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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05540060       KRESS CREEK AT WEST CHICAGO, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 41°51'23", long 88°12'15", in NW1/4NW1/4 sec.22, T.39 N., R.9 E., Du Page County, Hydrologic Unit 07120004, on left downstream side of bridge at intersection of Wilson Street and Joliet Road, 0.5 mi south of West Chicago, and at mile 0.5.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 18.1 mi2.

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

DISCHARGE: November 1985 to current year.
 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2000.
 

PARTIAL RECORD: Annual maximum, water years 1961-80.
PRECIPITATION: April 1986 to current year.

REVISED RECORDS.-- WDR IL-77-1: 1961-76(M).

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, rain gage, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 700.00 ft above sea level. Prior to November 8, 1985 at datum 5.44 ft higher.

REMARKS.-- For precipitation records, snowfall-affected data can result during cold weather when snow fills the rain-gage funnel and then melts as temperatures rise. Snowfall-affected data are subject to appreciable errors.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
PRECIPITATION: Maximum, 6.88 in., July 17, 1996, but may have been greater during periods of missing record.

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 16      .34 .27 1.4   e.98 9.5 2.2 13    23    11      25      .55
2 8.3   .62 .36 2.8   e.97 5.5 3.1 12    23    11      16      .35
3 10      .68 1.9   2.6   e1.0   4.3 2.8 9.4 15    70      9.5   .28
4 12      .86 8.3   2.7   e1.0   5.3 2.2 8.8 12    42      4.3   .16
5 5.8   .86 62      2.1   e1.0   4.2 2.2 6.4 19    27      5.1   .15
 
6 3.0   .76 34      1.7   e1.1   3.0 1.6 5.4 12    17      19      .24
7 2.0   .76 23      2.0   e1.2   2.7 4.7 7.2 8.6 11      32      .27
8 1.2   .73 17      2.1   e1.1   3.3 9.5 7.1 7.7 7.6   14      .29
9 1.1   .79 7.9   2.1   e1.2   3.4 7.2 27    6.8 6.1   8.2   .24
10 .78 1.3   5.7   3.9   e1.2   2.6 4.4 27    6.2 23      4.7   .35
 
11 .80 1.1   4.9   4.9   e1.4   3.7 3.8 34    16    16      1.3   12     
12 .53 .69 2.8   4.4   e1.5   2.5 4.3 29    34    10      2.2   46     
13 .68 .47 2.4   2.6   e1.5   2.2 3.6 21    32    7.2   2.8   20     
14 .64 .43 2.2   2.0   e1.4   1.9 2.5 16    27    4.3   2.2   19     
15 .50 .44 e2.1   1.7   e1.4   4.6 2.0 13    21    2.3   1.6   10     
 
16 .86 .60 e2.0   1.6   e1.5   8.8 12    15    17    2.8   1.3   5.3  
17 .89 .91 e2.0   1.6   e1.5   5.7 44    13    13    2.6   11      3.5  
18 1.1   1.4   e1.9   1.5   e1.6   3.9 26    14    10    1.8   6.1   2.4  
19 .98 1.3   1.9   1.4   e1.8   2.7 52    15    8.0 1.4   3.7   2.2  
20 .85 1.4   1.9   e1.0   e2.3   5.8 174    12    14    .85 2.7   3.3  
 
21 .77 1.2   1.8   e.99 3.5   7.3 171    10    17    .77 2.2   3.5  
22 .91 .78 e1.9   e.98 19      5.7 106    12    12    .80 1.7   8.1  
23 .99 1.6   e1.8   e1.1   29      3.6 70    9.5 9.7 .62 1.4   17     
24 .85 2.4   e1.6   e1.0   48      e3.3 56    7.2 25    .56 1.1   10     
25 1.7   1.9   e1.6   e.98 43      e3.1 46    4.8 49    .56 .88 6.3  
 
26 1.6   .98 1.6   e.93 31      e2.9 40    4.1 33    .56 .83 4.3  
27 1.3   .66 1.6   e.92 24      e3.1 34    5.0 23    1.1   .81 3.4  
28 1.1   .37 1.7   e.92 17      3.3 27    9.0 19    .92 .69 2.8  
29 .38 .29 1.7   e.80 10      4.2 19    10    16    .64 .69 2.0  
30 .22 .27 1.4   e.97 ---      3.5 16    11    12    6.0   .74 1.6  
 
31 .29 ---      1.4   e1.0   ---      2.5 ---    21    ---    29      .68 ---     

TOTAL 78.12 26.89 202.63 56.69 251.15 128.1 949.1 408.9 541.0 316.48 184.42 185.58
MEAN 2.52 .90 6.54 1.83 8.66 4.13 31.6 13.2 18.0 10.2 5.95 6.19
MAX 16 2.4 62 4.9 48 9.5 174 34 49 70 32 46
MIN .22 .27 .27 .80 .97 1.9 1.6 4.1 6.2 .56 .68 .15
CFSM .14 .05 .36 .10 .48 .23 1.75 .73 1.00 .56 .33 .34
IN. .16 .06 .42 .12 .52 .26 1.95 .84 1.11 .65 .38 .38

e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1986 - 2000, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 9.16 15.1 13.4 15.1 18.7 21.9 26.5 20.6 18.4 13.2 11.9 7.48
MAX 29.9 36.0 40.5 36.9 57.6 44.4 62.9 46.1 48.3 80.8 82.1 29.1
(WY) 1999 1996 1988 1993 1997 1990 1993 1990 1996 1996 1987 1987
MIN 2.37 .90 2.19 1.83 5.63 4.13 6.09 3.99 2.01 3.12 1.51 1.52
(WY) 1993 2000 1998 2000 1987 2000 1989 1989 1992 1991 1986 1988

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1999 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2000 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1986 - 2000
ANNUAL TOTAL 6631.46 3329.06
ANNUAL MEAN 18.2   9.10 16.2  
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 24.0   1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 9.10 2000
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 207          Apr 23 174          Apr 20 1210      Jul 18 1996
LOWEST DAILY MEAN .09     Sep 3-8 .15     Sep 5 .04 Sep 9 1988
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM .09     Sep 3 .23     Sep 3 .09 Sep 3 1999
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 225          Apr 20 1980      Jul 18 1996
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 6.33     Apr 20 9.24 Jul 18 1996
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW .15     Sep 4,5 .02 A
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) 1.00 .50 .90
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 13.63 6.84 12.18
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 51      23      37     
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 6.1   2.8   7.8  
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS .45 .69 1.2  
A - Sept. 1, 2, 9, 1988.


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