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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05527800                   DES PLAINES RIVER AT RUSSELL, IL



LOCATION.--Lat 42°29'22", long 87°55'32", in SE1/4 sec.3, T.46 N., R.11 E., Lake County, Hydrologic Unit 07120004, on right bank at upstream side of Russell Road bridge, 0.3 mi west of Russell, 7.2 mi upstream from Mill Creek, and at mile 109.3.

DRAINAGE AREA.--123 mi2.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--Occasional low-flow measurements, water years 1961-63, and annual maximum gage heights, water years 1962-66. June 1967 to current year.

REVISED RECORDS.--WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area. WDR IL-76-1: 1960-68(M), 1973(M).

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 662.00 ft above sea level. Oct. 17, 1961 to June 29, 1967, crest-stage gage at left downstream side of bridge at datum 4.29 ft higher.

REMARKS.--Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Recording rain gage and 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 13    19    108  e47  108  170  235  188  37  110      .64 1.2
2 11    15    117  46  149  160  289  164  32  99      .56 1.2
3 9.4 16    113  78  210  149  326  143  25  79      .48 1.3
4 8.7 10    115  123  246  137  337  125  21  92      .49 1.5
5 7.8 9.2 123  185  261  123  327  112  19  132      .87 1.5
 
6 6.7 12    121  242  263  113  305  98  18  150      1.8   1.6
7 5.4 20    107  307  256  102  278  119  16  151      5.3   1.5
8 5.1 20    88  352  245  115  274  191  14  141      8.3   1.3
9 5.6 20    72  393  231  197  303  229  15  124      6.0   1.3
10 5.4 42    68  402  216  233  343  246  16  101      3.9   1.4
 
11 5.2 35    79  400  226  235  396  247  22  76      2.6   1.5
12 5.3 21    84  e340  318  224  431  240  45  55      1.7   1.5
13 7.9 14    84  e295  366  204  433  246  68  39      1.4   1.5
14 13    13    73  e260  406  181  410  237  64  28      1.1   1.8
15 12    15    73  e230  427  155  375  215  48  18      1.2   12   
 
16 10    18    65  e200  419  131  555  183  36  12      1.2   28   
17 9.4 19    71  170  401  118  744  144  28  9.6   1.2   19   
18 9.3 19    76  145  388  185  782  106  23  8.8   1.1   13   
19 7.8 19    79  124  368  274  722  82  26  5.9   1.1   8.2
20 12    18    80  106  347  318  620  69  27  4.7   1.3   4.7
 
21 9.2 19    82  95  324  342  533  58  24  4.6   1.5   3.0
22 7.2 25    79  90  297  346  460  51  19  5.8   1.5   3.1
23 6.9 34    73  87  268  331  409  51  14  6.8   1.5   3.2
24 7.5 39    68  83  243  305  367  53  11  5.2   1.1   3.2
25 19    34    65  e80  221  273  333  53  12  4.1   2.2   5.6
 
26 16    46    64  e78  201  244  313  49  24  2.8   6.0   6.3
27 37    49    66  76  187  213  293  42  44  2.2   4.8   3.6
28 44    52    64  77  177  181  266  36  80  3.6   6.4   2.3
29 32    53    54  82  ---  156  240  36  100  1.5   4.7   2.5
30 27    80    e52  91  ---  138  214  37  109  .91 2.1   2.5
 
31 26    ---    e49  99  ---  152  ---  38  ---  .72 1.3   ---   

TOTAL 401.8 805.2 2512 5383 7769 6205 11913 3888 1037 1474.23 75.34 140.3
MEAN 13.0 26.8 81.0 174 277 200 397 125 34.6 47.6 2.43 4.68
MAX 44 80 123 402 427 346 782 247 109 151 8.3 28
MIN 5.1 9.2 49 46 108 102 214 36 11 .72 .48 1.2
CFSM .11 .22 .66 1.41 2.26 1.63 3.23 1.02 .28 .39 .02 .04
IN. .12 .24 .76 1.63 2.35 1.88 3.60 1.18 .31 .45 .02 .04

e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1967 - 1998, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 41.7 70.1 93.8 68.1 105 221 225 120 80.0 56.5 43.7 55.6
MAX 364 390 382 279 327 673 718 410 356 363 417 410
(WY) 1987 1986 1983 1993 1974 1979 1993 1996 1996 1978 1978 1972
MIN .056 2.75 3.06 1.46 2.35 14.9 33.4 6.15 1.90 .78 .87 .060
(WY) 1995 1972 1977 1977 1977 1968 1977 1977 1988 1988 1988 1994

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1997 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 1998 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1967 - 1998
ANNUAL TOTAL 29645.3   41603.87
ANNUAL MEAN 81.2   114      98.5      
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 206          1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 9.24     1977
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 799          Feb 24 782          Apr 18 2100          Mar 21 1979
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 2.0       Sep 16 .48     Aug 3 .00     A
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 2.5       Sep 10 .67     Jul 30 .00     Jul 27 1988
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 794          Apr 18 2120      B Mar 21 1979
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 7.66     Apr 18 10.75     C
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW .46     Aug 3,4
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) .66 .93 .80    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 8.97 12.58 10.88    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 190      320      274         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 53      64      33         
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 5.7   1.8   3.0      
A - At times in most years.
B - Gage-height, 9.69 ft.
C - Mar. 6, 1976; Sept. 27, 1986.


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