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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05556500       BIG BUREAU CREEK AT PRINCETON, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 41°21'57", long 89°29'54" (NAD of 1927), in SW1/4SE1/4 sec.18, T.16 N., R.9 E., Bureau County, Hydrologic Unit 07130001, on right bank 500 ft downstream from bridge on U.S. Highways 6 and 34, 0.6 mi downstream from Epperson Run, 1.5 mi west of Princeton, and at mile 20.5.
 

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 196 mi2.
 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
 

DISCHARGE: March 1936 to current year. Prior to October 1974, published as Bureau Creek at Princeton.
 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2002.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

CHEMICAL: Water years 1978-91.
 

REVISED RECORDS.-- WSP 1175: 1940-41, 1948. WSP 1308: 1942(M). WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.
 

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter and rain gage. Datum of gage is 555.39 ft above NGVD of 1929 (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers). Prior to July 18, 1940, nonrecording gage at bridge 400 ft upstream at datum 30.00 ft lower. July 18, 1940, to Sept. 30, 1944, water-stage recorder at site 500 ft upstream at present datum.
 

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 12,500 ft3/s, May 17, 1974, gage height, 16.01 ft, from rating curve extended above 11,800 ft3/s; no flow during January 1940 and for several days in October and November 1953.
 

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 10    160  182  e80  65  200  139  329  169  144  13    4.6
2 9.8 145  163  e77  61  196  170  302  166  131  12    4.4
3 10    127  159  e78  51  162  183  267  158  121  11    4.0
4 16    117  153  e81  e56  e155  174  241  1770  112  11    3.6
5 41    112  146  e82  e63  e156  167  226  6720  102  18    3.4
 
6 73    109  143  e79  e59  e160  163  223  1540  95  12    3.1
7 57    106  134  e77  e53  168  193  218  1060  91  9.3 2.7
8 44    102  127  81  49  371  422  193  854  85  8.7 2.6
9 35    95  121  83  54  1100  971  224  702  94  7.8 2.6
10 34    92  115  81  72  801  760  198  577  119  7.8 2.7
 
11 30    90  111  75  83  569  571  377  547  90  7.3 2.7
12 34    84  115  69  105  427  464  3690  455  77  7.2 2.4
13 55    82  152  67  109  366  390  1810  535  69  36    2.4
14 115    101  216  70  114  330  350  1070  468  62  20    2.3
15 149    92  190  65  118  301  322  813  477  56  7.8 2.1
 
16 115    92  170  58  138  259  289  655  372  51  10    2.2
17 94    85  166  e62  156  238  269  635  314  46  13    2.1
18 82    82  157  e68  150  228  248  534  280  43  8.4 2.5
19 74    84  147  e65  182  208  234  448  254  38  80    2.9
20 66    80  136  e63  450  200  215  383  234  34  30    4.8
 
21 58    77  127  58  642  184  229  335  214  30  14    4.2
22 62    77  129  55  479  160  216  307  199  26  21    6.3
23 282    74  133  57  391  174  193  283  185  22  31    3.4
24 544    106  112  55  340  162  206  263  174  19  15    2.5
25 600    358  118  52  301  150  229  275  294  17  11    2.2
 
26 429    325  e118  52  267  141  211  255  372  16  8.8 1.9
27 308    266  e115  50  235  138  243  225  270  92  7.7 1.9
28 248    226  e100  50  214  136  415  212  200  30  7.0 1.9
29 212    204  e95  48  ---  153  448  199  172  23  6.2 1.8
30 184    199  e90  50  ---  149  372  189  156  17  5.6 2.1
 
31 170    ---  e85  82  ---  136  ---  179  ---  16  5.0 ---   

TOTAL 4240.8 3949 4225 2070 5057 8278 9456 15558 19888 1968 462.6 88.3
MEAN 136.8 131.6 136.3 66.77 180.6 267.0 315.2 501.9 662.9 63.48 14.92 2.943
MAX 600 358 216 83 642 1100 971 3690 6720 144 80 6.3
MIN 9.8 74 85 48 49 136 139 179 156 16 5.0 1.8
CFSM 0.70 0.67 0.70 0.34 0.92 1.36 1.61 2.56 3.38 0.32 0.08 0.02
IN. 0.80 0.75 0.80 0.39 0.96 1.57 1.79 2.95 3.77 0.37 0.09 0.02
e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1936 - 2002, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 63.47 86.18 93.67 127.9 192.7 260.6 248.7 230.7 214.6 100.3 56.14 54.47
MAX 523 556 572 626 851 1439 832 915 716 624 356 567
(WY) 1942 1993 1983 1969 1949 1979 1973 1995 1972 1982 1972 1970
MIN 0.92 0.37 1.79 0.000 4.84 24.5 14.6 9.94 10.2 0.63 2.29 1.93
(WY) 1954 1954 1977 1940 1963 1977 1977 1989 1977 1936 1944 1943

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 2001 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2002 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1936 - 2002
ANNUAL TOTAL 60340.2       75240.7      
ANNUAL MEAN 165.3       206.1       144.2      
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 365          1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 14.6       1977
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 3400      A     Feb 25 6720              Jun 5 8730          Jun 24 1994
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 7.2           Sep 16,17 1.8           Sep 29 0.00     B
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 8.4           Sep 12 2.0           Sep 24 0.00     Jan 1 1940
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW 7990              Jun 5 12500      C May 17 1974
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE 12.77         Jun 5 16.01     May 17 1974
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW 1.6   D
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) 0.84     1.05     0.74    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 11.45     14.28     10.00    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 329          418          338         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 121          115          57         
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 15          7.5       3.2      

A - Estimated.

B - January 1940 and several days in October and November 1953.

C - From rating curve extended above 11,800 ft3/s.

D - Sept. 28-29.


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