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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05539000       HICKORY CREEK AT JOLIET, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 41°30'54", long 88°04'24" (NAD of 1927), in NE1/4SW1/4 sec.15, T.35 N., R.10 E., Will County, Hydrologic Unit 07120004, on left bank at downstream side of Richards Street bridge in Joliet, 0.6 mi downstream from Spring Creek, and at mile 1.6.
 

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 107.48 mi2.
 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
 

DISCHARGE: October 1944 to current year.
 

STAGE: Water years 1994 to current year.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

CHEMICAL: Water years 1979-91.
 

REVISED RECORDS.-- WDR IL-91-2: 1981(M).
 

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 506.00 ft above NGVD of 1929 (505.70 ft NAVD 1988). Prior to Oct. 9, 1946, nonrecording gage at site 0.3 mi upstream at datum 21.00 ft higher. Oct. 9, 1946, to Sept. 30, 1974, at site 0.3 miles upstream at datum 21.00 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1974 to Sept. 30, 2003, at site 0.3 miles upstream at datum 20.00 ft higher.
 

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 17,300 ft3/s, June 13, 1981, gage height, 14.90 ft, from rating curve extended above 6,300 ft3/s, site and datum then in use; maximum gage height, 16.82 ft, June 12, 2004, present site and datum (discharge 4,630 ft3/s); minimum, 0.5 ft3/s, Aug. 9, 16, 19, 1964.
 

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Flood of 1902 reached an estimated stage of 12.0 ft and an estimated discharge of 16,700 ft3/s. Floods of 1926 and 1942 reached an estimated discharge of 9,000 ft3/s.
 

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor.
Discharge, cubic feet per second, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2004 TO SEPTEMBER 2005
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
 
1 18  107  487  46  43  155  162  42  30  12  12  11   
2 21  348  332  332  41  122  181  39  30  11  11  10   
3 23  164  221  590  45  103  151  38  34  11  11  10   
4 20  455  166  658  47  92  120  35  39  12  11  9.8
5 18  361  134  402  71  85  102  34  77  11  11  10   
 
6 18  195  147  267  111  83  86  35  117  12  10  10   
7 17  130  873  200  184  86  75  34  103  12  10  10   
8 20  95  772  168  252  82  65  33  63  11  10  10   
9 25  73  410  142  174  72  61  33  36  11  10  9.9
10 24  62  263  121  128  68  54  32  30  10  10  9.9
 
11 21  48  196  178  105  70  50  51  27  10  48  10   
12 19  41  165  1000  93  70  245  63  24  12  71  10   
13 19  36  137  2830  110  63  383  60  23  14  40  10   
14 19  34  98  1390  766  59  186  61  33  13  78  11   
15 25  31  78  601  641  54  130  48  33  12  35  13   
 
16 27  30  70  403  630  52  106  38  26  12  21  40   
17 24  28  63  313  377  51  86  34  23  11  16  32   
18 22  28  58  e210  219  50  74  31  20  11  15  20   
19 21  78  56  e160  175  53  69  167  19  11  14  23   
20 20  108  e52  e130  177  57  62  296  19  29  20  22   
 
21 19  70  e49  e100  245  53  54  137  18  26  37  16   
22 19  52  e44  e84  178  50  91  87  16  16  21  12   
23 45  42  e40  e76  144  58  126  61  14  12  15  11   
24 79  44  e37  e68  126  61  96  48  14  11  13  9.8
25 40  88  e35  e63  120  84  74  42  13  22  12  11   
 
26 29  116  e34  e60  112  158  66  38  13  63  12  14   
27 25  402  e33  57  104  137  59  35  13  163  12  14   
28 22  513  e33  58  133  115  52  33  11  70  11  16   
29 23  275  e34  51  ---  98  47  32  11  26  11  21   
30 29  219  e36  48  ---  88  44  31  23  18  11  17   
 
31 28  ---  37  46  ---  205  ---  31  ---  15  11  ---   

TOTAL 779 4273 5190 10852 5551 2634 3157 1779 952 690 630 433.4
MEAN 25.1 142 167 350 198 85.0 105 57.4 31.7 22.3 20.3 14.4
MAX 79 513 873 2830 766 205 383 296 117 163 78 40
MIN 17 28 33 46 41 50 44 31 11 10 10 9.8
CFSM 0.23 1.33 1.56 3.26 1.84 0.79 0.98 0.53 0.30 0.21 0.19 0.13
IN. 0.27 1.48 1.80 3.76 1.92 0.91 1.09 0.62 0.33 0.24 0.22 0.15
e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1945 - 2005, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 39.4 66.7 79.5 85.7 111 165 171 134 107 59.1 36.6 39.3
MAX 458 359 552 350 416 726 566 488 581 432 144 372
(WY) 1955 1991 1983 2005 1997 1979 1947 1974 1981 1957 1998 1961
MIN 3.05 5.34 3.15 3.89 5.54 18.9 13.8 20.1 10.9 7.17 3.36 4.35
(WY) 1964 1964 1964 1963 1963 1964 1963 1985 1988 1988 1964 1966

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 2004 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2005 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1945 - 2005
ANNUAL TOTAL 47183      36920.4    
ANNUAL MEAN 129      101        91.0        
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 168            1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 20.8         1963
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 3470          Jun 12 2830            Jan 13 8400        A Jun 13 1981
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 17          B 9.8         Sep 4,24 0.80   A Aug 16 1964
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 18          Sep 25 9.9         Sep 4 1.0     A Aug 12 1964
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW 3290            Jan 13 17300        C Jun 13 1981
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE 15.92       Jan 13 16.82   D Jun 12 2004
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW 9.2         Sep 24,25 0.50       E
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) 1.20 0.941 0.846    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 16.33 12.78   11.50      
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 288      207        199           
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 46      44        30           
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 22      11        7.8        

A - Site then in use.

B - Sept. 28-30, Oct. 7.

C - From rating curve extended above 6,300 ft3/s, gage height, 14.90 ft, site and datum then in use.

D - Discharge, 4,630 ft3/s.

E - Aug. 9, 16, 19, 1964; site then in use.


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