05548000 DATA: Stage Tables, 2000

ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

05548000 NIPPERSINK LAKE AT FOX LAKE, IL

LOCATION.-- Lat 42°24'10", long 88°10'55", in SE1/4SE1/4 sec.4, T.45 N., R.9 E., Lake County, Hydrologic Unit 07120006, on east shore of Nippersink Lake, 350 ft upstream from bridge on U.S. Route 12 and 300 ft upstream from railroad bridge in village of Fox Lake, and at mile 106.4.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--
STAGE: October 1939 to current year.

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder and phone telemeter. Datum of gage is 733.00 ft above sea level (levels by Illinois Department of Transportation). Prior to Dec. 16, 1939, nonrecording gage at same site at datum 2.13 ft higher. Dec. 16, 1939, to Sept. 30, 1971, at datum 2.13 ft higher.

REMARKS.-- Stage regulated by Stratton Lock and Dam (previously known as McHenry Dam).

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
STAGE: Maximum gage height, 8.12 ft, present datum, Apr. 5, 1960; minimum observed, 1.70 ft, Feb. 10, 1972.

EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Maximum gage height, 6.51 ft, June 16, 17; minimum, 2.42 ft, Jan. 10-11.

GAGE HEIGHT, FEET, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1999 TO SEPTEMBER 2000 DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY	OCT	NOV	DEC	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP

1	4.32	3.93	2.48	2.44	2.71	3.81	4.09	4.47	5.28	4.24	4.20	4.22
2	4.28	3.94	2.47	2.45	2.70	3.74	4.09	4.38	5.43	4.27	4.20	4.20
3	4.24	3.90	2.47	2.45	2.69	3.62	4.09	4.31	5.60	4.50	4.17	4.19
4	4.22	3.88	2.51	2.45	2.69	3.48	4.09	4.27	5.76	4.68	4.14	4.19
5	4.11	3.86	2.71	2.45	2.67	3.41	4.04	4.26	5.88	4.83	4.14	4.15

6	4.10	3.86	2.75	2.45	2.67	3.29	4.04	4.24	5.86	4.84	4.19	4.12
7	4.08	3.83	2.74	2.45	2.66	3.18	4.13	4.24	5.77	4.74	4.25	4.10
8	4.08	3.80	2.75	2.45	2.66	3.15	4.11	4.22	5.63	4.66	4.27	4.10
9	4.09	3.74	2.75	2.44	2.65	3.22	4.09	4.31	5.49	4.63	4.29	4.08
10	4.09	3.74	2.75	2.43	2.64	3.29	4.12	4.36	5.32	4.79	4.29	4.07

11	4.09	3.69	2.73	2.42	2.65	3.37	4.14	4.47	5.22	4.88	4.29	4.12
12	4.07	3.63	2.73	2.52	2.65	3.41	4.16	4.61	5.35	4.92	4.27	4.32
13	4.09	3.56	2.70	2.65	2.65	3.46	4.17	4.64	5.72	4.92	4.25	4.42
14	4.07	3.53	2.65	2.66	2.65	3.50	4.18	4.66	6.13	4.85	4.24	4.53
15	4.04	3.49	2.58	2.67	2.64	3.59	4.22	4.62	6.41	4.74	4.23	4.55

16	4.04	3.46	2.54	2.73	2.64	3.70	4.23	4.55	6.49	4.67	4.22	4.53
17	4.04	3.38	2.53	2.74	2.65	3.72	4.22	4.49	6.48	4.58	4.25	4.53
18	4.03	3.29	2.52	2.76	2.67	3.75	4.17	4.63	6.31	4.48	4.29	4.52
19	4.02	3.20	2.52	2.78	2.71	3.83	4.20	4.92	6.10	4.35	4.30	4.52
20	4.00	3.19	2.50	2.80	2.71	3.90	4.39	5.18	5.83	4.25	4.30	4.53

21	3.98	3.12	2.46	2.80	2.72	3.96	4.65	5.46	5.51	4.20	4.31	4.51
22	4.00	3.05	2.44	2.80	2.75	3.99	4.82	5.64	5.24	4.18	4.33	4.50
23	3.99	2.95	2.43	2.80	2.88	4.02	5.00	5.71	4.97	4.17	4.35	4.72
24	3.96	2.91	2.43	2.80	3.17	4.06	5.10	5.69	4.71	4.12	4.34	4.87
25	3.91	2.86	2.43	2.79	3.44	4.08	5.11	5.62	4.54	4.09	4.31	4.94

26	3.92	2.78	2.44	2.78	3.62	4.10	5.06	5.52	4.42	4.08	4.30	4.94
27	3.93	2.72	2.44	2.77	3.77	4.13	4.99	5.45	4.35	4.08	4.28	4.93
28	3.93	2.67	2.44	2.75	3.83	4.15	4.87	5.40	4.29	4.08	4.25	4.84
29	3.93	2.61	2.44	2.74	3.82	4.13	4.75	5.33	4.27	4.09	4.25	4.70
30	3.92	2.55	2.44	2.74	---	4.12	4.60	5.26	4.25	4.06	4.24	4.59

31	3.94	---	2.44	2.73	---	4.09	---	5.23	---	4.15	4.22	---

MEAN	4.05	3.37	2.56	2.64	2.87	3.72	4.40	4.84	5.42	4.46	4.26	4.45
MAX	4.32	3.94	2.75	2.80	3.83	4.15	5.11	5.71	6.49	4.92	4.35	4.94
MIN	3.91	2.55	2.43	2.42	2.64	3.15	4.04	4.22	4.25	4.06	4.14	4.07

CAL YR 1999	MEAN 3.85	MAX 6.31	MIN 2.38
WTR YR 2000	MEAN 3.92	MAX 6.49	MIN 2.42

Table of Contents

Introduction

Station Descriptions

Surface-Water Data

Ground-Water Data

Meteorological Data

Biological Data