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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05536255       BUTTERFIELD CREEK AT FLOSSMOOR, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 41°32'24", long 87°38'57" (NAD of 1927), 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 1994-2002.
 

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 NGVD of 1929. 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 CFS, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2001 TO SEPTEMBER 2002
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
 
1 1.2 6.1 33    e3.4 52    9.8 10    19    5.5 1.9   0.63 0.00
2 1.2 41    20    e3.3 36    20    79    19    4.8 1.4   1.3   4.0  
3 1.5 25    13    e3.4 25    e28    55    13    4.9 1.2   0.52 2.2  
4 11    16    10    e3.7 e19    e24    30    9.7 4.6 5.1   0.41 0.48
5 92    10    11    e3.9 e14    21    20    7.9 4.7 8.5   6.0   0.24
 
6 37    6.9 13    e4.0 11    25    14    19    4.1 3.8   1.8   0.13
7 16    5.6 8.4 e4.0 8.7 61    17    17    4.0 1.9   0.93 0.04
8 7.7 4.7 6.0 3.9 8.9 180    142    43    3.7 1.4   0.51 0.02
9 4.2 4.5 5.0 3.9 19    231    224    134    3.3 43      0.32 0.02
10 3.0 4.2 4.1 3.7 58    99    80    56    4.4 17      0.31 1.9  
 
11 2.8 3.1 3.8 3.3 47    57    46    192    22    6.9   0.16 1.1  
12 73    2.7 4.1 2.8 31    41    32    728    14    3.5   0.08 0.80
13 149    2.5 8.2 2.6 26    32    23    267    6.9 2.0   0.04 0.37
14 295    5.5 13    2.5 19    35    17    103    9.7 1.2   1.0   0.13
15 88    4.3 13    2.6 17    26    14    58    11    0.95 0.72 0.31
 
16 52    3.5 10    2.5 15    16    11    69    5.4 0.84 1.2   0.47
17 34    2.9 28    e2.5 12    13    11    71    3.5 0.79 1.7   0.16
18 21    2.8 25    e2.4 9.8 11    9.2 41    2.9 0.88 1.1   4.9  
19 13    5.0 17    e2.3 25    9.5 8.0 29    2.6 0.84 6.4   5.7  
20 8.3 4.2 12    e2.2 80    9.5 45    22    2.2 0.66 3.5   18     
 
21 6.9 3.4 9.4 e2.1 51    8.8 41    16    2.1 0.70 1.5   6.6  
22 5.9 2.8 8.4 e2.1 31    7.0 34    11    1.9 0.79 1.4   3.2  
23 91    2.4 10    3.4 22    6.2 22    9.9 1.8 0.52 1.4   1.9  
24 91    2.9 7.3 9.7 17    6.2 22    68    1.7 0.45 1.6   1.0  
25 75    6.4 e6.0 7.6 15    6.2 22    33    1.6 0.32 0.73 0.63
 
26 39    4.5 e5.1 5.5 21    6.6 14    21    7.4 0.46 0.52 0.50
27 25    5.6 e4.7 6.4 16    6.2 38    14    25    4.3   0.32 0.45
28 18    3.8 e4.4 6.1 12    6.0 94    9.9 8.6 2.5   0.11 0.39
29 17    6.2 e4.1 8.5 ---    12    43    8.4 3.7 2.1   0.04 0.24
30 14    56    e3.8 12    ---    14    26    8.3 2.5 2.6   0.04 0.70
 
31 8.0 ---    e3.6 32    ---    9.1 ---    6.3 ---    1.0   0.02 ---     

TOTAL 1301.7 254.5 324.4 158.3 718.4 1037.1 1243.2 2123.4 180.5 119.50 36.31 56.58
MEAN 41.99 8.483 10.46 5.106 25.66 33.45 41.44 68.50 6.017 3.855 1.171 1.886
MAX 295 56 33 32 80 231 224 728 25 43 6.4 18
MIN 1.2 2.4 3.6 2.1 8.7 6.0 8.0 6.3 1.6 0.32 0.02 0.00
CFSM 1.79 0.36 0.45 0.22 1.09 1.42 1.76 2.91 0.26 0.16 0.05 0.08
IN. 2.06 0.40 0.51 0.25 1.14 1.64 1.97 3.36 0.29 0.19 0.06 0.09
e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1948 - 2002, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 8.121 13.64 16.56 17.54 22.32 33.23 33.57 26.22 21.40 12.11 8.146 8.237
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 0.27 0.14 0.073 0.032 0.38 2.85 3.57 2.49 1.14 0.55 0.32 0.25
(WY) 1953 2000 1977 1977 1978 2000 1986 1992 1988 1988 1948 1953

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 2001 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2002 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1948 - 2002
ANNUAL TOTAL 6974.09 7553.89
ANNUAL MEAN 19.11 20.70 18.46
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 42.3   1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 4.82 1963
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 460          Feb 9 728          May 12 1500      Jul 13 1957
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 0.42     Jul 15 0.00     Sep 1 0.00 A
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 0.48     Jul 12 0.15     Aug 26 0.00 Aug 8 1975
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW 949          May 12 2220      Jul 18 1996
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE 10.52     May 12 12.59 Jul 18 1996
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) 0.81 0.88 0.79
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 11.04 11.96 10.67
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 48      46      42     
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 6.4   6.4   4.6  
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 1.4   0.65 0.47

A - At times in several years.


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