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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05550300       TYLER CREEK AT ELGIN, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 42°03'31", long 88°18'14", in SE1/4SE1/4 sec.3, T.41 N., R.9 E., Kane County, Hydrologic Unit 07120006, on right bank 50 ft upstream from bridge on Big Timber Road, .5 mi west of Elgin, and at mile 1.6.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 38.9 mi2.

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

DISCHARGE: May 1998 to current year.
 

STAGE: Water years 1998-2001.
 

PARTIAL RECORD: Miscellaneous discharge measurements, November 1990.
PRECIPITATION: October 1998 to current year.

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, rain gage, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 745.00 ft above sea level.

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, 953 ft3/s, June 13, 1999, gage height, 8.23 ft; minimum discharge, 1.2 ft3/s, July 20, 2001.
PRECIPITATION: Maximum daily total, 3.06 in., October 17, 1998.

EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.--Maximum daily total, 1.74 in., November 6.

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 .00 .01 .11 .00 .00 .01 .40 .00 .05 .00
2 .00 .22 .00 .01 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .03 .00
3 .76 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .15
4 .24 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
5 .14 .00 .00 .01 .00 .00 .44 .00 .63 .00 .00 .00
6 .00 1.74 .00 .01 .00 .00 .12 .26 .00 .00 .00 .26
7 .08 .00 .00 .01 .00 .00 .00 .45 .00 .06 .00 .06
8 .00 .00 .01 .01 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
9 .00 .86 .00 .01 .56 .00 .16 .00 .00 .00 .63 .68
10 .00 .00 .00 .01 .02 .13 .00 .81 .00 .00 .00 .00
11 .00 .00 .00 .01 .00 .01 .76 .24 .36 .00 .00 .00
12 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .18 .00 .01 .31 .00 .00 .00
13 .00 .09 .00 .00 .00 .01 .00 .00 .00 .00 .14 .00
14 .01 .01 .00 .00 .17 .00 .03 .06 .00 .00 .00 .00
15 .02 .00 .00 .00 .00 .50 .31 .00 .11 .00 .13 .00
16 .01 .00 .00 .00 .00 .03 .00 .00 .00 .00 .56 .00
17 .00 .00 .00 .01 .00 .16 .01 .01 .29 .11 .00 .56
18 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .25 .06 .12 .62
19 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .01 .00 .00 .00 .00 1.02
20 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .12 .03 .00 .00 .00 1.26
21 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .34 .33 .15 1.09 .06 .10
22 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .14 .11 .00 .03 .47 .00
23 .06 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .19 .08 .00 .31 .00 .42
24 .02 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .04 .00 .01 .00 .00
25 .00 .16 .00 .00 .01 .00 .00 .01 .00 .09 .40 .00
26 .14 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .66 .00 .00 .01 .00
27 .01 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .03 .00 .00 .13 .00
28 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
29 .00 .00 .00 .02 --- .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
30 .00 .00 .00 .00 --- .00 .02 .00 .00 .00 .08 .00
31 .00 --- .00 .01 --- .08 --- .73 --- .00 .00 ---

TOTAL 1.49 3.08 0.01 0.13 0.87 1.10 2.65 3.87 2.50 1.76 2.81 5.13
MEAN .05 .10 .00 .00 .03 .04 .09 .12 .08 .06 .09 .17
MAX .76 1.74 .01 .02 .56 .50 .76 .81 .63 1.09 .63 1.26

CAL YR 2000 TOTAL 30.88 MEAN .08 MAX 2.59
WTR YR 2001 TOTAL 25.40 MEAN .07 MAX 1.74


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Introduction

Station Descriptions

Surface-Water Data

Ground-Water Data

Meteorological Data

Biological Data