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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05527500       KANKAKEE RIVER NEAR WILMINGTON, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 41°20'48", long 88°11'11" (NAD of 1927), in NW1/4NW1/4 sec. 15, T.33 N., R.9 E., Will County, Hydrologic Unit 07120001, on right bank, 0.4 mi downstream from Prairie Creek, 0.5 mi upstream from bridge on Interstate 55, 5 mi downstream from Wilmington, and at mile 5.7.

 

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 5,150 mi2.

 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE

 

DISCHARGE: February 1935 to current year. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1308. November 1914 to September 1933 at site 8.5 mi upstream, published as Kankakee River at Custer Park. Records may not be equivalent.

 

STAGE: Water years 1994 to current year.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY

 

CHEMICAL: Water years 1977-91. Additional chemical data for water years 1959-77 are published in Water Resources Investigations 78-23 and 79-24 as site F 01.

 

SEDIMENT: October 1978 to September 1982, January 1993 to December 1995.

 

WATER TEMPERATURE: Water years 1973-77.

 

REVISED RECORDS.-- WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area. WDR IL-83-2: 1982(M). WDR IL-91-2: 1981(M).

 

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter. Datum of gage is 510.86 ft above NGVD of 1929.

 

REMARKS.-- Slight diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplants upstream from station.

 

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 75,900 ft3/s, July 13, 1957, gage height, 11.40 ft; maximum gage height, 13.88 ft, Jan. 30, 1968, ice jam; minimum discharge, 204 ft3/s, Aug. 1, 1936.

SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS: Maximum daily, 2,180 mg/L, Apr. 14, 1981; minimum daily, 5 mg/L, Feb. 5, 1993, Sept. 24-30, 1995, Oct. 12, 1995.

SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT LOADS: Maximum daily, 172,000 tons, Apr. 14, 1981; minimum daily, 12 tons, Sept. 20, 29-30, 1995.

 

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Floods in 1883, 1887 reached a stage of 16.73 ft, discharge not determined.

 

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

Discharge, cubic feet per second, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2002 TO SEPTEMBER 2003
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAYOCTNOVDECJANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEP
 
1847 846 956 1480 e1080 e900 1970 3130 4840 1830 6480 1180 
2775 822 994 1750 e1130 e860 1960 3930 4800 1730 5870 1530 
3774 827 e940 1980 e1200 e840 1970 3940 4690 1590 5570 2360 
4795 814 e980 1980 e1250 e840 1950 3840 4370 1490 5180 4010 
5838 968 e980 1830 e1300 e840 2690 5580 4080 e2500 5300 4000 
 
6823 997 e970 1720 e1400 e880 4520 7760 3760 e4000 5020 3150 
7811 975 e940 1610 e1500 e1000 5980 7110 3580 6870 4680 2590 
8775 1040 e900 1620 e1410 1260 6680 6610 3410 9900 4130 2160 
9792 1050 e880 1620 e1360 1700 7190 9520 3260 13600 3540 1800 
10787 1020 e860 e1480 e1300 2010 6920 14100 3090 18200 3140 1610 
 
11787 979 e860 e1490 e1250 2080 6170 15300 2980 20500 2830 1460 
12814 1100 1020 e1500 e1200 1880 5370 14800 2920 21100 2630 1310 
13806 1060 1010 e1400 e1170 2140 4710 13500 3150 20800 2410 1180 
14800 1000 992 e1250 e1120 2580 4160 12100 5320 19700 2190 1210 
15771 1050 945 e1400 e1090 2620 3700 10900 7630 e19000 2030 1180 
 
16779 1010 925 e1600 e1060 2400 3570 10900 7910 e18000 1940 1140 
17872 991 947 e1400 e1030 2450 3350 10400 7080 17400 1890 1110 
18920 970 1200 e1300 e1010 2460 3180 9110 5810 19600 1870 1150 
19957 957 1480 e1200 e990 2520 3020 7910 4630 19800 1860 1150 
20932 938 1540 e1150 e980 2570 2910 e7100 3870 17900 1740 1100 
 
21920 930 1640 e1130 e1010 2650 2770 6430 3390 18200 1560 1050 
22861 885 1670 e1090 e1070 2710 2850 5970 2960 19100 1320 1060 
23785 982 1770 e1060 e1150 2700 3080 5550 2570 17800 1200 1020 
24793 944 1770 e1030 e1300 2700 3150 5190 2300 15900 1150 1020 
25793 936 1560 e1010 e1400 2730 3070 4860 2080 13300 1040 1050 
 
26775 1080 e1450 e1000 e1250 2620 3010 4530 1730 11200 987 1090 
27794 1070 e1500 e1000 e1130 2510 2980 4230 1790 9890 907 1120 
28787 1010 e1500 e1000 e1000 2360 2890 4120 1730 9530 833 1130 
29820 895 e1480 e1000 --- 2350 2700 4620 e2100 8800 888 1420 
30862 926 e1400 e1010 --- 2260 2780 4640 e1970 7980 963 1900 
 
31831 --- e1350 e1050 --- 2130 --- 4560 --- 7180 939 --- 

TOTAL2547629072374094214033140625501112502322401138003943908208748240
MEAN82296912071359118420183708749237931272026481608
MAX9571100177019801500273071901530079102110064804010
MIN771814860100098084019503130173014908331020
CFSM0.160.190.230.260.230.390.721.450.742.470.510.31
IN.0.180.210.270.300.240.450.801.680.822.850.590.35

e Estimated

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1934 - 2003, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN231632224259480660097842804571085564363319621829
MAX15570155301815017270138702273018360214801432012720579314370
(WY)199419861983199319681982195019431993200319901993
MIN515605637700709144323591820957463451482
(WY)196419541964194519631957194019581936193619881941

SUMMARY STATISTICSFOR 2002 CALENDAR YEARFOR 2003 WATER YEARWATER YEARS 1934 - 2003
ANNUAL TOTAL1971710     1211794     
ANNUAL MEAN5402     3320     4711         
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN10380         1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN1407         1964
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN40100         May 1321100         Jul 1255100         Nov 28 1990
LOWEST DAILY MEAN621         Sep 8771         Oct 15270         Jan 1 1940
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM670         Sep 11792         Oct 10340         Aug 2 1988
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW21300         Jul 1875900      AJul 13 1957
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE5.30    Jul 1813.88 BJan 30 1968
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW739         C204         Aug 1 1936
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM)1.050.640.91    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)14.248.7512.43    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS13600     7680     10800         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS2610     1610     3020         
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS806     862     872         

A - Gage height, 11.40 ft.

B - Ice jam.

C - Oct. 3, 4, and 15.



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