05560500 DATA: Discharge Tables, 2001

Station list Available data
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

05560500 FARM CREEK AT FARMDALE, IL

LOCATION.-- Lat 40°40'00", long 89°30'15", in NE1/4SE1/4 sec.36, T.26 N., R.4 W., Tazewell County, Hydrologic Unit 07130001, on left bank 200 ft downstream from bridge, 0.2 mi east of Farmdale, 0.2 mi upstream from Norfolk & Western Railway bridge, 0.3 mi downstream from Toledo, Peoria & Western Railroad bridge, and at mile 5.7.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 27.4 mi².

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

DISCHARGE: October 1948 to October 1985. Seven-month period (March to September), March 1986 to current.

STAGE: Water years 1994-2001.

PARTIAL RECORD: Miscellaneous discharge measurements, water years 1986-99.

REVISED RECORDS.-- WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 530.12 ft above sea level.

REMARKS.-- High flow regulated by Farmdale Dam, 1 mi upstream effective Aug. 16, 1951.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum gage height, 7.58 ft, Apr. 24, 1950, discharge not determined; maximum discharge after Farmdale Dam, Aug. 16, 1951, 1,050 ft³/s, June 2, 1980, gage height, 4.43 ft; maximum gage height, 6.55 ft, Feb. 20, 1982, ice jam; no flow for several days in most years.

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records poor.

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	e2.6	---	---	---	---	---	e16	e17	e52	e5.4	e3.1	e1.3
2	e2.4	---	---	---	---	---	e15	e16	e33	e5.2	e3.0	e1.3
3	e2.2	---	---	---	---	---	e14	e15	e31	e11	e4.6	e1.1
4	12	---	---	---	---	---	e14	e14	e30	e13	e2.6	e1.1
5	14	---	---	---	---	---	e17	e14	e35	e10	e2.7	e1.1

6	---	---	---	---	---	---	e58	e15	e115	e8.5	e2.5	e1.0
7	---	---	---	---	---	---	e93	e15	e50	e7.6	e2.3	e1.2
8	---	---	---	---	---	---	e40	e13	e41	e7.2	e2.1	e1.3
9	---	---	---	---	---	---	e36	e13	e30	e8.8	e2.2	e1.8
10	---	---	---	---	---	---	e35	e13	e25	e7.7	e2.3	e2.1

11	---	---	---	---	---	---	e105	e23	e24	e6.9	e1.9	e1.4
12	---	---	---	---	---	---	e95	e16	e23	e6.4	e1.8	e1.1
13	---	---	---	---	---	---	e38	e14	e22	e5.5	e1.6	e.92
14	---	---	---	---	---	---	e31	e16	e20	e5.3	e1.6	e.95
15	---	---	---	---	---	---	e28	e17	e19	e4.8	e1.8	e.96

16	---	---	---	---	---	---	e26	e17	e17	e4.8	e2.3	e.98
17	---	---	---	---	---	---	e23	e52	e16	e5.1	e1.9	e.96
18	---	---	---	---	---	---	e23	e51	e16	e5.5	e2.8	e2.1
19	---	---	---	---	---	---	e23	e36	e15	e6.1	e3.1	e4.8
20	---	---	---	---	---	e38	e23	e27	e14	e5.5	e2.0	e2.2

21	---	---	---	---	---	e32	e30	e30	e17	e5.7	e1.9	e2.3
22	---	---	---	---	---	e26	e42	e20	e15	e5.2	e2.7	e1.8
23	---	---	---	---	---	e23	e35	e18	e13	e5.7	e3.7	e1.5
24	---	---	---	---	---	e21	e27	e18	e11	e6.4	e2.5	e1.2
25	---	---	---	---	---	e19	e23	e18	e9.5	e5.6	e2.3	e1.2

26	---	---	---	---	---	e19	e20	e23	e8.5	e4.5	e1.7	e1.0
27	---	---	---	---	---	e18	e19	e28	e7.5	e3.9	e1.3	e.95
28	---	---	---	---	---	e18	e17	e23	e6.6	e3.6	e1.3	e.92
29	---	---	---	---	---	e18	e17	e20	e6.0	e3.4	e1.2	e.90
30	---	---	---	---	---	e17	e17	e18	e5.6	e3.4	e1.2	e.88

31	---	---	---	---	---	e17	---	e60	---	e3.7	e1.3	---

TOTAL	---	---	---	---	---	---	1000	690	727.7	191.4	69.3	42.32
MEAN	---	---	---	---	---	---	33.3	22.3	24.3	6.17	2.24	1.41
MAX	---	---	---	---	---	---	105	60	115	13	4.6	4.8
MIN	---	---	---	---	---	---	14	13	5.6	3.4	1.2	.88
CFSM	---	---	---	---	---	---	1.22	.81	.89	.23	.08	.05
IN.	---	---	---	---	---	---	1.36	.94	.99	.26	.09	.06

e Estimated

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1949 - 2001, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN	6.65	8.73	13.9	17.1	25.9	34.2	39.2	32.0	25.0	12.8	9.85	12.6
MAX	41.5	35.8	85.1	74.9	85.7	141	104	190	150	73.5	118	168
(WY)	1978	1973	1983	1965	1951	1979	1983	1995	1980	1993	1993	1993
MIN	.048	.000	.42	.36	1.14	1.39	4.14	2.37	.34	1.05	.54	.030
(WY)	1949	1950	1951	1977	1963	1956	1977	1956	1956	1956	1953	1949