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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05536290       LITTLE CALUMET RIVER AT SOUTH HOLLAND, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 41°36'25", long 87°35'52" (NAD of 1927), in NE1/4SE1/4 sec.15, T.36 N., R.14 E., Cook County, Hydrologic Unit 07120003, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on Cottage Grove Avenue in South Holland, 2.0 mi downstream from Thorn Creek, and at mile 23.0.
 

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 208 mi2. (Does not include part of watershed diverted to Lake Michigan.)
 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
 

DISCHARGE: October 1947 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.

PRECIPITATION: October 2000 to current year.
 

REVISED RECORDS.-- WSP 1507: 1950, 1953. WDR IL-81-2: Drainage area.
 

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, rain gage, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 575.00 ft above NGVD of 1929 (Illinois Department of Transportation bench mark). Prior to Oct. 27, 1947, nonrecording gage and Oct. 27, 1947, to Mar. 31, 1981,water-stage recorder at site 1.4 mi upstream at same datum. Apr. 14 to Nov. 8, 1981, nonrecording gage at same site and datum. Nov. 17, 1947, to Nov. 19, 1970, auxiliary water-stage recorder at Dixmoor, 4.7 mi downstream; prior to Nov. 17, 1947, nonrecording gage at the Dixmoor site read twice daily.
 

REMARKS.-- Flow from upper Little Calumet River is diverted to Lake Michigan by Burns ditch. Calumet Sag Channel, 6.6 mi downstream from station diverts the entire flow to the Mississippi River Basin.
 

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 4,440 ft3/s, July 14, 1957, gage height, 20.11 ft, site then in use; maximum gage height, 20.50 ft, Nov. 28, 1990; minimum daily discharge, 7.9 ft3/s Oct. 6, 1950.

PRECIPITATION: Maximum daily total, 2.32 in., May 11, 2002.
 

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Flood of Apr. 6, 1947, reached a stage of 19.24 ft, from floodmarks, discharge, 4,760 ft3/s.
 

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 63  131  405  e76  425  136  134  202  91  51  38  24 
2 56  299  280  e79  420  167  404  184  86  45  38  72 
3 50  414  206  e82  307  289  562  155  86  41  36  85 
4 84  308  167  e83  235  242  342  133  101  49  37  39 
5 644  227  150  85  173  220  237  120  103  150  79  29 
 
6 419  172  156  84  161  219  188  163  93  70  47  28 
7 229  147  135  83  145  379  182  175  83  52  35  29 
8 147  133  123  80  141  889  453  257  80  45  33  29 
9 111  119  117  80  169  1410  1570  954  75  143  31  28 
10 89  113  108  83  336  1270  1270  1100  72  151  33  29 
 
11 82  110  105  80  380  596  547  852  117  94  31  33 
12 515  107  115  80  281  389  365  2690  109  64  30  27 
13 654  103  118  79  224  319  278  3130  73  51  31  23 
14 1490  117  133  81  186  264  221  2160  184  48  37  22 
15 1160  119  153  87  161  221  184  1100  190  41  29  26 
 
16 617  103  141  99  151  179  163  748  101  38  40  25 
17 410  96  209  e90  139  156  160  753  73  38  67  25 
18 309  96  229  e79  124  145  143  481  64  37  38  43 
19 241  109  194  e78  160  135  133  330  64  47  67  50 
20 205  106  171  78  460  136  405  263  82  41  72  154 
 
21 164  99  138  78  521  134  360  222  60  38  45  102 
22 139  99  123  78  341  126  333  218  47  36  76  54 
23 475  93  132  81  242  117  247  191  50  36  51  42 
24 551  113  123  87  194  115  210  540  48  40  50  35 
25 629  151  111  89  170  112  272  409  61  61  41  33 
 
26 412  133  108  84  184  116  208  248  111  43  36  29 
27 288  125  104  87  176  114  241  172  226  55  33  29 
28 227  113  99  87  147  119  616  145  120  61  29  53 
29 200  121  91  88  ---  154  441  128  73  57  27  61 
30 152  408  e80  108  ---  186  272  122  57  69  24  38 
 
31 133  ---  e76  188  ---  156  ---  113  ---  46  24  --- 

TOTAL 10945 4584 4600 2701 6753 9210 11141 18458 2780 1838 1285 1296
MEAN 353.1 152.8 148.4 87.13 241.2 297.1 371.4 595.4 92.67 59.29 41.45 43.20
MAX 1490 414 405 188 521 1410 1570 3130 226 151 79 154
MIN 50 93 76 76 124 112 133 113 47 36 24 22
CFSM 1.70 0.73 0.71 0.42 1.16 1.43 1.79 2.86 0.45 0.29 0.20 0.21
IN. 1.96 0.82 0.82 0.48 1.21 1.65 1.99 3.30 0.50 0.33 0.23 0.23
e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1948 - 2002, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 104.6 147.4 172.1 175.9 224.3 318.9 320.0 251.9 203.7 128.2 102.5 103.3
MAX 645 572 767 572 667 916 712 638 817 555 360 480
(WY) 1955 1991 1983 1993 1997 1979 1950 1996 1993 1957 1968 1961
MIN 19.8 18.1 27.8 27.0 38.1 65.4 65.1 51.8 35.4 39.0 23.8 17.8
(WY) 1957 1950 1963 1963 1964 2000 1986 1958 1949 1948 1948 1949

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 2001 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2002 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1948 - 2002
ANNUAL TOTAL 69180      75591     
ANNUAL MEAN 189.5   207.1   187.4      
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 333          1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 72.4       1964
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 2310          Feb 10 3130          May 13 4240          Jul 14 1957
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 36          Jul 20 22          Sep 14 7.9       Oct 6 1950
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 39          Jul 14 26          Sep 11 14          Oct 27 1949
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW 3260          May 13 4440      A Jul 14 1957
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE 18.37     May 13 20.50     Nov 28 1990
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW 21          Sep 14
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) 0.91 1.00 0.90    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 12.37 13.52 12.24    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 405      416      423         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 116      117      85         
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 59      37      36         

A - Gage height, 20.11 ft, site then in use.


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