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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05539900       WEST BRANCH DU PAGE RIVER NEAR WEST CHICAGO, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 41°54'39", long 88°10'44" (NAD of 1927), in SE1/4NW1/4 sec.35, T.40 N., R.9 E., Du Page County, Hydrologic Unit 07120004, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 64, 2 mi northeast of West Chicago, and at mile 49.2.

 

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 28.5 mi2.

 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE

 

DISCHARGE: July 1961 to current year.

 

STAGE: Water years 1994 to current year.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY

 

CHEMICAL: Water years 1979-91.

BIOLOGICAL

 

ALGAE: Pigment and biomass, Water year 1990.

 

REVISED RECORDS.-- WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area. WDR IL-77-1: 1966-67(M).

 

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder and phone telemeter. Datum of gage is 717.76 ft above NGVD of 1929.

 

REMARKS.-- Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by sewage-treatment plant upstream from station.

 

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 984 ft3/s, Dec. 3, 1982, gage height, 10.44 ft; maximum gage height, 10.91 ft, Oct. 14, 2001; minimum discharge, .20 ft3/s, July 1, 5, 8-12, 1963.

 

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records good.


Discharge, cubic feet per second, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2003 TO SEPTEMBER 2004
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAYOCTNOVDECJANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEP
 
113 14 24 30 19 57 77 33 278 21 15 21 
213 39 21 29 18 72 62 27 129 20 15 20 
315 111 20 29 18 54 55 26 96 23 17 19 
419 75 20 29 18 61 51 26 80 27 107 18 
515 168 47 30 17 370 45 22 64 23 38 17 
 
614 63 36 25 17 191 41 21 52 21 24 16 
715 36 30 25 19 106 35 22 46 20 20 18 
812 28 27 25 20 88 34 20 41 20 18 15 
913 24 31 25 20 66 33 20 43 31 18 17 
1013 22 287 24 19 56 33 28 104 45 17 15 
 
1113 21 173 25 20 46 31 48 149 26 16 15 
1215 19 99 26 19 39 30 30 370 24 17 15 
1315 16 78 25 19 35 29 85 192 21 16 15 
1464 15 62 24 19 44 28 183 110 19 16 13 
1537 16 56 24 20 38 29 119 85 18 16 15 
 
1621 16 49 23 20 34 28 74 67 17 17 20 
1717 17 46 25 19 38 28 56 59 17 19 16 
1815 185 39 27 19 44 28 98 51 17 17 14 
1915 128 38 24 20 46 29 63 43 17 35 15 
2015 68 35 24 65 44 37 55 38 16 20 15 
 
2113 46 33 22 83 37 54 134 64 17 17 14 
2213 39 33 21 64 35 34 395 67 22 16 14 
2313 48 34 21 87 34 30 219 39 18 15 14 
2413 84 33 22 84 76 29 119 36 16 19 14 
2518 49 31 22 64 74 70 101 35 16 27 14 
 
2616 38 27 22 55 124 39 84 33 15 21 14 
2718 33 27 21 48 89 32 70 29 15 30 14 
2815 28 43 19 43 121 29 57 28 15 125 14 
2915 27 40 19 42 329 26 46 27 15 59 14 
3015 25 34 18 --- 126 29 207 23 14 33 14 
 
3114 --- 31 18 --- 94 --- 499 --- 15 27 --- 

TOTAL532149815847439952668113529872478621867469
MEAN17.249.951.124.034.386.137.896.482.620.028.015.6
MAX641852873087370774993704512521
MIN121420181734262023141513
CFSM0.601.751.790.841.203.021.333.382.900.700.980.55
IN.0.691.962.070.971.303.481.483.903.230.811.130.61


STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1961 - 2004, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN27.533.534.030.239.753.461.249.040.126.430.229.5
MAX17111113481.511819113511310363.8135124
(WY)200219861983199919971979198319961996199319872001
MIN1.541.620.970.870.7512.314.713.92.025.361.501.22
(WY)196419631963196319631968196319711963196619611962

SUMMARY STATISTICSFOR 2003 CALENDAR YEARFOR 2004 WATER YEARWATER YEARS 1961 - 2004
ANNUAL TOTAL12380.5  16577     
ANNUAL MEAN33.9  45.3  37.8      
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN66.8      2002
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN6.41    1963
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN464         May 1499         May 31824         Oct 14 2001
LOWEST DAILY MEAN9.1      Sep 1212         Oct 80.20    Jul 5 1963
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM9.6      Sep 614         Oct 50.26    Jul 5 1963
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW538         May 31984      ADec 3 1982
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE8.26    May 3110.91    Oct 14 2001
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW9.7      Oct 10.20    B
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM)1.191.591.33    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)16.1621.6418.04    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS63     88     77         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS19     27     24         
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS12     15     8.2      

A - Gage height, 10.44 ft.

B - July 1, 5, 8-12, 1963.



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