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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05539900       WEST BRANCH DU PAGE RIVER NEAR WEST CHICAGO, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 41°54'39", long 88°10'44" (NAD of 1927), in SE1/4NW1/4 sec.35, T.40 N., R.9 E., Du Page County, Hydrologic Unit 07120004, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 64, 2 mi northeast of West Chicago, and at mile 49.2.

 

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 28.5 mi2.

 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE

 

DISCHARGE: July 1961 to current year.

 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2002.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY

 

CHEMICAL: Water years 1979-91.

 

REVISED RECORDS.-- WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area. WDR IL-77-1: 1966-67(M).

 

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder and phone telemeter. Datum of gage is 717.76 ft above NGVD of 1929.

 

REMARKS.-- Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by sewage-treatment plant upstream from station.

 

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 984 ft3/s, Dec. 3, 1982, gage height, 10.44 ft; maximum gage height, 10.91 ft, Oct. 14, 2001; minimum discharge, .20 ft3/s, July 1, 5, 8-12, 1963.

 

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records poor.


DISCHARGE, in CFS, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2001 TO SEPTEMBER 2002
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAYOCTNOVDECJANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEP
 
133 54 82 21 47 46 37 38 22 22 22 19 
231 52 56 20 44 52 54 118 19 21 24 51 
332 48 45 21 38 61 40 57 24 19 22 43 
437 46 39 19 36 53 33 45 466 20 33 26 
5168 43 39 21 31 44 32 39 562 18 94 22 
 
674 41 34 22 28 51 37 37 248 18 36 21 
756 45 33 22 29 88 59 32 168 18 28 20 
848 49 27 20 36 268 175 29 126 18 25 20 
940 41 24 22 55 311 317 53 100 147 21 19 
1047 36 21 23 128 165 139 34 87 38 20 19 
 
1171 34 16 23 100 108 102 131 118 31 18 21 
12143 33 17 23 82 87 82 607 93 24 17 18 
13326 29 99 25 71 71 67 299 77 19 107 15 
14824 38 48 25 60 60 54 159 81 18 238 15 
15483 36 35 25 57 54 49 112 72 16 88 16 
 
16282 31 34 25 55 40 40 168 54 17 61 16 
17192 29 43 25 50 35 39 195 46 16 46 14 
18149 29 35 24 46 32 35 113 40 17 34 16 
19116 35 39 24 75 27 32 90 35 16 32 27 
2093 30 37 24 255 27 41 75 33 15 25 61 
 
2181 27 28 25 173 25 67 59 33 16 18 46 
2282 27 34 26 110 23 76 48 30 18 480 83 
23486 24 67 31 90 22 45 44 28 16 463 40 
24400 53 44 34 77 22 48 51 28 14 188 26 
25336 73 35 33 67 19 56 54 25 16 128 20 
 
26181 46 30 33 60 19 38 43 25 17 99 19 
27137 41 29 33 57 17 55 36 24 26 78 18 
28117 38 27 34 50 17 101 33 24 26 56 16 
2998 42 24 31 --- 56 59 28 23 48 36 19 
3082 117 24 27 --- 62 44 27 23 31 27 19 
 
3165 --- 24 36 --- 39 --- 24 --- 23 21 --- 

TOTAL531012671169797200720012053287827347792585785
MEAN171.342.2337.7125.7171.6864.5568.4392.8491.1325.1383.3926.17
MAX824117993625531131760756214748083
MIN312416192817322419141714
CFSM6.011.481.320.902.522.262.403.263.200.882.930.92
IN.6.931.651.531.042.622.612.683.763.571.023.371.02


STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1961 - 2002, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN27.9233.5633.9030.7340.4553.3162.2046.3039.5626.6130.5330.17
MAX17111113481.511819113511310363.8135124
(WY)200219861983199919971979198319961996199319872001
MIN1.541.620.970.870.7512.314.713.92.025.361.501.22
(WY)196419631963196319631968196319711963196619611962

SUMMARY STATISTICSFOR 2001 CALENDAR YEARFOR 2002 WATER YEARWATER YEARS 1961 - 2002
ANNUAL TOTAL23524.6  24365     
ANNUAL MEAN64.4566.7537.89    
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN66.8      2002
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN6.41    1963
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN824         Oct 14824         Oct 14824         Oct 14 2001
LOWEST DAILY MEAN9.7      Jul 1314         Jul 24,Sep 170.20    Jul 5 1963
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM13         Jul 1016         Sep 120.26    Jul 5 1963
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW913         Oct 14984      ADec 3 1982
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE10.91    Oct 1410.91    Oct 14 2001
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW6.5      Jan 110.20    B
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM)2.262.341.33    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)30.7131.8018.06    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS117     129     77         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS36     37     24         
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS17     19     8.0      

A - Gage height, 10.44 ft.

B - July 1, 5, 8-12, 1963.



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