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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05536290                         LITTLE CALUMET RIVER AT SOUTH HOLLAND, IL



LOCATION.--Lat 41°36'25", long 87°35'52", in NE1/4SE1/4 sec.15, T.36 N., R.14 E., Cook County, Hydrologic Unit 07120003, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on Cottage Grove Avenue in South Holland, 2.0 mi downstream from Thorn Creek, and at mile 23.0.

DRAINAGE AREA.--208 mi2. (Does not include part of watershed diverted to Lake Michigan.)

PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1947 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 1507: 1950, 1953. WDR IL-81-2: Drainage area.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 575.00 ft above sea level (Illinois Department of Transportation bench mark). Prior to Oct. 27, 1947, nonrecording gage and Oct. 27, 1947, to Mar. 31, 1981,water-stage recorder at site 1.4 mi upstream at same datum. Apr. 1 to Nov. 8, 1981, nonrecording gage at same site and datum. Nov. 17, 1947, to Nov. 19, 1970, auxiliary water-stage recorder at Dixmoor, 4.7 mi downstream; prior to Nov. 17, 1947, nonrecording gage at the Dixmoor site read twice daily.

REMARKS.--Records good except those for Mar. 9-11 and Apr. 16-20, which are fair, and those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Flow from upper Little Calumet River is diverted to Lake Michigan by Burns ditch. Calumet Sag Channel, 6.6 mi downstream from station, diverts the entire flow to the Mississippi River Basin. Gage-height telemeter at station.

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Flood of Apr. 6, 1947, reached a stage of 19.24 ft, from floodmarks, discharge, 4,760 ft3/s.
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 31  70  80  76  150  106  586  326  56  97  43  49 
2 31  62  68  80  289  98  515  231  60  83  45  50 
3 31  50  57  106  331  94  359  176  73  65  43  62 
4 47  50  54  718  255  108  250  150  64  378  589  70 
5 61  43  49  1040  195  115  186  137  50  203  1650  52 
 
6 40  52  47  1130  156  114  154  204  51  106  1140  48 
7 37  52  45  799  136  93  136  1540  49  392  435  516 
8 34  44  42  1040  127  351  268  2720  45  768  608  273 
9 45  42  38  1340  117  1130  293  2060  143  328  334  126 
10 53  38  61  896  112  1040  269  866  102  161  251  84 
 
11 38  35  100  489  373  653  205  475  476  110  260  71 
12 38  33  87  351  820  451  161  361  645  90  172  59 
13 43  32  72  230  533  350  150  285  318  77  111  51 
14 60  33  64  186  320  305  212  227  165  68  89  50 
15 45  47  61  163  225  276  168  192  138  65  78  52 
 
16 40  63  61  135  185  253  159  149  106  63  74  58 
17 36  44  67  120  368  415  137  109  85  60  70  48 
18 36  36  66  107  910  1480  114  96  82  55  65  43 
19 37  35  75  102  656  2060  99  86  129  117  61  42 
20 35  34  71  92  395  1330  117  79  80  114  53  50 
 
21 35  35  67  87  281  730  557  73  69  78  51  84 
22 33  34  83  81  214  540  544  70  64  99  51  45 
23 31  34  151  84  177  409  331  66  59  216  51  41 
24 36  33  156  81  181  326  223  70  53  118  e135  38 
25 42  35  342  76  159  268  164  66  53  78  e130  37 
 
26 80  34  326  73  140  234  162  63  478  66  e72  38 
27 397  40  211  74  146  187  201  61  355  58  e58  38 
28 157  79  142  76  121  269  150  61  179  58  e96  38 
29 83  99  117  92  ---  246  296  57  121  53  e76  34 
30 62  103  103  106  ---  176  308  57  119  46  e58  65 
 
31 54  ---  86  107  ---  273  ---  57  ---  48  e51  --- 

TOTAL 1828 1421 3049 10137 8072 14480 7474 11170 4467 4318 7000 2312
MEAN 59.0 47.4 98.4 327 288 467 249 360 149 139 226 77.1
MAX 397 103 342 1340 910 2060 586 2720 645 768 1650 516
MIN 31 32 38 73 112 93 99 57 45 46 43 34
CFSM .28 .23 .47 1.57 1.39 2.25 1.20 1.73 .72 .67 1.09 .37
IN. .33 .25 .55 1.81 1.44 2.59 1.34 2.00 .80 .77 1.25 .41

e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1948 - 1998, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 102 151 178 176 222 331 320 252 199 131 104 105
MAX 645 572 767 572 667 916 712 638 817 555 360 480
(WY) 1955 1991 1983 1993 1997 1979 1950 1996 1993 1957 1968 1961
MIN 19.8 18.1 27.8 27.0 38.1 81.2 65.1 51.8 35.4 39.0 23.8 17.8
(WY) 1957 1950 1963 1963 1964 1964 1986 1958 1949 1948 1948 1949

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1997 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 1998 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1948 - 1998
ANNUAL TOTAL 63568      75728     
ANNUAL MEAN 174      207      189         
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 333          1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 72.4       1964
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 3450          Feb 22 2720          May 8 4240          Jul 14 1957
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 28          Aug 1 31          Oct 1-3, 23 7.9       Oct 6 1950
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 34          Nov 20 34          Nov 20 14          Oct 27 1949
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 2820          May 8 4440      A Jul 14 1957
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 16.96     May 8 20.50     Nov 28 1990
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW 25          Oct 3
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) .84 1.00 .91    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 11.37 13.54 12.34    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 370      477      434         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 83      93      85         
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 36      39      36         
A - Gage height, 20.11 ft, site then in use.


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