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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05551500       FOX RIVER AT AURORA, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 41°46'15", long 88°18'32" (NAD of 1927), in SW1/4SE1/4 sec. 15, T. 38 N., R. 8 E., Kane County, Hydrologic Unit 07120007, on downstream side of main bridge on Illinois Avenue at Aurora.

 

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 1706 mi2.

 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE

 

STAGE: July 1914 to October 1914.

 

PARTIAL RECORD: Annual maximum, water years 1960; 1962 to 1976.

 

GAGE.-- Crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 630.83 ft above NGVD of 1929 (630.60 ft NAVD 1988). Prior to May 3, 1973, at datum 0.55 ft lower.

 

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 11000 ft3/sec, April 23, 1973, gage height, 2.23 ft, present datum.




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