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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 fair except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor.
DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1994 TO SEPTEMBER 1995
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
 
1 e2.0 ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  e10    33  33    e6.5 2.7   .91
2 e1.9 ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  e10    32  30    e4.5 15      .89
3 e1.9 ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  13    29  26    e3.0 19      .97
4 e1.5 ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  e15    26  23    18    7.3   .78
5 e2.0 ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  e12    24  21    45    4.6   .59
 
6 e3.0 ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  e10    22  20    25    3.2   .53
7 e9.0 ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  e9.0 22  20    17    2.7   1.0  
8 17    ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  31    180  19    e8.0 4.3   .47
9 8.8 ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  119    270  19    e23    6.9   .41
10 e6.0 ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  603    429  18    e22    4.7   .49
 
11 e4.6 ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  579    326  e17    e8.0 3.2   .53
12 e3.8 ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  258    102  e15    e6.2 2.2   .45
13 e3.2 ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  103    151  e13    e5.3 2.1   .49
14 3.0 ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  74    491  e12    e4.6 1.9   .57
15 ---    ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  61    441  e10    e4.2 1.9   .86
 
16 ---    ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  51    209  e9.0 e3.8 1.6   .68
17 ---    ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  41    326  e7.6 e3.5 1.4   .74
18 ---    ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  189    313  e6.7 e3.3 1.3   .95
19 ---    ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  75    251  e6.0 e3.0 1.2   1.0  
20 ---    ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  61    100  e6.5 e3.0 1.2   2.0  
 
21 ---    ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  49    68  e14    e3.1 1.2   2.3  
22 ---    ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  38    49  e7.0 e3.1 1.3   3.7  
23 ---    ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  34    61  e4.1 e2.7 .92 2.7  
24 ---    ---  ---  ---  ---  13  31    413  e7.0 e2.5 1.2   3.4  
25 ---    ---  ---  ---  ---  12  29    434  e14    e2.2 1.3   2.4  
 
26 ---    ---  ---  ---  ---  12  33    400  e10    e2.1 .91 2.2  
27 ---    ---  ---  ---  ---  16  80    326  e7.3 2.3 .70 2.9  
28 ---    ---  ---  ---  ---  13  48    175  e20    2.1 .98 3.0  
29 ---    ---  ---  ---  ---  13  39    83  e14    1.9 .79 3.0  
30 ---    ---  ---  ---  ---  12  36    58  e10    1.7 .82 1.7  
 
31 ---    ---  ---  ---  ---  e11  ---    41  ---    1.7 .81 ---     

TOTAL --- --- --- --- --- --- 2741.0 5885 439.2 242.3 99.33 42.61
MEAN --- --- --- --- --- --- 91.4 190 14.6 7.82 3.20 1.42
MAX --- --- --- --- --- --- 603 491 33 45 19 3.7
MIN --- --- --- --- --- --- 9.0 22 4.1 1.7 .70 .41
CFSM --- --- --- --- --- --- 3.33 6.93 .53 .29 .12 .05
IN. --- --- --- --- --- --- 3.72 7.99 .60 .33 .13 .06

e Estimated


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