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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05536290                   LITTLE CALUMET RIVER AT SOUTH HOLLAND, IL



LOCATION.--Lat 41°36'25", long 87°35'52", in NE1/4SE1/4 sec.15, T.36 N., R.14 E., Cook County, Hydrologic Unit 07120003, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on Cottage Grove Avenue in South Holland, 2.0 mi downstream from Thorn Creek, and at mile 23.0.

DRAINAGE AREA.--208 mi2. (Does not include part of watershed diverted to Lake Michigan.)

PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1947 to current year. Prior to October 1974, records published with those for streams in the St. Lawrence River basin (WSP 1307, 1727, 1911, 2111, WDR IL 1971-74).

REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1507: 1950, 1953. WDR IL-81-2: Drainage area.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 575.00 ft above sea level (Illinois Department of Transportation bench mark). Prior to Oct. 27, 1947, nonrecording gage and Oct. 27, 1947, to Mar. 31, 1981,water-stage recorder at site 1.4 mi upstream at same datum. Apr. 1 to Nov. 8, 1981, nonrecording gage at same site and datum. Nov. 17, 1947, to Nov. 19, 1970, auxiliary water-stage recorder at Dixmoor, 4.7 mi downstream; prior to Nov. 17, 1947, nonrecording gage at the Dixmoor site read twice daily.

REMARKS.--Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Flow from upper Little Calumet River is diverted to Lake Michigan by Burns ditch. Calumet Sag Channel, 6.6 mi downstream from station diverts the entire flow to the Mississippi River Basin. Gage-height telemeter at station.

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Flood of Apr. 6, 1947, reached a stage of 19.24 ft, from floodmarks, discharge, 4,760 ft3/s.
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 93  60  61  e42  226  108  64  448  530  155  62  40 
2 59  51  51  e40  269  99  63  301  1250  126  51  37 
3 112  47  42  e48  296  133  61  229  896  84  37  37 
4 63  48  41  e49  234  116  101  191  381  70  37  35 
5 47  68  41  e50  181  111  83  155  233  61  43  38 
 
6 72  72  151  e49  157  198  91  178  163  57  38  38 
7 74  64  559  e48  141  188  78  169  123  60  40  37 
8 53  53  351  e48  134  156  76  130  118  53  43  37 
9 46  52  200  e47  126  135  367  118  205  51  41  38 
10 40  279  138  e47  123  130  321  110  208  47  37  39 
 
11 39  235  106  e46  151  137  402  127  229  49  46  38 
12 38  128  88  e46  147  138  298  392  201  43  95  39 
13 35  90  82  e45  112  141  202  546  367  40  103  50 
14 34  78  81  e45  98  133  150  317  441  39  60  39 
15 35  67  77  e47  92  149  186  204  240  41  48  33 
 
16 40  61  97  e53  92  204  996  150  149  41  41  31 
17 40  62  85  119  91  383  1060  167  108  45  38  30 
18 120  58  66  299  84  382  510  150  87  59  36  28 
19 83  55  59  187  79  248  300  118  78  49  173  28 
20 62  49  55  134  76  184  221  100  72  51  95  26 
 
21 56  48  54  148  74  142  219  99  67  87  54  42 
22 45  43  54  1020  70  122  438  143  158  190  46  32 
23 42  43  50  1890  66  107  1810  173  192  81  43  29 
24 40  46  52  2540  72  103  1790  203  208  64  113  27 
25 38  41  50  1910  108  88  770  134  127  46  243  28 
 
26 36  43  48  977  122  84  399  106  97  42  132  28 
27 50  41  48  640  158  78  595  92  154  40  88  28 
28 137  40  47  674  131  76  2040  85  107  41  72  119 
29 100  41  49  479  ---  71  1870  78  79  42  54  145 
30 117  47  47  331  ---  67  817  73  71  45  45  79 
 
31 81  ---  45  260  ---  64  ---  83  ---  43  41  --- 

TOTAL 1927 2110 2975 12358 3710 4475 16378 5569 7339 1942 2095 1275
MEAN 62.2 70.3 96.0 399 132 144 546 180 245 62.6 67.6 42.5
MAX 137 279 559 2540 296 383 2040 546 1250 190 243 145
MIN 34 40 41 40 66 64 61 73 67 39 36 26
CFSM .30 .34 .46 1.92 .64 .69 2.62 .86 1.18 .30 .32 .20
IN. .34 .38 .53 2.21 .66 .80 2.93 1.00 1.31 .35 .37 .23

e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1948 - 1999, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 101 150 176 181 220 327 324 251 200 129 103 104
MAX 645 572 767 572 667 916 712 638 817 555 360 480
(WY) 1955 1991 1983 1993 1997 1979 1950 1996 1993 1957 1968 1961
MIN 19.8 18.1 27.8 27.0 38.1 81.2 65.1 51.8 35.4 39.0 23.8 17.8
(WY) 1957 1950 1963 1963 1964 1964 1986 1958 1949 1948 1948 1949

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1998 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 1999 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1948 - 1999
ANNUAL TOTAL 76442      62153     
ANNUAL MEAN 209      170      189         
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 333          1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 72.4       1964
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 2720          May 8 2540          Jan 24 4240          Jul 14 1957
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 34          Sep 29, Oct 14 26          Sep 20 7.9       Oct 6 1950
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 37          Oct 10 30          Sep 18 14          Oct 27 1949
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 2630          Jan 24 4440      A Jul 14 1957
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 16.59     Jan 24 20.50     Nov 28 1990
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW 24          B
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) 1.01 .82 .91    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 13.67 11.12 12.32    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 482      325      431         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 96      79      84         
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 45      39      36         
A - Gage height, 20.11 ft, site then in use.
B - Sep 19, 20, 26, 27.


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