LOCATION.-- Lat 42°09'59", long 88°17'25" (NAD of 1927), in NE1/4NW1/4 sec.34, T.43 N., R.8 E., McHenry County, Hydrologic Unit 07120006, on right bank 20 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 62 (Algonquin Road) in Algonquin, 140 ft upstream from Algonquin Dam, and at mile 81.6. |
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DRAINAGE AREA.-- 1,403 mi2. |
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PERIOD OF RECORD.-- |
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SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE |
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DISCHARGE: October 1915 to current year. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1308. |
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STAGE: Water years 1994 to current year. |
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REVISED RECORDS.-- WSP 1175: 1916. WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area. |
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GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, and concrete dam with adjustable gate. Datum of gage is 729.48 ft above NGVD of 1929. Prior to Oct. 20, 1933, nonrecording gage at site 20 ft downstream at same datum. |
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REMARKS.-- Flow regulated by gate in Algonquin Dam, Stratton Lock and Dam (previously known as McHenry Dam), 16 mi upstream from station, and occasionally affected by wind action. |
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EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.-- |
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SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 6,610 ft3/s, April 6, 1960 and April 2, 1979; maximum gage height, 4.50 ft, April 1, 1916; from graph based on gage readings; no flow, Nov. 26, 1952, Nov. 20, 1953, Oct. 25, 1956 and Sept. 9, 14, 1958, result of windstorm. |
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REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records fair except those for June 18 to Sept. 30 and those for 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 | 382 | 430 | 415 | 1060 | 306 | 231 | 544 | 613 | 707 | 385 | 347 | 151 |
2 | 629 | 438 | 443 | 899 | 310 | 232 | 628 | 839 | 697 | 371 | 383 | 140 |
3 | 1010 | 450 | 435 | 465 | 309 | 229 | 650 | 905 | 720 | 332 | 405 | 104 |
4 | 1010 | 482 | 437 | 406 | 307 | 237 | 726 | 890 | 718 | 336 | 469 | 121 |
5 | 1040 | 485 | 428 | 416 | 306 | 241 | 828 | 1200 | 676 | 386 | 449 | 103 |
6 | 971 | 477 | 425 | 407 | 305 | 233 | 880 | 1770 | 650 | 421 | 429 | 90 |
7 | 952 | 441 | 422 | 381 | 303 | 231 | 994 | 1980 | 618 | 482 | 446 | 95 |
8 | 732 | 363 | 415 | 410 | 298 | 237 | 779 | 1870 | 613 | 583 | 461 | 108 |
9 | 684 | 379 | 410 | 430 | 297 | 231 | 754 | 1850 | 641 | 695 | 432 | 114 |
10 | 587 | 441 | 404 | 406 | 297 | 238 | 698 | 1980 | 589 | 686 | 385 | 111 |
11 | 556 | 481 | 379 | 331 | 292 | 237 | 690 | 1800 | 680 | 703 | 388 | 103 |
12 | 534 | 465 | 369 | 384 | 289 | 257 | 743 | 1990 | 699 | 745 | 385 | 95 |
13 | 512 | 449 | 369 | 403 | 279 | 250 | 700 | 2000 | 681 | 722 | 350 | 111 |
14 | 477 | 475 | 369 | 404 | 267 | 251 | 616 | 2000 | 670 | 685 | 309 | 140 |
15 | 489 | 534 | 376 | 403 | 247 | 264 | 548 | 1910 | 652 | 870 | 237 | 145 |
16 | 489 | 518 | 378 | 403 | 229 | 270 | 787 | 1770 | 606 | 1050 | 220 | 136 |
17 | 445 | 447 | 372 | 398 | 223 | 284 | 890 | 1660 | 532 | 1030 | 222 | 137 |
18 | 415 | e560 | 382 | 392 | 213 | 310 | 723 | 1560 | 513 | 1080 | 203 | 158 |
19 | 442 | e1400 | 404 | 392 | 196 | 302 | 538 | 1230 | 911 | 984 | 186 | 147 |
20 | 461 | e1400 | 378 | 392 | 191 | 331 | 420 | 1130 | 725 | 858 | 162 | 143 |
21 | 449 | e1400 | 402 | 384 | 189 | 411 | 492 | 1120 | 482 | 841 | 139 | 134 |
22 | 466 | e1200 | 383 | 357 | 225 | 478 | 602 | 974 | 421 | 739 | 186 | 142 |
23 | 475 | e920 | 347 | 348 | 228 | 476 | 589 | 747 | 398 | 649 | 160 | 131 |
24 | 469 | e910 | 378 | 342 | 231 | 466 | 577 | 731 | 381 | 569 | 106 | 124 |
25 | 500 | e860 | 389 | 339 | 231 | 526 | 587 | 740 | 364 | 442 | 119 | 141 |
26 | 638 | 798 | 384 | 341 | 231 | 542 | 429 | 713 | 363 | 324 | 126 | 134 |
27 | 684 | 704 | 419 | 338 | 231 | 550 | 290 | 677 | 345 | 400 | 159 | 136 |
28 | 658 | 467 | 576 | 335 | 231 | 530 | 309 | 606 | 380 | 453 | 125 | 160 |
29 | 551 | 426 | 612 | 312 | --- | 590 | 356 | 526 | 383 | 414 | 131 | 147 |
30 | 512 | 477 | 616 | 299 | --- | 571 | 392 | 500 | 392 | 366 | 146 | 128 |
31 | 463 | --- | 720 | 304 | --- | 547 | --- | 719 | --- | 340 | 135 | --- |
TOTAL | 18682 | 19277 | 13236 | 12881 | 7261 | 10783 | 18759 | 39000 | 17207 | 18941 | 8400 | 3829 |
MEAN | 603 | 643 | 427 | 416 | 259 | 348 | 625 | 1258 | 574 | 611 | 271 | 128 |
MAX | 1040 | 1400 | 720 | 1060 | 310 | 590 | 994 | 2000 | 911 | 1080 | 469 | 160 |
MIN | 382 | 363 | 347 | 299 | 189 | 229 | 290 | 500 | 345 | 324 | 106 | 90 |
CFSM | 0.43 | 0.46 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.18 | 0.25 | 0.45 | 0.90 | 0.41 | 0.44 | 0.19 | 0.09 |
IN. | 0.50 | 0.51 | 0.35 | 0.34 | 0.19 | 0.29 | 0.50 | 1.03 | 0.46 | 0.50 | 0.22 | 0.10 |
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STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1916 - 2003, BY WATER YEAR (WY) | ||||||||||||
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MEAN | 628 | 819 | 783 | 718 | 882 | 1641 | 1708 | 1166 | 861 | 608 | 469 | 507 |
MAX | 3650 | 2492 | 3105 | 2675 | 3613 | 4162 | 4961 | 3786 | 3610 | 2902 | 2964 | 2926 |
(WY) | 1987 | 1986 | 1983 | 1960 | 1938 | 1918 | 1993 | 1973 | 2000 | 1938 | 1924 | 1972 |
MIN | 31.8 | 147 | 185 | 142 | 168 | 274 | 237 | 150 | 110 | 57.7 | 31.4 | 52.9 |
(WY) | 1957 | 1954 | 1940 | 1940 | 1940 | 1934 | 1934 | 1934 | 1934 | 1934 | 1934 | 1934 |
SUMMARY STATISTICS | FOR 2002 CALENDAR YEAR | FOR 2003 WATER YEAR | WATER YEARS 1916 - 2003 | |||
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ANNUAL TOTAL | 318019 | 188256 | ||||
ANNUAL MEAN | 871 | 516 | 898 | |||
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN | 1936 | 1993 | ||||
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN | 202 | 1934 | ||||
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN | 3780 | Jun 7 | 2000 | May 13,14 | 6610 | Apr 2 1979 |
LOWEST DAILY MEAN | 157 | Jul 26-28 | 90 | Sep 6 | 12 | A |
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM | 181 | Jul 24 | 102 | Sep 6 | 19 | Oct 16 1956 |
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW | 2040 | May 10,12-14 | 6610 | B | ||
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE | 2.28 | May 10,12-14 | 4.50 C | Apr 1 1916 | ||
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW | 62 | Aug 24 | 0.00 | D | ||
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) | 0.62 | 0.37 | 0.64 | |||
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) | 8.43 | 4.99 | 8.70 | |||
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 1710 | 907 | 2020 | |||
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 619 | 425 | 604 | |||
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 346 | 155 | 192 |
D - Nov. 26, 1952; Nov. 20, 1953; Oct. 25, 1956 and Sept. 9, 14, 1958; result of windstorms. |
Table of Contents |
Introduction |
Station Descriptions |
Surface-Water Data |
Ground-Water Data |
Meteorological Data |
Biological Data |