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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05551030       BREWSTER CREEK AT VALLEY VIEW, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 41°58'19", long 88°16'47" (NAD of 1983), in SW1/4SW1/4 sec. 12, T. 40 N., R. 8 E., Kane County, Hydrologic Unit 07120007, on private property about 500 feet upstream of state Highway 25 at Valley View, 2.5 miles southeast of South Elgin, and at mile 0.8.

 

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 14.0 mi2.

 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE

 

DISCHARGE: May 2002 to current year.

 

STAGE: May 2002 to current year.

 

PARTIAL RECORD: Annual maximum, water years 1962 to 1979, at site 500 ft downstream on State Highway 25 and at datum 10.08 ft higher.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY

 

SEDIMENT: June 2002 to current year.

 

MISCELLANEOUS: Sediment concentration and particle size, water years 2002-03

PRECIPITATION: May 2002 to current year.

 

REVISED RECORDS.-- WDR IL-75-1:Drainage area.

 

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, automatic water sampler, and rain gage. Datum of gage is 700.00 ft above NAVD of 1988.

 

REMARKS.-- Occasional pumpage from quarry into creek about 0.5 mi. upstream. Collection, computation and publication of precipitation data do not necessarily conform to standards used by the National Weather Service. Precipitation data could be subject to error for days with freezing and/or thawing of precipitation.

 

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 685 ft3/s, June 10, 1967, gage height, 1.65 ft, site and datum then in use; minimum discharge, 0.40 ft3/s, Sept. 26, 2004, due to pumping.

PRECIPITATION: Maximum daily total, 3.32 in., August 13, 2002.

SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS: Maximum daily, 1450 mg/L, Mar. 29, 2004; minimum daily, 10 mg/L, June 25, 2004.

SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT LOADS: Maximum daily, 217 tons, Mar. 29, 2004; minimum daily, 0.06 tons, Sept. 16, 19-20, 2003, and Sept. 25-26, 2004.

 

EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.--

SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS: Maximum daily, 1450 mg/L, Mar. 29; minimum daily, 10 mg/L, June 25.

SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT LOADS: Maximum daily, 217 tons, Mar. 29; minimum daily, 0.06 tons, Sept. 25-26.


SEDIMENT DISCHARGE, SUSPENDED (TONS/DAY), WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2003 TO SEPTEMBER 2004
MEANMEANMEAN
MEANCONCEN-SEDIMENTMEANCONCEN-SEDIMENTMEANCONCEN-SEDIMENT
DISCHARGETRATIONDISCHARGEDISCHARGETRATIONDISCHARGEDISCHARGETRATIONDISCHARGE
DAY(CFS)(MG/L)(TONS/DAY)(CFS)(MG/L)(TONS/DAY)(CFS)(MG/L)(TONS/DAY)
 
OCTOBERNOVEMBERDECEMBER



11.1530.202.0320.173.6210.21
20.69420.084.2410.493.4230.21
30.71430.088.71122.73.4240.21
40.87440.108.92417.53.3250.22
50.89450.1117243114.4260.31
 
60.91460.118.0571.34.2270.31
70.63470.084.2230.283.8280.29
80.97480.123.1150.123.6290.29
91.2490.162.1170.094.6310.38
101.0500.141.8180.0932747.0
 
110.96510.132.2210.1232665.8
121.00520.142.2250.1431705.9
130.81530.121.8290.1422684.0
142.6940.671.6330.1417663.0
153.1850.721.5370.1513642.2
 
162.3460.301.4420.1611611.8
172.3610.431.3400.158.3591.3
181.9330.17171658.77.2571.1
191.9300.1523165106.0550.89
201.8270.1317773.66.2530.89
 
212.4280.1815411.75.4510.74
222.7280.2112371.25.2480.68
232.3280.1710511.65.1470.64
242.3260.1614722.74.7460.59
252.6220.169.3441.14.5450.55
 
262.3230.148.2280.644.2450.50
271.9350.186.8170.324.1440.49
282.1410.245.6180.266.6440.77
291.8140.074.6190.236.1430.71
301.9190.104.1200.23e5.2541.9
 
312.1270.15---------e4.9510.82
 
TOTAL52.04---5.90218.6---57.02276.0---44.70

 
JANUARYFEBRUARYMARCH



15.0440.59e2.0170.259.61032.7
25.3430.61e1.9160.21111363.9
35.1420.58e2.0150.18111705.2
44.3410.48e2.0140.161726315
54.3400.47e2.1160.176150885
 
6e3.9390.49e2.1180.245135850
7e3.5390.38e2.2200.263810912
8e3.4380.38e2.2220.2631363.0
9e3.4370.38e2.2240.2724261.7
10e3.3360.35e2.2260.2618221.0
 
11e3.3350.33e2.1280.3012230.75
12e3.2340.34e2.0310.319.8852.5
13e3.2330.30e2.0330.348.1641.4
14e3.1320.28e1.9350.367.0521.0
15e3.1320.28e1.9370.355.9430.68
 
16e3.1310.28e1.8390.396.3400.68
17e3.0300.28e1.7410.446.7380.69
18e3.0290.26e1.7410.456.8360.65
19e2.9280.27e2.2440.447.2330.64
20e2.9270.24e3.91072.55.8310.48
 
21e2.8260.23e6.81595.74.8300.39
22e2.7250.24e7.2802.54.0330.36
23e2.4250.26e8.21584.54.0370.40
24e2.3240.209.51112.8131255.2
25e2.2230.229.4792.0111013.2
 
26e2.2220.259.1832.13133328
27e2.3210.237.9671.428947.1
28e2.3200.177.2651.33152375
29e2.2190.256.8711.3551450217
30e2.1180.21---------4732342
 
31e2.0170.24---------36808.0
 
TOTAL97.8---10.07114.2---31.74612.0---575.62

 
APRILMAYJUNE



126362.54.1550.618618844
217251.23.6500.487531161
312170.543.2510.44529914
410200.542.8760.5841576.3
57.8240.502.71020.7534474.2
 
67.1280.532.81220.9329342.7
77.0320.602.91190.9526271.9
86.3360.612.61150.8022352.1
95.7400.622.41200.7918452.2
105.1430.592.61541.13615119
 
114.7450.573.82222.35413422
124.2480.544.02212.583538122
136.0520.8514218108121948
145.8570.891926116697314
154.8640.83261561152415.9
 
164.0770.83161034.141353.9
173.4910.839.0972.335302.8
183.21010.88202051130242.0
192.8950.7313602.224211.4
204.6881.1152332119211.1
 
21111877.539350562730131
229.71644.77965513935717.1
234.71001.3782645626221.6
244.31161.6661933519150.79
256.62695.047911216100.45
 
264.61091.437595.913120.43
274.7730.9532423.69.8160.41
283.9540.5726302.18.9180.43
293.1630.5222271.67.8180.38
303.6600.59595611016.5180.32
 
31---------8410424---------
 
TOTAL203.7---40.41738.5---526.031076.0---423.41

 
JULYAUGUSTSEPTEMBER



16.8180.331.71090.492.7300.22
26.8180.331.71290.582.3290.18
36.6180.322.81701.72.0270.14
48.0180.39161909.31.7250.12
56.8190.357.3551.11.8240.12
 
65.6200.304.1280.311.8300.14
75.1210.292.9290.231.6350.15
84.6220.272.6330.231.4400.15
94.5220.272.4360.231.4410.15
106.8230.422.9360.281.5410.17
 
115.9220.352.9370.291.7470.21
124.9210.272.6390.281.7480.22
134.4210.252.5480.321.6430.19
143.7300.302.0580.321.5420.17
153.6410.401.6650.281.5430.18
 
164.2500.571.6660.292.3590.37
174.0530.572.2650.381.9480.25
183.5550.522.1650.371.6430.19
193.0570.463.3670.601.4420.16
202.7590.432.6680.481.2420.13
 
213.0600.482.2680.407.9430.98
223.0630.512.0640.344.3430.53
232.5710.481.9600.312.1440.26
242.1790.442.0570.310.79430.09
252.0850.472.3590.370.55420.06
 
262.1840.472.9620.490.52420.06
272.1820.473.9640.670.61430.07
281.8800.38181427.53.3470.48
291.7750.349.5661.81.3440.16
301.8720.365.8350.550.59430.07
 
312.0890.483.5310.29---------
 
TOTAL125.6---12.27121.8---31.0956.56---6.37
 
YEAR3692.801764.63
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