05551540 DATA: Discharge Tables, 2003

Station list Available data
FOX RIVER BASIN


LOCATION.-- Lat 41°43'46", long 88°20'19", (NAD 1927) in NW1/4SE1/4 sec.33, T.38 N., R.8 E., Kane County, Hydrologic Unit 07120007, on left bank at dam 0.4 mi upstream from Mill Street bridge in Montgomery, 3.2 mi upstream from Waubansee Creek, and at mile 45.9.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 1,732 mi².

PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
	DISCHARGE: October 2002 to current year.
	STAGE: October 2002 to current year.
	MISCELLANEOUS MEASUREMENTS: Water year 1976.
SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
	CHEMICAL: Water years 1978 to 1990. Additional chemical data for water years 1964, 1972-77 are published in Water-Resources Investigations 78-23 and 79-24 as site DT 38.

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, and concrete dam. Datum of gage is 603.52 ft above NGVD of 1929.

REMARKS.-- Flow regulated by Algonquin Dam, 36 mi upstream from station; Stratton Lock and Dam (previously known as McHenry Dam), 52 mi upstream from station; and occasionally affected by wind action.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 4,290 ft³/s, May 11, 2003; gage height, 12.95 ft; minimum discharge, 123 ft³/s, Aug. 26, 2003, Sept. 8, 2003.

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
DAY	OCT	NOV	DEC	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP

1	491	584	558	e1300	e370	253	833	2840	1070	318	670	232
2	665	542	575	e1480	e380	255	851	2720	1010	305	655	227
3	984	565	e610	e960	e400	248	931	2100	1050	286	738	203
4	1460	590	e580	593	e380	e250	1400	1890	1040	271	778	174
5	1430	633	517	568	e395	e250	1730	3040	999	353	727	159

6	1330	633	485	574	e410	e270	1500	3010	913	478	678	156
7	1230	596	548	528	e420	e280	1430	2980	873	472	758	143
8	1100	552	525	526	e410	e280	1350	2850	1030	573	622	131
9	900	523	488	570	e400	278	1110	3770	1030	711	592	138
10	832	541	533	566	e390	313	1100	3650	921	826	543	145

11	721	590	515	413	e400	332	1020	4090	837	759	478	145
12	687	627	476	455	e390	350	979	3780	969	763	463	143
13	663	597	473	e480	e370	459	992	3250	933	773	459	147
14	634	586	471	e470	e350	413	908	3030	856	724	424	225
15	607	642	474	e470	e340	425	793	3280	797	1530	408	220

16	605	654	488	e470	e330	426	783	2930	736	1420	306	207
17	600	613	478	e460	e300	451	1070	2640	657	1500	268	195
18	572	665	594	e460	e290	475	1080	2470	599	1530	262	186
19	546	821	652	e440	e270	527	902	2330	787	1360	235	193
20	555	1650	585	e440	e260	550	737	2090	1120	1190	216	187

21	576	1720	527	e430	e260	575	626	1970	746	1190	179	185
22	573	1820	545	e430	e250	697	709	1880	499	1030	161	198
23	575	1350	480	e430	e243	762	792	1460	413	875	187	204
24	590	1190	452	e440	e250	741	790	1130	365	759	168	190
25	649	1210	507	e430	e258	793	793	1110	337	636	142	186

26	688	1100	493	e420	e260	821	772	1060	355	499	139	224
27	814	998	493	e420	268	819	590	1020	313	429	166	294
28	844	815	581	e410	256	885	434	951	291	646	168	235
29	804	604	e800	e400	---	946	443	842	329	599	181	224
30	691	594	e840	e390	---	929	837	801	322	495	168	209

31	645	---	e960	e380	---	877	---	835	---	507	177	---

e Estimated

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 2003 - 2003, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN	776	820	558	542	332	514	943	2316	740	768	391	190
MAX	776	820	558	542	332	514	943	2316	740	768	391	190
(WY)	2003	2003	2003	2003	2003	2003	2003	2003	2003	2003	2003	2003
MIN	776	820	558	542	332	514	943	2316	740	768	391	190
(WY)	2003	2003	2003	2003	2003	2003	2003	2003	2003	2003	2003	2003