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ROCK RIVER BASIN


05439500       SOUTH BRANCH KISHWAUKEE RIVER NEAR FAIRDALE, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 42°06'38", long 88°54'02" (NAD of 1927), in SE1/4SE1/4 sec.17, T.42 N., R.3 E., De Kalb County, Hydrologic Unit 07090006, on right bank at downstream side of bridge on Irene Road, 1.2 mi downstream from Owens Creek, 1.8 mi northeast of Fairdale, and at mile 11.0.

 

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 387 mi2.

 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE

 

DISCHARGE: October 1939 to current year. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1308.

 

STAGE: Water years 1994 to current year.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY

 

CHEMICAL: Water years 1978-81.

 

MISCELLANEOUS: Water years 1998 and 2002.

 

REVISED RECORDS.-- WSP 1508: 1940, 1942(M). WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.

 

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 733.90 ft above NGVD of 1929 (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers). Prior to May 1, 1940, nonrecording gage at same site and datum. Prior to Nov. 7, 1986, water-stage recorder on left bank at upstream side of bridge at same site and datum.

 

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 25,400 ft3/s, July 18, 1996, gage height 13.37 ft; minimum discharge, 2.1 ft3/s, Jan. 20, 1940.

 

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: A stage of 11.9 ft occurred in March 1937, from information by a local resident.

 

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

Discharge, cubic feet per second, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2003 TO SEPTEMBER 2004
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAYOCTNOVDECJANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEP
 
116 16 37 88 e52 222 680 232 3780 243 66 45 
217 21 36 e86 e50 299 560 214 3570 227 61 41 
317 58 36 e80 e50 295 469 197 2900 221 63 38 
416 111 37 e80 e50 264 398 188 1900 260 184 37 
514 84 40 e80 e50 896 345 186 1250 247 166 35 
 
614 114 41 e80 e52 1310 316 177 945 220 e120 35 
715 65 46 e80 e52 1000 295 168 761 205 e68 34 
817 42 41 e80 e52 667 273 161 627 188 e50 32 
917 30 43 80 e52 510 248 157 537 183 e38 31 
1018 25 270 e78 e52 416 221 152 546 292 e35 31 
 
1117 26 801 e76 e54 358 205 189 771 237 43 30 
1217 24 573 e74 e54 308 193 303 3450 200 42 30 
1314 21 400 e70 e54 268 183 327 2540 179 43 27 
1418 20 280 e68 e56 258 176 1130 1900 161 41 28 
1553 20 226 66 e56 251 168 1930 1360 e150 39 30 
 
1642 20 193 e62 e58 232 160 1760 951 e120 36 38 
1723 19 169 e58 e60 227 162 1170 758 e110 37 51 
1818 44 159 e52 e62 225 150 1560 620 e100 40 39 
1917 204 151 e50 e70 223 145 1220 522 e100 35 35 
2016 172 128 e48 e80 225 149 893 457 114 56 32 
 
2122 117 129 e48 e90 217 262 1080 580 118 37 30 
2219 87 131 e48 e110 199 317 2810 697 159 34 31 
2315 70 106 e48 e200 193 270 4390 520 140 33 30 
2415 59 102 e48 e370 315 239 3740 433 117 34 30 
2517 57 81 e50 e330 626 274 3000 382 102 43 30 
 
2618 49 97 e52 e300 907 328 2180 343 92 58 28 
2724 48 97 e54 e270 934 297 1490 318 86 56 28 
2820 42 96 e54 e230 779 270 1060 295 80 96 30 
2920 39 106 e54 e220 1050 249 808 275 76 89 31 
3019 40 104 e54 --- 1000 234 1500 259 71 68 30 
 
3118 --- 95 e54 --- 807 --- 3390 --- 69 56 --- 

TOTAL6031744485120003236154818236377623424748671867997
MEAN19.558.115664.51124992751218114215760.233.2
MAX532048018837013106804390378029218451
MIN1416364850193145152259693327
CFSM0.050.150.400.170.291.290.713.152.950.410.160.09
IN.0.060.170.470.190.311.490.793.633.290.470.180.10

e Estimated

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1940 - 2004, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN155187199222327517490428401226161139
MAX13181052123494612442392178213161734186312021181
(WY)195519861983197420011979199319961993199619871980
MIN11.312.611.36.1915.550.255.947.857.420.517.912.3
(WY)195419541964194019402003200319491988194019711953

SUMMARY STATISTICSFOR 2003 CALENDAR YEARFOR 2004 WATER YEARWATER YEARS 1940 - 2004
ANNUAL TOTAL35739       115891       
ANNUAL MEAN97.9    317       287       
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN752       1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN65.7    1977
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN1690           May 134390           May 2314600       Jul 18 1996
LOWEST DAILY MEAN12           Sep 2114           Oct 5,6,133.0    Jan 20 1940
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM15           Sep 616           Oct 14.1    Jan 19 1940
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW5110           Jun 1225400       Jul 18 1996
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE9.13      Jun 1213.37  Jul 18 1996
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW13           Oct 4-7,132.1    Jan 20 1940
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM)0.2530.8180.742
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)3.44  11.14  10.09  
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS185       807       666       
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS41       96       130       
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS18       24       20       



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