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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, 6.34 ft, May 27, 2004; minimum, 0.28 ft, Sept. 4, 2003.
 

EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Maximum gage height, 6.34 ft, May 27; minimum, 0.32 ft, Oct. 1.
Gage height, feet, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2003 TO SEPTEMBER 2004
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
 
1 0.41 0.61 1.18 1.23 1.00 1.33 3.08 1.85 6.11 2.41 0.91 1.08
2 0.42 0.75 1.17 1.23 0.97 1.47 3.00 1.82 6.07 2.15 0.88 1.07
3 0.46 1.34 1.12 1.20 0.96 1.91 2.89 1.66 5.95 2.02 0.87 1.05
4 0.49 1.95 0.99 1.15 0.94 2.33 2.81 1.42 5.76 1.92 0.99 1.02
5 0.52 2.38 0.96 1.16 0.92 2.85 2.71 1.34 5.53 2.12 1.01 1.00
 
6 0.51 2.53 0.97 1.39 0.93 3.43 2.33 1.28 5.03 2.15 1.00 0.95
7 0.50 2.49 1.02 1.36 0.93 3.52 2.06 1.37 4.55 2.10 1.00 0.92
8 0.50 2.45 1.01 1.35 0.93 3.62 1.89 1.24 4.29 2.01 1.04 0.92
9 0.50 2.36 0.99 1.28 0.94 3.62 1.80 1.24 3.90 1.94 1.07 0.88
10 0.50 2.02 1.53 1.16 0.93 3.32 1.79 1.60 3.87 1.99 1.11 0.86
 
11 0.51 1.68 2.22 1.14 0.93 2.94 1.78 2.03 4.39 1.96 1.10 0.84
12 0.48 1.58 2.52 1.13 0.93 2.88 1.67 2.06 4.29 1.85 1.09 0.82
13 0.49 1.54 2.66 1.11 0.94 2.88 1.53 2.36 3.69 1.73 1.06 0.80
14 0.54 1.56 2.34 1.10 0.94 2.81 1.47 2.78 3.60 1.67 1.03 0.79
15 0.56 1.55 2.21 1.11 0.93 2.37 1.45 3.11 3.54 1.56 0.99 0.80
 
16 0.54 1.51 2.08 1.10 0.94 1.83 1.34 3.34 3.35 1.53 0.92 0.81
17 0.53 1.52 2.03 1.10 0.95 1.82 1.29 3.71 3.28 1.48 0.86 0.83
18 0.53 1.59 2.09 1.08 0.96 1.93 1.28 4.48 3.25 1.33 0.85 0.81
19 0.55 1.58 1.93 1.16 0.96 1.94 1.17 4.77 3.31 1.16 0.85 0.80
20 0.56 1.62 1.76 1.12 0.97 1.83 1.34 4.82 3.34 1.01 0.84 0.77
 
21 0.52 1.54 1.61 1.07 0.99 1.85 1.39 4.86 3.66 0.98 0.84 0.74
22 0.53 1.52 1.52 0.90 1.00 1.85 1.56 e5.27 3.99 1.13 0.83 0.73
23 0.52 1.60 1.35 0.87 1.02 1.85 1.62 e5.57 4.07 1.22 0.82 0.73
24 0.52 1.59 1.19 0.87 1.03 1.92 1.75 e5.92 4.15 1.19 0.85 0.67
25 0.54 1.59 1.24 0.87 1.02 1.95 1.76 6.17 4.13 1.16 0.87 0.61
 
26 0.51 1.52 1.25 0.88 1.09 2.21 1.80 6.29 4.06 1.07 0.88 0.61
27 0.53 1.48 1.29 0.90 1.17 2.62 1.93 6.30 3.97 0.98 0.91 0.60
28 0.53 1.43 1.30 0.90 1.21 2.72 1.73 6.07 3.85 0.95 1.07 0.58
29 0.53 1.41 1.24 0.90 1.26 2.82 1.52 5.99 3.42 0.95 1.08 0.57
30 0.59 1.25 1.26 0.93 --- 2.98 1.76 6.14 2.82 0.93 1.06 0.57
 
31 0.57 --- 1.26 0.98 --- 3.12 --- 6.19 --- 0.91 1.07 ---

MEAN 0.52 1.65 1.53 1.09 0.99 2.47 1.85 3.65 4.17 1.53 0.96 0.81
MAX 0.59 2.53 2.66 1.39 1.26 3.62 3.08 6.30 6.11 2.41 1.11 1.08
MIN 0.41 0.61 0.96 0.87 0.92 1.33 1.17 1.24 2.82 0.91 0.82 0.57

e Estimated

CAL YR 2003 MEAN 1.07 MAX 2.80 MIN 0.35
WTR YR 2004 MEAN 1.77 MAX 6.30 MIN 0.41


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