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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.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
 

DISCHARGE: 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).
 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2000.

REVISED RECORDS.-- WSP 1507: 1950, 1953. WDR IL-81-2: Drainage area.

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, rain gage, 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.-- 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.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 4,440 ft3/s, July 14, 1957, gage height, 20.11 ft, site then in use; maximum gage height, 20.50 ft, Nov. 28, 1990; minimum daily discharge, 7.9 ft3/s Oct. 6, 1950.

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Flood of Apr. 6, 1947, reached a stage of 19.24 ft, from floodmarks, discharge, 4,760 ft3/s.

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records good 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 47  34  28  40  e34  101  47  97  718  181  122  45 
2 38  45  27  40  e34  83  47  129  385  140  95  43 
3 80  46  28  41  e36  74  48  101  199  262  83  46 
4 222  36  59  47  e37  68  49  85  139  182  72  46 
5 99  32  690  44  e35  65  49  74  399  158  83  45 
 
6 67  31  375  39  e35  61  49  68  387  122  209  43 
7 57  34  138  38  e36  57  115  65  248  102  422  42 
8 64  36  77  34  e39  55  240  65  183  85  204  42 
9 56  32  63  45  43  56  139  182  119  78  129  43 
10 46  32  63  79  57  52  96  359  91  401  100  60 
 
11 41  30  53  84  65  49  94  219  80  372  82  385 
12 40  31  46  72  61  49  80  186  427  199  69  1130 
13 31  30  42  81  56  48  69  128  742  138  63  340 
14 35  33  52  51  52  49  63  96  790  118  59  193 
15 32  36  87  42  48  55  59  78  827  98  53  145 
 
16 30  30  99  41  53  60  101  74  436  81  51  101 
17 34  62  76  36  56  54  591  73  247  72  299  80 
18 32  47  61  39  59  49  290  83  169  67  191  68 
19 30  33  56  41  63  62  263  164  129  62  97  68 
20 28  32  54  38  69  132  628  116  287  60  77  77 
 
21 27  35  44  37  75  109  1230  91  1430  58  63  112 
22 26  35  43  35  163  84  902  113  1310  54  56  87 
23 26  37  41  40  227  71  429  86  460  54  145  154 
24 30  77  43  40  300  66  319  71  427  51  82  137 
25 31  52  42  36  275  61  235  62  1780  49  63  106 
 
26 28  44  41  e33  177  56  174  53  1940  45  56  81 
27 29  38  41  e32  208  63  142  59  926  46  56  69 
28 28  35  42  e33  145  70  114  177  477  57  52  61 
29 28  33  41  e35  120  63  100  111  332  141  49  59 
30 28  28  44  e35  ---  55  91  99  237  465  47  55 
 
31 29  ---  40  e35  ---  49  ---  267  ---  199  47  --- 

TOTAL 1419 1136 2636 1363 2658 2026 6853 3631 16321 4197 3276 3963
MEAN 45.8 37.9 85.0 44.0 91.7 65.4 228 117 544 135 106 132
MAX 222 77 690 84 300 132 1230 359 1940 465 422 1130
MIN 26 28 27 32 34 48 47 53 80 45 47 42
CFSM .22 .18 .41 .21 .44 .31 1.10 .56 2.62 .65 .51 .64
IN. .25 .20 .47 .24 .48 .36 1.23 .65 2.92 .75 .59 .71

e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1948 - 2000, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 100 147 174 178 218 322 322 248 207 130 103 105
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 65.4 65.1 51.8 35.4 39.0 23.8 17.8
(WY) 1957 1950 1963 1963 1964 2000 1986 1958 1949 1948 1948 1949

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1999 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2000 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1948 - 2000
ANNUAL TOTAL 60332      49479     
ANNUAL MEAN 165      135      188         
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 333          1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 72.4       1964
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 2540          Jan 24 1940          Jun 26 4240          Jul 14 1957
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 26          A 26          Oct 22, 23 7.9       Oct 6 1950
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 28          Oct 20 28          Oct 20 14          Oct 27 1949
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 2160          Jun 26 4440      B Jul 14 1957
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 15.12     Jun 26 20.50     Nov 28 1990
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW 24          C
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) .79 .65 .90    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 10.79 8.85 12.25    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 325      293      427         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 72      63      84         
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 32      34      36         
A - Sep. 20, Oct. 22, 23.
B - Gage height, 20.11 ft, site then in use.
 C - Oct. 23, 31, Nov. 30.


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