Station list     Available data
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05549501       FOX RIVER (TAILWATER) NEAR MCHENRY, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 42°18'33", long 88°15'05" (NAD of 1927), in NW1/4 sec.12, T.44 N., R.8 E., McHenry County, Hydrologic Unit 07120006, on left bank of main channel, 30 ft downstream from Stratton Lock and Dam, 2.5 mi downstream from McHenry, and at mile 97.8.
 

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 1,250 mi2.
 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--
 

STAGE: October 2002 to current year.
 

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder and phone telemeter. Datum of gage is 730.15 ft above NGVD of 1929.
 

REMARKS.-- Stage regulated by Stratton Lock and Dam.
 

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

STAGE: Maximum gage height, 2.85 ft, May 12, 13, 14, 2003; minimum, 0.28 ft, Sept. 4, 2003.
 

EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Maximum gage height, 2.85 ft, May 12, 13, 14; minimum, 0.28 ft, Sept. 4.
Gage height, feet, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2002 TO SEPTEMBER 2003
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
 
1 --- 0.92 1.07 1.89 0.77 0.55 1.23 1.19 1.35 0.83 0.86 0.38
2 --- 0.94 1.05 1.50 0.77 0.52 1.29 1.49 1.36 0.80 0.90 0.38
3 --- 0.97 1.07 1.02 0.76 0.56 1.31 1.59 1.40 0.77 0.94 0.36
4 --- 0.98 1.07 1.00 0.75 0.55 1.36 1.64 1.40 0.77 1.02 0.35
5 --- 0.99 1.08 0.94 0.75 0.55 1.49 2.12 1.33 0.86 1.00 0.36
 
6 --- 0.98 1.09 0.89 0.74 0.57 1.50 2.61 1.31 0.94 0.92 0.37
7 --- 1.03 1.08 0.96 0.74 0.57 1.58 2.71 1.26 1.05 0.90 0.37
8 1.49 0.94 1.07 0.96 0.75 0.54 1.32 2.63 1.24 1.21 0.90 0.38
9 1.26 0.96 1.07 0.92 0.74 0.58 1.33 2.70 1.29 1.40 0.86 0.37
10 1.12 0.98 1.05 0.89 0.74 0.58 1.26 2.76 1.25 1.41 0.80 0.38
 
11 1.09 1.01 0.97 0.83 0.74 0.59 1.26 2.72 1.38 1.43 0.78 0.39
12 1.05 1.00 0.95 1.01 0.74 0.59 1.33 2.78 1.38 1.48 0.76 0.40
13 1.01 0.99 0.94 1.03 0.73 0.55 1.33 2.80 1.35 1.44 0.72 0.41
14 1.01 1.00 0.93 1.04 0.70 0.58 1.30 2.79 1.33 1.36 0.65 0.45
15 0.97 1.03 0.90 1.05 0.68 0.59 1.26 2.76 1.28 1.61 0.56 0.46
 
16 0.96 1.01 0.88 1.05 0.66 0.61 1.47 2.67 1.18 1.86 0.54 0.47
17 0.93 0.98 0.90 1.05 0.66 0.61 1.53 2.61 1.08 1.83 0.55 0.49
18 0.93 0.99 1.00 1.06 0.65 0.60 1.29 2.46 1.18 1.90 0.51 0.49
19 0.91 1.59 0.93 1.07 0.59 0.58 1.13 2.08 1.78 1.76 0.50 0.44
20 0.93 2.11 0.95 1.06 0.57 0.80 1.04 1.98 1.30 1.59 0.50 0.46
 
21 0.94 2.13 0.95 1.01 0.53 1.03 1.07 2.01 1.01 1.51 0.47 0.47
22 0.90 1.86 0.92 0.92 0.52 1.07 1.18 1.70 0.94 1.33 0.46 0.45
23 0.93 1.71 0.84 0.92 0.54 1.08 1.20 1.40 0.89 1.23 0.43 0.45
24 0.94 1.69 0.94 0.93 0.55 1.10 1.18 1.41 0.87 1.14 0.41 0.45
25 1.05 1.62 0.95 0.93 0.56 1.15 1.12 1.40 0.84 1.02 0.37 0.43
 
26 1.26 1.55 0.97 0.93 0.56 1.19 0.87 1.36 0.80 0.89 0.39 0.46
27 1.28 1.33 1.13 0.93 0.56 1.24 0.69 1.27 0.80 0.97 0.40 0.46
28 1.18 1.06 1.35 0.88 0.55 1.21 0.68 1.12 0.85 1.00 0.41 0.44
29 1.04 1.04 1.36 0.79 --- 1.22 0.75 1.01 0.84 0.94 0.37 0.45
30 0.99 0.92 1.33 0.77 --- 1.23 0.83 1.04 0.84 0.88 0.38 0.43
 
31 0.94 --- 1.52 0.78 --- 1.23 --- 1.35 --- 0.84 0.38 ---

MEAN --- 1.21 1.04 1.00 0.66 0.79 1.21 2.01 1.17 1.23 0.63 0.42
MAX --- 2.13 1.52 1.89 0.77 1.24 1.58 2.80 1.78 1.90 1.02 0.49
MIN --- 0.92 0.84 0.77 0.52 0.52 0.68 1.01 0.80 0.77 0.37 0.35


Table of Contents

Introduction

Station Descriptions

Surface-Water Data

Ground-Water Data

Meteorological Data

Biological Data