LOCATION.-- Lat 41°58'19", long 88°16'47" (NAD of 1983), in SW1/4SW1/4 sec. 12, T. 40 N., R. 8 E., Kane County, Hydrologic Unit 07120007, on private property about 500 feet upstream of state Highway 25 at Valley View, 2.5 miles southeast of South Elgin, and at mile 0.8. | |
DRAINAGE AREA.-- 14.0 mi2. | |
PERIOD OF RECORD.-- | |
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE | |
DISCHARGE: May 2002 to current year. | |
STAGE: May 2002 to current year. | |
PARTIAL RECORD: Annual maximum, water years 1962 to 1979, at site 500 ft downstream on State Highway 25 and at datum 10.08 ft higher. | |
SURFACE-WATER QUALITY | |
SEDIMENT: June 2002 to current year. | |
MISCELLANEOUS: Sediment concentration and particle size, water years 2002-03 | |
PRECIPITATION: May 2002 to current year. | |
REVISED RECORDS.-- WDR IL-75-1:Drainage area. | |
GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, automatic water sampler, and rain gage. Datum of gage is 700.00 ft above NAVD of 1988. | |
REMARKS.-- Occasional pumpage from quarry into creek about 0.5 mi. upstream. Collection, computation and publication of precipitation data do not necessarily conform to standards used by the National Weather Service. Precipitation data could be subject to error for days with freezing and/or thawing of precipitation. | |
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.-- | |
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 685 ft3/s, June 10, 1967, gage height, 1.65 ft, site and datum then in use; minimum discharge, 0.40 ft3/s, Sept. 26, 2004. | |
PRECIPITATION: Maximum daily total, 3.32 in., August 13, 2002. | |
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS: Maximum daily, 1450 mg/L, Mar. 29, 2004; minimum daily, 10 mg/L, June 25, 2004. | |
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT LOADS: Maximum daily, 217 tons, Mar. 29, 2004; minimum daily, 0.06 tons, Sept. 16, 19-20, 2003, and Sept. 25-26, 2004. | |
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 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 5.0 | e2.0 | 9.6 | 26 | 4.1 | 86 | 6.8 | 1.7 | 2.7 |
| 2 | 0.69 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 5.3 | e1.9 | 11 | 17 | 3.6 | 75 | 6.8 | 1.7 | 2.3 |
| 3 | 0.71 | 8.7 | 3.4 | 5.1 | e2.0 | 11 | 12 | 3.2 | 52 | 6.6 | 2.8 | 2.0 |
| 4 | 0.87 | 8.9 | 3.3 | 4.3 | e2.0 | 17 | 10 | 2.8 | 41 | 8.0 | 16 | 1.7 |
| 5 | 0.89 | 17 | 4.4 | 4.3 | e2.1 | 61 | 7.8 | 2.7 | 34 | 6.8 | 7.3 | 1.8 |
| 6 | 0.91 | 8.0 | 4.2 | e3.9 | e2.1 | 51 | 7.1 | 2.8 | 29 | 5.6 | 4.1 | 1.8 |
| 7 | 0.63 | 4.2 | 3.8 | e3.5 | e2.2 | 38 | 7.0 | 2.9 | 26 | 5.1 | 2.9 | 1.6 |
| 8 | 0.97 | 3.1 | 3.6 | e3.4 | e2.2 | 31 | 6.3 | 2.6 | 22 | 4.6 | 2.6 | 1.4 |
| 9 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 4.6 | e3.4 | e2.2 | 24 | 5.7 | 2.4 | 18 | 4.5 | 2.4 | 1.4 |
| 10 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 32 | e3.3 | e2.2 | 18 | 5.1 | 2.6 | 36 | 6.8 | 2.9 | 1.5 |
| 11 | 0.96 | 2.2 | 32 | e3.3 | e2.1 | 12 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 54 | 5.9 | 2.9 | 1.7 |
| 12 | 1.00 | 2.2 | 31 | e3.2 | e2.0 | 9.8 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 83 | 4.9 | 2.6 | 1.7 |
| 13 | 0.81 | 1.8 | 22 | e3.2 | e2.0 | 8.1 | 6.0 | 14 | 81 | 4.4 | 2.5 | 1.6 |
| 14 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 17 | e3.1 | e1.9 | 7.0 | 5.8 | 19 | 69 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
| 15 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 13 | e3.1 | e1.9 | 5.9 | 4.8 | 26 | 52 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
| 16 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 11 | e3.1 | e1.8 | 6.3 | 4.0 | 16 | 41 | 4.2 | 1.6 | 2.3 |
| 17 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 8.3 | e3.0 | e1.7 | 6.7 | 3.4 | 9.0 | 35 | 4.0 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
| 18 | 1.9 | 17 | 7.2 | e3.0 | e1.7 | 6.8 | 3.2 | 20 | 30 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
| 19 | 1.9 | 23 | 6.0 | e2.9 | e2.2 | 7.2 | 2.8 | 13 | 24 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 1.4 |
| 20 | 1.8 | 17 | 6.2 | e2.9 | e3.9 | 5.8 | 4.6 | 15 | 19 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 1.2 |
| 21 | 2.4 | 15 | 5.4 | e2.8 | e6.8 | 4.8 | 11 | 39 | 27 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 7.9 |
| 22 | 2.7 | 12 | 5.2 | e2.7 | e7.2 | 4.0 | 9.7 | 79 | 35 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 4.3 |
| 23 | 2.3 | 10 | 5.1 | e2.4 | e8.2 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 78 | 26 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 2.1 |
| 24 | 2.3 | 14 | 4.7 | e2.3 | 9.5 | 13 | 4.3 | 66 | 19 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 0.79 |
| 25 | 2.6 | 9.3 | 4.5 | e2.2 | 9.4 | 11 | 6.6 | 47 | 16 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 0.55 |
| 26 | 2.3 | 8.2 | 4.2 | e2.2 | 9.1 | 31 | 4.6 | 37 | 13 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 0.52 |
| 27 | 1.9 | 6.8 | 4.1 | e2.3 | 7.9 | 28 | 4.7 | 32 | 9.8 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 0.61 |
| 28 | 2.1 | 5.6 | 6.6 | e2.3 | 7.2 | 31 | 3.9 | 26 | 8.9 | 1.8 | 18 | 3.3 |
| 29 | 1.8 | 4.6 | 6.1 | e2.2 | 6.8 | 55 | 3.1 | 22 | 7.8 | 1.7 | 9.5 | 1.3 |
| 30 | 1.9 | 4.1 | e5.2 | e2.1 | --- | 47 | 3.6 | 59 | 6.5 | 1.8 | 5.8 | 0.59 |
| 31 | 2.1 | --- | e4.9 | e2.0 | --- | 36 | --- | 84 | --- | 2.0 | 3.5 | --- |
| TOTAL | 52.04 | 218.6 | 276.0 | 97.8 | 114.2 | 612.0 | 203.7 | 738.5 | 1076.0 | 125.6 | 121.8 | 56.56 |
| MEAN | 1.68 | 7.29 | 8.90 | 3.15 | 3.94 | 19.7 | 6.79 | 23.8 | 35.9 | 4.05 | 3.93 | 1.89 |
| MAX | 3.1 | 23 | 32 | 5.3 | 9.5 | 61 | 26 | 84 | 86 | 8.0 | 18 | 7.9 |
| MIN | 0.63 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 6.5 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 0.52 |
| CFSM | 0.12 | 0.52 | 0.64 | 0.23 | 0.28 | 1.41 | 0.48 | 1.70 | 2.56 | 0.29 | 0.28 | 0.13 |
| IN. | 0.14 | 0.58 | 0.73 | 0.26 | 0.30 | 1.63 | 0.54 | 1.96 | 2.86 | 0.33 | 0.32 | 0.15 |
| e Estimated |
| STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 2002 - 2004, BY WATER YEAR (WY) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEAN | 3.24 | 5.87 | 6.07 | 2.70 | 3.23 | 12.0 | 7.64 | 25.7 | 19.1 | 3.87 | 8.38 | 2.41 |
| MAX | 4.80 | 7.29 | 8.90 | 3.15 | 3.94 | 19.7 | 8.49 | 27.6 | 35.9 | 4.56 | 18.6 | 4.16 |
| (WY) | 2003 | 2004 | 2004 | 2004 | 2004 | 2004 | 2003 | 2003 | 2004 | 2002 | 2002 | 2002 |
| MIN | 1.68 | 4.45 | 3.25 | 2.25 | 2.49 | 4.22 | 6.79 | 23.8 | 4.57 | 3.01 | 2.60 | 1.19 |
| (WY) | 2004 | 2003 | 2003 | 2003 | 2003 | 2003 | 2004 | 2004 | 2003 | 2003 | 2003 | 2003 |
| SUMMARY STATISTICS | FOR 2003 CALENDAR YEAR | FOR 2004 WATER YEAR | WATER YEARS 2002 - 2004 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANNUAL TOTAL | 2273.32 | 3692.80 | ||||
| ANNUAL MEAN | 6.23 | 10.1 | ||||
| HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN | 10.1 | 2004 | ||||
| LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN | 5.78 | 2003 | ||||
| HIGHEST DAILY MEAN | 81 | May 1 | 86 | Jun 1 | 86 | Jun 1 2004 |
| LOWEST DAILY MEAN | 0.63 | Oct 7 | 0.52 | Sep 26 | 0.52 | Sep 26 2004 |
| ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM | 0.81 | Oct 2 | 0.81 | Oct 2 | 0.81 | Oct 2 2003 |
| MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW | 111 | Jun 12 | 111 | Jun 12 2004 | ||
| MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE | 13.41 | Jun 12 | 13.41 | Jun 12 2004 | ||
| INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW | 0.40 | Sep 26 | 0.40 | Sep 26 2004 | ||
| ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) | 0.445 | 0.721 | ||||
| ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) | 6.04 | 9.81 | ||||
| 10 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 13 | 29 | 19 | |||
| 50 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 2.8 | 4.0 | 3.5 | |||
| 90 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.7 | |||
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