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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, unheated tipping-bucket 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 2003 TO SEPTEMBER 2004
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
 
1 19  25  49  71  e41  132  238  82  686  117  49  62 
2 18  51  48  71  e42  184  204  83  586  109  46  57 
3 21  132  48  72  e42  179  183  83  425  112  46  52 
4 21  169  50  69  e43  159  164  88  303  172  70  51 
5 19  153  65  71  e43  406  155  75  245  171  75  50 
 
6 19  110  68  84  e44  553  147  73  215  150  66  50 
7 18  82  68  91  e44  484  127  69  196  130  58  42 
8 17  59  61  68  e44  349  120  71  177  122  55  39 
9 17  52  60  64  e44  246  115  86  159  112  52  38 
10 17  47  199  62  e44  208  109  98  217  108  48  40 
 
11 17  47  355  62  e44  180  104  153  338  102  45  41 
12 23  45  298  62  e44  146  99  148  367  98  44  41 
13 20  42  212  60  e44  138  95  143  373  93  45  42 
14 27  36  155  58  e43  147  96  295  316  84  44  42 
15 31  37  128  56  e42  131  96  416  240  78  43  46 
 
16 28  34  116  58  e42  126  95  362  199  75  43  51 
17 24  35  104  57  e42  126  91  268  204  70  44  45 
18 25  127  94  e55  e43  124  97  312  233  69  43  45 
19 23  191  85  e54  e44  125  96  385  193  70  43  43 
20 23  160  78  e53  e48  127  76  355  167  68  40  40 
 
21 26  111  80  52  58  116  127  344  180  67  38  39 
22 21  85  71  49  64  116  133  685  263  70  40  39 
23 21  91  70  e46  81  112  125  1170  252  66  41  37 
24 22  81  68  e43  121  142  115  1210  223  64  41  38 
25 28  71  68  e43  118  214  132  910  225  60  57  36 
 
26 28  61  70  e43  105  284  127  610  194  57  56  36 
27 26  54  62  e44  102  342  111  443  166  57  63  34 
28 29  55  75  e43  100  327  117  317  148  55  89  33 
29 28  55  86  e42  103  363  108  257  137  55  107  33 
30 25  58  82  e41  ---  342  79  334  125  52  95  34 
 
31 30  ---  79  e41  ---  282  ---  609  ---  50  74  --- 

TOTAL 711 2356 3152 1785 1719 6910 3681 10534 7752 2763 1700 1276
MEAN 22.9 78.5 102 57.6 59.3 223 123 340 258 89.1 54.8 42.5
MAX 31 191 355 91 121 553 238 1210 686 172 107 62
MIN 17 25 48 41 41 112 76 69 125 50 38 33
CFSM 0.12 0.41 0.53 0.30 0.31 1.16 0.64 1.77 1.35 0.46 0.29 0.22
IN. 0.14 0.46 0.61 0.35 0.33 1.34 0.71 2.04 1.50 0.54 0.33 0.25
e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1966 - 2004, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 102 122 139 117 162 241 249 188 185 114 85.7 109
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 22.9 36.3 29.9 28.7 35.8 62.2 66.7 55.0 34.6 26.0 25.3 21.1
(WY) 2004 1972 1990 1977 1978 1968 2003 1989 1988 1988 1988 1988

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 2003 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2004 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1966 - 2004
ANNUAL TOTAL 23274        44339       
ANNUAL MEAN 63.8     121        151       
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 288        1974
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 52.4     1977
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 355            Dec 11 1210            May 24 2660        Jun 15 1999
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 17            Oct 8-11 17            Oct 8-11 10        Aug 6 1988
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 18            Oct 5 18            Oct 5 14        Aug 2 1988
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW 1270            May 24 2910        Sep 26 1986
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE 9.84       May 24 14.26   Sep 26 1986
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW 16            Oct 8-11 6.6     Aug 7 1988
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) 0.332 0.631 0.786
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 4.51   8.59   10.68  
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 116        272        304       
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 50        71        100       
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 23        34        42       



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Introduction

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Surface-Water Data

Ground-Water Data

Meteorological Data

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