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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05540060                   KRESS CREEK AT WEST CHICAGO, IL



LOCATION.--Lat 41°51'23", long 88°12'15", in NW1/4NW1/4 sec.22, T.39 N., R.9 E., Du Page County, Hydrologic Unit 07120004, on left downstream side of bridge at intersection of Wilson Street and Joliet Road, 0.5 mi south of West Chicago, and at mile 0.5.

DRAINAGE AREA.--18.1 mi2.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--Annual maximum, water years 1961-80. November 1985 to current year.

REVISED RECORDS.--WDR IL-77-1: 1961-76(M).

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 700.00 ft above sea level. Prior to November 8, 1985 at datum 5.44 ft higher.

REMARKS.--Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Gage-height telemeter and recording rain gage 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 .17 2.0   3.7 2.1 16  11    54  17    3.7 5.5   .49 1.8  
2 .19 1.4   2.0 2.5 42  9.7 50  15    2.6 3.2   .38 1.1  
3 .15 1.2   1.6 14    38  12    37  15    2.2 31      .40 1.1  
4 1.1   .99 1.4 40    34  12    32  14    3.3 147      10      .76
5 .59 .87 1.6 54    26  12    25  16    3.7 60      14      .67
 
6 .44 1.5   1.9 56    20  12    22  20    3.0 43      15      .99
7 .23 1.1   1.4 60    17  11    24  114    2.3 43      18      e38     
8 .11 1.2   1.1 47    16  35    65  171    2.1 32      13      e25     
9 1.5   1.0   1.0 44    14  64    63  93    17    24      7.8   e15     
10 .51 1.0   1.4 34    13  45    48  60    13    17      5.1   e10     
 
11 .63 1.6   4.4 26    31  39    35  47    46    9.9   2.3   7.9  
12 1.2   1.8   4.4 22    49  31    29  40    38    8.6   1.3   5.8  
13 8.7   1.7   2.7 16    37  26    25  34    23    7.1   .95 4.4  
14 5.5   1.4   1.6 12    29  22    25  28    17    4.9   2.0   11     
15 2.0   1.7   1.2 10    24  20    26  22    10    3.9   2.0   16     
 
16 1.4   1.4   1.1 e9.4 20  18    63  17    7.1 2.9   1.1   10     
17 1.2   1.5   1.3 8.4 24  29    40  11    6.9 4.7   .92 7.5  
18 2.2   1.6   1.9 6.4 24  88    29  7.9 8.5 3.7   .99 5.8  
19 1.8   1.6   1.5 e5.6 21  82    21  7.2 11    7.2   2.0   4.7  
20 1.3   3.1   1.2 e5.4 19  57    26  8.4 8.5 4.7   1.1   3.5  
 
21 .93 2.7   1.1 5.5 16  45    44  7.9 7.1 4.4   .75 2.7  
22 1.0   1.9   1.1 6.2 15  39    35  7.3 4.5 3.8   .57 2.0  
23 .89 1.7   3.4 8.1 13  33    28  6.8 3.3 2.5   .47 1.7  
24 1.0   1.5   4.3 6.4 13  26    23  14    2.8 2.0   2.6   1.7  
25 .74 1.4   3.2 5.0 12  22    19  6.3 3.4 1.5   27      2.7  
 
26 5.8   1.4   5.2 5.9 12  20    22  6.6 29    1.5   12      2.5  
27 22      2.2   4.3 6.6 15  15    23  6.0 14    2.5   8.3   1.6  
28 9.0   5.2   2.5 5.4 14  18    17  7.7 14    1.4   12      1.3  
29 3.3   5.3   1.7 7.7 ---  15    21  7.7 10    1.0   7.3   1.5  
30 2.6   6.8   1.5 9.4 ---  13    19  6.6 7.8 1.3   4.4   6.9  
 
31 2.4   ---      1.2 11    ---  46    ---  5.8 ---    .78 3.1   ---     

TOTAL 80.58 59.76 67.9 552.0 624 927.7 990 840.2 324.8 485.98 177.32 195.62
MEAN 2.60 1.99 2.19 17.8 22.3 29.9 33.0 27.1 10.8 15.7 5.72 6.52
MAX 22 6.8 5.2 60 49 88 65 171 46 147 27 38
MIN .11 .87 1.0 2.1 12 9.7 17 5.8 2.1 .78 .38 .67
CFSM .14 .11 .12 .98 1.23 1.65 1.82 1.50 .60 .87 .32 .36
IN. .17 .12 .14 1.13 1.28 1.91 2.03 1.73 .67 1.00 .36 .40

e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1986 - 1998, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 7.99 16.2 14.2 14.5 19.1 23.6 24.2 20.1 17.3 13.9 13.1 7.86
MAX 21.0 36.0 40.5 36.9 57.6 44.4 62.9 46.1 48.3 80.8 82.1 29.1
(WY) 1987 1996 1988 1993 1997 1990 1993 1990 1996 1996 1987 1987
MIN 2.37 1.99 2.19 3.45 5.63 6.97 6.09 3.99 2.01 3.12 1.51 1.52
(WY) 1993 1998 1998 1987 1987 1996 1989 1989 1992 1991 1986 1988

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1997 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 1998 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1986 - 1998
ANNUAL TOTAL 4448.07 5325.86
ANNUAL MEAN 12.2   14.6   16.3  
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 24.0   1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 9.33 1989
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 432          Feb 21 171          May 8 1210      Jul 18 1996
LOWEST DAILY MEAN .10     Sep 8,13-15 .11     Oct 8 .04 Sep 9 1988
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM .12     Sep 8 .40     Oct 2 .12 Sep 8 1997
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 238          May 7 1980      Jul 18 1996
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 6.27     May 7 9.24 Jul 18 1996
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW .10     Oct 7,8 .02 A
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) .67 .81 .90
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 9.14 10.95 12.27
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 24      38      37     
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 5.2   7.1   7.9  
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS .54 1.1   1.4  
A - Sept. 1, 2, 9, 1988.


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