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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05563800       ILLINOIS RIVER AT PEKIN, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 40°34'23", long 89°39'17" (NAD of 1927), in SW1/4 sec. 24, T.7 N., R.7 E., Tazewell County, Hydrologic Unit 07130003, at State Highway 9 bridge at Pekin, 5.1 mi upstream from Mackinaw River and at mile 152.9.

 

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 14,585 mi2.

 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY

 

CHEMICAL: Water years 1978-91.

 

SEDIMENT: October 1994 to September 1997.

 

MISCELLANEOUS: Sediment concentration and particle size, water years 1994-97.

 

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS: Maximum daily 1,090 mg/L, Feb. 21, 1997; minimum daily 15 mg.L, May 22, 1995.

SUSPENDEDD-SEDIMENT LOADS: Maximum daily, 91,500 tons, July 21, 1996; minimum daily 295 tons, Jan. 23, 1997.




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Ground-Water Data

Meteorological Data

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