LOCATION.-- Lat 41°50'07", long 88°10'58" (NAD of 1927), in SW1/4SW1/4 sec.26, T.39 N., R.9 E., Du Page County, Hydrologic Unit 07120004, on right bank on upstream side of footbridge in Roy C. Blackwell Forest Preserve, 0.7 mi upstream from the confluence with the West Branch Du Page River and 1 mi northwest of Warrenville. | |
DRAINAGE AREA.-- 6.83 mi2. | |
PERIOD OF RECORD.-- | |
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE | |
DISCHARGE: October 1991 to current year. | |
STAGE: December 1993 to February 1994, April 1994 to current year. | |
GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 690.15 ft above NGVD of 1929. | |
REMARKS.-- Effluent from sewage-treatment plant 3 mi upstream. | |
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.-- | |
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 393 ft3/s, July 18, 1996, gage height, 12.60 ft; no flow, Nov. 25, 1999. | |
REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records fair except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. | |
| Discharge, cubic feet per second, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2003 TO SEPTEMBER 2004
DAILY MEAN VALUES | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAY | OCT | NOV | DEC | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP |
| 1 | e6.2 | e5.2 | e10 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 17 | 28 | 13 | 43 | 9.0 | 6.4 | 8.3 |
| 2 | e6.0 | e11 | e9.8 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 19 | 26 | 11 | 40 | 9.0 | 6.2 | 7.8 |
| 3 | e7.4 | 29 | e9.4 | 8.4 | 7.6 | 16 | 25 | 9.8 | 31 | 10 | 6.9 | 6.9 |
| 4 | e7.0 | 17 | e11 | 8.5 | 7.8 | 19 | 24 | 9.2 | 27 | 13 | 28 | 6.6 |
| 5 | e6.8 | 40 | e19 | 8.9 | 7.7 | 90 | 21 | 8.0 | 25 | 8.8 | 15 | 6.9 |
| 6 | e6.2 | e14 | e14 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 35 | 19 | 8.9 | 23 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 6.8 |
| 7 | e6.2 | e11 | e13 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 32 | 17 | 9.5 | 19 | 12 | 7.3 | 7.0 |
| 8 | e6.0 | e9.0 | e12 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 26 | 15 | 8.6 | 17 | 10 | 6.9 | 6.4 |
| 9 | e5.8 | e8.0 | e13 | 7.6 | 8.4 | 24 | 14 | 8.2 | 16 | 16 | 6.3 | 6.4 |
| 10 | e5.2 | e7.0 | 84 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 22 | 14 | 8.5 | 24 | 22 | 5.9 | 6.6 |
| 11 | e5.2 | e6.6 | e40 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 47 | 13 | 6.3 | 5.8 |
| 12 | e5.2 | e6.2 | e26 | 8.7 | 6.9 | 18 | 13 | 9.5 | 101 | 11 | 7.2 | 6.8 |
| 13 | e8.0 | e5.9 | e20 | 8.8 | 7.0 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 47 | 9.8 | 6.9 | 6.7 |
| 14 | e20 | e5.4 | e17 | 8.8 | 7.1 | 18 | 12 | 48 | 35 | 9.1 | 6.5 | 6.1 |
| 15 | e13 | e5.5 | e15 | 8.7 | 7.0 | 17 | 12 | 25 | 27 | 7.8 | 6.7 | 7.5 |
| 16 | e9.0 | e5.6 | e13 | 8.6 | 7.9 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 22 | 8.1 | 6.4 | 11 |
| 17 | e7.4 | e5.8 | e12 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 15 | 9.4 | 18 | 21 | 6.5 | 7.3 | 7.2 |
| 18 | e6.6 | 54 | e11 | 9.3 | 8.7 | 16 | 9.6 | 18 | 19 | 7.8 | 11 | 5.6 |
| 19 | e6.0 | e30 | e11 | 8.6 | 10 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 7.2 | 11 | 6.5 |
| 20 | e6.0 | e20 | e10 | 8.7 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7.8 | 9.0 | 6.2 |
| 21 | e6.0 | e17 | e9.8 | 8.6 | 22 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 6.5 |
| 22 | e5.4 | e22 | e9.6 | 8.4 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 36 | 24 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 6.2 |
| 23 | e5.2 | e32 | e9.4 | 8.5 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 25 | 16 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 7.6 |
| 24 | e7.0 | e25 | e9.2 | 8.3 | 24 | 22 | 12 | 20 | 15 | 6.9 | 9.9 | 6.2 |
| 25 | e11 | e18 | e8.8 | 8.2 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 6.1 | 15 | 6.1 |
| 26 | e7.0 | e15 | e8.8 | 8.6 | 18 | 51 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 9.0 | 11 | 7.7 |
| 27 | e6.0 | e13 | e8.8 | 8.9 | 16 | 34 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 6.0 | 15 | 6.9 |
| 28 | e5.8 | e12 | e12 | 8.8 | 15 | 58 | 11 | 12 | 9.8 | 6.4 | 34 | 7.0 |
| 29 | e5.8 | e11 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 15 | 86 | 11 | 11 | 9.5 | 6.4 | 16 | 5.1 |
| 30 | e5.4 | e10 | 6.8 | 6.7 | --- | 44 | 12 | 75 | 9.9 | 6.3 | 11 | 5.7 |
| 31 | e5.6 | --- | e9.6 | 6.7 | --- | 34 | --- | 92 | --- | 7.9 | 9.0 | --- |
| TOTAL | 219.4 | 471.2 | 470.5 | 255.2 | 334.3 | 869 | 470.0 | 630.2 | 755.2 | 283.5 | 318.2 | 204.1 |
| MEAN | 7.08 | 15.7 | 15.2 | 8.23 | 11.5 | 28.0 | 15.7 | 20.3 | 25.2 | 9.15 | 10.3 | 6.80 |
| MAX | 20 | 54 | 84 | 9.3 | 24 | 90 | 28 | 92 | 101 | 22 | 34 | 11 |
| MIN | 5.2 | 5.2 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 14 | 9.4 | 8.0 | 9.5 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.1 |
| CFSM | 1.04 | 2.30 | 2.22 | 1.21 | 1.69 | 4.10 | 2.29 | 2.98 | 3.69 | 1.34 | 1.50 | 1.00 |
| IN. | 1.19 | 2.57 | 2.56 | 1.39 | 1.82 | 4.73 | 2.56 | 3.43 | 4.11 | 1.54 | 1.73 | 1.11 |
| e Estimated |
| STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1992 - 2004, BY WATER YEAR (WY) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEAN | 13.3 | 13.9 | 12.1 | 14.6 | 15.9 | 18.5 | 22.0 | 19.1 | 18.1 | 12.0 | 11.6 | 10.6 |
| MAX | 38.2 | 20.9 | 17.9 | 29.5 | 35.4 | 28.5 | 34.4 | 30.0 | 30.2 | 29.6 | 17.4 | 19.3 |
| (WY) | 2002 | 1995 | 1993 | 1993 | 1997 | 1998 | 1993 | 2003 | 1993 | 1996 | 1997 | 2001 |
| MIN | 7.08 | 6.49 | 7.72 | 8.06 | 7.37 | 10.1 | 8.35 | 6.98 | 7.41 | 8.44 | 7.33 | 6.09 |
| (WY) | 2004 | 1994 | 1994 | 2003 | 1996 | 2000 | 1994 | 1994 | 1992 | 1995 | 1999 | 2003 |
| SUMMARY STATISTICS | FOR 2003 CALENDAR YEAR | FOR 2004 WATER YEAR | WATER YEARS 1992 - 2004 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANNUAL TOTAL | 4463.3 | 5280.8 | ||||
| ANNUAL MEAN | 12.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | |||
| HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN | 18.8 | 1993 | ||||
| LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN | 11.3 | 1994 | ||||
| HIGHEST DAILY MEAN | 125 | May 1 | 101 | Jun 12 | 309 | Jul 18 1996 |
| LOWEST DAILY MEAN | 4.3 A | Sep 20 | 5.1 | Sep 29 | 3.8 | Nov 25 1999 |
| ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM | 4.8 A | Sep 18 | 5.7 A | Oct 6 | 4.6 | Nov 5 1993 |
| MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW | 180 | Mar 28 | 393 | Jul 18 1996 | ||
| MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE | 10.47 | Mar 28 | 12.60 | Jul 18 1996 | ||
| INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW | 0.19 | Jul 27 | 0.00 | Nov 25 1999 | ||
| ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) | 1.79 | 2.11 | 2.21 | |||
| ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) | 24.31 | 28.76 | 30.06 | |||
| 10 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 20 | 25 | 27 | |||
| 50 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 8.7 | 9.8 | 11 | |||
| 90 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 5.5 | 6.2 | 6.5 | |||