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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05548280       NIPPERSINK CREEK NEAR SPRING GROVE, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 42°26'36", long 88°14'51" (NAD of 1927), in NE1/4NW1/4 sec.25, T.46 N., R.8 E., McHenry County, Hydrologic Unit 07120006, on right bank at upstream side of bridge on Winn Road, 0.6 mi west of Spring Grove, and at mile 7.4.
 

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 192 mi2.
 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
 

DISCHARGE: August 1966 to current year.
 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2002.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

CHEMICAL: Water years 1976-91.
 

SEDIMENT: Dec. 1997 to May 1999.

PRECIPITATION: October 1999 to current year.
 

REVISED RECORDS.-- WSP 2115: 1969-70(M). WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area. WDR IL-85-2: 1966-67(M), 1971.
 

GAGE.-- Water stage recorder, phone telemeter, rain gage, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 746.00 ft above NGVD of 1929.
 

REMARKS.-- Suspended-sediment samples were collected twice weekly with more frequent samples collected during high runoff periods. 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, 2,910 ft3/s, Sept. 26, 1986, gage height, 14.26 ft; minimum discharge, 6.6 ft3/s, Aug. 7, 1988.

SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT CONCENTRATION: Maximum daily, 244 mg/L, May 17, 1999; minimum daily, 8 mg/L, Nov. 24, 1998.

SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT LOAD: Maximum daily, 247 tons, May 17, 1999; minimum daily, 1.9 tons, Nov. 24, 1998.

PRECIPITATION: Maximum daily total, 2.82 in., June 12, 2000.
 

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Flood in April 1960 reached a stage of 13.7 ft, from information by local resident, and flood in July 1938 reached a stage of about 4 to 6 ft higher than that in April 1960.
 

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
 
1 100  197  181  e103  113  124  122  167  108  79  45  44 
2 99  169  167  105  107  137  131  168  97  74  39  81 
3 97  160  163  102  103  140  137  163  108  68  35  121 
4 94  154  156  102  95  129  131  151  373  64  38  88 
5 87  150  159  101  97  131  127  142  732  60  43  70 
 
6 85  148  149  101  95  121  119  136  846  61  44  60 
7 84  136  134  97  93  119  133  125  631  61  42  55 
8 83  132  132  97  94  168  205  120  440  62  41  51 
9 76  136  131  100  96  370  466  131  303  62  40  49 
10 77  131  130  99  130  442  541  119  242  57  39  47 
 
11 85  124  121  97  161  391  447  120  243  55  39  43 
12 92  126  128  96  155  284  322  205  238  54  38  43 
13 110  131  160  97  137  247  249  222  208  53  50  43 
14 163  154  159  98  128  221  224  196  215  53  72  41 
15 137  183  149  102  120  212  205  175  216  52  65  41 
 
16 114  170  139  101  115  187  191  160  181  51  53  40 
17 102  156  135  100  112  175  167  175  155  50  49  40 
18 95  147  134  e93  111  168  164  188  144  49  44  42 
19 91  148  132  e97  122  160  231  175  133  47  41  51 
20 87  145  133  94  173  156  226  165  123  46  39  99 
 
21 84  143  125  92  230  151  209  155  111  48  41  112 
22 85  129  124  91  224  143  213  149  107  46  109  82 
23 156  125  e120  94  198  139  199  140  102  41  143  69 
24 304  143  117  96  184  129  187  130  95  39  145  57 
25 544  206  115  97  168  120  177  144  91  41  130  52 
 
26 533  200  e115  96  157  117  159  165  91  45  94  50 
27 437  194  e111  97  150  117  155  147  87  50  70  47 
28 321  173  109  99  141  120  201  132  84  52  58  47 
29 248  164  105  99  ---  121  205  134  82  52  52  69 
30 212  172  e105  97  ---  134  184  127  81  49  49  80 
 
31 206  ---  e103  105  ---  126  ---  117  ---  47  46  --- 

TOTAL 5088 4646 4141 3045 3809 5499 6427 4743 6667 1668 1833 1814
MEAN 164.1 154.9 133.6 98.23 136.0 177.4 214.2 153.0 222.2 53.81 59.13 60.47
MAX 544 206 181 105 230 442 541 222 846 79 145 121
MIN 76 124 103 91 93 117 119 117 81 39 35 40
CFSM 0.85 0.81 0.70 0.51 0.71 0.92 1.12 0.80 1.16 0.28 0.31 0.31
IN. 0.99 0.90 0.80 0.59 0.74 1.07 1.25 0.92 1.29 0.32 0.36 0.35
e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1966 - 2002, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 104.8 124.6 142.2 121.2 168.7 246.3 257.1 185.2 185.8 115.4 87.87 112.9
MAX 473 372 493 316 455 554 652 542 646 522 258 579
(WY) 1987 1986 1983 1974 1971 1979 1993 1974 2000 1993 1972 1972
MIN 30.7 36.3 29.9 28.7 35.8 62.2 83.8 55.0 34.6 26.0 25.3 21.1
(WY) 1989 1972 1990 1977 1978 1968 1989 1989 1988 1988 1988 1988

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 2001 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2002 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1966 - 2002
ANNUAL TOTAL 61582      49380     
ANNUAL MEAN 168.7   135.3   154.3  
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 288      1974
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 52.4   1977
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 1090          Feb 26 846          Jun 6 2660      Jun 15 1999
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 52          Aug 14 35          Aug 3 10      Aug 6 1988
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 59          Aug 9 40          Aug 2 14      Aug 2 1988
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW 893          Jun 6 2910      Sep 26 1986
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE 8.47     Jun 6 14.26 Sep 26 1986
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW 34          Aug 3 6.6   Aug 7 1988
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) 0.88 0.70 0.80
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 11.93 9.57 10.92
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 279      212      310     
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 137      120      102     
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 72      47      43     



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Introduction

Station Descriptions

Surface-Water Data

Ground-Water Data

Meteorological Data

Biological Data