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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 except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor.
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 e3.4 ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  54  49  18  12    e2.2   e.76
2 e3.4 ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  41  42  18  11    e2.0   e.72
3 e3.4 ---  ---  ---  ---  36  37  34  18  9.7 e1.9   e.68
4 e3.0 ---  ---  ---  ---  33  34  30  16  9.4 e9.2   e.66
5 e2.8 ---  ---  ---  ---  30  32  29  17  8.5 11      e.63
 
6 e2.6 ---  ---  ---  ---  28  31  110  15  8.3 e5.0   e.59
7 e2.6 ---  ---  ---  ---  26  50  165  13  11    e2.2   e.56
8 2.5 ---  ---  ---  ---  143  75  217  15  9.3 e1.8   e.54
9 ---    ---  ---  ---  ---  150  68  94  43  8.1 e1.6   e.52
10 ---    ---  ---  ---  ---  81  49  62  24  7.7 e1.6   e.51
 
11 ---    ---  ---  ---  ---  59  40  47  54  6.3 e1.5   e.50
12 ---    ---  ---  ---  ---  47  35  75  57  5.5 e3.8   e.49
13 ---    ---  ---  ---  ---  45  38  143  35  5.0 e1.5   e.48
14 ---    ---  ---  ---  ---  49  41  57  36  e4.8 e1.3   e1.0  
15 ---    ---  ---  ---  ---  46  39  46  64  e4.4 e10      e2.6  
 
16 ---    ---  ---  ---  ---  43  35  53  44  e4.2 6.0   e1.4  
17 ---    ---  ---  ---  ---  199  30  36  39  e3.9 e10      e.78
18 ---    ---  ---  ---  ---  382  27  32  36  e3.6 15      e.68
19 ---    ---  ---  ---  ---  338  26  29  77  e3.4 e2.0   e.64
20 ---    ---  ---  ---  ---  121  26  27  36  e3.2 e1.2   e.61
 
21 ---    ---  ---  ---  ---  109  29  26  29  e5.0 e1.1   e.59
22 ---    ---  ---  ---  ---  81  57  30  26  8.0 e1.0   e.57
23 ---    ---  ---  ---  ---  61  36  25  23  5.2 e.97 e.55
24 ---    ---  ---  ---  ---  50  30  93  19  e4.4 e.96 e3.9  
25 ---    ---  ---  ---  ---  44  28  49  17  e3.8 e.92 e1.4  
 
26 ---    ---  ---  ---  ---  40  26  36  15  e3.4 e.88 e.88
27 ---    ---  ---  ---  ---  36  23  31  14  e3.1 e.84 e.77
28 ---    ---  ---  ---  ---  59  22  26  13  e2.9 e1.1   e.72
29 ---    ---  ---  ---  ---  42  57  29  15  e2.7 e.95 e1.0  
30 ---    ---  ---  ---  ---  38  38  23  15  e2.6 e.85 e1.2  
 
31 ---    ---  ---  ---  ---  53  ---  21  ---  e2.4 e.80 ---     

TOTAL --- --- --- --- --- --- 1154 1766 861 182.8 101.17 26.93
MEAN --- --- --- --- --- --- 38.5 57.0 28.7 5.90 3.26 .90
MAX --- --- --- --- --- --- 75 217 77 12 15 3.9
MIN --- --- --- --- --- --- 22 21 13 2.4 .80 .48
CFSM --- --- --- --- --- --- 1.40 2.08 1.05 .22 .12 .03
IN. --- --- --- --- --- --- 1.57 2.40 1.17 .25 .14 .04

e Estimated


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