Station list     Available data
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05551030       BREWSTER CREEK AT VALLEY VIEW, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 41°58'19", long 88°16'47" (NAD of 1983), in NE1/4NW1/4 sec. 12, T. 40 N., R. 8 E., Kane County, Hydrologic Unit 07120007, on private property about 500 feet upstream of state Highway 25 at Valley View, 2.5 miles southeast of South Elgin, and at mile 0.8.
 

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 14.0 mi2.
 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
 

DISCHARGE: May 2002 to current year.
 

STAGE: May 2002 to current year.
 

PARTIAL RECORD: Annual maximum, water years 1962 to 1979, at site 500 ft downstream on State Highway 25 and at datum 10.08 ft higher.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

SEDIMENT: June 2002 to current year.
 

MISCELLANEOUS: Sediment concentration and particle size, water years 2002-03

PRECIPITATION: May 2002 to current year.
 

REVISED RECORDS.-- WDR IL-75-1:Drainage area.
 

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, pumping sampler, and rain gage. Datum of gage is 700.00 ft above NAVD of 1988.
 

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, 685 ft3/s, June 10, 1967, gage height, 1.65 ft, site and datum then in use; minimum discharge, 0.45 ft3/s, June 17, 2003, due to pumping.

PRECIPITATION: Maximum daily total, 3.32 in., August 13, 2002.

SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS: Maximum daily, 332 mg/L, July 15, 2003; minimum daily, 14 mg/L, Oct. 31, 2002.

SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT LOADS: Maximum daily, 20 tons, May 1, 2003; minimum daily, 0.06 tons, Sept. 16, 19-20, 2003.
 

EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.--

SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS: Maximum daily, 103 mg/L, Aug. 22; minimum daily, 17 mg/L, Sept. 24.

SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT LOADS: Maximum daily, 16 tons, Aug. 22; minimum daily, 0.13 tons, Sept. 30.
SEDIMENT DISCHARGE, SUSPENDED (TONS/DAY), WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2001 TO SEPTEMBER 2002
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 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
2 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
3 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
4 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
5 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
 
6 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
7 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
8 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
9 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
10 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
 
11 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
12 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
13 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
14 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
15 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
 
16 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
17 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
18 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
19 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
20 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
 
21 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
22 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
23 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
24 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
25 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
 
26 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
27 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
28 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
29 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
30 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
 
31 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
 
TOTAL --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
 
JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH
1 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
2 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
3 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
4 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
5 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
 
6 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
7 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
8 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
9 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
10 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
 
11 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
12 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
13 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
14 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
15 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
 
16 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
17 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
18 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
19 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
20 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
 
21 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
22 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
23 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
24 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
25 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
 
26 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
27 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
28 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
29 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
30 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
 
31 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
 
TOTAL --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
 
APRIL MAY JUNE
1 --- --- --- --- --- --- 5.6 --- ---
2 --- --- --- --- --- --- 4.9 --- ---
3 --- --- --- 8.8 --- --- 5.4 --- ---
4 --- --- --- 7.6 --- --- 49 --- ---
5 --- --- --- 6.2 --- --- 58 --- ---
 
6 --- --- --- 6.2 --- --- 57 --- ---
7 --- --- --- 6.1 --- --- 44 --- ---
8 --- --- --- 6.6 --- --- 29 --- ---
9 --- --- --- 7.4 --- --- 22 --- ---
10 --- --- --- 5.2 --- --- 17 --- ---
 
11 --- --- --- 18 --- --- 24 --- ---
12 --- --- --- 54 --- --- 25 --- ---
13 --- --- --- 53 --- --- 25 --- ---
14 --- --- --- 37 --- --- 23 --- ---
15 --- --- --- 25 --- --- 17 75 3.5
 
16 --- --- --- 26 --- --- 12 69 2.2
17 --- --- --- 32 --- --- 11 63 1.8
18 --- --- --- 26 --- --- 9.0 59 1.4
19 --- --- --- 22 --- --- 6.8 63 1.1
20 --- --- --- 18 --- --- 6.7 67 1.2
 
21 --- --- --- 13 --- --- 6.0 71 1.1
22 --- --- --- 11 --- --- 5.3 73 1.1
23 --- --- --- 11 --- --- 5.0 72 0.98
24 --- --- --- 10 --- --- 5.0 70 0.95
25 --- --- --- 11 --- --- 4.6 68 0.84
 
26 --- --- --- 9.8 --- --- 4.7 66 0.84
27 --- --- --- 8.1 --- --- 5.3 64 0.90
28 --- --- --- 7.3 --- --- 5.4 61 0.90
29 --- --- --- 6.4 --- --- 5.4 58 0.85
30 --- --- --- 6.5 --- --- 5.3 56 0.79
 
31 --- --- --- 6.2 --- --- --- --- ---
 
TOTAL --- --- --- --- --- --- 503.4 --- ---
 
JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER
1 4.3 53 0.62 8.9 46 1.1 2.8 53 0.39
2 3.8 53 0.54 8.9 47 1.1 3.4 52 0.48
3 3.8 53 0.55 9.5 49 1.3 3.2 51 0.44
4 3.8 55 0.58 13 65 2.7 2.8 49 0.37
5 4.5 64 0.77 23 74 4.6 2.7 46 0.33
 
6 3.7 61 0.61 18 50 2.5 5.5 57 1.0
7 2.7 56 0.41 17 47 2.2 7.2 52 1.0
8 2.5 49 0.33 17 45 2.0 3.3 48 0.42
9 13 79 2.9 16 43 1.9 2.1 48 0.27
10 6.3 53 0.91 16 41 1.8 2.0 47 0.25
 
11 4.5 49 0.60 16 44 1.9 1.8 47 0.23
12 4.3 47 0.55 15 56 2.3 1.7 47 0.21
13 4.5 45 0.54 30 61 5.5 1.6 50 0.22
14 3.3 44 0.39 39 55 5.7 1.6 53 0.23
15 2.6 43 0.30 27 51 3.7 1.8 55 0.26
 
16 2.5 43 0.29 14 51 2.0 1.6 50 0.22
17 2.5 45 0.30 7.9 50 1.1 1.5 45 0.19
18 2.4 47 0.31 4.4 48 0.58 1.5 38 0.16
19 2.5 48 0.32 3.5 47 0.44 4.5 33 0.49
20 2.3 47 0.29 3.2 46 0.39 13 59 2.2
 
21 2.3 45 0.28 2.8 44 0.33 8.7 34 0.80
22 2.4 42 0.27 55 103 16 11 44 1.3
23 2.9 45 0.36 69 42 7.6 6.5 20 0.35
24 3.0 45 0.37 58 28 4.4 4.8 17 0.22
25 3.7 45 0.46 36 24 2.3 3.6 21 0.20
 
26 4.7 59 0.76 20 24 1.3 4.5 29 0.48
27 6.2 57 0.96 11 25 0.73 11 74 2.4
28 7.3 40 0.80 7.1 30 0.56 4.6 41 0.51
29 9.8 77 2.1 4.6 39 0.47 2.6 29 0.21
30 10 66 1.8 3.0 47 0.37 2.0 24 0.13
 
31 9.2 46 1.1 2.6 52 0.37 --- --- ---
 
TOTAL 141.3 --- 21.37 576.4 --- 79.24 124.9 --- 15.96


Table of Contents

Introduction

Station Descriptions

Surface-Water Data

Ground-Water Data

Meteorological Data

Biological Data