LOCATION.-- Lat 41°26'32", long 90°33'21" (NAD of 1927), in NW1/4NE1/4 sec.25, T.17 N., R.2 W., Rock Island County, Hydrologic Unit 07090005, on right bank at upstream side of Knoxville Road Bridge, 1 mi southeast of Milan, and at mile 1.2. |
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DRAINAGE AREA.-- 62.4 mi2. |
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PERIOD OF RECORD.-- |
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SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE |
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DISCHARGE: March 1989 to current year. October 1939 to September 1940 (fragmentary), July 1941 to September 1986. Seven-month period (March to September), water years 1987-89. |
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STAGE: Water years 1999-2002. |
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REVISED RECORDS.-- WSP 1308: 1940(M), 1943(M). WDR IL-72-1: Drainage area. |
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GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 565.23 ft above NGVD of 1929 (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 1, 1987, at datum 1.00 ft higher. Prior to Apr. 5, 1940, nonrecording gage at site 300 ft upstream. Oct. 1939 to Nov. 15, 1984, recording gage at site 400 ft. upstream. |
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REMARKS.-- Occasional pumpage of about 1 ft3/s from quarry into creek upstream from gage. |
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EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.-- |
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SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 9,300 ft3/s, Apr. 22, 1973, gage height, 12.65 ft, present datum; no flow at times in several years. |
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REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records good except those for Feb. 22 to Aug. 8, which are fair, and those for estimated daily disharges, which are poor. |
DISCHARGE, in CFS, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2001 TO SEPTEMBER 2002 DAILY MEAN VALUES |
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DAY | OCT | NOV | DEC | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP |
1 | 4.3 | 17 | 16 | e15 | 26 | e29 | 42 | 73 | 58 | 33 | 24 | 18 |
2 | 3.9 | 14 | 14 | e14 | 16 | e25 | 67 | 74 | 58 | 32 | 20 | 17 |
3 | 5.2 | 12 | 15 | e14 | 19 | e30 | 75 | 62 | 56 | 30 | 18 | 14 |
4 | 6.8 | 12 | 16 | e14 | e17 | e50 | 59 | 56 | 363 | 28 | 19 | 13 |
5 | 34 | 12 | 17 | e15 | 14 | e46 | 56 | 53 | 243 | 26 | 89 | 12 |
6 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 44 | 52 | 54 | 149 | 32 | 49 | 11 |
7 | 7.7 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 13 | 51 | 92 | 50 | 114 | 34 | 30 | 10 |
8 | 7.2 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 184 | 344 | 48 | 93 | 28 | 25 | 9.6 |
9 | 7.0 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 16 | 308 | 448 | 58 | 80 | 29 | 22 | 11 |
10 | 9.6 | 11 | 13 | 20 | 29 | 171 | 214 | 46 | 75 | 26 | 18 | 10 |
11 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 30 | 130 | 161 | 304 | 189 | 88 | 17 | 9.5 |
12 | 9.4 | 9.7 | 14 | 16 | 31 | 108 | 130 | 807 | 123 | 58 | 17 | 9.5 |
13 | 8.9 | 10 | 21 | e15 | 35 | 92 | 109 | 289 | 244 | 38 | 37 | 7.5 |
14 | 12 | 16 | 19 | e14 | 33 | 81 | 95 | 210 | 159 | 32 | 20 | 7.3 |
15 | 10 | 13 | 16 | e13 | 29 | 74 | 89 | 161 | 119 | 29 | 16 | 7.2 |
16 | 9.9 | 11 | 15 | e13 | 28 | 63 | 79 | 166 | 98 | 26 | 16 | 7.7 |
17 | 8.2 | 10 | 16 | e12 | 26 | 61 | 71 | 147 | 86 | 26 | 14 | 7.4 |
18 | 6.5 | 9.9 | 15 | e12 | 25 | 57 | 66 | 122 | 77 | 25 | 12 | 6.3 |
19 | 6.5 | 12 | 15 | e12 | 33 | 53 | 61 | 107 | 68 | 48 | 30 | 6.3 |
20 | 6.4 | 13 | 14 | e12 | 81 | 51 | 57 | 99 | 64 | 36 | 20 | 6.6 |
21 | 6.3 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 84 | 46 | 66 | 88 | 59 | 26 | 14 | 6.7 |
22 | 11 | 9.6 | 19 | 14 | 58 | 43 | 60 | 80 | 54 | 22 | 21 | 6.1 |
23 | 93 | 9.4 | 31 | 17 | 51 | 46 | 53 | 84 | 51 | 21 | 227 | 5.0 |
24 | 43 | 25 | 28 | 16 | 46 | 43 | 57 | 78 | 46 | 20 | 93 | 6.3 |
25 | 39 | 25 | e24 | 13 | 42 | 41 | 59 | 126 | 46 | 19 | 52 | 7.1 |
26 | 26 | 18 | e22 | 16 | 38 | 40 | 50 | 96 | 58 | 18 | 39 | 4.9 |
27 | 21 | 21 | e20 | 15 | 34 | 38 | 83 | 82 | 51 | 38 | 32 | 4.3 |
28 | 18 | 17 | e19 | 15 | e36 | 39 | 131 | 77 | 42 | 33 | 27 | 4.4 |
29 | 16 | 15 | e18 | 14 | --- | 48 | 88 | 73 | 38 | 98 | 23 | 4.3 |
30 | 16 | 16 | e17 | 11 | --- | 46 | 77 | 67 | 35 | 48 | 21 | 3.8 |
31 | 17 | --- | e16 | 16 | --- | 40 | --- | 62 | --- | 32 | 19 | --- |
TOTAL | 496.8 | 407.6 | 538 | 460 | 915 | 2178 | 3091 | 3899 | 2996 | 1079 | 1081 | 253.8 |
MEAN | 16.03 | 13.59 | 17.35 | 14.84 | 32.68 | 70.26 | 103.0 | 125.8 | 99.87 | 34.81 | 34.87 | 8.460 |
MAX | 93 | 25 | 31 | 20 | 84 | 308 | 448 | 807 | 363 | 98 | 227 | 18 |
MIN | 3.9 | 9.4 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 25 | 42 | 46 | 35 | 18 | 12 | 3.8 |
CFSM | 0.26 | 0.22 | 0.28 | 0.24 | 0.52 | 1.13 | 1.65 | 2.02 | 1.60 | 0.56 | 0.56 | 0.14 |
IN. | 0.30 | 0.24 | 0.32 | 0.27 | 0.55 | 1.30 | 1.84 | 2.32 | 1.79 | 0.64 | 0.64 | 0.15 |
e Estimated |
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1940 - 2002, BY WATER YEAR (WY) | ||||||||||||
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MEAN | 22.70 | 23.99 | 26.53 | 38.04 | 64.10 | 76.88 | 79.72 | 75.22 | 70.48 | 41.43 | 24.88 | 18.82 |
MAX | 209 | 175 | 162 | 223 | 261 | 299 | 335 | 432 | 616 | 388 | 259 | 208 |
(WY) | 1955 | 1962 | 1983 | 1960 | 2001 | 1960 | 1965 | 1996 | 1993 | 1986 | 1993 | 1970 |
MIN | 0.11 | 0.51 | 0.44 | 0.000 | 2.78 | 3.95 | 3.17 | 3.44 | 1.86 | 1.50 | 0.89 | 0.18 |
(WY) | 1957 | 1957 | 1977 | 1940 | 1964 | 1956 | 1956 | 1956 | 1956 | 1988 | 1957 | 1956 |
SUMMARY STATISTICS | FOR 2001 CALENDAR YEAR | FOR 2002 WATER YEAR | WATER YEARS 1940 - 2002 | |||
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ANNUAL TOTAL | 28449.1 | 17395.2 | ||||
ANNUAL MEAN | 77.94 | 47.66 | 48.27 | |||
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN | 173 | 1993 | ||||
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN | 8.67 | 1957 | ||||
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN | 1650 | Feb 9 | 807 | May 12 | 5000 | Jul 8 1986 |
LOWEST DAILY MEAN | 2.7 | Sep 16,17 | 3.8 | Sep 30 | 0.00 | A |
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM | 3.8 | Aug 29 | 5.0 | Sep 24 | 0.00 | Dec 30 1939 |
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW | 1520 | May 12 | 9300 | Apr 22 1973 | ||
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE | 5.98 | May 12 | 12.65 B | Apr 22 1973 | ||
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW | 2.1 | Oct 2 | ||||
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) | 1.25 | 0.76 | 0.77 | |||
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) | 16.96 | 10.37 | 10.51 | |||
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 184 | 95 | 96 | |||
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 24 | 26 | 18 | |||
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 6.5 | 9.6 | 1.8 |
Table of Contents |
Introduction |
Station Descriptions |
Surface-Water Data |
Ground-Water Data |
Meteorological Data |
Biological Data |