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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05552500       FOX RIVER AT DAYTON, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 41°23'04", long 88°47'21" (NAD of 1927), in SW1/4SE1/4 sec.29, T.34 N., R.4 E., La Salle County, Hydrologic Unit 07120007, on left bank under County Highway 18 bridge in Dayton, and at mile 5.2.
 

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 2,642 mi2.
 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
 

DISCHARGE: November 1914 to current year. Prior to April 1925, published as "at Wedron." Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1308.
 

STAGE: Water years 1994 to current year.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

CHEMICAL: Water years 1978-92 and 1996.
 

SEDIMENT: February 2003 to current year.
 

MISCELLANEOUS: Sediment concentration and particle size, water years 1996-97, 2003.
 

REVISED RECORDS.-- WSP 730: 1931. WSP 1208: 1930, 1935, 1939. WSP 1308: 1916(M), 1922(M), 1926-31(M), 1934-40(M), 1946-47(M). WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area. WDR IL-76-1: 1969.
 

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter, automatic water sampler, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 462.30 ft above NGVD of 1929. Prior to Apr. 13, 1925, nonrecording gage at site 4.1 mi upstream at datum 496.80 ft above Memphis datum. Apr. 13, 1925, to Sept. 30, 1942, nonrecording gage at site 1,000 ft upstream at datum 7.70 ft below NGVD of 1929. Oct. 1, 1942, to Apr. 10, 1951, nonrecording gage, and Apr. 11, 1951, to Sept. 30, 1978, water-stage recorder, at site 1.000 ft upstream at same datum. Oct. 1, 1978 to June 11, 1997, water-stage recorder at site 500 ft upstream at same datum.
 

REMARKS.-- Regulation by hydropower plant upstream from gage.
 

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 55,400 ft3/s, July 19, 1996, gage height, 24.47 ft, from rating curve extended above 43,000 ft3/s; affected by dam failure 500 ft upstream from gage then in use. Maximum gage height, 36.47 ft, Jan. 25, 1960, ice jam; minimum daily discharge, 1.0 ft3/s, Aug. 29, 1934, when turbines were shut down; minimum daily with plant operating, 78 ft3/s, Oct. 29, 1956.

SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS: Maximum daily, 2,380 mg/L, June 1, 2004; minimum daily, 4 mg/L, Feb. 18-20, 2003.

SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT LOADS: Maximum daily, 90,100 tons, June 1, 2004; minimum daily, 2.6 tons, Feb. 18, 2003.
 

EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.--

SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS: Maximum daily, 2,380 mg/L, June 1; minimum daily, 6 mg/L, Jan. 22.

SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT LOADS: Maximum daily, 90,100 tons, June 1; minimum daily, 16 tons, Jan. 22.
SEDIMENT DISCHARGE, SUSPENDED (TONS/DAY), WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2003 TO SEPTEMBER 2004
MEAN MEAN MEAN
MEAN CONCEN- SEDIMENT MEAN CONCEN- SEDIMENT MEAN CONCEN- SEDIMENT
DISCHARGE TRATION DISCHARGE DISCHARGE TRATION DISCHARGE DISCHARGE TRATION DISCHARGE
DAY (CFS) (MG/L) (TONS/DAY) (CFS) (MG/L) (TONS/DAY) (CFS) (MG/L) (TONS/DAY)
 
OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER
1 288 48 36 342 61 57 1160 65 204
2 264 45 32 414 66 74 1080 66 191
3 273 41 30 815 82 183 1030 66 183
4 249 38 26 1610 102 443 1030 67 184
5 253 44 30 2740 135 1010 1060 67 192
 
6 296 52 42 3040 154 1270 1090 68 198
7 327 42 36 2600 132 926 1030 80 219
8 308 35 29 2330 107 676 973 114 299
9 301 37 30 2210 94 560 979 94 248
10 248 40 27 2070 84 472 1980 145 872
 
11 274 42 31 1860 75 377 4570 192 2370
12 268 45 32 1560 67 285 3960 162 1740
13 302 47 38 1340 66 237 3310 136 1220
14 292 50 39 1180 65 207 2900 109 852
15 598 99 174 1230 64 215 2590 97 682
 
16 676 148 271 1200 64 208 2350 92 586
17 464 145 182 1210 63 207 2210 87 521
18 477 132 169 1750 81 412 2050 82 455
19 401 113 123 3240 174 1530 1950 77 407
20 343 103 95 2600 142 1010 1770 72 343
 
21 323 92 80 2060 110 615 1810 67 328
22 327 82 72 1790 88 427 1770 62 296
23 312 77 65 1670 71 321 1630 59 257
24 345 74 69 1750 69 326 1390 67 250
25 409 71 79 1620 67 293 1190 77 247
 
26 444 68 82 1520 65 266 1290 87 301
27 410 66 73 1490 63 254 1310 97 343
28 385 63 66 1430 63 244 1220 103 339
29 361 63 61 1350 64 233 1260 97 330
30 344 62 57 1260 64 218 1290 90 312
 
31 313 62 53 --- --- --- 1240 83 278
 
TOTAL 10875 --- 2229 51281 --- 13556 54472 --- 15247
 
JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH
1 1160 76 239 e640 35 92 1450 16 63
2 1190 69 223 e700 35 84 1620 16 70
3 1170 63 198 e740 35 68 1720 20 93
4 1200 56 180 706 35 66 1910 43 225
5 1230 49 162 751 35 70 4360 177 2370
 
6 849 42 97 666 34 61 6520 218 3880
7 553 42 68 765 34 70 5710 86 1330
8 1250 118 407 731 34 67 4980 44 599
9 1350 127 467 705 34 64 4620 33 419
10 1210 98 320 714 33 64 4360 32 381
 
11 1030 70 197 750 33 67 3980 36 383
12 936 59 149 716 33 64 3460 24 224
13 862 52 122 731 33 64 3240 22 194
14 864 46 106 807 32 73 3140 26 216
15 778 39 81 e720 32 64 3110 21 180
 
16 849 33 76 e700 32 81 2980 14 110
17 872 28 67 e680 33 100 2390 11 70
18 705 23 45 683 36 67 2200 13 78
19 668 26 50 683 41 75 2240 16 96
20 e740 72 188 705 45 85 2240 18 109
 
21 e880 24 73 740 45 90 2200 19 111
22 e800 6 16 705 34 66 2120 19 111
23 e730 10 23 662 23 42 2050 21 115
24 e680 14 29 1900 19 100 2080 25 139
25 e620 19 38 1910 28 142 2640 29 205
 
26 e580 23 46 1710 29 135 3040 40 332
27 e560 27 48 1540 24 98 4190 87 991
28 e520 31 48 1370 22 79 4270 109 1260
29 e520 35 50 1340 19 71 5650 154 2360
30 e560 36 61 --- --- --- 5830 120 1890
 
31 e600 36 61 --- --- --- 5410 104 1520
 
TOTAL 26516 --- 3935 26170 --- 2269 105710 --- 20124
 
APRIL MAY JUNE
1 4990 85 1150 1760 48 233 14100 2380 90100
2 4500 74 898 1940 77 404 10700 1620 48100
3 4110 58 647 1900 59 306 9120 558 13800
4 3790 54 550 1810 39 188 8060 447 9730
5 3520 50 480 1650 38 166 7350 279 5580
 
6 3280 49 430 1410 38 143 6750 189 3450
7 3020 47 383 1410 38 147 6190 200 3350
8 2600 46 324 1410 39 148 5390 118 1730
9 2330 46 287 1420 39 151 4810 93 1210
10 2140 44 257 1530 40 164 4620 93 1160
 
11 2030 41 227 1590 48 206 5810 140 2200
12 1980 38 206 1970 68 365 10900 454 15300
13 1930 38 198 2400 100 656 13000 1360 47500
14 1790 46 222 4060 160 1790 8840 530 13500
15 1670 55 248 5860 220 3480 7120 143 2780
 
16 1560 60 251 5330 173 2510 5880 136 2160
17 1470 51 204 4710 129 1640 5320 156 2170
18 1410 42 162 4760 118 1540 4530 111 1380
19 1310 35 126 5870 260 4120 4240 93 1060
20 1260 36 123 5760 251 3910 4000 79 849
 
21 1710 69 320 5800 156 2450 3940 84 893
22 1800 48 233 7480 292 6390 4470 166 2020
23 1690 40 182 10300 1060 29600 4580 102 1270
24 1710 35 163 9430 407 10600 4450 88 1060
25 2030 59 328 8290 171 3850 4460 87 1050
 
26 2280 78 479 7810 135 2850 4350 88 1030
27 2090 52 290 7520 128 2610 4190 97 1100
28 2040 41 227 7240 124 2430 4080 106 1170
29 1920 32 165 6970 146 2750 3930 111 1180
30 1640 24 106 8030 374 8740 3660 102 1010
 
31 --- --- --- 14000 1540 59700 --- --- ---
 
TOTAL 69600 --- 9866 151420 --- 154237 188840 --- 278892
 
JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER
1 3110 92 770 803 80 174 1020 80 221
2 2640 82 586 773 81 168 968 75 196
3 2280 76 466 748 81 165 932 70 175
4 2200 69 411 1180 81 222 872 64 152
5 2080 65 366 1600 81 350 863 59 138
 
6 2380 66 418 1190 82 263 815 54 119
7 2570 67 464 1030 82 227 775 52 108
8 2300 68 426 934 82 207 735 51 101
9 2180 71 416 829 82 184 741 50 100
10 2560 73 505 835 82 186 731 49 96
 
11 2530 75 513 838 83 187 703 48 91
12 2240 75 455 874 78 186 627 48 80
13 2080 76 423 873 70 165 634 47 81
14 1850 76 379 878 70 166 598 47 75
15 1740 76 358 849 70 161 598 47 75
 
16 1600 76 330 809 70 154 610 46 76
17 1530 77 317 850 70 162 639 46 79
18 1460 77 302 853 70 163 645 45 79
19 1390 77 289 906 71 173 643 45 78
20 1240 77 259 827 72 160 608 45 73
 
21 1170 78 245 749 73 147 539 44 65
22 1090 78 231 714 74 142 543 44 64
23 1030 78 216 697 75 141 503 44 60
24 1030 78 217 680 76 138 526 43 62
25 1040 79 221 859 77 178 499 43 58
 
26 985 79 209 974 79 207 461 45 56
27 971 79 207 993 90 242 445 47 56
28 923 79 197 1520 96 392 437 48 57
29 849 80 182 1790 112 541 412 56 62
30 817 80 176 1360 93 344 450 91 106
 
31 835 80 180 1180 86 274 --- --- ---
 
TOTAL 52700 --- 10734 29995 --- 6569 19572 --- 2839
 
YEAR 787151 520497


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