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WABASH RIVER BASIN


03337000       BONEYARD CREEK AT URBANA, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 40°06'40", long 88°13'35", in NW1/4NE1/4 sec.18, T.19 N., R.9 E., Champaign County, Hydrologic Unit 05120109, on right bank 300 ft. upstream of Mathews St. on University of Illinois campus in Urbana, and at mile 1.2.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 4.46 mi2, of which 0.88 mi2 is noncontributing.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
 

DISCHARGE: July 1948 to current year.
 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2000.

REVISED RECORDS.-- WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area. WDR IL-83-1: 1982(M). WDR IL-98: 1979-96 (selected events).

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, crest-stage gage, and concrete control. Datum of gage is 708.10 ft above sea level. Prior to Oct. 1, 1974, at datum 0.15 ft higher.

REMARKS.-- Since Aug. 1, 1960, storm runoff from 0.88 mi2 at headwaters has been diverted to Saline Branch through Northwest Diversion Conduit. Since July 1999, retention basin 0.8 mi upstream temporarily detains water during periods of heavy runoff.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 946 ft3/s, Aug. 12, 1993, gage height, 9.93 ft, on basis of indirect measurement of peak flow; minimum daily, 0.03 ft3/s, Feb. 12, 1981.

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records fair except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor.
DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1999 TO SEPTEMBER 2000
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
 
1 3.2 4.1 1.5 1.7 1.5 e2.9 2.1 7.1 2.1 2.3 1.7 1.6
2 2.8 2.8 2.1 1.7 1.5 e2.0 1.9 2.6 2.1 2.4 8.8 1.5
3 7.1 1.6 2.5 18    3.5 e1.8 1.6 2.7 2.0 2.6 4.1 1.4
4 5.5 1.7 2.4 2.7 3.0 e1.7 1.4 2.6 14    2.6 2.0 1.4
5 3.3 1.7 19    1.7 1.4 e1.6 1.4 1.8 5.7 4.0 4.6 1.4
 
6 3.2 1.8 3.4 1.8 2.0 e1.5 3.0 1.8 2.2 2.4 1.7 1.5
7 2.4 1.8 1.9 1.8 2.8 e1.5 2.0 1.8 2.1 2.3 1.6 1.6
8 8.8 1.8 2.0 1.7 3.1 2.3 1.6 1.7 2.3 2.4 1.5 1.7
9 11    1.8 5.4 1.8 5.0 2.7 1.5 10    2.2 2.6 1.6 1.5
10 4.8 1.8 3.9 1.7 12    e1.5 1.5 2.7 2.4 4.4 1.5 18   
 
11 3.7 1.7 2.2 1.5 4.2 2.8 16    1.9 11    41    1.5 1.6
12 2.6 1.6 2.4 1.4 3.7 3.6 1.5 16    10    2.8 1.6 31   
13 2.6 1.7 2.7 1.3 3.9 2.2 1.3 3.5 3.0 2.4 1.7 1.7
14 2.5 1.7 16    1.2 3.5 1.5 1.3 2.0 18    2.6 1.8 1.7
15 e3.5 1.7 5.2 1.2 3.3 e1.5 1.5 2.1 2.6 2.2 1.7 1.4
 
16 4.3 1.7 2.9 1.3 3.3 e1.5 18    1.9 2.5 2.2 1.7 1.3
17 2.4 1.7 2.0 1.3 3.2 1.5 15    2.3 2.3 2.2 3.9 1.3
18 1.8 1.7 1.9 1.3 39    1.7 2.7 13    1.8 2.2 2.2 1.3
19 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.3 3.4 23    3.0 5.5 1.7 2.4 1.3 1.4
20 1.7 1.5 1.8 1.3 2.7 12    4.4 2.2 45    2.3 1.1 3.0
 
21 2.2 1.5 1.7 1.2 2.5 3.2 4.3 2.1 20    2.3 1.1 1.6
22 1.6 1.5 1.2 1.3 2.4 2.8 1.8 8.2 3.4 2.2 2.4 2.4
23 1.7 5.2 1.3 1.5 2.7 2.7 2.6 6.8 18    2.0 63    1.4
24 1.7 2.3 1.6 1.4 4.3 2.7 9.1 2.0 7.6 2.0 3.8 9.3
25 1.6 1.5 1.7 1.3 2.1 2.7 2.0 2.0 3.3 2.0 1.5 24   
 
26 1.7 1.5 1.7 1.3 12    3.3 2.0 9.3 6.0 1.8 4.6 1.8
27 1.8 1.5 1.8 1.5 3.2 4.6 2.0 51    2.7 1.9 1.9 1.5
28 2.0 1.5 1.8 1.7 2.4 3.6 2.0 11    2.6 1.9 3.2 1.4
29 2.0 1.5 3.2 1.8 1.6 2.6 1.9 3.4 2.5 11    1.5 1.4
30 2.0 1.9 2.2 1.7 ---    2.2 1.8 2.5 2.4 7.1 1.4 1.4
 
31 2.0 ---    1.7 1.6 ---    1.6 ---    2.3 ---    2.1 1.6 ---   

TOTAL 99.3 57.6 102.9 64.0 139.2 102.8 112.2 185.8 203.5 126.6 133.6 123.5
MEAN 3.20 1.92 3.32 2.06 4.80 3.32 3.74 5.99 6.78 4.08 4.31 4.12
MAX 11 5.2 19 18 39 23 18 51 45 41 63 31
MIN 1.6 1.5 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.5 1.3 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.1 1.3

e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1949 - 2000, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 3.19 3.43 3.57 3.55 4.01 4.98 6.13 5.95 5.15 5.36 4.44 3.63
MAX 10.8 11.7 11.5 18.6 13.9 10.9 18.3 15.2 15.6 14.6 12.1 9.97
(WY) 1956 1986 1967 1950 1982 1982 1964 1990 1983 1992 1993 1972
MIN 1.25 1.08 .95 .60 1.11 .94 1.43 1.85 1.15 1.47 1.11 .84
(WY) 1965 1972 1990 1981 1995 1981 1971 1972 1988 1994 1986 1983

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1999 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2000 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1949 - 2000
ANNUAL TOTAL 1627.67 1451.0  
ANNUAL MEAN 4.46 3.96 4.45    
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 6.96     1950
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 3.00     1954
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 51          Feb 7 63          Aug 23 241          Jun 19 1983
LOWEST DAILY MEAN .50     Mar 20, 21 1.1       Aug 20, 21 .03     Feb 12 1981
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM .81     Jan 8 1.3       Jan 13 .05     Feb 6 1981
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 548          Aug 23 946      A Aug 12 1993
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 4.90     Aug 23 9.93 B Aug 12 1993
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 8.2   7.8   9.0      
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 2.6   2.0   2.1      
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 1.2   1.4   1.0      
A - From rating based on indirect measurements.
B - From floodmarks.


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Introduction

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Surface-Water Data

Ground-Water Data

Meteorological Data

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