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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN
05549500 FOX RIVER NEAR McHENRY, IL
LOCATION.--Lat 42°18'35", long 88°15'05", in NW1/4 sec.12, T.44 N., R.8 E., McHenry County, Hydrologic Unit 07120006, on
right bank of main channel, 300 ft upstream from Stratton Lock and Dam, 2.5 mi downstream from McHenry, and at mile 97.8.
DRAINAGE AREA.--1,250 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--June 1941 to current year (gage heights only).
REVISED RECORDS.--WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 733.00 ft above sea level (levels by Illinois Department of Transportation). Prior
to Oct. 1, 1971, at datum 2.07 ft higher.
REMARKS.--Stage regulated by Stratton Lock and Dam (previously known as McHenry Dam). Gage-height telemeter at station.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum gage height, 6.36 ft, present datum, Apr. 5, 1960; minimum, 0.32 ft, present
datum, Feb. 6, 1967.
EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.--Maximum gage height, 4.84 ft, June 13; minimum, 1.25 ft, Jan. 22.
GAGE HEIGHT, FEET, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1998 TO SEPTEMBER 1999
DAILY MEAN VALUES
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| DAY | OCT | NOV | DEC | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP
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| 1 | 4.01 | 4.08 | 2.16 | 2.02 | 3.09 | 2.62 | 3.94 | 4.24 | 3.96 | 3.91 | 4.04 | 3.90
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| 2 | 4.00 | 4.09 | 2.06 | 2.03 | 3.16 | 2.74 | 3.98 | 4.16 | 3.93 | 3.93 | 4.02 | 3.89
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| 3 | 4.08 | 4.03 | 2.33 | 1.71 | 3.08 | 2.90 | 4.00 | 4.02 | 3.91 | 3.84 | 3.93 | 3.87
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| 4 | 4.08 | 3.87 | 2.46 | 1.89 | 3.26 | 2.90 | 4.05 | 3.85 | 3.91 | 3.91 | 3.98 | 3.87
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| 5 | 4.13 | 3.78 | 2.42 | 1.90 | 3.28 | 3.10 | 4.11 | 3.76 | 3.77 | 3.92 | 3.93 | 3.84
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| 6 | 4.06 | 3.70 | 2.56 | 1.90 | 3.32 | 3.24 | 3.80 | 3.78 | 3.78 | 4.05 | 3.90 | 3.85
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| 7 | 4.03 | 3.63 | 2.68 | 1.88 | 3.31 | 2.99 | 3.92 | 3.72 | 3.90 | 4.00 | 3.89 | 3.81
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| 8 | 4.03 | 3.62 | 2.57 | 1.88 | 3.16 | 3.09 | 4.15 | 4.04 | 4.03 | 3.89 | 3.98 | 3.77
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| 9 | 3.99 | 3.59 | 2.55 | 1.88 | 3.10 | 3.21 | 4.29 | 4.06 | 4.03 | 3.85 | 3.89 | 3.72
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| 10 | 3.96 | 2.54 | 2.64 | 1.85 | 2.99 | 3.21 | 4.02 | 4.04 | 4.05 | 4.00 | 3.87 | 3.71
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| 11 | 3.93 | 2.71 | 2.61 | 1.84 | 2.71 | 3.15 | 3.93 | 3.97 | 4.00 | 3.90 | 3.90 | 3.78
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| 12 | 3.90 | 3.41 | 2.61 | 1.84 | 2.85 | 3.12 | 3.94 | 3.97 | 3.97 | 3.93 | 3.90 | 3.73
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| 13 | 3.97 | 3.44 | 2.69 | 1.85 | 3.03 | 3.14 | 3.95 | 3.97 | 4.24 | 3.90 | 3.91 | 3.76
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| 14 | 4.00 | 3.41 | 2.59 | 1.85 | 2.99 | 3.21 | 3.94 | 3.88 | 4.11 | 3.82 | 3.99 | 3.78
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| 15 | 4.00 | 3.40 | 2.43 | 1.86 | 2.96 | 3.17 | 3.95 | 3.81 | 4.41 | 3.87 | 3.90 | 3.84
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| 16 | 3.96 | 3.27 | 2.55 | 1.88 | 2.94 | 3.20 | 3.99 | 3.73 | 4.67 | 3.89 | 3.86 | 3.87
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| 17 | 4.00 | 3.17 | 2.47 | 1.97 | 2.87 | 3.07 | 3.75 | 3.72 | 4.77 | 4.02 | 3.91 | 3.85
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| 18 | 4.10 | 2.95 | 2.21 | 1.98 | 2.83 | 3.58 | 3.68 | 3.87 | 4.74 | 4.04 | 3.90 | 3.83
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| 19 | 4.14 | 2.52 | 2.35 | 2.06 | 2.75 | 3.77 | 3.76 | 4.00 | 4.65 | 4.08 | 4.01 | 3.78
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| 20 | 4.10 | 2.51 | 2.28 | 2.08 | 2.64 | 3.77 | 3.80 | 4.08 | 4.53 | 4.13 | 3.98 | 3.90
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| 21 | 4.10 | 2.42 | 2.31 | 2.12 | 2.49 | 3.90 | 3.87 | 4.16 | 4.38 | 4.09 | 3.95 | 3.89
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| 22 | 4.02 | 2.07 | 2.16 | 1.83 | 2.32 | 3.89 | 3.89 | 4.24 | 4.21 | 4.13 | 3.94 | 3.82
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| 23 | 3.94 | 2.24 | 2.09 | 1.43 | 2.55 | 3.82 | 3.87 | 4.20 | 4.04 | 4.11 | 3.99 | 3.78
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| 24 | 3.92 | 2.54 | 2.05 | 1.73 | 2.77 | 3.91 | 3.56 | 4.21 | 4.07 | 4.13 | 4.07 | 3.90
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| 25 | 3.95 | 2.42 | 2.00 | 2.17 | 2.74 | 3.89 | 3.83 | 4.17 | 3.97 | 4.17 | 4.07 | 3.86
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| 26 | 4.00 | 2.37 | 1.99 | 2.54 | 2.63 | 3.84 | 4.02 | 4.12 | 3.92 | 4.18 | 4.04 | 3.72
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| 27 | 4.02 | 2.35 | 1.98 | 2.75 | 2.60 | 3.80 | 4.12 | 4.03 | 4.00 | 4.19 | 4.01 | 3.96
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| 28 | 4.09 | 2.30 | 2.05 | 2.77 | 2.51 | 3.69 | 4.23 | 4.00 | 4.05 | 4.13 | 4.01 | 4.20
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| 29 | 4.07 | 2.15 | 2.15 | 2.89 | --- | 3.75 | 4.18 | 4.01 | 3.99 | 4.05 | 4.06 | 4.13
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| 30 | 4.10 | 2.08 | 2.06 | 3.00 | --- | 3.69 | 4.16 | 3.91 | 3.87 | 4.07 | 3.98 | 3.96
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| 31 | 4.10 | --- | 2.03 | 3.08 | --- | 3.62 | --- | 3.83 | --- | 4.04 | 3.93 | ---
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| MEAN | 4.03 | 3.02 | 2.33 | 2.08 | 2.89 | 3.39 | 3.96 | 3.99 | 4.13 | 4.01 | 3.96 | 3.85
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| MAX | 4.14 | 4.09 | 2.69 | 3.08 | 3.32 | 3.91 | 4.29 | 4.24 | 4.77 | 4.19 | 4.07 | 4.20
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| MIN | 3.90 | 2.07 | 1.98 | 1.43 | 2.32 | 2.62 | 3.56 | 3.72 | 3.77 | 3.82 | 3.86 | 3.71
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| CAL YR 1998 | MEAN 3.37 | MAX 4.42 | MIN 1.55 |
| WTR YR 1999 | MEAN 3.47 | MAX 4.77 | MIN 1.43 |