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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05556500                   BIG BUREAU CREEK AT PRINCETON, IL



LOCATION.--Lat 41°21'55", long 89°29'55", in SW1/4SE1/4 sec.18, T.16 N., R.9 E., Bureau County, Hydrologic Unit 07130001, on right bank 500 ft downstream from bridge on U.S. Highways 6 and 34, 0.6 mi downstream from Epperson Run, 1.5 mi west of Princeton, and at mile 20.5.

DRAINAGE AREA.--196 mi2.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--March 1936 to current year. Prior to October 1974, published as Bureau Creek at Princeton.

REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1175: 1940-41, 1948. WSP 1308: 1942(M). WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 555.39 ft above sea level (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers). Prior to July 18, 1940, nonrecording gage at bridge 400 ft upstream at datum 30.00 ft lower. July 18, 1940, to Sept. 30, 1944, water-stage recorder at site 500 ft upstream at present datum.

REMARKS.--Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite 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 4.2 6.9 8.5 12  78  403  675  324  143  336  22    10   
2 4.1 6.1 8.4 18  117  334  587  304  138  246  20    9.4
3 4.4 6.8 9.1 42  145  297  495  281  133  201  18    10   
4 3.9 6.7 8.6 111  156  264  424  265  127  180  19    8.4
5 3.6 8.5 8.2 227  145  234  365  253  124  160  25    7.3
 
6 3.5 13    8.2 235  139  217  329  280  119  446  237    15   
7 3.7 9.1 7.9 301  130  207  318  1670  111  592  173    18   
8 4.0 9.0 7.7 366  126  310  450  3750  111  489  106    8.8
9 4.5 8.3 8.1 304  125  664  1180  1500  215  297  71    9.1
10 3.5 8.0 11    216  127  481  1060  900  239  226  52    9.3
 
11 3.1 7.4 12    204  364  430  689  679  637  183  41    8.1
12 3.0 7.1 9.4 205  988  342  545  553  974  156  33    7.2
13 4.3 7.2 8.9 133  669  319  474  602  620  136  28    7.0
14 3.5 6.7 8.2 e140  495  289  450  565  485  120  25    22   
15 2.9 7.6 8.1 e137  414  248  419  452  464  107  22    16   
 
16 2.6 7.0 8.4 e120  364  235  828  392  400  93  19    11   
17 2.4 6.9 8.2 e102  330  318  700  336  357  83  19    11   
18 2.3 7.0 8.2 e92  304  1440  522  308  341  74  18    11   
19 2.2 6.8 8.4 e90  269  1480  440  286  974  66  16    9.7
20 2.2 7.1 8.3 e87  248  905  394  266  543  81  15    30   
 
21 2.1 7.0 8.4 e83  230  642  511  249  412  96  14    18   
22 2.3 6.9 11    79  214  509  595  234  338  74  19    12   
23 2.4 6.6 11    77  204  427  512  221  297  62  13    10   
24 3.7 6.4 13    76  204  363  432  223  281  53  12    11   
25 3.0 6.5 16    70  193  326  383  204  251  46  10    11   
 
26 9.0 6.5 15    64  198  307  361  190  221  41  9.3 11   
27 13    7.0 13    65  393  280  417  180  200  37  8.6 9.9
28 9.4 10    13    65  516  269  411  172  218  34  20    9.4
29 8.3 9.2 14    69  ---  246  377  168  352  31  14    15   
30 6.9 9.5 13    68  ---  234  344  161  1160  28  16    12   
 
31 6.4 ---    12    67  ---  340  ---  156  ---  25  12    ---   

TOTAL 134.4 228.8 313.2 3925 7885 13360 15687 16124 10985 4799 1126.9 357.6
MEAN 4.34 7.63 10.1 127 282 431 523 520 366 155 36.4 11.9
MAX 13 13 16 366 988 1480 1180 3750 1160 592 237 30
MIN 2.1 6.1 7.7 12 78 207 318 156 111 25 8.6 7.0
CFSM .02 .04 .05 .65 1.44 2.20 2.67 2.65 1.87 .79 .19 .06
IN. .03 .04 .06 .74 1.50 2.54 2.98 3.06 2.08 .91 .21 .07

e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1936 - 1998, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 58.7 85.7 94.1 128 186 262 247 225 201 101 58.4 57.4
MAX 523 556 572 626 851 1439 832 915 716 624 356 567
(WY) 1942 1993 1983 1969 1949 1979 1973 1995 1972 1982 1972 1970
MIN .92 .37 1.79 .000 4.84 24.5 14.6 9.94 10.2 .63 2.29 1.93
(WY) 1954 1954 1977 1940 1963 1977 1977 1989 1977 1936 1944 1943

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1997 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 1998 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1936 - 1998
ANNUAL TOTAL 43415.7   74925.9  
ANNUAL MEAN 119      205      142         
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 365          1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 14.6       1977
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 6930          Feb 21 3750          May 8 8730          Jun 24 1994
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 2.1       Oct 21 2.1       Oct 21 .00     A
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 2.3       Oct 17 2.3       Oct 17 .00     Jan 1 1940
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 4260          May 8 12500      B May 17 1974
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 9.32     May 8 16.01     May 17 1974
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW 1.7       Oct 21
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) .61 1.05 .73    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 8.24 14.22 9.87    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 182      501      333         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 25      93      55         
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 3.9   6.9   3.1      
A - January 1990 and several days in October and November 1953.
B - From rating curve extended above 11,800 ft3/s.


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