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BEAR CREEK BASIN


05495500                   BEAR CREEK NEAR MARCELLINE, IL



LOCATION.--Lat 40°08'34", long 91°20'14", on line between secs.20 and 21, T.2 N., R.8 W., Adams County, Hydrologic Unit 07110001, on right bank at downstream side of bridge on County Road 900 E, 0.9 mi downstream from Grindstone Creek, 2.2 mi northeast of Marcelline, 3.8 mi upstream from State Highway 96, and at mile 12.3.

DRAINAGE AREA.--349 mi2.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--March 1944 to current year.

REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1308: 1944-45(M), 1948(M). WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area. WDR IL-94-1: 1991.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 504.52 ft above sea level. Prior to June 24, 1949, nonrecording gage at same site and datum.

REMARKS.--Records fair except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Gage-height telemeter at station.
DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1997 TO SEPTEMBER 1998
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
 
1 .72 6.2 19    e13  88  375  2170  2670  67  2880  13    7.1
2 .89 3.5 17    e14  343  214  704  2480  55  455  11    7.5
3 1.1   2.6 15    148  183  164  858  843  49  230  11    7.0
4 1.1   2.0 11    137  125  143  1990  348  46  224  187    6.8
5 1.1   2.4 10    264  91  113  840  211  44  157  1120    6.1
 
6 1.0   3.3 11    187  68  95  358  274  41  545  520    6.2
7 1.0   4.8 9.9 488  54  84  294  1190  36  692  83    5.8
8 1.1   5.5 8.5 499  47  624  969  407  68  2340  48    5.1
9 1.6   9.4 8.2 540  45  636  913  194  955  321  34    4.7
10 1.4   6.2 8.9 213  44  800  706  208  867  158  25    4.5
 
11 1.4   4.0 8.8 79  539  498  362  121  633  173  20    4.3
12 1.6   3.4 9.2 83  860  254  207  126  538  114  17    4.2
13 2.8   3.6 9.4 67  516  249  1120  132  159  78  15    5.0
14 2.1   3.3 8.8 45  248  636  2960  89  293  62  13    72   
15 1.7   3.2 8.2 33  177  617  2460  75  2730  53  12    272   
 
16 1.6   2.9 7.7 e26  142  338  1420  80  1880  45  11    74   
17 1.5   2.7 7.2 e23  258  2160  415  60  765  40  9.9 30   
18 1.3   2.7 8.0 e21  542  3470  235  50  190  40  9.3 17   
19 1.2   2.8 11    e19  326  1010  178  45  231  37  8.9 12   
20 1.2   3.0 12    e17  298  734  147  218  135  32  8.4 9.1
 
21 1.2   3.6 14    e17  242  694  127  888  108  27  7.9 7.8
22 1.1   3.9 16    e17  172  367  125  2200  940  27  7.5 7.3
23 1.1   3.8 19    e18  137  235  120  1610  1150  31  7.3 6.5
24 1.5   3.8 32    e19  114  176  99  3120  251  30  7.0 6.2
25 1.8   3.9 37    20  95  149  90  2890  117  23  6.3 7.5
 
26 2.9   4.4 52    20  98  137  130  2340  79  19  6.0 7.6
27 3.2   4.4 42    23  2690  119  110  459  60  17  5.5 9.4
28 2.7   5.6 25    35  1160  389  106  205  467  15  6.4 9.2
29 2.7   13    e20    108  ---  323  1100  136  10500  14  6.7 9.5
30 3.4   30    e15    128  ---  171  438  104  15300  15  6.7 12   
 
31 3.7   ---    e14    108  ---  5280  ---  84  ---  16  6.5 ---   

TOTAL 52.71 153.9 494.8 3429 9702 21254 21751 23857 38754 8910 2250.3 643.4
MEAN 1.70 5.13 16.0 111 347 686 725 770 1292 287 72.6 21.4
MAX 3.7 30 52 540 2690 5280 2960 3120 15300 2880 1120 272
MIN .72 2.0 7.2 13 44 84 90 45 36 14 5.5 4.2
CFSM .00 .01 .05 .32 .99 1.96 2.08 2.21 3.70 .82 .21 .06
IN. .01 .02 .05 .37 1.03 2.27 2.32 2.54 4.13 .95 .24 .07

e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1944 - 1998, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 114 154 145 145 260 391 424 403 265 284 88.9 163
MAX 1658 2172 1485 956 1237 1370 2163 2679 2251 1967 541 1954
(WY) 1987 1986 1983 1946 1985 1985 1944 1995 1990 1993 1993 1970
MIN .000 .000 .074 .31 .68 3.83 9.02 3.26 .72 .24 .17 .000
(WY) 1957 1957 1957 1977 1989 1956 1977 1989 1956 1988 1988 1953

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1997 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 1998 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1944 - 1998
ANNUAL TOTAL 66957.34     131252.11
ANNUAL MEAN 183          360      234     
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 711      1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 12.5   1989
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 10900      A     Feb 21 15300          Jun 30 20500      Mar 4 1985
LOWEST DAILY MEAN .63 B     Sep 30 .72     Oct 1 .00 C
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM .92         Sep 29 .99     Oct 1 .00 Aug 19 1953
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 17700          Jun 30 35500      May 8 1996
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 20.60     Jun 30 28.38 Mar 4 1985
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW .64     Oct 1
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) .53     1.03 .67
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 7.14     13.99 9.11
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 236          859      428     
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 17          45      23     
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 2.3       3.1   1.1  
A - Estimated.
B - May have been less during period of missing record, Sept. 23-29.
C - Many days in 1953-56, 1962-64, 1976-77, 1988.


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