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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05540195                   ST. JOSEPH CREEK AT ROUTE 34 AT LISLE, IL



LOCATION.--Lat 41°48'06", long 88°04'08", in SW1/4SW1/4 sec.2, T.38 N., R.10 E., Du Page County, Hydrologic Unit 07120004, on downstream side of bridge on U.S. Highway 34 (Ogden Avenue) in Lisle, and 0.8 mi upstream from confluence of East Branch Du Page River and at mile 0.8.

DRAINAGE AREA.--11.1 mi2.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1988 to current year.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 660.00 ft above sea level.

REMARKS.--Records good except those for estimated daily discharge, 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 2.2 3.3 2.4   e.90 12    5.1 1.7 9.6 43      20      .08 .08
2 13    2.6 1.8   e.88 29    6.7 1.6 7.6 64      2.6   .09 .06
3 8.3 2.2 1.7   e.88 17    5.2 1.4 5.2 13      1.4   .07 .41
4 4.1 2.6 1.7   e.88 13    3.8 3.2 4.0 6.3   1.0   .07 .16
5 27    1.8 1.6   e.89 9.1 4.2 1.2 3.6 3.9   .96 .08 .07
 
6 13    1.4 43      e.92 8.3 8.9 1.9 11    5.1   .83 .09 .08
7 6.2 1.4 30      e.84 7.0 6.6 1.2 5.5 3.5   .25 .81 .05
8 4.0 1.5 10      e.84 6.5 5.5 16    3.7 1.8   .21 .47 .05
9 3.3 4.0 6.1   e.92 5.8 6.5 70    2.7 1.7   1.0   .08 .07
10 2.6 86    4.4   e.90 5.2 7.4 17    2.2 1.4   .71 .03 .08
 
11 1.7 20    3.4   e.89 15    7.0 13    23    20      .18 .15 .09
12 1.7 9.7 2.6   e.88 8.7 8.1 8.0 119    8.3   .06 4.2   .37
13 1.6 6.4 2.1   e.84 5.6 7.7 6.0 20    84      .07 1.1   .74
14 1.5 4.8 e1.5   e.84 4.4 7.9 4.3 9.1 20      .10 .91 .06
15 1.5 3.4 e1.4   e.86 4.3 10    41    6.0 6.6   .13 .23 .05
 
16 1.5 2.8 e1.2   e1.5   4.2 17    130    3.6 4.0   .15 .11 .05
17 153    2.2 e1.2   e3.0   3.7 27    35    31    2.5   5.6   .07 .09
18 167    2.0 e1.2   3.8   3.5 15    17    12    1.4   1.4   .08 .10
19 31    1.9 e1.1   2.9   3.0 8.9 11    5.7 1.0   1.6   13      .24
20 12    1.8 e1.0   2.7   2.8 6.9 9.7 4.0 .98 1.3   1.5   .48
 
21 7.5 1.7 e1.0   e50      2.7 5.7 8.0 32    .95 8.1   .98 .66
22 5.5 1.7 e1.0   195      2.6 4.6 56    80    2.8   2.8   .63 .75
23 4.1 1.8 e.96 218      2.3 4.1 168    34    1.9   1.1   4.0   .49
24 3.1 1.6 e.95 e70      2.3 4.1 30    15    7.1   1.4   19      .63
25 2.9 1.8 e.96 e36      3.3 5.1 14    7.8 1.2   .84 31      .85
 
26 2.4 1.7 e.95 19      6.3 3.9 10    5.2 1.1   .44 5.6   .80
27 12    1.4 e.95 30      10    2.7 105    4.0 4.9   .39 2.3   3.6  
28 6.1 1.4 e.96 26      6.2 2.3 99    2.5 1.2   .23 .98 50     
29 6.4 1.5 e.97 15      ---    2.0 24    1.6 1.4   .26 .78 20     
30 6.9 11    e.94 12      ---    1.8 13    1.1 1.2   .14 .26 4.1  
 
31 4.4 ---    e.92 9.8   ---    1.7 ---    1.6 ---      .07 .14 ---     

TOTAL 517.5 187.4 129.96 707.86 203.8 213.4 917.2 473.3 316.23 55.32 88.89 85.26
MEAN 16.7 6.25 4.19 22.8 7.28 6.88 30.6 15.3 10.5 1.78 2.87 2.84
MAX 167 86 43 218 29 27 168 119 84 20 31 50
MIN 1.5 1.4 .92 .84 2.3 1.7 1.2 1.1 .95 .06 .03 .05
CFSM 1.50 .56 .38 2.06 .66 .62 2.75 1.38 .95 .16 .26 .26
IN. 1.73 .63 .44 2.37 .68 .72 3.07 1.59 1.06 .19 .30 .29

e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1989 - 1999, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 6.24 10.6 5.45 9.47 10.1 11.9 13.3 12.9 9.68 7.16 6.41 5.48
MAX 17.7 24.8 15.1 22.8 43.2 25.1 30.6 37.7 27.6 28.9 15.5 12.2
(WY) 1992 1991 1993 1999 1997 1990 1999 1990 1993 1996 1997 1992
MIN 1.58 2.03 .66 1.79 1.35 4.11 3.56 .67 .50 .67 .97 .046
(WY) 1990 1998 1990 1994 1989 1996 1994 1994 1992 1991 1991 1995

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1998 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 1999 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1989 - 1999
ANNUAL TOTAL 4393.51 3896.12
ANNUAL MEAN 12.0   10.7   9.04
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 12.4   1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 4.79 1994
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 288          May 7 218          Jan 23 638      Feb 21 1997
LOWEST DAILY MEAN .30     Aug 1 .03     Aug 10 .00 A
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM .63     Jul 27 .07     Sep 5 .00 Aug 19 1992
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 491          Oct 17 1280      Jul 18 1996
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 8.83     Oct 17 12.89 Jul 18 1996
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW .00     B
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) 1.08 .96 .81
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 14.72 13.06 11.06
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 27      23      19     
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 4.3   2.7   3.0  
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 1.0   .20 .27
A - At times in most years.
B - Several days.


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