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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05560500       FARM CREEK AT FARMDALE, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 40°40'00", long 89°30'15", in NE1/4SE1/4 sec.36, T.26 N., R.4 W., Tazewell County, Hydrologic Unit 07130001, on left bank 200 ft downstream from bridge, 0.2 mi east of Farmdale, 0.2 mi upstream from Norfolk & Western Railway bridge, 0.3 mi downstream from Toledo, Peoria & Western Railroad bridge, and at mile 5.7.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 27.4 mi2.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
 

DISCHARGE: October 1948 to October 1985. Seven-month period (March to September), March 1986 to current.
 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2000.
 

PARTIAL RECORD: Miscellaneous discharge measurements, water years 1986-99.

REVISED RECORDS.-- WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 530.12 ft above sea level.

REMARKS.-- High flow regulated by Farmdale Dam, 1 mi upstream effective Aug. 16, 1951.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum gage height, 7.58 ft, Apr. 24, 1950, discharge not determined; maximum discharge after Farmdale Dam Aug. 16, 1951, 1,050 ft3/s, June 2, 1980, gage height, 4.43 ft; maximum gage height, 6.55 ft, Feb. 20, 1982, ice jam; no flow for several days in most years.

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor.
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 ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  e11    36  28    29    e1.7 1.3  
2 ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  e9.3 31  39    11    e1.5 e1.4  
3 ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  e12    28  22    9.6 e1.4 e1.8  
4 ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  e18    26  103    7.8 e1.3 e1.5  
5 ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  e13    32  78    7.5 e1.2 e1.3  
 
6 ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  e14    32  37    6.8 e1.3 e1.2  
7 ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  e11    28  28    e6.1 e42    e1.2  
8 ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  e16    24  24    e5.6 e4.0 e1.1  
9 ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  e43    22  21    e5.2 e1.8 e1.0  
10 ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  e18    21  19    e4.9 e1.4 e.86
 
11 ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  e14    19  29    e4.6 e1.3 e.88
12 ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  e11    47  40    e4.3 e70    e.92
13 ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  e11    444  75    e4.0 e15    e.96
14 ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  e10    181  41    e3.8 e5.4 e.90
15 ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  e140    75  e28    e3.6 e4.0 e.85
 
16 ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  e30  e260    57  e22    e3.4 e3.3 e.80
17 ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  52  e150    448  19    e3.3 e2.7 e.78
18 ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  32  e100    481  17    e3.2 e2.4 e.77
19 ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  25  e65    400  16    e6.0 e2.2 e.76
20 ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  22  e50    69  15    27    e2.0 e.77
 
21 ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  20  e54    79  14    e6.0 e2.0 e.79
22 ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  17  e50    109  13    e2.8 e1.9 e.80
23 ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  16  e45    67  14    e2.5 e24    e.79
24 ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  15  e30    51  14    e2.3 e12    e.75
25 ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  e13  e28    42  11    e2.2 e4.0 e.73
 
26 ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  e12  e27    36  11    e2.1 e2.6 e.71
27 ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  e11  e92    31  11    e2.0 e2.1 e3.0  
28 ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  e14  e130    28  9.8 e4.0 e1.8 e9.0  
29 ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  e12  56    24  8.7 e2.8 e1.6 e8.4  
30 ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  e10  44    22  7.8 e2.2 e1.5 e7.2  
 
31 ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  e10  ---    22  ---    e1.9 e1.4 ---     

TOTAL --- --- --- --- --- --- 1532.3 3012 815.3 187.5 220.8 53.22
MEAN --- --- --- --- --- --- 51.1 97.2 27.2 6.05 7.12 1.77
MAX --- --- --- --- --- --- 260 481 103 29 70 9.0
MIN --- --- --- --- --- --- 9.3 19 7.8 1.9 1.2 .71
CFSM --- --- --- --- --- --- 1.86 3.55 .99 .22 .26 .06
IN. --- --- --- --- --- --- 2.08 4.09 1.11 .25 .30 .07

e Estimated


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Introduction

Station Descriptions

Surface-Water Data

Ground-Water Data

Meteorological Data

Biological Data