LOCATION.-- Lat 40°48'02", long 89°48'01" (NAD of 1927), in SW1/4SE1/4 sec.34, T.10 N., R.6 E., Peoria County, Hydrologic Unit 07130003, at bridge on U.S. Highway 150, 0.8 mi upstream from mouth of the West Fork of Kickapoo Creek and 2.5 mi northwest of Kickapoo.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 119 mi².

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE

DISCHARGE: October 1944 to September 1962.

PARTIAL RECORD: Annual maximum, water years 1963 to current year.

BIOLOGICAL: Benthic macroinvertebrates, water year 1997.

GAGE.-- Crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 514.85 ft. above NGVD of 1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to June 7, 1945, nonrecording gage at same site and datum.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 27,500 ft³/s, July 27, 1967, gage height, 17.08 ft, from rating curve extended above 7,300 ft³/s; minimum, 0.4 ft³/s Oct. 28, 29, 1946, July 30 to Aug. 1, 1956.