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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


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



LOCATION.-- Lat 41°48'07", 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.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
 

DISCHARGE: October 1988 to current year.
 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2001.
PRECIPITATION: July 1989 to September 1998.

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

REMARKS.--For precipitation records, snowfall-affected data can result during cold weather when snow fills the rain-gage funnel and then melts as temperatures rise. Snowfall-affected data are subject to appreciable error.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 1,280 ft3/s, July 18, 1996, gage height, 12.89 ft; no flow at times in most years.
PRECIPITATION: Maximum recorded, 3.95 in., July 17, 1996 but may have been greater during periods of missing record.

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records good except those for estimated daily discharge, which are poor.
DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2000 TO SEPTEMBER 2001
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
 
1 .20 .22 2.1 e1.3 13    6.3 2.3 1.6 23      .13 1.0   3.5  
2 .16 3.9   1.4 e1.3 13    4.8 1.6 1.4 11      .08 20      2.5  
3 5.8   .92 e1.4 e1.3 10    4.1 1.4 1.3 7.4   4.2   6.1   2.2  
4 42      .85 e1.4 e1.3 7.1 3.4 1.3 1.1 5.8   .49 3.7   12     
5 6.5   .80 e1.3 e1.4 4.9 2.9 10    1.2 33      .07 2.8   13     
 
6 3.8   24      e1.3 e1.4 5.7 2.6 49    4.1 16      .03 2.1   31     
7 1.6   27      e1.3 e1.5 4.5 2.7 13    4.0 9.3   2.2   1.4   19     
8 1.6   6.8   e1.3 e1.5 53    2.2 7.2 2.0 7.2   .33 .78 6.1  
9 1.1   82      e1.3 e1.4 253    1.8 10    2.1 5.3   .07 7.9   13     
10 1.0   23      e1.3 e1.4 62    1.7 5.6 6.5 3.3   .05 5.4   5.7  
 
11 .59 8.5   e1.4 e1.4 23    3.2 13    16    5.7   .03 1.3   3.0  
12 .27 5.0   e1.4 e1.5 15    7.9 12    4.7 17      .03 .46 2.6  
13 .24 12      e1.3 e2.0 11    5.2 5.9 2.4 4.4   .05 3.7   2.0  
14 .40 5.5   e1.3 e2.5 23    3.9 3.8 4.8 2.2   .03 4.8   1.7  
15 .36 3.5   e1.4 e4.5 16    22    38    2.5 5.6   .03 12      1.4  
 
16 .34 3.0   e1.3 e6.8 11    32    12    3.8 3.5   .05 24      1.2  
17 .82 2.6   e1.5 e5.2 e9.0 28    7.3 2.6 2.0   .08 2.3   .93
18 .32 1.9   e1.4 e4.5 e8.0 17    4.8 1.6 3.8   .14 7.0   1.8  
19 .27 1.8   e1.4 e3.7 e7.0 11    3.7 1.7 1.5   .09 3.7   59     
20 .25 1.8   e1.5 e3.6 5.4 8.5 16    3.7 .99 .11 12      15     
 
21 .25 1.5   e1.4 e3.9 e7.5 14    90    12    7.3   32      13      28     
22 .24 1.5   e1.4 e4.0 e13    4.9 25    5.6 2.0   10      18      8.4  
23 .27 1.5   e1.4 3.6 e18    4.1 21    7.0 1.8   26      13      53     
24 1.5   1.5   e1.3 3.1 e83    3.5 11    4.8 1.0   8.3   22      23     
25 .92 3.0   e1.3 2.2 76    2.9 7.2 11    .48 84      85      9.2  
 
26 .89 7.2   e1.3 2.1 19    2.6 5.3 41    1.0   15      20      5.6  
27 .99 3.3   e1.3 2.3 11    2.2 4.3 33    .85 7.0   7.3   3.7  
28 .63 2.7   e1.3 2.1 8.1 2.1 3.4 16    1.1   4.5   4.3   2.7  
29 .15 4.3   e1.3 5.0 ---    2.1 2.9 9.4 .72 3.7   2.9   2.4  
30 .19 2.4   e1.3 55    ---    2.1 2.2 7.8 .30 3.0   4.2   2.2  
 
31 .23 ---      e1.3 23    ---    2.6 ---    17    ---      1.9   17      ---     

TOTAL 73.88 243.99 42.6 155.8 790.2 214.3 390.2 233.7 184.54 203.69 329.14 334.83
MEAN 2.38 8.13 1.37 5.03 28.2 6.91 13.0 7.54 6.15 6.57 10.6 11.2
MAX 42 82 2.1 55 253 32 90 41 33 84 85 59
MIN .15 .22 1.3 1.3 4.5 1.7 1.3 1.1 .30 .03 .46 .93
CFSM .21 .73 .12 .45 2.54 .62 1.17 .68 .55 .59 .96 1.01
IN. .25 .82 .14 .52 2.65 .72 1.31 .78 .62 .68 1.10 1.12
e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1989 - 2001, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 5.55 9.64 5.01 8.49 11.0 10.8 13.7 12.6 10.2 7.21 6.52 6.08
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 1.16 .84 .66 1.16 1.35 2.41 3.56 .67 .50 .67 .97 .046
(WY) 2000 2000 1990 2000 1989 2000 1994 1994 1992 1991 1991 1995

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 2000 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2001 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1989 - 2001
ANNUAL TOTAL 2805.94 3196.87
ANNUAL MEAN 7.67 8.76 8.87
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 12.4   1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 4.79 1994
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 233          Apr 20 253          Feb 9 638      Feb 21 1997
LOWEST DAILY MEAN .12     Jul 23 .03     A .00 B
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM .14     Jul 23 .04     Jul 10 .00 Aug 19 1992
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW 429          Feb 8 1280      Jul 18 1996
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE 8.43     Feb 8 12.89 Jul 18 1996
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW .00     C
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) .69 .79 .80
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 9.40 10.71 10.86
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 18      21      19     
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 1.5   3.3   2.9  
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS .35 .47 .26

A - July 6, 11, 12, 14, 15.
B - At times in most years.
C - July 6, 11-15.


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