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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05556500       BIG BUREAU CREEK AT PRINCETON, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 41°21'57", long 89°29'54", in SW1/4SE1/4 sec.18, T.16 N., R.9 E., Bureau County, Hydrologic Unit 07130001, on right bank 500 ft downstream from bridge on U.S. Highways 6 and 34, 0.6 mi downstream from Epperson Run, 1.5 mi west of Princeton, and at mile 20.5.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 196 mi2.

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

DISCHARGE: March 1936 to current year. Prior to October 1974, published as Bureau Creek at Princeton.
 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2000.
SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

CHEMICAL: Water years 1978-91.

REVISED RECORDS.-- WSP 1175: 1940-41, 1948. WSP 1308: 1942(M). WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter and rain gage. Datum of gage is 555.39 ft above sea level (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers). Prior to July 18, 1940, nonrecording gage at bridge 400 ft upstream at datum 30.00 ft lower. July 18, 1940, to Sept. 30, 1944, water-stage recorder at site 500 ft upstream at present datum.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 12,500 ft3/s, May 17, 1974, gage height, 16.01 ft, from rating curve extended above 11,800 ft3/s; no flow during January 1940 and for several days in October and November 1953.

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor.
DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1999 TO SEPTEMBER 2000
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
 
1 42    7.7 6.5 17  e16  254  56  180  2660  160  35    8.2
2 26    6.8 6.5 18  e17  207  55  174  973  147  55    7.3
3 28    6.5 7.0 20  e17  179  57  156  652  255  52    7.3
4 24    6.6 9.7 e23  e17  167  55  149  508  409  43    7.1
5 26    7.0 39    e20  e18  154  53  141  423  331  48    6.8
 
6 26    6.5 25    e24  e18  138  51  135  348  236  58    6.4
7 24    6.7 26    e20  e18  126  52  130  294  186  146    6.1
8 20    6.9 27    22  e19  120  55  130  263  158  155    6.1
9 16    7.1 24    26  19  116  51  164  232  144  88    6.0
10 14    7.5 22    28  20  105  54  215  205  292  60    5.7
 
11 11    6.8 19    34  e22  93  62  238  192  769  43    13   
12 10    6.8 18    32  e24  90  56  542  192  361  34    20   
13 9.1 8.2 17    e24  23  89  51  412  299  258  29    7.4
14 8.8 6.9 17    e26  22  86  48  305  506  199  26    11   
15 9.3 6.1 18    e24  22  84  48  251  400  163  24    11   
 
16 8.8 5.9 18    e22  e23  84  50  226  348  134  21    10   
17 8.0 5.9 18    e20  e25  75  69  211  275  115  19    8.3
18 7.7 6.3 16    e19  e30  70  66  243  224  100  17    7.6
19 8.4 6.1 17    e22  e26  75  97  893  199  90  16    7.1
20 8.5 6.3 16    e25  e23  88  572  450  199  80  16    9.8
 
21 7.8 6.7 18    e22  e25  86  856  321  202  71  14    8.0
22 7.7 6.8 16    e20  e33  76  580  267  169  62  14    10   
23 7.3 7.1 15    e19  e90  69  453  229  152  54  13    17   
24 7.1 7.4 15    e18  e500  70  380  198  182  48  12    21   
25 7.1 7.2 16    e17  e600  73  314  172  481  43  11    24   
 
26 7.1 6.8 15    e17  545  70  274  158  369  39  11    21   
27 6.9 6.8 16    e16  484  70  248  165  274  35  10    20   
28 6.9 6.8 16    e15  363  74  230  181  227  32  11    17   
29 7.6 6.8 16    e15  295  70  209  174  206  29  9.8 15   
30 7.9 6.5 16    e15  ---  62  189  149  183  29  9.1 14   
 
31 8.7 ---    17    e16  ---  57  ---  312  ---  34  8.7 ---   

TOTAL 417.7 203.5 542.7 656 3354 3177 5391 7671 11837 5063 1108.6 339.2
MEAN 13.5 6.78 17.5 21.2 116 102 180 247 395 163 35.8 11.3
MAX 42 8.2 39 34 600 254 856 893 2660 769 155 24
MIN 6.9 5.9 6.5 15 16 57 48 130 152 29 8.7 5.7
CFSM .07 .03 .09 .11 .59 .52 .92 1.26 2.01 .83 .18 .06
IN. .08 .04 .10 .12 .64 .60 1.02 1.46 2.25 .96 .21 .06

e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1936 - 2000, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 63.0 86.2 94.1 130 187 260 248 228 207 101 57.3 55.9
MAX 523 556 572 626 851 1439 832 915 716 624 356 567
(WY) 1942 1993 1983 1969 1949 1979 1973 1995 1972 1982 1972 1970
MIN .92 .37 1.79 .000 4.84 24.5 14.6 9.94 10.2 .63 2.29 1.93
(WY) 1954 1954 1977 1940 1963 1977 1977 1989 1977 1936 1944 1943

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1999 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2000 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1936 - 2000
ANNUAL TOTAL 65118.84 39760.7  
ANNUAL MEAN 178      109      143         
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 365          1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 14.6       1977
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 2190          Jan 24 2660          Jun 1 8730          Jun 24 1994
LOWEST DAILY MEAN .55     Sep 19 5.7       Sep 10 .00     A
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM .78     Sep 19 6.2       Nov 15 .00     Jan 1 1940
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 3980          Jun 1 12500      B May 17 1974
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 9.00     Jun 1 16.01     May 17 1974
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW 5.3       Sep 10, 11
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) .91 .55 .73    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 12.36 7.55 9.93    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 441      293      337         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 74      26      56         
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 4.4   7.1   3.1      
A - January 1940 and several days in October and November 1953.
B - From rating curve extended above 11,800 ft3/s.


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