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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 to current year.
 

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, 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 0.42 1.5 9.3 5.1 e1.6 18    34    27    101    2.1   0.85 9.1  
2 0.32 52    7.6 4.6 e1.6 22    25    14    51    2.2   0.82 4.5  
3 0.69 21    6.5 4.6 e1.6 16    19    6.4 34    12      3.4   2.8  
4 1.7   21    6.4 4.8 e1.6 40    14    4.4 22    102      46      2.3  
5 0.52 116    30    e5.1 e1.6 234    11    4.1 12    31      12      1.4  
 
6 0.31 45    35    e5.4 e1.9 105    8.9 4.5 8.1 14      3.8   1.1  
7 0.29 21    23    e4.5 e1.8 59    7.6 4.4 5.5 6.6   2.1   0.83
8 0.33 10    18    e3.8 e1.7 38    7.2 3.2 4.3 4.2   1.7   1.0  
9 0.29 4.9 16    e3.3 e1.6 27    5.6 2.7 3.9 3.3   1.3   1.4  
10 0.40 3.1 65    e3.0 e1.6 19    4.9 2.4 15    3.4   1.1   1.3  
 
11 0.36 2.9 55    e2.8 e1.6 14    4.3 2.5 64    2.5   0.89 0.88
12 0.37 4.0 27    e2.7 e1.7 11    3.9 4.9 375    1.9   0.80 1.0  
13 0.46 16    18    e2.8 e1.7 9.0 3.7 40    130    1.8   0.76 0.72
14 45      3.1 13    e2.7 e1.7 12    3.6 135    91    2.8   0.67 0.54
15 20      1.9 11    e2.5 e1.6 9.7 e3.4 91    56    2.0   0.57 3.8  
 
16 7.8   1.9 15    e2.1 e1.6 8.9 e3.2 42    32    1.6   0.54 53     
17 2.8   2.8 13    e2.2 e1.6 10    e3.5 22    21    1.4   0.57 9.6  
18 1.8   528    11    e2.4 e1.7 13    e2.9 33    17    1.2   0.94 3.1  
19 1.6   375    7.1 e2.3 e2.0 13    e2.5 19    12    1.1   4.9   1.7  
20 1.9   151    9.0 e2.2 e10    10    e10    13    7.4 1.0   3.4   1.0  
 
21 1.4   101    5.6 e2.1 e50    7.9 15    9.9 11    6.5   2.0   1.1  
22 1.0   59    5.2 e2.0 e35    6.5 6.7 52    8.5 5.6   1.2   0.84
23 0.70 63    5.7 e2.3 e42    6.6 4.3 143    5.4 3.3   1.0   0.58
24 0.74 101    5.4 e2.1 e33    17    4.0 50    4.0 1.7   6.1   1.2  
25 18      55    5.7 e2.0 e26    16    33    66    3.4 1.3   25      0.34
 
26 4.9   33    4.1 e1.9 22    34    16    37    2.9 1.1   31      1.5  
27 1.7   24    4.0 e1.8 16    29    8.1 24    2.5 0.94 53      0.62
28 1.4   18    6.4 e1.8 12    40    5.2 15    2.7 0.80 162      0.38
29 1.7   14    8.1 e1.7 11    111    3.7 8.8 2.5 0.73 66      0.39
30 1.4   12    7.2 e1.7 ---    63    8.3 131    2.1 0.90 36      0.54
 
31 1.5   ---    6.0 e1.7 ---    53    ---    232    ---    1.2   22      ---     

TOTAL 121.80 1862.1 459.3 90.0 288.8 1072.6 282.5 1244.2 1107.2 222.17 492.41 108.56
MEAN 3.93 62.1 14.8 2.90 9.96 34.6 9.42 40.1 36.9 7.17 15.9 3.62
MAX 45 528 65 5.4 50 234 34 232 375 102 162 53
MIN 0.29 1.5 4.0 1.7 1.6 6.5 2.5 2.4 2.1 0.73 0.54 0.34
CFSM 0.17 2.64 0.63 0.12 0.42 1.47 0.40 1.71 1.57 0.30 0.68 0.15
IN. 0.19 2.95 0.73 0.14 0.46 1.70 0.45 1.97 1.75 0.35 0.78 0.17
e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1948 - 2004, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 7.93 14.3 16.3 17.0 21.7 32.8 32.8 26.6 21.4 12.8 8.36 8.09
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 0.07 0.03 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 2003 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2004 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1948 - 2004
ANNUAL TOTAL 6477.93   7351.64  
ANNUAL MEAN 17.7     20.1     18.4    
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 42.3     1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 4.82   1963
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 528            Nov 18 528            Nov 18 1500        Jul 13 1957
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 0.19       A 0.29       Oct 7,9 0.00   B
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 0.20       Jan 22 0.34       Oct 6 0.00   B
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW 931            Nov 18 2220        Jul 18 1996
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE 10.48       Nov 18 12.59   Jul 18 1996
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW 0.23       Sep 25,26
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) 0.755 0.855 0.781
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 10.25   11.64   10.62  
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 45        51        42       
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 2.8     4.9     4.5    
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 0.31   0.90   0.47  

A - Jan. 25-27 and Feb. 17-18, estimated due to backwater from ice.

B - At times in several years.


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