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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05536290       LITTLE CALUMET RIVER AT SOUTH HOLLAND, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 41°36'25", long 87°35'52" (NAD of 1927), in NE1/4SE1/4 sec.15, T.36 N., R.14 E., Cook County, Hydrologic Unit 07120003, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on Cottage Grove Avenue in South Holland, 2.0 mi downstream from Thorn Creek, and at mile 23.0.
 

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 208 mi2. (Does not include part of watershed diverted to Lake Michigan.)
 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
 

DISCHARGE: October 1947 to current year. Prior to October 1974, records published with those for streams in the St. Lawrence River basin (WSP 1307, 1727, 1911, 2111, WDR IL 1971-74).
 

STAGE: Water years 1994 to current year.

PRECIPITATION: October 2000 to current year.
 

REVISED RECORDS.-- WSP 1507: 1950, 1953. WDR IL-81-2: Drainage area.
 

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, rain gage, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 575.00 ft above NGVD of 1929 (Illinois Department of Transportation bench mark). Prior to Oct. 27, 1947, nonrecording gage and Oct. 27, 1947, to Mar. 31, 1981,water-stage recorder at site 1.4 mi upstream at same datum. Apr. 14 to Nov. 8, 1981, nonrecording gage at same site and datum. Nov. 17, 1947, to Nov. 19, 1970, auxiliary water-stage recorder at Dixmoor, 4.7 mi downstream; prior to Nov. 17, 1947, nonrecording gage at the Dixmoor site read twice daily.
 

REMARKS.-- Flow from upper Little Calumet River is diverted to Lake Michigan by Burns ditch. Calumet Sag Channel, 6.6 mi downstream from station diverts the entire flow to the Mississippi River Basin.
 

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 4,440 ft3/s, July 14, 1957, gage height, 20.11 ft, site then in use; maximum gage height, 20.50 ft, Nov. 28, 1990; minimum daily discharge, 7.9 ft3/s Oct. 6, 1950.

PRECIPITATION: Maximum daily total, 2.32 in., May 11, 2002 and Nov. 18, 2003.
 

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Flood of Apr. 6, 1947, reached a stage of 19.24 ft, from floodmarks, discharge, 4,760 ft3/s.
 

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor.
Discharge, cubic feet per second, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2003 TO SEPTEMBER 2004
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
 
1 42  52  128  74  e47  152  444  215  1160  47  43  186 
2 37  349  116  70  e48  306  302  162  539  44  35  121 
3 42  277  98  70  e51  254  225  117  303  86  47  87 
4 59  221  94  71  e52  250  179  94  208  476  405  85 
5 45  680  196  85  e52  1240  151  86  155  228  227  67 
 
6 39  457  290  79  e50  1290  137  97  124  116  109  60 
7 41  256  232  75  e49  677  124  84  104  94  70  65 
8 36  169  184  74  e48  393  111  72  98  78  57  62 
9 51  132  164  78  e47  287  98  62  81  77  45  62 
10 40  113  322  63  e46  244  88  76  126  73  37  59 
 
11 35  105  434  57  44  224  80  166  367  54  37  56 
12 34  99  286  64  44  168  70  178  1360  49  56  46 
13 37  92  179  72  41  130  67  340  1240  45  48  46 
14 288  89  145  72  40  133  64  815  694  48  36  53 
15 272  77  126  69  41  125  59  785  515  55  34  75 
 
16 132  72  124  58  38  118  59  397  334  74  31  498 
17 90  78  124  60  38  116  106  230  252  69  33  209 
18 63  1170  117  67  39  129  95  384  181  45  39  107 
19 52  1550  106  55  49  136  66  258  144  41  81  74 
20 49  1190  83  55  135  126  78  173  113  37  63  65 
 
21 46  697  77  50  310  114  157  145  109  118  58  57 
22 45  425  79  54  278  100  106  212  131  255  42  53 
23 44  375  86  50  286  89  79  913  92  127  36  41 
24 44  702  86  46  324  121  71  559  73  67  98  39 
25 141  511  82  e45  282  153  242  475  63  47  274  46 
 
26 126  339  71  e45  220  232  184  367  61  41  325  49 
27 81  238  72  e44  154  398  120  248  54  39  350  47 
28 70  190  72  e44  131  323  90  187  55  46  898  33 
29 69  157  86  e44  121  733  73  150  54  44  799  30 
30 68  140  91  e43  ---  595  82  458  48  44  390  31 
 
31 58  ---  87  e45  ---  601  ---  1380  ---  55  247  --- 

TOTAL 2276 11002 4437 1878 3105 9957 3807 9885 8838 2719 5050 2509
MEAN 73.4 367 143 60.6 107 321 127 319 295 87.7 163 83.6
MAX 288 1550 434 85 324 1290 444 1380 1360 476 898 498
MIN 34 52 71 43 38 89 59 62 48 37 31 30
CFSM 0.35 1.76 0.69 0.29 0.51 1.54 0.61 1.53 1.42 0.42 0.78 0.40
IN. 0.41 1.97 0.79 0.34 0.56 1.78 0.68 1.77 1.58 0.49 0.90 0.45
e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1948 - 2004, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 103 150 170 171 219 315 313 254 203 135 105 103
MAX 645 572 767 572 667 916 712 638 817 555 360 480
(WY) 1955 1991 1983 1993 1997 1979 1950 1996 1993 1957 1968 1961
MIN 19.8 18.1 27.8 27.0 33.2 65.4 65.1 51.8 35.4 39.0 23.8 17.8
(WY) 1957 1950 1963 1963 2003 2000 1986 1958 1949 1948 1948 1949

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 2003 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2004 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1948 - 2004
ANNUAL TOTAL 65293        65463       
ANNUAL MEAN 179        179        187           
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 333            1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 72.4         1964
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 1550            Nov 19 1550            Nov 19 4240            Jul 14 1957
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 25            Jul 3 30            Sep 29 7.9         Oct 6 1950
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 28            Jan 22 39            Oct 7 14            Oct 27 1949
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW 1820            Nov 18 4440        A Jul 14 1957
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE 14.00       Nov 18 20.50   B Nov 28 1990
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW 28            C
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) 0.860 0.860 0.897    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 11.68   11.71   12.18      
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 455        397        422           
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 82        87        84           
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 31        43        36           

A - Gage height, 20.11 ft, site then in use.

B - Discharge, 4.150 ft3/s.

C - Aug. 16, 17, and Sept. 28-30.


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Introduction

Station Descriptions

Surface-Water Data

Ground-Water Data

Meteorological Data

Biological Data