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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05550300                         TYLER CREEK AT ELGIN, IL



LOCATION.--Lat 42°03'31", long 88°18'14", in SE1/4SE1/4 sec.3, T.41 N., R.9 E., Kane County, Hydrologic Unit 07120006, on right bank 50 ft upstream from bridge on Big Timber Road, .5 mi west of Elgin, and at mile 1.6.

DRAINAGE AREA.--38.9 mi2.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--November 1990 (discharge measurements only). May 1998 to current year.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 745.00 ft above sea level.

REMARKS.--Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Recording rain gage and gage-height telemeter at station.
DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1998 TO SEPTEMBER 1999
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
 
1 3.1 17  13    7.2 90  42  26  79  46  24    7.2 e3.1
2 5.3 16  12    6.8 121  42  26  62  95  21    6.5 e3.2
3 4.7 15  12    8.1 123  43  25  50  58  19    e6.5 e2.9
4 3.2 14  12    e7.6 99  38  27  42  47  18    e6.6 e2.7
5 21    13  11    7.9 84  36  25  38  39  16    e6.0 e2.5
 
6 15    12  34    8.1 76  35  26  44  50  14    e6.0 e2.4
7 12    11  82    7.9 74  31  21  43  48  12    e6.4 e2.3
8 9.8 11  56    8.0 65  30  38  36  31  11    e7.0 e2.1
9 7.5 12  39    8.0 63  30  123  31  24  35    e6.7 e2.0
10 6.1 95  31    7.9 61  30  104  27  21  27    e6.1 e1.8
 
11 5.5 83  26    7.7 89  29  72  37  21  17    e5.6 e1.8
12 5.3 51  23    e7.5 139  29  54  76  38  14    e6.4 e2.1
13 4.9 38  21    e7.2 84  29  45  72  382  12    e7.4 e3.0
14 4.8 32  19    e7.1 64  28  38  51  571  11    e6.6 e3.0
15 5.1 27  18    e7.4 60  33  44  37  523  9.3 e5.5 e2.5
 
16 4.5 24  17    e8.8 57  38  103  32  333  8.8 e5.2 e2.4
17 85    21  16    e15    51  84  97  45  220  11    e5.0 e2.2
18 141    19  15    e13    45  87  69  62  132  9.5 e4.8 e2.3
19 85    18  14    e17    42  60  56  48  78  10    e8.2 e2.1
20 52    17  13    15    37  49  53  36  56  27    e8.2 e2.4
 
21 36    15  12    22    33  42  96  37  43  34    e6.4 e2.4
22 27    15  9.6 144    31  36  326  74  42  22    e5.2 e2.3
23 22    14  e9.2 313    30  33  540  58  44  28    e5.2 e2.1
24 19    13  9.3 323    28  30  392  44  38  42    e12    e2.0
25 16    13  9.2 249    28  29  242  33  32  25    e14    e2.6
 
26 15    13  9.3 184    32  29  147  27  28  18    e8.0 e21   
27 18    11  9.6 163    41  28  155  23  27  15    e6.5 e25   
28 23    11  9.3 180    45  28  255  21  26  13    e5.0 121   
29 23    11  8.7 129    ---  27  169  19  23  11    e4.5 96   
30 21    16  8.0 106    ---  26  108  17  21  9.7 e3.7 53   
 
31 19    ---  7.8 98    ---  26  ---  28  ---  8.3 e3.2 ---   

TOTAL 719.8 678 586.0 2094.2 1792 1157 3502 1329 3137 552.6 201.6 376.2
MEAN 23.2 22.6 18.9 67.6 64.0 37.3 117 42.9 105 17.8 6.50 12.5
MAX 141 95 82 323 139 87 540 79 571 42 14 121
MIN 3.1 11 7.8 6.8 28 26 21 17 21 8.3 3.2 1.8
CFSM .60 .58 .49 1.74 1.65 .96 3.00 1.10 2.69 .46 .17 .32
IN. .69 .65 .56 2.00 1.71 1.11 3.35 1.27 3.00 .53 .19 .36

e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1998 - 1999, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 23.2 22.6 18.9 67.6 64.0 37.3 117 42.9 68.9 14.7 6.29 8.34
MAX 23.2 22.6 18.9 67.6 64.0 37.3 117 42.9 105 17.8 6.50 12.5
(WY) 1999 1999 1999 1999 1999 1999 1999 1999 1999 1999 1999 1999
MIN 23.2 22.6 18.9 67.6 64.0 37.3 117 42.9 33.2 11.6 6.08 4.14
(WY) 1999 1999 1999 1999 1999 1999 1999 1999 1998 1998 1998 1998

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1999 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1998 - 1999
ANNUAL TOTAL 16125.4      
ANNUAL MEAN 44.2       44.2      
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 44.2           1999
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 44.2           1999
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 571              Jun 14 571              Jun 14 1999
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 1.8   A     Sep 10,11 1.8   A     Sep 10,11, 1999
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 2.1           Sep 6 2.1           Sep 6 1999
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 953              Jun 13 953              Jun 13 1999
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 8.23         Jun 13 8.23         Jun 13 1999
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW 1.7   B     Sep 24,27 1.7   B     Sep 24,27, 1999
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) 1.14     1.14    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 15.42     15.43    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 96          83         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 23          18         
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 5.0       3.0      
A - Estimated.
B - May have been less during period of estimated daily discharges in September.


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