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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05540060       KRESS CREEK AT WEST CHICAGO, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 41°51'23", long 88°12'15", in NW1/4NW1/4 sec.22, T.39 N., R.9 E., Du Page County, Hydrologic Unit 07120004, on left downstream side of bridge at intersection of Wilson Street and Joliet Road, 0.5 mi south of West Chicago, and at mile 0.5.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 18.1 mi2.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
 

DISCHARGE: November 1985 to current year.
 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2001.
 

PARTIAL RECORD: Annual maximum, water years 1961-80.
PRECIPITATION: April 1986 to current year.

REVISED RECORDS.-- WDR IL-77-1: 1961-76(M).

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, rain gage, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 700.00 ft above sea level. Prior to November 8, 1985 at datum 5.44 ft higher.

REMARKS.-- 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, 1,980 ft3/s, July 18, 1996, gage height, 9.24 ft; minimum discharge, .02 ft3/s, Sept. 1, 2, 9, 1988.
PRECIPITATION: Maximum daily total, 6.88 in., July 17, 1996, but may have been greater during periods of missing record.

EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.--Maximum daily total, 3.00 in., September 19.

PRECIPITATION, TOTAL, INCHES, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2000 TO SEPTEMBER 2001
DAILY SUM VALUES
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
1 .00 .00 .02 .00 .02 .00 .00 .00 .44 .00 .00 .00
2 .00 .20 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .11 .00
3 1.03 .00 .00 .00 .01 .00 .00 .00 .00 .17 .00 .07
4 .28 .00 .00 .00 .02 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
5 .14 .00 .00 .06 .00 .00 .27 .00 1.52 .00 .00 .00
6 .00 1.79 .00 .00 .02 .00 .61 .30 .01 .00 .00 .76
7 .03 .00 .00 .01 .05 .00 .00 .12 .00 .07 .00 .00
8 .00 .06 .00 .00 .84 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
9 .00 1.34 .00 .00 .52 .00 .20 .00 .00 .00 .17 .37
10 .00 .00 .05 .00 .00 .08 .00 .96 .00 .00 .00 .01
11 .00 .00 .00 .05 .00 .05 .59 .24 .23 .00 .00 .00
12 .00 .02 .00 .15 .00 .21 .00 .00 .48 .00 .00 .00
13 .00 .19 .00 .19 .02 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
14 .02 .01 .00 .26 .26 .01 .02 .04 .14 .00 .00 .00
15 .08 .00 .00 .07 .00 .57 .41 .00 .07 .00 .10 .00
16 .00 .00 .07 .00 .00 .15 .01 .02 .00 .00 .63 .00
17 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .08 .00 .04 .03 .03 .00 .06
18 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .19 .05 .51 1.05
19 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .01 .00 .04 .00 .00 3.00
20 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .33 .02 .00 .00 .00 .62
21 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .29 .27 .23 1.27 .00 .08
22 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .09 .12 .00 .89 .26 .00
23 .04 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .67 .03 .00 .00 .00 1.49
24 .04 .00 .00 .00 1.11 .00 .00 .02 .00 .15 .06 .00
25 .00 .23 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 1.27 .00 .46 1.06 .00
26 .02 .09 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .62 .00 .00 .00 .00
27 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
28 .00 .01 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
29 .00 .06 .00 .89 --- .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
30 .00 .00 .00 .22 --- .00 .01 .00 .00 .00 .14 .00
31 .00 --- .00 .01 --- .11 --- .67 --- .00 .02 ---

TOTAL 1.68 4.00 0.14 1.91 2.87 1.26 3.51 4.74 3.38 3.09 3.06 7.51
MEAN .05 .13 .00 .06 .10 .04 .12 .15 .11 .10 .10 .25
MAX 1.03 1.79 .07 .89 1.11 .57 .67 1.27 1.52 1.27 1.06 3.00

CAL YR 2000 TOTAL 29.20 MEAN .08 MAX 2.78
WTR YR 2001 TOTAL 37.15 MEAN .10 MAX 3.00


Table of Contents

Introduction

Station Descriptions

Surface-Water Data

Ground-Water Data

Meteorological Data

Biological Data