LOCATION.-- Lat 41°34'38", long 87°31'17" (NAD of 1927), in SE1/4NW1/4 sec. 13, T. 36 N., R. 10 E., Lake County, Hydrologic Unit 07120003, on left bank 200 ft upstream from Hohman Avenue bridge at north city limits of Munster, 0.4 mi upstream from Illinois-Indiana State line, 4.6 mi upstream from mouth of Thorn Creek, and at mile 29.6. |
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DRAINAGE AREA.-- 90.0 mi2. During times of floods on Deep River, flow may enter basin from eastern portion of Little Calumet River Basin; or, during times of floods on Hart Ditch, flow may leave the basin and enter eastern portion of the Little Calumet River Basin. |
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PERIOD OF RECORD.-- |
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SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE |
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DISCHARGE: June 1958 to current year. |
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GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder. Datum is 580.72 ft above NGVD of 1929. |
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REMARKS.--Flow from eastern portion of Little Calumet River Basin is diverted to Lake Michigan by Burns Ditch. Periods of high flow frequently are in backwater from downstream storage. |
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EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.-- |
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SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 1510 ft3/sec, April 28, 1959, gage height, 13.67 ft; maximum gage height, 17.03 ft, November 28, 1990, due to backwater, discharge, 1200 ft3/sec, estimated; minimum daily discharge, 1.9 ft3/s, Aug. 16, 1964. |
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REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.--Records poor. |
Discharge, cubic feet per second, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2003 TO SEPTEMBER 2004 DAILY MEAN VALUES |
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DAY | OCT | NOV | DEC | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP |
1 | 14 | 23 | 41 | 28 | e14 | 79 | 125 | 73 | 272 | 24 | 8.7 | 54 |
2 | 14 | 86 | 37 | 28 | e14 | 93 | 93 | 51 | 150 | 24 | 8.7 | 42 |
3 | 17 | 51 | 34 | 28 | e14 | 73 | 76 | 40 | 104 | 35 | 9.8 | 40 |
4 | 18 | 49 | 33 | 29 | e14 | 90 | 64 | 32 | 77 | 72 | 108 | 36 |
5 | 14 | 162 | 66 | e29 | e14 | 355 | 54 | 29 | 63 | 22 | 28 | 32 |
6 | 13 | 77 | 83 | e24 | e14 | 318 | 48 | 29 | 54 | 18 | 17 | 30 |
7 | 13 | 48 | 74 | e23 | e14 | 182 | 42 | 29 | 45 | 16 | 12 | 28 |
8 | 12 | 36 | 66 | e21 | e14 | 130 | 37 | 27 | 39 | 15 | 9.7 | 28 |
9 | 12 | 30 | 61 | e21 | e14 | 104 | 33 | 27 | 34 | 17 | 9.6 | 28 |
10 | 12 | 27 | 103 | e20 | e14 | 84 | 31 | 58 | 41 | 15 | 8.1 | 26 |
11 | 13 | 26 | 130 | e21 | e14 | 73 | 29 | 125 | 78 | 14 | 8.0 | 26 |
12 | 15 | 25 | 83 | e22 | e14 | 60 | 27 | 80 | 291 | 14 | 8.1 | 25 |
13 | 16 | 23 | 55 | e23 | e14 | 51 | 26 | 126 | 290 | 15 | 9.9 | 24 |
14 | 111 | 24 | 54 | e23 | e14 | 46 | 25 | 198 | 180 | 14 | 11 | 19 |
15 | 52 | 24 | 45 | e22 | e14 | 43 | 24 | 144 | 134 | 14 | 8.2 | 21 |
16 | 29 | 26 | 42 | e22 | e13 | 41 | 23 | 95 | 97 | 16 | 7.6 | 120 |
17 | 22 | 27 | 39 | e21 | e13 | 40 | 40 | 72 | 75 | 16 | 7.3 | 33 |
18 | 20 | 279 | 32 | e20 | e14 | 42 | 26 | 123 | 61 | 15 | 11 | 22 |
19 | 19 | 397 | 35 | e19 | e19 | 42 | 22 | 74 | 50 | 15 | 19 | 19 |
20 | 19 | 271 | 28 | e18 | 46 | 42 | 26 | 62 | 42 | 13 | 13 | 17 |
21 | 19 | 157 | 30 | e17 | 105 | 38 | 46 | 51 | 44 | 73 | 11 | 15 |
22 | 18 | 99 | 29 | e17 | 99 | 35 | 35 | 85 | 44 | 76 | 9.8 | 14 |
23 | 19 | 104 | 31 | e16 | 111 | 31 | 29 | 154 | 36 | 25 | 11 | 13 |
24 | 19 | 180 | 31 | e16 | 117 | 42 | 25 | 115 | 31 | 17 | 55 | 12 |
25 | 52 | 128 | 27 | e16 | 85 | 42 | 64 | 102 | 28 | 13 | 48 | 12 |
26 | 32 | 86 | 27 | e16 | 69 | 87 | 46 | 75 | 26 | 13 | 64 | 12 |
27 | 27 | 70 | 26 | e16 | 60 | 112 | 37 | 59 | 25 | 11 | 88 | 13 |
28 | 25 | 60 | 27 | e15 | 54 | 89 | 29 | 48 | 25 | 9.8 | 248 | 12 |
29 | 24 | 52 | 30 | e15 | 49 | 145 | 26 | 41 | 24 | 9.0 | 201 | 11 |
30 | 23 | 46 | 31 | e14 | --- | 142 | 31 | 135 | 24 | 12 | 116 | 12 |
31 | 22 | --- | 31 | e14 | --- | 179 | --- | 322 | --- | 10 | 73 | --- |
TOTAL | 735 | 2693 | 1461 | 634 | 1064 | 2930 | 1239 | 2681 | 2484 | 672.8 | 1247.5 | 796 |
MEAN | 23.7 | 89.8 | 47.1 | 20.5 | 36.7 | 94.5 | 41.3 | 86.5 | 82.8 | 21.7 | 40.2 | 26.5 |
MAX | 111 | 397 | 130 | 29 | 117 | 355 | 125 | 322 | 291 | 76 | 248 | 120 |
MIN | 12 | 23 | 26 | 14 | 13 | 31 | 22 | 27 | 24 | 9.0 | 7.3 | 11 |
CFSM | 0.26 | 1.00 | 0.52 | 0.23 | 0.41 | 1.05 | 0.46 | 0.96 | 0.92 | 0.24 | 0.45 | 0.29 |
IN. | 0.30 | 1.11 | 0.60 | 0.26 | 0.44 | 1.21 | 0.51 | 1.11 | 1.03 | 0.28 | 0.52 | 0.33 |
e Estimated |
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1959 - 2004, BY WATER YEAR (WY) | ||||||||||||
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MEAN | 34.8 | 58.3 | 71.5 | 61.6 | 81.6 | 123 | 123 | 94.0 | 70.9 | 42.1 | 37.5 | 38.8 |
MAX | 151 | 212 | 301 | 199 | 252 | 386 | 268 | 266 | 222 | 185 | 141 | 217 |
(WY) | 1994 | 1973 | 1983 | 1993 | 1959 | 1979 | 1973 | 1959 | 1993 | 1996 | 1990 | 1965 |
MIN | 6.47 | 5.29 | 7.12 | 7.32 | 8.49 | 18.2 | 21.3 | 18.1 | 11.2 | 9.56 | 7.28 | 5.54 |
(WY) | 1969 | 1972 | 1961 | 1961 | 1963 | 2000 | 1963 | 1992 | 1965 | 1991 | 1964 | 1966 |
SUMMARY STATISTICS | FOR 2003 CALENDAR YEAR | FOR 2004 WATER YEAR | WATER YEARS 1959 - 2004 | |||
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ANNUAL TOTAL | 17999.1 | 18637.3 | ||||
ANNUAL MEAN | 49.3 | 50.9 | 69.6 | |||
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN | 121 | 1973 | ||||
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN | 23.5 | 1964 | ||||
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN | 529 | Jul 21 | 397 | Nov 19 | 1160 | Apr 28 1959 |
LOWEST DAILY MEAN | 6.7 | Jun 25 | 7.3 | Aug 17 | 1.9 | Aug 16 1964 |
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM | 7.5 | Jun 22 | 8.6 | Aug 11 | 2.2 | Sep 2 1964 |
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW | 428 | Nov 18 | 1510 | Apr 28 1959 | ||
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE | 11.07 | Nov 18 | 17.03 | Nov 28 1990 | ||
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) | 0.548 | 0.566 | 0.774 | |||
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) | 7.44 | 7.70 | 10.51 | |||
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 131 | 113 | 173 | |||
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 21 | 29 | 31 | |||
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 10 | 13 | 9.0 |
Table of Contents |
Introduction |
Station Descriptions |
Surface-Water Data |
Ground-Water Data |
Meteorological Data |
Biological Data |