LOCATION.-- Lat 41°10'58", long 87°20'25" (NAD of 1927), in SW1/4NE1/4 sec.33, T.32 N., R.8 W., Lake County, Hydrologic Unit 07120001, (SHELBY, IN quadrangle), on right bank at upstream side of Highway 55 bridge, 1.0 mi south of Shelby, 7.8 mi upstream from Beaver Lake Ditch, and at mile 68.0. |
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DRAINAGE AREA.-- 1,779 mi2, of which 201 mi2 does not contribute directly to surface runoff. |
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PERIOD OF RECORD.-- |
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SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE |
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DISCHARGE: October 1922 to current year. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1308. |
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SURFACE-WATER QUALITY |
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SEDIMENT: Water years 1993-96. |
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REVISED RECORDS.-- WSP 1005: 1928(M). WSP 2115: Drainage area. |
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GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 628.13 ft above NGVD of 1929. Prior to Dec. 19, 1934, nonrecording gage, Dec. 19, 1934, to Oct. 4, 1965, water-stage recorder on left bank 50 ft downstream, Oct. 5, 1965, to Sept. 21, 1966, nonrecording gage on right bank 200 ft downstream, and Sept. 21, 1966 to July 21, 1998, water-stage recorder on right bank 25 ft upstream from Monon railroad bridge and approximately 400 ft downstream, all at same datum. |
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EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.-- |
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SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 7,650 ft3/s, March 26, 1982, maximum gage height 12.98 ft, March 24, 1982; minimum daily discharge, 260 ft3/s, January 13, 1954. |
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REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records fair except those for Sept. 8-30 and estimated daily discharges, which are poor. |
Discharge, cubic feet per second, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2002 TO SEPTEMBER 2003 DAILY MEAN VALUES |
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DAY | OCT | NOV | DEC | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP |
1 | 573 | 547 | 643 | 929 | e820 | 775 | 985 | 1020 | 1600 | 720 | 1700 | 759 |
2 | 524 | 535 | 653 | 970 | e840 | 745 | 977 | 1300 | 1550 | 696 | 1570 | 926 |
3 | 542 | 541 | 638 | 952 | e860 | 710 | 933 | 1560 | 1560 | 629 | 1440 | 1030 |
4 | 552 | 549 | 676 | e940 | e870 | 710 | 932 | 1610 | 1590 | 618 | 1390 | 1110 |
5 | 587 | 539 | 671 | e920 | e880 | 724 | 1160 | 1830 | 1520 | 1060 | 1350 | 1120 |
6 | 552 | 597 | 646 | e900 | e900 | 747 | 1430 | 2180 | 1470 | 2040 | 1310 | 1020 |
7 | 582 | 609 | 666 | e885 | e880 | 765 | 1650 | 2320 | 1420 | 2460 | 1240 | 892 |
8 | 574 | 596 | 650 | 875 | e860 | 775 | 1760 | 2530 | 1390 | 3120 | 1150 | 832 |
9 | 561 | 587 | 662 | 874 | e830 | 845 | 1740 | 3070 | 1360 | 3700 | 1050 | 770 |
10 | 564 | 635 | 633 | 888 | e900 | 815 | 1690 | 3780 | 1330 | 3990 | 983 | 717 |
11 | 587 | 688 | 608 | 850 | e860 | 843 | 1640 | 3750 | 1300 | 3880 | 927 | 690 |
12 | 595 | 705 | 644 | 820 | e830 | 932 | 1550 | 3720 | 1270 | 3590 | 821 | 666 |
13 | 574 | 670 | 638 | 828 | e974 | 1010 | 1500 | 3730 | 1290 | 3140 | 749 | 680 |
14 | 589 | 663 | 631 | e860 | e1020 | 1190 | 1420 | 3690 | 1300 | 2700 | 724 | 692 |
15 | 556 | 643 | 615 | e840 | e1080 | 1200 | 1340 | 3720 | 1300 | 2460 | 691 | 698 |
16 | 607 | 643 | 640 | e890 | e1100 | 1280 | 1300 | 3640 | 1240 | 2400 | 673 | 742 |
17 | 605 | 621 | 645 | e920 | e1080 | 1280 | 1220 | 3420 | 1180 | 2160 | 668 | 771 |
18 | 598 | 620 | 718 | e900 | e1020 | 1290 | 1150 | 3220 | 1110 | 2320 | 659 | 743 |
19 | 602 | 618 | 789 | e910 | e970 | 1290 | 1140 | 3030 | 1130 | 2250 | 617 | 690 |
20 | 581 | 613 | 909 | e900 | e900 | 1280 | 1120 | 2800 | 1090 | 1910 | 574 | 664 |
21 | 584 | 660 | 962 | e880 | e820 | 1250 | 1140 | 2610 | 1050 | 2880 | 568 | 651 |
22 | 566 | 624 | 971 | e870 | e820 | 1220 | 1130 | 2420 | 1000 | 4390 | 537 | 662 |
23 | 559 | 612 | 970 | e860 | e810 | 1220 | 1080 | 2300 | 969 | 3970 | 481 | 704 |
24 | 540 | 640 | 972 | e860 | e810 | 1180 | 1050 | 2160 | 908 | 3490 | 449 | 696 |
25 | 572 | 632 | 992 | e850 | e800 | 1170 | 1050 | 2010 | 855 | 3000 | 437 | 657 |
26 | 578 | 629 | 910 | e850 | e800 | 1140 | 999 | 1920 | 826 | 2530 | 418 | 648 |
27 | 553 | 608 | 895 | e840 | e780 | 1110 | 962 | 1820 | 800 | 2190 | 404 | 703 |
28 | 574 | 614 | 872 | e820 | e770 | 1090 | 935 | 1720 | 768 | 2210 | 441 | 727 |
29 | 568 | 664 | 817 | e800 | --- | 1040 | 908 | 1720 | 789 | 2160 | 485 | 745 |
30 | 582 | 646 | 839 | e780 | --- | 1020 | 925 | 1650 | 762 | 2000 | 493 | 744 |
31 | 550 | --- | 910 | e810 | --- | 989 | --- | 1620 | --- | 1850 | 511 | --- |
TOTAL | 17731 | 18548 | 23485 | 27071 | 24884 | 31635 | 36816 | 77870 | 35727 | 76513 | 25510 | 23149 |
MEAN | 572 | 618 | 758 | 873 | 889 | 1020 | 1227 | 2512 | 1191 | 2468 | 823 | 772 |
MAX | 607 | 705 | 992 | 970 | 1100 | 1290 | 1760 | 3780 | 1600 | 4390 | 1700 | 1120 |
MIN | 524 | 535 | 608 | 780 | 770 | 710 | 908 | 1020 | 762 | 618 | 404 | 648 |
CFSM | 0.32 | 0.35 | 0.43 | 0.49 | 0.50 | 0.57 | 0.69 | 1.41 | 0.67 | 1.39 | 0.46 | 0.43 |
IN. | 0.37 | 0.39 | 0.49 | 0.57 | 0.52 | 0.66 | 0.77 | 1.63 | 0.75 | 1.60 | 0.53 | 0.48 |
e Estimated |
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1924 - 2003, BY WATER YEAR (WY) | ||||||||||||
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MEAN | 1076 | 1332 | 1611 | 1803 | 1976 | 2536 | 2750 | 2315 | 1825 | 1297 | 970 | 866 |
MAX | 3529 | 3413 | 4502 | 4867 | 3658 | 5570 | 5365 | 4409 | 4347 | 3228 | 3058 | 2843 |
(WY) | 1991 | 1973 | 1928 | 1991 | 1950 | 1985 | 1982 | 1943 | 1981 | 1996 | 1990 | 1993 |
MIN | 455 | 500 | 540 | 460 | 462 | 848 | 1226 | 789 | 569 | 441 | 402 | 356 |
(WY) | 1954 | 2000 | 1964 | 1940 | 1963 | 1934 | 1925 | 1934 | 1934 | 1988 | 1988 | 1941 |
SUMMARY STATISTICS | FOR 2002 CALENDAR YEAR | FOR 2003 WATER YEAR | WATER YEARS 1924 - 2003 | |||
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ANNUAL TOTAL | 609832 | 418939 | ||||
ANNUAL MEAN | 1671 | 1148 | 1694 | |||
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN | 2767 | 1993 | ||||
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN | 775 | 1964 | ||||
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN | 5090 | May 19 | 4390 | Jul 22 | 7650 | Mar 26 1982 |
LOWEST DAILY MEAN | 358 | Sep 9 | 404 | Aug 27 | 260 | Jan 13 1954 |
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM | 383 | Sep 5 | 445 | Aug 23 | 298 | Aug 2 1988 |
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW | 4510 | Jul 22 | 7650 | Mar 26 1982 | ||
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE | 10.90 | Jul 22 | 12.98 | Mar 24 1982 | ||
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) | 0.94 | 0.65 | 0.95 | |||
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) | 12.75 | 8.76 | 12.94 | |||
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 3620 | 2200 | 3350 | |||
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 1110 | 880 | 1350 | |||
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 548 | 580 | 628 |
Table of Contents |
Introduction |
Station Descriptions |
Surface-Water Data |
Ground-Water Data |
Meteorological Data |
Biological Data |