Station list     Available data
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05548105       NIPPERSINK CREEK ABOVE WONDER LAKE, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 42°23'07", long 88°22'10", in NE1/4NW1/4 sec.13, T.45 N., R.7 E., McHenry County, Hydrologic Unit 07120006, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on Thompson Road, at west edge of Wonder Lake and 1.1 mi east of Greenwood at mile 19.7.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 84.5 mi2.

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

DISCHARGE: June 1994 to September 1997, October 1998 to September 2001 (discontinued).

 

STAGE: Water years 1994-1997; 1999-2001.

 

PARTIAL RECORD: Annual maximum, water years 1965 to 1977.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

CHEMICAL: July 1994 to September 1997. Water years 1999 to 2001 (discontinued).

 

SEDIMENT: June 1994 to September 1997, March 1999 to July 2001 (discontinued).

 

MISCELLANEOUS: Water year 2000; contaminants in streambed sediments, water years 1998 and 2000; contaminants in fish tissue, water years 1998 and 1999.

BIOLOGICAL
 

BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATES: Water years 1999 and 2000.

 

FISH: Water years 1999-2001.

 

HABITAT: Water years 1999-2001.


GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder and phone telemeter. Datum of gage is 798.00 ft above sea level. Prior to June 13, 1994, at datum 8.31 ft higher.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum gage height, 13.95 ft, present datum, June 11, 1967, discharge not determined; maximum discharge, 3,690 ft3/s, June 13, 1999, gage height, 11.63 ft; minimum discharge, 5.5 ft3/s, Sept. 12, 1995.
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS: Maximum daily, 808 mg/L, Aug. 17, 1995; minimum daily, 1 mg/L, Aug. 27, 1997.
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT LOADS: Maximum daily, 2,200 tons, June 13, 2000; minimum daily, 0.06 tons, Aug. 27, 1997.

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum stage of 12.26 ft, present datum, occurred between Sept. 30, 1977 and June 13, 1994, from floodmark obtained from crest-stage gage, discharge not determined.

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records good except those for July 15 to September 30, which are fair, and 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
 
165 24 44 e31 67 163 78 52 77 36 21 17 
234 27 42 e30 e70 160 69 47 109 43 41 14 
331 32 39 e29 e98 176 64 44 85 45 29 16 
459 30 38 e29 45 176 61 43 68 46 24 23 
559 29 e36 e29 41 140 62 43 122 42 21 17 
 
663 30 e36 e30 40 116 79 44 168 41 18 16 
755 89 36 30 45 110 74 54 118 57 18 53 
849 87 37 29 42 108 64 58 93 49 17 95 
946 117 e33 e29 333 94 66 46 76 43 20 77 
1044 166 31 e28 460 89 68 47 66 41 29 86 
 
1140 114 30 e27 344 113 88 90 59 39 20 50 
1238 88 38 26 206 121 176 87 170 39 19 34 
1336 73 35 28 155 137 130 68 181 38 18 25 
1434 54 39 32 132 117 105 58 100 38 19 19 
1533 50 36 39 116 153 90 54 86 36 19 17 
 
1633 51 38 44 102 175 80 48 81 31 50 15 
1732 48 32 42 e90 138 71 44 67 36 32 12 
1832 45 e34 43 e82 128 66 41 64 39 19 13 
1935 48 e37 37 71 120 63 39 59 32 18 53 
2033 49 e38 e35 67 114 72 38 53 30 15 63 
 
2132 39 e37 e35 70 111 83 49 50 28 18 115 
2232 e37 e38 e34 57 106 109 57 48 28 20 90 
2333 35 e37 32 56 100 139 49 45 61 21 72 
2436 34 e36 e31 106 91 103 82 42 61 20 85 
2536 34 e35 e29 845 82 83 135 40 38 22 56 
 
2635 40 e34 29 475 74 73 96 38 30 37 49 
2736 43 e35 e28 288 73 65 89 37 24 24 41 
2835 41 e35 e28 201 71 61 71 36 24 21 36 
2933 43 e35 27 --- 71 57 63 35 24 19 35 
3032 45 e34 70 --- 70 54 56 34 21 18 30 
 
3129 --- e32 83 --- 72 --- 53 --- 21 17 --- 

TOTAL12201642111710734704356924531845230711617041324
MEAN39.454.736.034.616811581.859.576.937.522.744.1
MAX6516644838451761761351816150115
MIN292430264070543834211512
CFSM.47.65.43.411.991.36.97.70.91.44.27.52
IN..54.72.49.472.071.571.08.811.02.51.31.58

e Estimated

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1995 - 2001, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN25.035.433.449.787.061.679.911316750.826.629.7
MAX39.454.739.592.316811512616930911037.965.4
(WY)200120011999199920012001199919961999200019962000
MIN10.123.127.224.031.221.846.559.533.219.518.29.97
(WY)199519971996200019951996199620011995199519951995

SUMMARY STATISTICSFOR 2000 CALENDAR YEARFOR 2001 WATER YEARWATER YEARS 1995 - 2001
ANNUAL TOTAL29004         23119     
ANNUAL MEAN79.2      63.3  62.7  
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN86.1  1999
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN39.2  1995
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN2100             Jun 13845         Feb 252260     Jun 14 1999
LOWEST DAILY MEAN16      A    Jan 29-Feb 412         Sep 177.0  Sep 11 1995
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM16             Jan 2917         Aug 317.5  Sep 9 1995
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW981         Feb 253690     Jun 13 1999
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE8.08    Feb 2511.63Jun 13 1999
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW6.4      Sep 185.5  Sep 12 1995
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM).94    .75.74
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)12.77    10.1810.09
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS161         115     119     
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS38         43     35     
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS21         24     17     

A - Estimated, but may have been less during period of backwater from ice, Jan. 17- Feb. 12.


Table of Contents

Introduction

Station Descriptions

Surface-Water Data

Ground-Water Data

Meteorological Data

Biological Data