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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05536255       BUTTERFIELD CREEK AT FLOSSMOOR, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 41°32'24", long 87°38'57", in NE1/4NW1/4 sec.8, T.35 N., R.14 E., Cook County, Hydrologic Unit 07120003, on left bank at downstream side of Riegel Road Bridge at Homewood city limits, 0.1 mi north of Holbrook Road, 0.8 mi east of Flossmoor, and at mile 1.2.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 23.5 mi2.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
 

DISCHARGE: May 1948 to current year. Prior to October 1974, records published with those for streams in the St. Lawrence River Basin (WSP 1307, 1727, 1911, 2111, WDR IL 1971-74).
 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2001.

REVISED RECORDS.-- WSP 1437: 1948(M), 1953, 1955. WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area. WDR IL-81-2: 1955(M), 1957(M), 1968(M), 1974(M).

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder and phone telemeter. Datum of gage is 616.80 ft above sea level. Prior to Sept. 9, 1948, nonrecording gage at same site and datum.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 2,220 ft3/s, July 18, 1996, gage height, 12.59 ft; no flow at times in several years.

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor.
DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2000 TO SEPTEMBER 2001
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
 
1 .87 2.4   7.6 e2.5 e50    25    5.0 6.1 16    1.1   1.0   5.5  
2 .92 1.1   5.9 e2.6 e29    21    4.4 5.4 10    .99 150      2.7  
3 1.2   1.0   4.7 e2.6 e18    17    3.9 4.7 7.3 16      90      1.8  
4 63      1.0   4.0 e2.7 e15    13    3.4 4.3 5.3 9.4   33      1.5  
5 22      .92 3.4 e2.7 e12    11    5.5 3.8 84    2.6   16      1.0  
 
6 13      1.8   3.1 e2.7 e13    8.4 23    3.5 72    1.5   8.1   1.5  
7 5.7   20      3.0 e2.7 e17    7.3 15    3.1 53    1.2   4.6   4.8  
8 21      6.6   3.2 e2.7 70    6.6 8.8 2.9 30    1.3   3.0   1.3  
9 17      86      2.8 e2.7 460    5.8 7.6 2.4 15    .98 2.4   4.5  
10 8.0   69      2.6 e2.6 216    5.3 5.8 2.2 8.1 .74 6.2   4.1  
 
11 4.8   28      e3.0 e2.6 86    6.0 7.2 5.8 5.3 .59 1.6   1.9  
12 2.9   15      e4.3 e2.5 51    8.5 18    2.9 23    .50 1.3   1.4  
13 2.4   32      e3.8 e2.6 36    9.6 11    2.2 14    .48 1.2   1.1  
14 2.0   22      e3.5 e7.5 44    7.8 6.0 2.1 7.5 .45 .64 1.0  
15 1.8   14      e3.2 e44    48    18    44    2.4 13    .42 .55 1.1  
 
16 1.9   9.7   e3.1 e29    33    40    33    2.8 8.0 .44 8.6   .82
17 1.8   7.0   e2.9 e21    25    49    18    1.9 5.1 .58 2.6   .81
18 e1.8   5.1   e2.8 e16    e18    48    12    1.7 3.7 .51 20      1.8  
19 1.7   4.5   e2.7 e13    e14    39    8.5 1.5 2.8 .50 17      49     
20 1.9   3.8   e2.6 e9.8 11    27    18    1.3 2.6 .49 5.0   16     
 
21 2.1   3.1   e2.5 e8.3 e10    21    45    5.8 15    78      2.3   5.9  
22 2.2   2.8   e2.4 e7.2 e9.2 16    54    2.6 5.6 93      1.6   3.5  
23 2.2   2.5   e2.4 e6.4 8.5 14    52    2.1 3.5 85      3.8   19     
24 12      2.5   e2.3 e5.9 142    12    44    4.2 2.4 36      2.6   18     
25 3.7   3.2   e2.3 e5.3 292    8.9 26    5.0 2.0 22      40      8.6  
 
26 2.8   14      e2.2 e4.9 92    7.0 20    28    1.7 12      45      4.3  
27 2.3   9.4   e2.2 e4.7 53    6.1 14    84    1.5 5.5   17      2.5  
28 1.5   6.2   e2.2 e5.0 34    5.9 11    40    1.4 3.0   7.1   2.1  
29 1.3   8.9   e2.3 e20    ---    5.3 8.5 19    1.3 1.9   3.9   1.7  
30 1.1   7.4   e2.3 e100    ---    5.2 6.8 10    1.2 1.4   3.5   1.4  
 
31 1.2   ---      e2.4 e66    ---    5.2 ---    9.3 ---    1.2   15      ---     

TOTAL 208.09 390.92 97.7 408.2 1906.7 479.9 539.4 273.0 421.3 379.77 514.59 170.63
MEAN 6.71 13.0 3.15 13.2 68.1 15.5 18.0 8.81 14.0 12.3 16.6 5.69
MAX 63 86 7.6 100 460 49 54 84 84 93 150 49
MIN .87 .92 2.2 2.5 8.5 5.2 3.4 1.3 1.2 .42 .55 .81
CFSM .29 .55 .13 .56 2.90 .66 .77 .37 .60 .52 .71 .24
IN. .33 .62 .15 .65 3.02 .76 .85 .43 .67 .60 .81 .27
e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1948 - 2001, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 7.48 13.7 16.7 17.8 22.3 33.2 33.4 25.4 21.7 12.3 8.27 8.35
MAX 76.1 96.7 105 73.7 88.4 120 97.7 95.6 119 85.9 60.0 77.1
(WY) 1955 1991 1983 1969 1997 1979 1970 1996 1993 1957 1968 1961
MIN .27 .14 .073 .032 .38 2.85 3.57 2.49 1.14 .55 .32 .25
(WY) 1953 2000 1977 1977 1978 2000 1986 1992 1988 1988 1948 1953

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 2000 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2001 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1948 - 2001
ANNUAL TOTAL 4648.94 5790.20
ANNUAL MEAN 12.7   15.9   18.4  
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 42.3   1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 4.82 1963
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 313          Jun 21 460          Feb 9 1500      Jul 13 1957
LOWEST DAILY MEAN .19     Sep 2-3, 7-8 .42     Jul 15 .00 A
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM .25     Sep 2 .48     Jul 12 .00 Aug 8 1975
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW 544          Feb 9 2220      Jul 18 1996
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE 9.00     Feb 9 12.59 Jul 18 1996
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW .33     Jul 21
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) .54 .68 .78
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 7.36 9.17 10.65
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 31      42      42     
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 3.0   5.2   4.5  
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS .64 1.3   .45

A - At times in most years.


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