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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05536265       LANSING DITCH NEAR LANSING, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 41°31'42", long 87°31'45" (NAD of 1927), at north boundary of sec.17, T.35 N., R.15 E., Cook County, Hydrologic Unit 07120003, on right bank at upstream side of bridge on 202nd Street, 0.2 mi west of Indiana State line, 0.5 mi east of Burnham Avenue, 2 mi south of Lansing, and at mile 2.7.

 

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 8.84 mi2.

 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE

 

DISCHARGE: May 1948 to current year. Prior to October 1974, records published with those for streams in the St. Lawrence River basin (WSP 1307, 1727, 1911, 2111, WDR IL 1971-74).

 

STAGE: Water years 1994 to current year.

 

REVISED RECORDS.-- WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area. WDR IL-79-2: 1975-78.

 

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 607.16 ft above NGVD of 1929. Prior to Sept. 20, 1948, nonrecording gage at same site and datum.

 

REMARKS.-- Some diurnal fluctuation caused by pumping operations upstream from station.

 

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 461 ft3/s, May 10 or 11, 1948, gage height, 9.24 ft, from floodmark; maximum gage height, 10.18 ft, Oct. 11, 1954, discharge 302 ft3/s; no flow at times in most years.

 

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records poor.


Discharge, cubic feet per second, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2002 TO SEPTEMBER 2003
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAYOCTNOVDECJANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEP
 
10.060.570.000.03e0.10e0.120.763.7  14   15   e30   4.9  
20.090.560.000.00e0.11e0.114.2  3.0  14   12   e60   2.7  
30.090.570.000.00e0.12e0.114.1  0.5319   15   26   1.8  
40.880.570.000.000.14e0.116.3  0.9320   17   36   1.5  
50.550.810.000.000.15e0.124.8  11     16   34   25   1.2  
 
60.131.0  0.000.00e0.14e0.120.7820     8.722   27   0.96
70.040.980.002.6  e0.13e0.130.6027     12   24   13   0.74
80.010.440.000.11e0.120.140.3310     14   21   3.32.9  
90.000.006.6  e0.10e0.120.092.1  51     14   21   5.60.47
100.000.040.22e0.10e0.110.130.2233     16   16   7.30.99
 
110.000.000.00e0.10e0.110.140.2229     17   13   7.32.0  
120.010.000.00e0.10e0.100.140.2213     17   10   7.50.04
130.140.000.00e0.10e0.1011     0.2214     21   9.36.80.08
140.140.000.00e0.10e0.105.1  0.2213     7.410   7.80.25
156.5  0.000.00e0.10e0.100.250.2224     7.432   8.10.23
 
164.7  0.000.00e0.09e0.110.240.2237     6.638   8.60.18
170.040.000.00e0.09e0.110.220.2215     5.660   8.90.16
180.060.000.62e0.09e0.120.220.2418     12   74   8.40.17
190.090.000.37e0.09e0.120.220.3518     15   23   16   0.17
200.130.000.00e0.09e0.130.300.5523     10   13   14   0.17
 
210.180.000.00e0.09e0.130.220.2217     11   124   1.50.17
220.200.000.00e0.09e0.140.220.2217     13   49   1.90.29
230.240.000.00e0.090.150.220.2218     15   28   2.20.28
240.280.000.00e0.090.150.220.2218     16   29   2.80.26
250.401.9  0.00e0.090.150.22e0.2815     16   63   3.30.15
 
260.470.000.00e0.09e0.140.220.3116     17   e40   4.20.23
270.470.000.00e0.09e0.130.220.2816     17   e50   4.10.38
280.470.000.00e0.09e0.120.440.3215     17   e80   3.80.38
290.480.000.00e0.09---     0.740.3515     18   e40   4.30.30
300.540.000.00e0.10---     0.722.3  15     18   e30   3.70.18
 
310.54---     3.5  e0.10---     0.67---     16     ---   e20   3.5---     

TOTAL17.937.4411.314.903.4523.1231.59542.16424.71032.3361.924.23
MEAN0.580.250.360.160.120.751.0517.514.233.311.70.81
MAX6.51.96.62.60.15116.35121124604.9
MIN0.000.000.000.000.100.090.220.535.69.31.50.04
CFSM0.070.030.040.020.010.080.121.981.603.771.320.09
IN.0.080.030.050.020.010.100.132.281.794.341.520.10

e Estimated

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1948 - 2003, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN4.926.206.617.219.0713.213.410.49.346.814.314.23
MAX41.825.628.024.123.344.440.731.533.833.316.523.3
(WY)195519861983195220011979195019591993200319901965
MIN0.160.220.230.120.120.750.641.530.320.100.180.17
(WY)195319541964196320032003198619582002200220021999

SUMMARY STATISTICSFOR 2002 CALENDAR YEARFOR 2003 WATER YEARWATER YEARS 1948 - 2003
ANNUAL TOTAL1438.782485.03
ANNUAL MEAN3.946.817.99    
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN14.0      1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN2.22    1964
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN86         May 12124         Jul 21377         May 11 1951
LOWEST DAILY MEAN0.00    A0.00    A0.00    B
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM0.00    A0.00    A0.00    B
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW169         Jul 21461      CD
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE9.08    Jul 2110.18 EOct 11 1954
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM)0.450.770.90    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)6.0510.4612.29    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS12     20     17         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS0.470.303.9      
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS0.000.000.38    

A - Many days.

B - At times in most years.

C - Gage height, 9.24 ft. from floodmark.

D - May 10 or 11, 1948.

E - Discharge, 302 ft3/s.



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