LOCATION.-- Lat 40°33'11", long 89°46'38" (NAD of 1927), in SE1/4SE1/4 sec.26, T.7 N., R.6 E., Peoria County, Hydrologic Unit 07130003, on right bank at Kingston Mines, 2.3 mi downstream from Mackinaw River, and at mile 145.4. Auxiliary gage (05568615) 8.6 miles downstream. |
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DRAINAGE AREA.-- 15,818 mi2, does not include diversion from Lake Michigan through the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, which has occurred since Jan. 17, 1900. |
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PERIOD OF RECORD.-- |
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SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE |
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DISCHARGE: October 1939 to current year. |
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STAGE: Water years 1994 to current year. |
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SURFACE-WATER QUALITY |
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WATER TEMPERATURE: Water years 1975-77. |
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MISCELLANEOUS: Contaminants in streambed sediments, October 1996; contaminants in fish tissue, October 1996. |
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REVISED RECORDS.-- WSP 1558: 1957. WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area. |
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GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, crest-stage gage, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter. Auxiliary water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter at site 8.6 mi downstream. Datum of gage is 428.00 ft above NGVD of 1929 (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 1, 1940, nonrecording gage at same site at datum 1.65 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1940, to Mar. 31, 1942, nonrecording gage at present site and datum. Prior to Oct. 30, 1967 and Nov. 9, 1999 to Oct. 29, 2002, auxiliary water-stage recorder at mouth of Copperas Creek, 8.0 mi downstream. |
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REMARKS.-- Occasional regulation at low flow by navigation dams at Peoria and La Grange. Since Jan. 17, 1900, flow has included diversion from Lake Michigan through Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal. |
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EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.-- |
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SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 88,800 ft3/s, Dec. 7, 1982, gage height, 23.86 ft; maximum gage height, 26.02 ft, May 25, 1943; minimum daily discharge, 600 ft3/s, Oct. 26, 1997, estimated, caused by dam regulation. |
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REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records fair. |
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 | 5990 | 6060 | 24100 | 13500 | e3700 | 9580 | 31100 | 16200 | 32900 | 24600 | 5850 | 28200 |
2 | 5710 | 6150 | 22600 | 13900 | e4400 | 9970 | 31800 | 15900 | 38300 | 23100 | 6580 | 27400 |
3 | 4570 | 7270 | 18000 | 15200 | e5000 | 11200 | 32200 | 14000 | 40800 | 21000 | 7630 | 26400 |
4 | 4270 | 9380 | 10100 | 17000 | e4400 | 12300 | 31800 | 10700 | 40800 | 20200 | 6370 | 25100 |
5 | 3800 | 14100 | 9600 | 16500 | e4000 | 12400 | 30500 | 9970 | 40400 | 19300 | 8000 | 23400 |
6 | 3520 | 18400 | 9350 | 13800 | e4800 | 22300 | 29100 | 11400 | 39300 | 14800 | 8960 | 21800 |
7 | 3570 | 18900 | 9470 | 12000 | e6000 | 29700 | 28700 | 11900 | 37800 | 8200 | 9070 | 18700 |
8 | 3720 | 18900 | 10500 | 11800 | e5500 | 31400 | 27600 | 12200 | 36200 | 8690 | 8680 | 12900 |
9 | 3890 | 17500 | 12800 | 12000 | e6200 | 32000 | 26000 | 9710 | 35000 | 10100 | 7840 | 7430 |
10 | 4110 | 15300 | 14200 | 12000 | e5700 | 30700 | 24900 | 8710 | 33900 | 10800 | 7750 | e6000 |
11 | 3670 | 12500 | 20800 | 11700 | e5000 | 31100 | 23700 | 10800 | 33100 | 11100 | 6290 | e5200 |
12 | 3400 | 11000 | 25400 | 11700 | e5300 | 30400 | 22800 | 9990 | 32600 | 11000 | 6090 | e5300 |
13 | 3310 | 8600 | e29000 | 11700 | e5700 | 28900 | 21700 | 10800 | 33500 | 11500 | 4620 | e5400 |
14 | 3580 | 7750 | e26000 | 10600 | e5400 | 28000 | 15800 | 15000 | 37200 | 12400 | 4730 | e6000 |
15 | 3750 | 6780 | 23800 | 10400 | e5200 | 27600 | 8220 | 21700 | 41300 | 12700 | 5530 | 5030 |
16 | 4970 | 6280 | 23900 | 10100 | e4900 | 26600 | 7120 | 27500 | 43100 | 12600 | 5280 | 7670 |
17 | 6050 | 6110 | 23900 | 10300 | e4600 | 25100 | 6710 | 27600 | 43500 | 12300 | 4110 | 8250 |
18 | 5820 | 9210 | 23300 | 10600 | e4800 | 24200 | 6880 | 28300 | 42900 | 11400 | 4460 | 7950 |
19 | 5850 | 13200 | 22600 | e7500 | e5300 | e22000 | 7110 | 28500 | 41900 | 8890 | 5500 | 6690 |
20 | 5640 | 20600 | 17900 | 7180 | e6000 | 20400 | 7970 | 27600 | 39900 | 6630 | 5930 | 6090 |
21 | 5910 | 28900 | 8470 | 7160 | 6970 | 15900 | 8770 | 27300 | 38000 | 7150 | 6030 | 5720 |
22 | 5800 | 29700 | 8610 | 7070 | 7840 | 12400 | 11500 | 26400 | 37400 | 8020 | 5610 | 5590 |
23 | 5160 | 28000 | 9770 | 6720 | 11700 | 11500 | 13500 | 26300 | 35500 | 8920 | 5610 | 5520 |
24 | 3890 | 27800 | 10800 | 6490 | 14500 | 7620 | 12000 | 27400 | 34700 | 9110 | 5800 | 5400 |
25 | 3730 | 27000 | 11100 | 5640 | 14700 | 7370 | 10700 | e30000 | 33400 | 9020 | 5990 | 5420 |
26 | 4070 | 27900 | 11100 | 5750 | 14700 | 10200 | 11000 | e29000 | 31500 | 7790 | 8310 | e5300 |
27 | 4000 | 27900 | 10500 | 6300 | 14400 | 13900 | 13900 | 28000 | 29800 | 6410 | 10900 | e6100 |
28 | 4060 | 27500 | 9900 | e5400 | 14000 | 15400 | 11300 | 28000 | 28600 | 5380 | 16700 | e4400 |
29 | 4710 | e25000 | 11800 | e4900 | 12400 | 27200 | 10400 | 27400 | 27100 | 5140 | 25700 | 3270 |
30 | 5200 | 24700 | 11900 | e5300 | --- | 28300 | 14800 | 27600 | 25600 | 5780 | 27100 | 2930 |
31 | 5420 | --- | 11500 | e4500 | --- | 29800 | --- | 29800 | --- | 6220 | 28200 | --- |
TOTAL | 141140 | 508390 | 492770 | 304710 | 213110 | 645440 | 539580 | 635680 | 1086000 | 350250 | 275220 | 310560 |
MEAN | 4553 | 16950 | 15900 | 9829 | 7349 | 20820 | 17990 | 20510 | 36200 | 11300 | 8878 | 10350 |
MAX | 6050 | 29700 | 29000 | 17000 | 14700 | 32000 | 32200 | 30000 | 43500 | 24600 | 28200 | 28200 |
MIN | 3310 | 6060 | 8470 | 4500 | 3700 | 7370 | 6710 | 8710 | 25600 | 5140 | 4110 | 2930 |
e Estimated |
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1940 - 2004, BY WATER YEAR (WY) | ||||||||||||
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MEAN | 9464 | 11160 | 13270 | 13920 | 16870 | 23260 | 25100 | 23490 | 19230 | 13670 | 9763 | 9065 |
MAX | 33180 | 37100 | 52390 | 44480 | 40470 | 56190 | 55630 | 52180 | 46230 | 46130 | 28440 | 34620 |
(WY) | 1987 | 1986 | 1983 | 1993 | 1974 | 1979 | 1983 | 1943 | 1974 | 1993 | 1993 | 1993 |
MIN | 3362 | 3676 | 4598 | 3747 | 3421 | 6450 | 7928 | 7822 | 5579 | 4474 | 5038 | 4027 |
(WY) | 1964 | 2003 | 1944 | 1963 | 1963 | 2003 | 1940 | 1989 | 1977 | 1965 | 1944 | 1963 |
SUMMARY STATISTICS | FOR 2003 CALENDAR YEAR | FOR 2004 WATER YEAR | WATER YEARS 1940 - 2004 | |||
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ANNUAL TOTAL | 4145660 | 5502850 | ||||
ANNUAL MEAN | 11360 | 15040 | 15670 | |||
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN | 32200 | 1993 | ||||
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN | 6820 | 1964 | ||||
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN | 34000 | Jul 23 | 43500 | Jun 17 | 86700 | Dec 7 1982 |
LOWEST DAILY MEAN | 2800 A | Jan 23 | 2930 B | Sep 30 | 600 C | Oct 26 1997 |
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM | 3260 | Jan 18 | 3670 | Oct 7 | 2060 | Oct 8 1964 |
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW | 43900 D | Jun 17 | 88800 E | Dec 7 1982 | ||
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE | 16.84 F | Jun 18 | 26.02 | May 25 1943 | ||
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW | 2320 | Oct 13 | ||||
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 27300 | 30100 | 32200 | |||
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 7410 | 11100 | 10900 | |||
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 3860 | 4950 | 5200 |
B - But may have been less during period of missing record Sept. 26-28. |
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Table of Contents |
Introduction |
Station Descriptions |
Surface-Water Data |
Ground-Water Data |
Meteorological Data |
Biological Data |