4.690 15   14   5.92.52.3  2.3  8.9  
272.610   e4.9e4.668 12   11   18   2.21.5  1.6  5.3  
282.39.5e4.8e4.655 11   8.916   2.4.851.1  3.9  
292.59.5e4.814   --- 9.87.611   2.2.80.853.3  
302.29.6e4.7e23   --- 11   6.38.01.8.74.732.9  
 
311.4---   e4.7e26   --- 10   ---   6.7---   .77.63---     

TOTAL120.1569.2181.7216.31551663.8573.3290.1370.252.3145.09207.25
MEAN3.8719.05.866.9855.421.419.19.3612.31.691.456.91
MAX11879.626200446031494.94.433
MIN1.41.44.74.2139.86.32.81.8.70.39.39
CFSM.231.12.34.413.261.261.12.55.73.10.09.41
IN..261.25.40.473.391.451.25.63.81.11.10.45

e Estimated

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1990 - 2001, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN3.2312.811.114.725.626.633.327.918.910.82.623.47
MAX8.5533.626.640.255.445.879.499.674.454.07.6012.9
(WY)199119931992199920011990199319961996199319901992
MIN.401.16.983.1410.97.569.333.36.76.44.19.11
(WY)199519971990199419951996199419941992199119911994

SUMMARY STATISTICSFOR 2000 CALENDAR YEARFOR 2001 WATER YEARWATER YEARS 1990 - 2001
ANNUAL TOTAL6674.064840.35
ANNUAL MEAN18.2  13.3  15.8      
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN27.6      1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN9.47    1994
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN161         May 19200         Feb 10284         May 21 1996
LOWEST DAILY MEAN.48    Sep 7.39    A.00    B
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM.63    Sep 4.56    Aug 31.00    Sep 10 1994
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW265         Feb 11312      CJul 18 1993
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE5.56    Feb 116.42    Jul 18 1993
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW.12    Sep 6
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM)1.07.78.93    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)14.6010.5912.66    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS51     29     39         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS6.9  5.8  6.7      
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS1.9  1.1  .61    

A - Aug. 8, Sept. 5.
B - No flow at times in 1991, 1994 and 1998.
C - From rating curve extended above 120 ft3/s on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow.


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