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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05560500       FARM CREEK AT FARMDALE, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 40°40'00", long 89°30'15", in NE1/4SE1/4 sec.36, T.26 N., R.4 W., Tazewell County, Hydrologic Unit 07130001, on left bank 200 ft downstream from bridge, 0.2 mi east of Farmdale, 0.2 mi upstream from Norfolk & Western Railway bridge, 0.3 mi downstream from Toledo, Peoria & Western Railroad bridge, and at mile 5.7.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 27.4 mi2.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
 

DISCHARGE: October 1948 to October 1985. Seven-month period (March to September), March 1986 to current.
 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2000.
 

PARTIAL RECORD: Miscellaneous discharge measurements, water years 1986-99.

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

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 530.12 ft above sea level.

REMARKS.-- High flow regulated by Farmdale Dam, 1 mi upstream effective Aug. 16, 1951.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum gage height, 7.58 ft, Apr. 24, 1950, discharge not determined; maximum discharge after Farmdale Dam Aug. 16, 1951, 1,050 ft3/s, June 2, 1980, gage height, 4.43 ft; maximum gage height, 6.55 ft, Feb. 20, 1982, ice jam; no flow for several days in most years.

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records good.
DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1992 TO SEPTEMBER 1993
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
 
1 5.4 ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  29  14  48  22  43 
2 7.3 ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  28  32  117  19  375 
3 13    ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  31  23  57  17  539 
4 17    ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  31  40  34  15  238 
5 13    ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  27  47  25  14  78 
 
6 14    ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  23  31  38  14  345 
7 13    ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  31  23  27  31  13  117 
8 17    ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  121  22  41  27  12  76 
9 22    ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  112  21  35  21  21  57 
10 24    ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  59  20  27  56  55  43 
 
11 22    ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  47  20  22  34  24  36 
12 30    ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  37  21  20  25  49  34 
13 39    ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  38  20  18  26  38  118 
14 ---    ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  141  18  19  29  25  622 
15 ---    ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  426  18  16  20  84  677 
 
16 ---    ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  335  16  15  18  626  611 
17 ---    ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  121  18  18  38  529  390 
18 ---    ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  87  18  46  30  102  74 
19 ---    ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  101  16  38  30  68  61 
20 ---    ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  209  16  36  21  51  47 
 
21 ---    ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  89  15  25  18  39  39 
22 ---    ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  70  14  21  18  36  37 
23 ---    ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  59  32  19  379  202  34 
24 ---    ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  52  23  17  566  657  32 
25 ---    ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  45  17  21  305  573  72 
 
26 ---    ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  38  15  15  84  130  75 
27 ---    ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  35  15  14  57  52  61 
28 ---    ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  33  15  17  43  41  53 
29 ---    ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  34  15  13  33  37  34 
30 ---    ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  30  16  34  27  39  29 
 
31 ---    ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  17  ---  23  61  --- 

TOTAL --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 630 761 2278 3665 5047
MEAN --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 20.3 25.4 73.5 118 168
MAX --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 32 47 566 657 677
MIN --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 14 13 18 12 29
CFSM --- --- --- --- --- --- --- .74 .93 2.68 4.31 6.14
IN. --- --- --- --- --- --- --- .86 1.03 3.09 4.98 6.85


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Surface-Water Data

Ground-Water Data

Meteorological Data

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