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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05540060       KRESS CREEK AT WEST CHICAGO, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 41°51'23", long 88°12'15" (NAD of 1927), in NW1/4NW1/4 sec.22, T.39 N., R.9 E., Du Page County, Hydrologic Unit 07120004, on left downstream side of bridge at intersection of Wilson Street and Joliet Road, 0.5 mi south of West Chicago, and at mile 0.5.
 

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 18.1 mi2.
 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
 

DISCHARGE: November 1985 to current year.
 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2002.
 

PARTIAL RECORD: Annual maximum, water years 1961-80.

PRECIPITATION: April 1986 to current year.
 

REVISED RECORDS.-- WDR IL-77-1: 1961-76(M).
 

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, rain gage, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 700.00 ft above NGVD of 1929. Prior to November 8, 1985 at datum 5.44 ft higher.
 

REMARKS.-- Collection, computation and publication of precipitation data do not necessarily conform to standards used by the National Weather Service. Precipitation data could be subject to error for days with freezing and/or thawing of precipitation.
 

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 1,980 ft3/s, July 18, 1996, gage height, 9.24 ft; minimum discharge, .02 ft3/s, Sept. 1, 2, 9, 1988.

PRECIPITATION: Maximum daily total, 6.88 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 discharges, which are poor.
DISCHARGE, in CFS, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2001 TO SEPTEMBER 2002
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
 
1 13    19    21    6.4 6.3 13    10    19    9.1 3.1 1.9 4.0
2 9.6 15    15    4.9 7.5 15    12    21    7.4 2.8 1.7 4.5
3 9.3 13    12    4.7 7.2 14    10    16    10    2.5 1.7 5.9
4 14    11    11    e4.7 5.2 12    8.8 15    135    3.2 6.9 4.9
5 41    9.5 9.9 4.6 3.8 13    8.2 10    157    2.6 19    3.2
 
6 22    9.5 9.2 e4.4 3.7 14    7.4 8.8 88    1.7 9.9 2.3
7 17    9.1 8.6 e4.3 e3.9 18    14    9.9 62    1.9 6.7 2.0
8 14    8.5 7.4 e4.2 e4.1 71    45    10    48    1.6 4.9 1.8
9 12    8.3 6.5 4.2 7.8 118    99    16    38    173    3.7 2.0
10 14    7.9 6.2 4.3 27    73    63    9.1 32    63    2.2 2.0
 
11 15    7.4 6.2 e4.1 27    54    47    51    27    36    1.8 3.2
12 28    6.7 7.6 e4.1 21    46    36    208    23    27    1.7 2.9
13 159    6.6 26    4.0 18    38    27    127    24    19    38    2.0
14 289    10    19    4.0 15    28    22    81    35    14    69    1.5
15 178    9.8 15    3.8 14    21    18    64    26    9.4 36    1.4
 
16 102    9.4 14    e3.8 13    17    15    89    21    7.1 30    1.6
17 64    7.9 17    e3.8 12    14    13    90    18    4.9 23    1.4
18 52    7.1 16    e3.8 11    12    11    60    14    3.9 18    1.7
19 44    7.4 16    e3.7 17    12    11    47    14    3.6 12    3.6
20 35    7.0 15    e3.7 70    11    20    37    13    3.2 6.3 8.4
 
21 26    7.0 13    3.9 58    9.5 16    31    11    3.8 4.8 8.2
22 25    6.0 14    3.7 41    8.0 16    26    8.4 3.1 61    10   
23 109    4.4 20    6.8 32    7.7 14    23    8.1 2.2 46    7.4
24 111    14    16    5.8 24    7.2 17    22    7.4 2.3 32    4.2
25 95    21    13    4.5 20    6.5 15    23    6.4 2.1 25    2.5
 
26 67    16    12    e4.5 18    6.9 12    19    6.7 2.0 21    2.0
27 48    14    12    e4.5 16    6.3 21    14    5.8 4.4 16    1.6
28 38    11    11    4.6 15    6.4 31    14    5.7 6.2 12    1.5
29 30    12    9.1 4.3 ---    18    23    14    4.8 14    6.8 1.8
30 24    24    8.3 6.6 ---    15    19    13    3.9 4.9 4.0 3.1
 
31 23    ---    7.4 6.2 ---    11    ---    12    ---    3.5 3.7 ---   

TOTAL 1727.9 319.5 394.4 140.9 518.5 716.5 681.4 1199.8 869.7 432.0 526.7 102.6
MEAN 55.74 10.65 12.72 4.545 18.52 23.11 22.71 38.70 28.99 13.94 16.99 3.420
MAX 289 24 26 6.8 70 118 99 208 157 173 69 10
MIN 9.3 4.4 6.2 3.7 3.7 6.3 7.4 8.8 3.9 1.6 1.7 1.4
CFSM 3.08 0.59 0.70 0.25 1.02 1.28 1.25 2.14 1.60 0.77 0.94 0.19
IN. 3.55 0.66 0.81 0.29 1.07 1.47 1.40 2.47 1.79 0.89 1.08 0.21
e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1986 - 2002, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 11.78 15.01 12.71 14.06 20.50 21.64 25.51 21.77 19.56 12.86 11.85 8.453
MAX 55.7 36.0 40.5 36.9 57.6 44.4 62.9 46.1 48.3 80.8 82.1 29.1
(WY) 2002 1996 1988 1993 1997 1990 1993 1990 1996 1996 1987 1987
MIN 2.37 0.90 2.19 1.83 5.63 4.13 6.09 3.99 2.01 3.12 1.51 1.52
(WY) 1993 2000 1998 2000 1987 2000 1989 1989 1992 1991 1986 1988

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 2001 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2002 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1986 - 2002
ANNUAL TOTAL 7754.34 7629.9  
ANNUAL MEAN 21.24 20.90 16.55
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 24.0   1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 9.10 2000
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 289          Oct 14 289          Oct 14 1210      Jul 18 1996
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 0.91     Aug 15 1.4       Sep 15,17 0.04 Sep 9 1988
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 1.2       Jul 14 1.8       Sep 12 0.09 Sep 3 1999
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW 446          Oct 13 1980      Jul 18 1996
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE 7.28     Oct 13 9.24 Jul 18 1996
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW 1.2       Aug 13 0.02 A
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) 1.17 1.15 0.91
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 15.94 15.68 12.42
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 49      47      38     
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 11      12      8.0  
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 2.3   3.2   1.3  

A - Sept. 1, 2, 9, 1988.


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