05548280 DATA: Discharge Tables, 2003

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 to current year.
SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
	CHEMICAL: Water years 1976-91.
	SEDIMENT: Dec. 1997 to May 1999.
	MISCELLANEOUS: Sediment concentration and particle size, water years 1998-99.
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, cubic feet per second, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2002 TO SEPTEMBER 2003 DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY	OCT	NOV	DEC	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP

1	68	58	e55	e55	e40	e38	79	91	181	41	49	25
2	125	57	e51	e54	e43	e39	65	116	136	39	47	25
3	187	55	e45	e52	e47	e41	63	106	109	39	50	25
4	190	57	e47	e52	e47	e39	69	92	93	40	86	24
5	181	56	e49	e53	e41	e35	95	173	82	46	69	23

6	155	58	e50	e53	e42	e41	102	209	77	58	55	23
7	112	60	e49	e54	e41	e42	93	165	73	78	50	22
8	98	68	e48	e54	e37	e42	89	136	87	117	53	22
9	83	59	e48	e52	e37	e44	82	176	100	177	48	21
10	75	57	e48	e47	e38	e48	82	211	98	169	44	21

11	72	55	e49	e48	e39	e42	80	211	78	129	43	21
12	71	55	e50	e51	e40	e44	73	153	71	95	40	23
13	67	56	e50	e51	e40	47	71	132	68	76	39	26
14	65	58	e51	e47	e40	52	72	123	64	64	39	26
15	61	52	e50	e44	e39	68	72	142	60	133	37	25

16	56	54	e49	e46	e38	85	59	142	55	204	36	23
17	58	48	e50	e44	e37	94	50	124	51	175	35	23
18	64	50	e66	e42	e38	91	51	110	63	114	34	22
19	60	57	e96	e42	e40	84	57	101	77	85	32	21
20	58	61	e94	e42	e42	84	73	114	68	71	32	20

21	59	60	e80	e40	e44	90	63	127	62	103	32	20
22	56	58	e69	e39	e44	84	55	115	54	94	30	22
23	53	59	e62	e36	e45	77	54	102	52	74	29	21
24	56	55	e57	e35	e39	76	52	91	49	64	28	20
25	68	e52	e56	e34	e35	83	49	79	47	58	30	19

26	74	e50	e56	e35	e35	82	48	72	46	56	29	20
27	71	e50	e56	e36	e36	77	54	68	44	46	27	22
28	70	e51	e56	e36	e37	82	51	72	43	39	25	21
29	66	e54	e55	e35	---	89	46	87	43	38	26	20
30	63	e51	e56	e34	---	85	51	83	42	39	25	19

31	61	---	e56	e37	---	79	---	164	---	41	24	---

TOTAL	2603	1671	1754	1380	1121	2004	2000	3887	2173	2602	1223	665
MEAN	84.0	55.7	56.6	44.5	40.0	64.6	66.7	125	72.4	83.9	39.5	22.2
MAX	190	68	96	55	47	94	102	211	181	204	86	26
MIN	53	48	45	34	35	35	46	68	42	38	24	19
CFSM	0.44	0.29	0.29	0.23	0.21	0.34	0.35	0.65	0.38	0.44	0.21	0.12
IN.	0.50	0.32	0.34	0.27	0.22	0.39	0.39	0.75	0.42	0.50	0.24	0.13

e Estimated

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1966 - 2003, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN	104	123	140	119	165	241	252	184	183	115	86.6	111
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	66.7	55.0	34.6	26.0	25.3	21.1
(WY)	1989	1972	1990	1977	1978	1968	2003	1989	1988	1988	1988	1988

SUMMARY STATISTICS	FOR 2002 CALENDAR YEAR		FOR 2003 WATER YEAR		WATER YEARS 1966 - 2003
ANNUAL TOTAL	41533		23083
ANNUAL MEAN	114		63.2		152
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN					288	1974
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN					52.4	1977
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN	846	Jun 6	211	May 10,11	2660	Jun 15 1999
LOWEST DAILY MEAN	35	Aug 3	19	Sep 25,30	10	Aug 6 1988
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM	40	Aug 2	20	Sep 24	14	Aug 2 1988
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW			230	May 11	2910	Sep 26 1986
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE			4.97	May 11	14.26	Sep 26 1986
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW			18	Sep 26	6.6	Aug 7 1988
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM)	0.59		0.33		0.79
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)	8.05		4.47		10.74
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS	203		107		305
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS	95		54		100
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS	47		29		42

Table of Contents

Introduction

Station Descriptions

Surface-Water Data

Ground-Water Data

Meteorological Data

Biological Data

Discharge, cubic feet per second, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2002 TO SEPTEMBER 2003 DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY	OCT	NOV	DEC	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP

1	68	58	e55	e55	e40	e38	79	91	181	41	49	25
2	125	57	e51	e54	e43	e39	65	116	136	39	47	25
3	187	55	e45	e52	e47	e41	63	106	109	39	50	25
4	190	57	e47	e52	e47	e39	69	92	93	40	86	24
5	181	56	e49	e53	e41	e35	95	173	82	46	69	23

6	155	58	e50	e53	e42	e41	102	209	77	58	55	23
7	112	60	e49	e54	e41	e42	93	165	73	78	50	22
8	98	68	e48	e54	e37	e42	89	136	87	117	53	22
9	83	59	e48	e52	e37	e44	82	176	100	177	48	21
10	75	57	e48	e47	e38	e48	82	211	98	169	44	21

11	72	55	e49	e48	e39	e42	80	211	78	129	43	21
12	71	55	e50	e51	e40	e44	73	153	71	95	40	23
13	67	56	e50	e51	e40	47	71	132	68	76	39	26
14	65	58	e51	e47	e40	52	72	123	64	64	39	26
15	61	52	e50	e44	e39	68	72	142	60	133	37	25

16	56	54	e49	e46	e38	85	59	142	55	204	36	23
17	58	48	e50	e44	e37	94	50	124	51	175	35	23
18	64	50	e66	e42	e38	91	51	110	63	114	34	22
19	60	57	e96	e42	e40	84	57	101	77	85	32	21
20	58	61	e94	e42	e42	84	73	114	68	71	32	20

21	59	60	e80	e40	e44	90	63	127	62	103	32	20
22	56	58	e69	e39	e44	84	55	115	54	94	30	22
23	53	59	e62	e36	e45	77	54	102	52	74	29	21
24	56	55	e57	e35	e39	76	52	91	49	64	28	20
25	68	e52	e56	e34	e35	83	49	79	47	58	30	19

26	74	e50	e56	e35	e35	82	48	72	46	56	29	20
27	71	e50	e56	e36	e36	77	54	68	44	46	27	22
28	70	e51	e56	e36	e37	82	51	72	43	39	25	21
29	66	e54	e55	e35	---	89	46	87	43	38	26	20
30	63	e51	e56	e34	---	85	51	83	42	39	25	19

31	61	---	e56	e37	---	79	---	164	---	41	24	---

Discharge, cubic feet per second, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2002 TO SEPTEMBER 2003 DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY	OCT	NOV	DEC	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP

1	68	58	e55	e55	e40	e38	79	91	181	41	49	25
2	125	57	e51	e54	e43	e39	65	116	136	39	47	25
3	187	55	e45	e52	e47	e41	63	106	109	39	50	25
4	190	57	e47	e52	e47	e39	69	92	93	40	86	24
5	181	56	e49	e53	e41	e35	95	173	82	46	69	23

6	155	58	e50	e53	e42	e41	102	209	77	58	55	23
7	112	60	e49	e54	e41	e42	93	165	73	78	50	22
8	98	68	e48	e54	e37	e42	89	136	87	117	53	22
9	83	59	e48	e52	e37	e44	82	176	100	177	48	21
10	75	57	e48	e47	e38	e48	82	211	98	169	44	21

11	72	55	e49	e48	e39	e42	80	211	78	129	43	21
12	71	55	e50	e51	e40	e44	73	153	71	95	40	23
13	67	56	e50	e51	e40	47	71	132	68	76	39	26
14	65	58	e51	e47	e40	52	72	123	64	64	39	26
15	61	52	e50	e44	e39	68	72	142	60	133	37	25

16	56	54	e49	e46	e38	85	59	142	55	204	36	23
17	58	48	e50	e44	e37	94	50	124	51	175	35	23
18	64	50	e66	e42	e38	91	51	110	63	114	34	22
19	60	57	e96	e42	e40	84	57	101	77	85	32	21
20	58	61	e94	e42	e42	84	73	114	68	71	32	20

21	59	60	e80	e40	e44	90	63	127	62	103	32	20
22	56	58	e69	e39	e44	84	55	115	54	94	30	22
23	53	59	e62	e36	e45	77	54	102	52	74	29	21
24	56	55	e57	e35	e39	76	52	91	49	64	28	20
25	68	e52	e56	e34	e35	83	49	79	47	58	30	19

26	74	e50	e56	e35	e35	82	48	72	46	56	29	20
27	71	e50	e56	e36	e36	77	54	68	44	46	27	22
28	70	e51	e56	e36	e37	82	51	72	43	39	25	21
29	66	e54	e55	e35	---	89	46	87	43	38	26	20
30	63	e51	e56	e34	---	85	51	83	42	39	25	19

31	61	---	e56	e37	---	79	---	164	---	41	24	---

Discharge, cubic feet per second, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2002 TO SEPTEMBER 2003 DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY	OCT	NOV	DEC	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP

1	68	58	e55	e55	e40	e38	79	91	181	41	49	25
2	125	57	e51	e54	e43	e39	65	116	136	39	47	25
3	187	55	e45	e52	e47	e41	63	106	109	39	50	25
4	190	57	e47	e52	e47	e39	69	92	93	40	86	24
5	181	56	e49	e53	e41	e35	95	173	82	46	69	23

6	155	58	e50	e53	e42	e41	102	209	77	58	55	23
7	112	60	e49	e54	e41	e42	93	165	73	78	50	22
8	98	68	e48	e54	e37	e42	89	136	87	117	53	22
9	83	59	e48	e52	e37	e44	82	176	100	177	48	21
10	75	57	e48	e47	e38	e48	82	211	98	169	44	21

11	72	55	e49	e48	e39	e42	80	211	78	129	43	21
12	71	55	e50	e51	e40	e44	73	153	71	95	40	23
13	67	56	e50	e51	e40	47	71	132	68	76	39	26
14	65	58	e51	e47	e40	52	72	123	64	64	39	26
15	61	52	e50	e44	e39	68	72	142	60	133	37	25

16	56	54	e49	e46	e38	85	59	142	55	204	36	23
17	58	48	e50	e44	e37	94	50	124	51	175	35	23
18	64	50	e66	e42	e38	91	51	110	63	114	34	22
19	60	57	e96	e42	e40	84	57	101	77	85	32	21
20	58	61	e94	e42	e42	84	73	114	68	71	32	20

21	59	60	e80	e40	e44	90	63	127	62	103	32	20
22	56	58	e69	e39	e44	84	55	115	54	94	30	22
23	53	59	e62	e36	e45	77	54	102	52	74	29	21
24	56	55	e57	e35	e39	76	52	91	49	64	28	20
25	68	e52	e56	e34	e35	83	49	79	47	58	30	19

26	74	e50	e56	e35	e35	82	48	72	46	56	29	20
27	71	e50	e56	e36	e36	77	54	68	44	46	27	22
28	70	e51	e56	e36	e37	82	51	72	43	39	25	21
29	66	e54	e55	e35	---	89	46	87	43	38	26	20
30	63	e51	e56	e34	---	85	51	83	42	39	25	19

31	61	---	e56	e37	---	79	---	164	---	41	24	---