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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05568800       INDIAN CREEK NEAR WYOMING, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 41°01'06", long 89°50'07", in SE1/4SE1/4 sec.17, T.12 N., R.6 E., Stark County, Hydrologic Unit 07130005, on left bank at upstream side of bridge on West Jersey Road (County Road 300 N), 4.5 mi southwest of Wyoming and at mile 4.9.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 62.7 mi2.

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

DISCHARGE: October 1959 to current year.
 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2001.
SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

CHEMICAL: Water years 1978-91 and 1998.
 

SEDIMENT: October 1980 to September 1981.
 

SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Water year 1981.
 

WATER TEMPERATURE: Water year 1981.
 

MISCELLANEOUS: Contaminants of streambed sediments, August 1996; contaminants of fish tissue, August 1996; streambank sediment size, October 1997; streambed sediment size, October 1997.
BIOLOGICAL
 

BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATES: Water years 1996-98.
 

FISH: Water years 1996-98.
 

HABITAT: Water years 1996-1998.

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

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 606.78 ft above sea level. Prior to Oct. 1, 1994, at same site at datum 10.00 ft. higher.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 6,540 ft3/s, from rating curve extended above 1,400 ft3/s, on basis of contracted-opening measurement of peak flow, June 22, 1974; gage height, 23.81 ft (present datum); no flow, Sept. 25, 26, and part of each day Oct. 7, 8, 13, 1988.
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS: Maximum daily mean, 11,100 mg/L Apr. 14, 1981; minimum daily mean, 20 mg/L Feb. 6-17, 1981.
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT LOADS: Maximum daily, 31,100 tons Apr. 14, 1981; minimum daily, 0.35 ton Feb. 14, 1981.

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records good except those for Feb. 28 to May 7, June 11-14, and estimated daily discharges, 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 5.0 9.1 11    e7.5 e125  e108  61  59  207  39    8.7 3.9
2 5.0 9.6 11    e7.8 e100  e95  57  56  164  35    8.7 3.7
3 5.1 9.2 e10    e8.2 e80  e86  54  52  137  40    19    3.3
4 22    9.1 e10    e8.5 e66  e82  51  50  124  40    8.8 3.1
5 18    9.3 e10    e8.8 e58  77  56  48  1160  33    7.3 3.0
 
6 13    11    e11    e9.2 e50  71  151  50  686  30    6.6 3.1
7 12    15    e12    e9.4 e44  70  194  54  319  29    e6.5 3.4
8 11    12    e12    e9.4 e130  66  139  46  175  28    e6.4 3.7
9 10    17    e11    e9.0 e1200  59  126  45  147  34    6.2 4.3
10 10    21    e10    e8.6 e400  58  112  44  129  27    6.1 5.9
 
11 10    16    e12    e8.3 e250  62  126  108  119  24    5.3 4.6
12 10    15    e15    e8.1 e150  66  172  95  114  23    5.2 3.5
13 9.8 14    e14    e8.0 e130  72  134  81  106  21    5.0 3.1
14 9.6 14    e13    e8.4 e150  64  122  86  93  20    4.7 3.1
15 9.3 13    e12    e9.4 e140  110  128  89  90  19    4.8 3.1
 
16 9.4 13    e11    e10    e110  188  124  78  83  18    5.9 3.1
17 9.7 e12    e10    e12    e93  157  112  246  78  17    5.3 2.9
18 9.4 e12    e9.4 e13    e86  157  104  186  75  18    6.6 5.0
19 9.0 e12    e8.8 e12    e80  150  100  142  70  19    7.2 15   
20 8.7 e12    e8.3 e10    e74  129  95  123  67  17    5.2 6.9
 
21 8.7 e12    e7.9 e9.6 e69  116  95  223  73  18    4.4 4.9
22 9.0 e12    e7.6 e8.6 e65  106  85  165  66  16    4.4 4.5
23 9.2 e12    e7.3 e8.0 e60  98  84  137  61  15    4.5 4.1
24 9.4 e12    e7.0 e7.6 611  90  74  122  56  15    5.1 3.7
25 9.6 13    e6.8 e7.1 1220  84  75  108  54  14    5.3 3.8
 
26 9.8 14    e6.6 e6.8 271  80  72  127  51  13    5.6 3.2
27 9.7 13    e6.6 e6.6 149  76  68  154  48  12    4.4 2.7
28 9.2 12    e6.6 e6.7 120  74  63  126  46  12    3.9 2.6
29 9.3 12    e6.8 e30    ---  70  61  113  44  11    3.6 2.6
30 9.6 12    e7.0 e200    ---  67  60  101  42  9.9 3.5 2.5
 
31 13    ---    e7.2 e170    ---  65  ---  140  ---  9.2 3.5 ---   

TOTAL 312.5 379.3 298.9 646.6 6081 2853 2955 3254 4684 676.1 187.7 122.3
MEAN 10.1 12.6 9.64 20.9 217 92.0 98.5 105 156 21.8 6.05 4.08
MAX 22 21 15 200 1220 188 194 246 1160 40 19 15
MIN 5.0 9.1 6.6 6.6 44 58 51 44 42 9.2 3.5 2.5
CFSM .16 .20 .15 .33 3.46 1.47 1.57 1.67 2.49 .35 .10 .07
IN. .19 .23 .18 .38 3.61 1.69 1.75 1.93 2.78 .40 .11 .07
e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1960 - 2001, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 19.5 30.4 36.5 45.7 59.0 83.3 84.5 82.8 70.4 44.0 23.3 25.4
MAX 124 154 177 223 237 272 243 248 338 243 158 184
(WY) 1987 1986 1983 1974 1997 1979 1983 1995 1974 1993 1981 1970
MIN .64 1.37 .96 1.35 3.22 16.4 6.88 6.82 6.20 3.51 1.33 .50
(WY) 1964 1965 1964 1963 1964 1996 1989 1989 1977 1988 1988 1988

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 2000 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2001 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1960 - 2001
ANNUAL TOTAL 7709.2       22450.4  
ANNUAL MEAN 21.1       61.5   50.3      
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 131          1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 13.6       1964
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 243              Jun 25 1220          Feb 25 3330          Feb 21 1997
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 2.2   A     Jan 28, 29 2.5       Sep 30 .00     B
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 2.3           Jan 26 3.0       Sep 24 .11     Oct 6 1963
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW 2540          Jun 5 6540      C Jun 22 1974
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE 21.46     Jun 5 23.81 D Jun 22 1974
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW 2.4       Sep 28, 29
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) .34     .98 .80    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 4.57     13.32 10.90    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 44          135      108         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 12          15      22         
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 4.3       5.0   2.8      

A - Estimated due to backwater from ice.
B - Sept. 25, 26, 1998 and part of each day Oct. 7, 8, 13, 1988.
C - From rating curve extended above 1,400 ft3/s on basis of contracted-opening measurement of peak flow.
D - Present datum.


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Introduction

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Surface-Water Data

Ground-Water Data

Meteorological Data

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