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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05540195                         ST. JOSEPH CREEK AT ROUTE 34 AT LISLE, IL



LOCATION.--Lat 41°48'06", long 88°04'08", in SW1/4SW1/4 sec.2, T.38 N., R.10 E., Du Page County, Hydrologic Unit 07120004, on downstream side of bridge on U.S. Highway 34 (Ogden Avenue) in Lisle, and 0.8 mi upstream from confluence of East Branch Du Page River and at mile 0.8.

DRAINAGE AREA.--11.1 mi2.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1988 to current year.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 660.00 ft above sea level.

REMARKS.--Records good except those for estimated daily discharge, 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 .00 .89 2.0   1.3 11    2.8 30    6.4 2.1 2.6   .30 1.0  
2 .05 .65 2.4   3.8 18    2.9 20    5.5 1.7 1.7   .45 1.2  
3 .19 1.7   3.0   16    11    3.4 12    4.9 3.2 41      4.5   1.8  
4 .68 1.0   1.3   32    8.3 7.3 8.3 5.0 1.9 46      179      .99
5 .91 .32 .95 52    6.6 4.2 6.4 6.3 2.1 10      129      .83
 
6 .76 5.5   .75 41    5.5 3.9 5.3 5.1 1.6 5.5   42      1.0  
7 .18 1.0   .31 27    5.1 3.5 16    288    1.4 7.2   17      190     
8 .03 .88 .38 36    4.7 38    39    147    1.4 4.1   11      23     
9 1.1   .46 .55 33    4.2 56    29    34    56    3.0   6.9   9.6  
10 .83 .36 5.9   15    4.6 21    12    16    18    2.4   5.1   6.3  
 
11 .26 .29 3.8   14    44    13    8.6 12    92    1.8   3.7   5.7  
12 .25 .19 1.9   e11    22    9.5 6.7 9.7 30    1.3   2.7   3.3  
13 7.9   .16 1.4   e7.4 11    7.6 8.9 12    11    1.1   1.4   2.5  
14 .81 .17 1.1   e5.8 7.4 7.3 8.2 6.3 7.0 1.0   1.4   14     
15 .18 5.6   1.0   e5.2 6.0 5.9 6.9 5.6 5.8 .96 1.9   13     
 
16 .03 2.1   1.0   e4.7 7.8 6.8 12    4.4 4.6 .93 1.1   6.3  
17 .00 1.0   .94 e4.3 14    52    6.5 3.6 3.0 .78 1.0   4.5  
18 .05 .98 .85 e3.3 14    149    5.2 3.0 19    .77 1.0   2.9  
19 .00 .86 .74 e3.1 9.1 53    4.7 2.4 10    6.1   .83 2.1  
20 .00 .50 .49 e2.9 7.3 21    21    2.0 5.4 1.1   .86 1.9  
 
21 .00 .87 .27 e3.0 5.9 13    16    1.7 3.7 1.2   .71 1.9  
22 .00 .36 1.1   e3.6 4.7 10    12    1.4 2.9 1.8   .69 1.3  
23 .00 .25 .95 e4.2 4.3 8.3 8.1 1.4 2.4 .95 .98 1.2  
24 .05 .19 2.8   2.7 5.5 6.7 6.3 43    1.6 .98 8.9   1.1  
25 .22 .57 10      2.2 3.7 5.8 6.2 7.3 1.5 1.0   3.0   1.1  
 
26 16      .30 3.9   2.3 3.4 5.2 24    5.2 95    .95 1.3   1.5  
27 14      16      2.2   2.7 4.8 4.4 12    3.8 13    .93 1.3   1.0  
28 2.9   8.5   1.8   3.3 2.9 7.9 7.9 7.0 9.5 .81 8.7   .91
29 1.5   6.3   1.7   6.1 ---    4.6 17    4.5 6.0 .65 2.0   1.5  
30 .96 2.9   1.3   4.3 ---    3.9 8.3 3.2 4.0 .69 1.4   13     
 
31 .85 ---      1.1   5.2 ---    37    ---    1.9 ---    .60 1.2   ---     

TOTAL 50.69 60.85 57.88 358.4 256.8 574.9 384.5 659.6 416.8 149.90 441.32 316.43
MEAN 1.64 2.03 1.87 11.6 9.17 18.5 12.8 21.3 13.9 4.84 14.2 10.5
MAX 16 16 10 52 44 149 39 288 95 46 179 190
MIN .00 .16 .27 1.3 2.9 2.8 4.7 1.4 1.4 .60 .30 .83
CFSM .15 .18 .17 1.04 .83 1.67 1.15 1.92 1.25 .44 1.28 .95
IN. .17 .20 .19 1.20 .86 1.93 1.29 2.21 1.40 .50 1.48 1.06

e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1989 - 1998, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 5.20 11.0 5.58 8.14 10.4 12.4 11.5 12.6 9.59 7.70 6.77 5.74
MAX 17.7 24.8 15.1 19.2 43.2 25.1 26.5 37.7 27.6 28.9 15.5 12.2
(WY) 1992 1991 1993 1993 1997 1990 1991 1990 1993 1996 1997 1992
MIN 1.58 2.03 .66 1.79 1.35 4.11 3.56 .67 .50 .67 .97 .046
(WY) 1990 1998 1990 1994 1989 1996 1994 1994 1992 1991 1991 1995

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1997 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 1998 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1989 - 1998
ANNUAL TOTAL 2842.98 3728.07
ANNUAL MEAN 7.79 10.2   8.87
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 12.4   1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 4.79 1994
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 638          Feb 21 288          May 7 638      Feb 21 1997
LOWEST DAILY MEAN .00     A .00     A .00 B
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM .01     Sep 9 .01     Oct 17 .00 Aug 19 1992
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 641          Sep 7 1280      Jul 18 1996
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 9.72     Sep 7 12.89 Jul 18 1996
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) .70 .92 .80
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 9.53 12.49 10.86
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 13      20      18     
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 2.3   3.6   3.0  
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS .17 .53 .29
A - Several days.
B - At times in most years.


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