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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05536255                         BUTTERFIELD CREEK AT FLOSSMOOR, IL



LOCATION.--Lat 41°32'25", long 87°38'55", in NE1/4NW1/4 sec.8, T.35 N., R.14 E., Cook County, Hydrologic Unit 07120003, on left bank at downstream side of Riegel Road Bridge at Homewood city limits, 0.1 mi north of Holbrook Road, 0.8 mi east of Flossmoor, and at mile 1.2.

DRAINAGE AREA.--23.5 mi2.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--May 1948 to current year. Prior to October 1974, records published with those for streams in the St. Lawrence River Basin (WSP 1307, 1727, 1911, 2111, WDR IL 1971-74).

REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1437: 1948(M), 1953, 1955. WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area. WDR IL-81-2: 1955(M), 1957(M), 1968(M), 1974(M).

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 616.80 ft above sea level. Prior to Sept. 9, 1948, nonrecording gage at same site and datum.

REMARKS.--Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Gage-height telemeter at station.
DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1997 TO SEPTEMBER 1998
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
 
1 .71 3.3   4.2   4.5 24  9.2 102  40    1.5 11    .76 1.4  
2 .62 1.6   2.2   4.1 53  8.1 62  25    1.4 6.7 .62 1.1  
3 .59 1.3   1.6   15    43  8.4 37  19    3.0 11    .66 5.3  
4 3.6   1.6   1.2   147    29  15    25  16    2.7 128    323      2.2  
5 2.1   .69 .91 130    21  14    20  17    1.4 31    263      1.4  
 
6 .96 3.4   .65 115    16  12    17  56    1.5 15    72      1.1  
7 .76 1.7   .55 69    13  10    16  610    1.3 244    61      103     
8 .60 1.1   .52 137    12  91    42  357    1.3 121    47      24     
9 1.9   .66 .50 117    10  191    42  125    18    37    23      13     
10 1.8   .49 2.6   60    11  106    30  69    6.2 20    15      8.9  
 
11 .70 .79 11      41    91  70    21  46    113    15    9.4   5.1  
12 .74 1.1   6.1   23    92  49    17  34    77    11    5.9   3.4  
13 2.9   1.2   3.6   e18    43  36    21  24    23    7.2 4.8   2.4  
14 3.7   1.3   2.4   e13    27  33    27  17    14    5.2 4.1   1.6  
15 .95 4.5   2.0   e11    20  30    18  13    17    3.8 3.7   1.5  
 
16 .53 4.8   2.6   e8.8 21  29    18  11    9.0 3.2 3.2   3.7  
17 .35 1.6   4.0   e7.5 87  111    17  8.0 6.3 2.5 2.6   1.5  
18 .30 1.1   3.6   e6.4 119  442    14  5.8 6.0 2.2 7.6   1.3  
19 .30 .84 4.3   e5.8 58  204    12  4.3 13    17    5.5   1.1  
20 .33 .92 4.3   e5.2 38  97    24  3.7 5.8 9.2 3.5   1.2  
 
21 .39 .71 3.4   e4.9 29  65    164  3.7 3.8 4.7 2.5   2.9  
22 .42 .64 12      e5.1 22  46    74  3.7 2.9 18    1.8   2.2  
23 .30 .54 21      e5.4 18  35    39  3.2 2.6 23    1.5   1.2  
24 .82 .45 20      e4.8 19  26    25  3.2 2.1 12    17      .85
25 1.7   .52 51      4.5 15  22    20  3.3 1.5 4.1 13      .68
 
26 10      .78 32      4.3 13  20    25  2.8 211    2.3 4.5   .72
27 48      1.5   18      4.1 15  16    27  2.2 73    1.8 2.8   .72
28 10      7.3   12      4.9 11  40    17  1.8 41    1.3 10      .72
29 3.7   13      8.9   9.7 ---  26    63  1.8 21    1.2 6.5   .72
30 1.9   9.0   7.0   11    ---  19    47  1.9 21    1.1 3.3   3.9  
 
31 .96 ---      6.2   11    ---  71    ---  1.6 ---    1.2 1.9   ---     

TOTAL 102.63 68.43 250.33 1008.0 970 1951.7 1083 1530.0 702.3 771.7 921.14 198.81
MEAN 3.31 2.28 8.08 32.5 34.6 63.0 36.1 49.4 23.4 24.9 29.7 6.63
MAX 48 13 51 147 119 442 164 610 211 244 323 103
MIN .30 .45 .50 4.1 10 8.1 12 1.6 1.3 1.1 .62 .68
CFSM .14 .10 .34 1.38 1.47 2.68 1.54 2.10 1.00 1.06 1.26 .28
IN. .16 .11 .40 1.60 1.54 3.09 1.71 2.42 1.11 1.22 1.46 .31

e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1948 - 1998, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 7.70 14.2 17.4 17.5 21.9 34.5 33.0 26.2 21.0 12.4 8.24 8.53
MAX 76.1 96.7 105 73.7 88.4 120 97.7 95.6 119 85.9 60.0 77.1
(WY) 1955 1991 1983 1969 1997 1979 1970 1996 1993 1957 1968 1961
MIN .27 .20 .073 .032 .38 4.42 3.57 2.49 1.14 .55 .32 .25
(WY) 1953 1954 1977 1977 1978 1981 1986 1992 1988 1988 1948 1953

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1997 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 1998 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1948 - 1998
ANNUAL TOTAL 5939.04 9558.04
ANNUAL MEAN 16.3   26.2   18.6  
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 42.3   1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 4.82 1963
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 831          Feb 21 610          May 7 1500      Jul 13 1957
LOWEST DAILY MEAN .26     Sep 14 .30     Oct 18, 19, 23 .00 A
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM .34     Oct 17 .34     Oct 17 .00 Aug 8 1975
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 707          May 7 2220      Jul 18 1996
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 9.81     May 7 12.59 Jul 18 1996
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW .27     Oct 18-20, 23
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) .69 1.11 .79
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 9.40 15.13 10.75
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 32      69      42     
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 4.3   7.5   4.5  
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS .54 .79 .45
A - At times in many years.


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