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ROCK RIVER BASIN


05439500       SOUTH BRANCH KISHWAUKEE RIVER NEAR FAIRDALE, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 42°06'38", long 88°54'02" (NAD of 1927), in SE1/4SE1/4 sec.17, T.42 N., R.3 E., De Kalb County, Hydrologic Unit 07090006, on right bank at downstream side of bridge on Irene Road, 1.2 mi downstream from Owens Creek, 1.8 mi northeast of Fairdale, and at mile 11.0.

 

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 387 mi2.

 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE

 

DISCHARGE: October 1939 to current year. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1308.

 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2002.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY

 

CHEMICAL: Water years 1978-81.

 

MISCELLANEOUS: Water years 1998 and 2002.

 

REVISED RECORDS.-- WSP 1508: 1940, 1942(M). WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.

 

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 733.90 ft above NGVD of 1929 (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers). Prior to May 1, 1940, nonrecording gage at same site and datum. Prior to Nov. 7, 1986, water-stage recorder on left bank at upstream side of bridge at same site and datum.

 

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 25,400 ft3/s, July 18, 1996, gage height 13.37 ft; minimum discharge, 2.1 ft3/s, Jan. 20, 1940.

 

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: A stage of 11.9 ft occurred in March 1937, from information by a local resident.

 

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

DISCHARGE, in CFS, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2001 TO SEPTEMBER 2002
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAYOCTNOVDECJANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEP
 
159 345 214 e133 103 247 216 276 268 180 47 62 
256 304 204 e128 104 241 223 350 252 171 47 75 
352 264 198 e125 98 236 214 481 270 159 42 88 
452 243 196 e127 e92 e232 196 386 7040 150 40 73 
567 231 188 e129 e92 e226 188 334 6030 140 85 61 
 
688 216 185 e131 e97 e220 186 314 4320 132 111 55 
764 204 177 e126 99 216 203 298 3530 131 67 53 
855 193 169 e124 96 454 516 278 2760 124 51 49 
954 181 159 e128 96 1460 1650 283 1670 156 44 45 
1056 177 153 e140 154 1460 1450 262 1130 184 42 46 
 
1163 168 153 e135 260 1020 1120 277 997 167 38 47 
1266 158 148 e133 266 731 801 1650 900 136 37 43 
13133 154 183 e132 232 598 619 2040 716 122 58 41 
14503 160 240 132 214 521 519 2190 679 108 171 40 
15528 168 225 125 206 459 463 1700 598 94 186 38 
 
16371 154 203 112 197 383 402 1110 514 89 128 36 
17272 145 198 e112 185 339 361 1260 450 81 97 36 
18214 141 198 104 175 326 331 1210 406 78 80 40 
19180 143 194 122 185 300 320 907 364 71 66 51 
20151 140 187 123 383 284 303 713 334 69 60 53 
 
21130 136 174 122 781 270 299 589 312 66 60 66 
22120 135 171 113 682 246 308 514 293 58 2010 55 
231570 130 e169 113 512 243 276 469 275 55 845 44 
241990 153 e164 111 430 241 267 438 262 51 416 45 
251830 259 e153 112 375 218 274 406 250 49 260 40 
 
261380 252 e159 104 329 210 246 396 244 60 180 37 
27921 234 e151 100 297 204 243 348 234 61 137 36 
28664 214 e147 100 267 202 308 326 216 63 109 36 
29527 197 e133 98 --- 217 322 315 200 57 93 36 
30433 201 e130 96 --- 262 292 294 191 53 80 35 
 
31388 --- e138 104 --- 231 --- 281 --- 51 72 --- 

TOTAL13037580054613694700712497131162069535705316657591462
MEAN420.5193.3176.2119.2250.2403.1437.2667.61190102.1185.848.73
MAX19903452401407811460165021907040184201088
MIN521301309692202186262191493735
CFSM1.090.500.460.310.651.041.131.733.080.260.480.13
IN.1.250.560.520.360.671.201.261.993.430.300.550.14

e Estimated

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1940 - 2002, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN159.4191.1202.5227.9335.6524.6500.0413.5394.2229.9164.1142.9
MAX13181052123494612442392178213161734186312021181
(WY)195519861983197420011979199319961993199619871980
MIN11.312.611.36.1915.570.261.147.857.420.517.912.3
(WY)195419541964194019401956196319491988194019711953

SUMMARY STATISTICSFOR 2001 CALENDAR YEARFOR 2002 WATER YEARWATER YEARS 1940 - 2002
ANNUAL TOTAL120520     127399     
ANNUAL MEAN330.2  349.0  290.0  
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN752     1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN65.7  1977
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN3370         Feb 257040         Jun 414600     Jul 18 1996
LOWEST DAILY MEAN23         Sep 1,2,335         Sep 303.0  Jan 20 1940
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM26         Aug 2938         Sep 244.1  Jan 19 1940
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW11000         Jun 425400     Jul 18 1996
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE10.97    Jun 413.37Jul 18 1996
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW32         Sep 302.1  Jan 20 1940
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM)0.850.900.75
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)11.5812.2510.18
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS716     680     670     
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS198     185     133     
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS44     53     20     



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