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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 1998 TO SEPTEMBER 1999
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
 
1 6.5 16    12    e2.2 47    23    6.6 56  32    14    1.5   .13
2 8.6 14    9.5 e2.1 56    19    5.9 47  120    7.0 1.2   .12
3 11    12    8.7 e2.2 52    21    4.7 40  71    5.4 .76 .09
4 6.7 11    7.9 e2.2 41    17    7.8 33  51    4.5 .62 .09
5 26    7.3 6.9 e2.3 34    14    7.1 28  39    3.6 .50 .09
 
6 24    5.6 20    e2.3 31    18    7.8 32  31    3.2 .43 .09
7 20    5.7 46    e2.2 31    16    5.5 29  23    2.5 1.1   .09
8 13    6.2 32    2.4 25    12    12    23  18    2.1 .74 .09
9 7.9 5.7 24    2.2 23    14    65    19  14    e8.7 .99 .10
10 4.6 87    19    2.5 22    17    45    15  13    12    .72 .11
 
11 3.7 60    16    e2.3 30    12    33    21  34    5.9 .53 .11
12 4.3 42    15    e2.3 33    12    27    80  37    4.2 1.6   .77
13 2.8 33    13    2.4 27    13    24    59  103    3.5 1.4   1.0  
14 2.3 26    12    2.4 21    13    17    44  107    3.1 2.1   1.3  
15 2.2 20    8.5 3.0 17    14    26    34  63    2.5 1.4   1.6  
 
16 2.0 18    6.3 4.1 14    27    69    27  47    1.9 .75 .41
17 64    16    5.8 7.8 14    54    55    55  38    2.1 .45 .41
18 190    14    e4.8 16    13    46    46    41  32    1.9 .40 .33
19 116    12    e4.0 12    11    37    37    31  25    2.4 1.4   .28
20 70    6.8 e3.5 10    11    31    31    24  18    14    2.0   .28
 
21 55    7.1 e3.1 13    9.5 24    28    30  14    21    2.0   .30
22 47    8.1 e2.9 134    7.8 20    68    75  12    15    1.3   .37
23 39    6.0 e2.7 195    6.8 14    207    56  10    11    1.9   .35
24 32    5.1 e2.5 183    8.5 11    134    44  8.9 33    2.3   .37
25 25    4.8 e2.4 120    9.7 10    81    33  7.1 19    9.6   .35
 
26 18    5.4 e2.4 81    9.2 9.3 62    25  6.1 12    7.1   .34
27 21    6.7 e2.4 72    27    7.1 100    20  4.7 6.2 3.2   1.2  
28 34    5.9 e2.5 72    29    6.2 153    17  3.9 4.1 2.3   39     
29 26    4.5 2.7 59    ---    7.6 93    15  3.8 3.6 1.8   40     
30 24    11    2.3 53    ---    5.6 68    13  3.3 2.3 .99 25     
 
31 19    ---    e2.3 49    ---    5.0 ---    14  ---    1.6 .27 ---     

TOTAL 925.6 482.9 303.1 1115.9 660.5 549.8 1526.4 1080 989.8 233.3 53.35 114.77
MEAN 29.9 16.1 9.78 36.0 23.6 17.7 50.9 34.8 33.0 7.53 1.72 3.83
MAX 190 87 46 195 56 54 207 80 120 33 9.6 40
MIN 2.0 4.5 2.3 2.1 6.8 5.0 4.7 13 3.3 1.6 .27 .09
CFSM 1.65 .89 .54 1.99 1.30 .98 2.81 1.92 1.82 .42 .10 .21
IN. 1.90 .99 .62 2.29 1.36 1.13 3.14 2.22 2.03 .48 .11 .24

e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1986 - 1999, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 9.67 16.2 13.9 16.0 19.5 23.2 26.1 21.1 18.4 13.5 12.3 7.57
MAX 29.9 36.0 40.5 36.9 57.6 44.4 62.9 46.1 48.3 80.8 82.1 29.1
(WY) 1999 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 1998 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 1999 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1986 - 1999
ANNUAL TOTAL 6829.22 8035.42
ANNUAL MEAN 18.7   22.0   16.8  
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 24.0   1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 9.33 1989
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 190          Oct 18 207          Apr 23 1210      Jul 18 1996
LOWEST DAILY MEAN .38     Aug 2 .09     Sep 3-8 .04 Sep 9 1988
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM .82     Jul 28 .09     Sep 3 .09 Sep 3 1999
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 241          Apr 23 1980      Jul 18 1996
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 6.24     Apr 23 9.24 Jul 18 1996
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW .07     Sep 8 .02 A
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) 1.03 1.22 .93
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 14.04 16.51 12.60
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 44      55      38     
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 12      12      8.1  
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 2.1   1.0   1.3  
A - Sept. 1, 2, 9, 1988.


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