05414820 DATA: Discharge Tables, 1999

SINSINAWA RIVER BASIN

05414820 SINSINAWA RIVER NEAR MENOMINEE, IL

LOCATION.--Lat 42°28'44", long 90°29'10", in SE1/4SE1/4 sec.28, T.29 N., R.1 W., Jo Daviess County, Hydrologic Unit 07060005, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on High Ridge Road, 2.4 mi east of Menominee, 4.5 mi northwest of Galena, and at mile 7.0.

DRAINAGE AREA.--39.6 mi².

PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1967 to current year.

REVISED RECORDS.--WDR IL-74-1: Drainage area.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 640.75 ft above sea level.

REMARKS.--Records good except those for May 16-17, which are fair, and those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Gage-height telemeter at station.

DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1998 TO SEPTEMBER 1999 DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY	OCT	NOV	DEC	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP

1	27	22	20	e14	34	23	21	37	72	56	32	24
2	26	22	20	e15	101	23	e24	36	54	35	28	24
3	29	21	21	e14	53	22	e27	35	38	75	27	24
4	28	21	20	e13	44	22	e30	35	56	37	28	24
5	39	21	20	e17	27	23	e28	39	42	34	26	24

6	34	21	21	e24	26	22	25	37	146	34	25	25
7	30	20	21	e22	26	21	22	36	58	31	29	27
8	28	21	20	e21	27	20	26	34	54	31	27	29
9	27	21	20	e20	32	23	43	32	74	35	25	27
10	26	66	20	e19	27	24	29	32	73	30	26	28

11	26	29	19	e18	70	22	28	31	56	30	25	22
12	26	25	20	e18	40	22	26	33	143	30	30	22
13	26	25	20	e17	29	22	25	36	59	30	29	22
14	26	25	19	e17	28	22	25	31	77	30	26	21
15	28	24	20	e17	28	23	25	31	44	30	25	21

16	26	24	20	e17	27	26	29	782	41	30	25	21
17	36	23	20	e17	25	31	25	2170	39	32	25	21
18	41	23	20	e16	25	28	24	186	36	30	25	21
19	29	23	19	e16	24	25	24	82	36	35	27	20
20	27	22	19	e16	23	25	24	67	35	31	25	19

21	26	21	16	e16	22	25	24	64	34	37	25	19
22	25	22	16	e40	22	23	108	60	40	32	26	19
23	25	22	e16	111	22	23	288	55	38	36	64	19
24	24	21	e17	56	22	23	62	50	36	34	42	20
25	24	21	19	30	23	22	50	47	34	31	28	21

26	23	21	19	26	23	22	45	44	33	45	27	22
27	25	20	20	67	25	22	51	42	33	34	26	32
28	25	20	19	64	24	23	52	41	34	32	25	29
29	24	21	18	32	---	22	42	39	33	32	24	25
30	23	22	e12	25	---	21	39	37	33	31	23	24

31	22	---	e13	25	---	21	---	38	---	53	24	---

TOTAL	851	710	584	840	899	716	1291	4319	1581	1103	869	696
MEAN	27.5	23.7	18.8	27.1	32.1	23.1	43.0	139	52.7	35.6	28.0	23.2
MAX	41	66	21	111	101	31	288	2170	146	75	64	32
MIN	22	20	12	13	22	20	21	31	33	30	23	19
CFSM	.69	.60	.48	.68	.81	.58	1.09	3.52	1.33	.90	.71	.59
IN.	.80	.67	.55	.79	.84	.67	1.21	4.06	1.49	1.04	.82	.65

e Estimated

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1968 - 1999, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN	21.2	20.0	21.3	23.8	37.3	41.4	26.3	30.3	34.8	27.1	23.9	25.8
MAX	99.7	49.3	76.0	88.3	116	151	101	139	102	136	100	122
(WY)	1987	1994	1973	1974	1997	1975	1973	1999	1993	1993	1972	1986
MIN	8.03	8.05	5.92	7.10	8.55	7.83	7.41	8.81	8.18	9.05	9.30	8.88
(WY)	1991	1990	1990	1991	1990	1968	1990	1968	1977	1989	1971	1990

SUMMARY STATISTICS	FOR 1998 CALENDAR YEAR		FOR 1999 WATER YEAR		WATER YEARS 1968 - 1999
ANNUAL TOTAL	10468.2		14459
ANNUAL MEAN	28.7		39.6		27.7
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN					57.5	1973
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN					12.3	1990
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN	779	Jun 18	2170	May 17	2170	May 17 1999
LOWEST DAILY MEAN	9.2 A	Jan 13	12 A	Dec 30	4.8	Jan 25 1991
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM	12	Jan 21	14	Dec 30	5.0	Feb 22 1968
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW			17000 B	May 17	17000 B	May 17 1999
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE			14.37	May 17	14.37	May 17 1999
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW			5.1 C	Dec 21, 22	.00 C	Dec 25 1988
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM)	.72		1.00		.70
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)	9.83		13.58		9.51
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS	34		51		40
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS	25		26		18
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS	15		20		9.4

A - Estimated due to backwater from ice.
B - On basis of contracted-opening measurement and flow over road.
C - Result of freeze-up.

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Introduction

Station Descriptions

Surface-Water Data

Ground-Water Data

Meteorological Data

Biological Data