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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05540250       EAST BRANCH DU PAGE RIVER AT BOLINGBROOK, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 41°43'05", long 88°04'14" (NAD of 1927), in NE1/4SE1/4 sec.3, T.37 N., R.10 E., Will County, Hydrologic Unit 07120004, on downstream side of bridge on Royce Road, 0.5 mi north of Bolingbrook, 4.8 mi northwest of Lemont, and at mile 6.0.

 

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 75.8 mi2.

 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE

 

DISCHARGE: October 1988 to current year.

 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2002.

 

PARTIAL RECORD: Annual maximum gage height, water years 1962-70 (published as "at Barbers Corners").

 

PRECIPITATION: May 1989 to September 1995.

 

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 625.28 ft above NGVD of 1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1988, at datum 17.07 ft higher.

 

REMARKS.-- Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by sewage treatment plants upstream from station. For precipitation records, snowfall-affected data can result during cold weather when snow fills the rain-gage funnel and then melts as temperatures rise. Snowfall-affected data are subject to appreciable errors.

 

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 3,980 ft3/s, July 18, 1996, gage height, 23.75 ft; minimum discharge, 2.4 ft3/s, Aug. 5, 1993.

PRECIPITATION: Maximum recorded, 3.80 in., May 9, 1990 but may have been greater during periods of missing record.

 

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
 
169 103 124 57 94 65 101 137 61 54 50 50 
267 98 101 55 82 76 161 149 58 51 50 72 
363 85 94 55 76 98 135 120 60 50 48 73 
475 81 85 56 74 90 108 104 286 58 50 57 
5355 78 76 55 68 78 92 91 457 50 133 53 
 
6222 77 74 54 65 91 84 107 327 53 76 52 
7139 73 68 55 63 148 118 99 193 50 60 52 
8103 73 65 53 73 320 264 90 133 55 52 50 
992 70 62 52 102 436 491 132 102 444 48 49 
1083 65 63 52 183 431 332 103 110 296 46 48 
 
1191 63 61 52 169 e270 227 265 215 162 44 50 
12164 62 60 51 141 e210 178 949 146 107 45 46 
13372 62 127 51 120 166 147 732 109 83 76 47 
141560 79 104 54 105 e125 128 400 170 73 176 47 
151290 78 94 53 100 e115 116 247 145 67 122 46 
 
16749 66 84 52 94 e100 104 266 104 62 88 47 
17354 63 115 53 83 e94 116 375 89 59 68 47 
18240 63 102 55 79 e90 101 251 81 57 56 72 
19182 80 96 53 129 88 92 179 69 55 63 76 
20147 72 100 50 249 84 265 145 67 52 55 89 
 
21129 64 89 52 e230 79 208 125 62 49 51 78 
22119 62 84 56 e180 73 179 111 57 50 378 73 
23311 59 98 65 135 72 146 106 58 50 470 64 
24348 80 87 61 113 68 153 108 60 49 328 53 
25427 139 75 57 99 67 196 103 72 48 158 53 
 
26297 107 68 56 90 68 143 96 92 50 103 49 
27209 97 69 55 83 66 175 85 71 63 80 48 
28162 77 69 54 75 65 295 85 61 56 70 47 
29142 88 64 55 --- 114 208 77 55 66 64 49 
30126 138 61 55 --- 145 164 70 53 59 57 52 
 
31112 --- 60 71 --- 112 --- 65 --- 53 53 --- 

TOTAL879924022579170531544104522759723623253132181689
MEAN283.880.0783.1955.00112.6132.4174.2192.6120.881.65103.856.30
MAX15601391277124943649194945744447089
MIN635960506365846553484446
CFSM3.741.061.100.731.491.752.302.541.591.081.370.74
IN.4.321.181.270.841.552.012.572.931.781.241.580.83

e Estimated

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1989 - 2002, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN91.18108.782.59106.5122.0131.9163.1148.1127.292.2287.5678.06
MAX284179135263306208358286239299155134
(WY)200219911995199319971993199319901993199619982001
MIN38.440.923.549.542.252.550.543.543.641.738.041.1
(WY)199020001990200019892000198919921992199119911991

SUMMARY STATISTICSFOR 2001 CALENDAR YEARFOR 2002 WATER YEARWATER YEARS 1989 - 2002
ANNUAL TOTAL45333     45003     
ANNUAL MEAN124.2  123.3  111.4  
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN152     1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN76.9  1989
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN1560         Oct 141560         Oct 142700     Jul 18 1996
LOWEST DAILY MEAN35         Jul 1544         Aug 1112     Aug 5 1993
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM39         Jul 1147         Sep 1118     Aug 16 1992
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW1680         Oct 143980     Jul 18 1996
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE22.13    Oct 1423.75Jul 18 1996
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW33         Aug 42.4  Aug 5 1993
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM)1.641.631.47
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)22.2522.0919.98
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS228     243     217     
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS84     80     73     
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS49     51     38     



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