Station list     Available data
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05540195       ST. JOSEPH CREEK AT ROUTE 34 AT LISLE, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 41°48'06", long 88°04'08", in SW1/4SW1/4 sec.2, T.38 N., R.10 E., Du Page County, Hydrologic Unit 07120004, on downstream side of bridge on U.S. Highway 34 (Ogden Avenue) in Lisle, and 0.8 mi upstream from confluence of East Branch Du Page River and at mile 0.8.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 11.1 mi2.

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

DISCHARGE: October 1988 to current year.
 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2000.
PRECIPITATION: July 1989 to September 1998.

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, rain gage, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 660.00 ft above sea level.

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 error.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
PRECIPITATION: Maximum recorded, 3.95 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 discharge, 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 1.7   .26 .21 .55 e1.1   2.8   .65 5.8 25    1.9   7.2   .90
2 .89 .21 .26 1.0   e1.1   2.0   .48 3.2 10    6.7   12      .93
3 13      .34 1.3   e1.2   e1.2   1.8   .36 2.9 5.6 87      3.1   .92
4 5.2   .21 11      e1.5   e1.1   1.7   .30 2.6 3.8 11      1.4   .90
5 1.5   .22 62      1.1   e1.1   1.6   .21 2.0 10    5.9   10      .89
 
6 .54 .20 12      1.1   e1.1   1.4   .19 1.7 5.2 3.7   27      .85
7 .60 .24 4.9   1.0   e1.0   1.3   3.0   1.4 3.0 2.4   9.6   .83
8 .32 .25 3.0   1.0   e.98 1.5   4.1   8.9 2.2 1.4   4.0   .73
9 .24 .29 1.7   e1.4   e1.1   1.2   1.3   82    1.9 1.1   2.7   .54
10 .21 .24 1.4   e2.0   e1.4   1.0   1.1   25    1.3 59      1.7   .74
 
11 .22 .22 1.3   e1.7   e1.7   1.0   1.6   20    31    12      1.1   50     
12 .12 .24 e1.2   e1.5   e1.4   1.0   e1.5   43    113    5.3   .92 72     
13 .10 .38 1.1   e1.3   e1.3   .86 e1.3   24    67    3.5   .77 9.3  
14 .72 .98 1.1   1.2   e1.3   .50 1.8   8.5 92    2.1   .66 16     
15 .15 .67 e1.1   e1.1   e1.3   9.4   1.7   5.4 33    1.5   .45 3.7  
 
16 1.6   .25 e1.2   e1.1   e1.3   3.5   17      8.3 14    1.2   .30 1.9  
17 .54 .24 1.1   1.1   e1.4   1.4   25      4.7 e7.0 1.1   18      1.4  
18 .13 .25 1.0   1.1   e1.5   1.2   7.4   32    e6.0 .98 3.2   .88
19 .10 .24 1.0   1.1   e1.8   2.9   38      18    e7.5 .87 2.0   .28
20 .10 .24 1.4   e1.0   2.9   11      233      8.5 9.4 .79 1.2   6.9  
 
21 .10 .26 1.0   e1.0   4.5   4.3   145      5.2 6.9 .29 .89 1.6  
22 .12 .26 1.0   e1.0   12      2.8   37      6.2 3.1 .22 .42 23     
23 .12 12      1.0   e1.1   12      2.4   20      3.6 4.0 .12 .24 16     
24 .12 2.5   .92 e1.0   28      3.2   13      2.9 58    .13 .15 11     
25 1.4   .93 .78 e1.0   12      2.1   8.9   1.9 44    .19 .16 3.4  
 
26 2.4   .80 e.86 e1.1   8.0   2.2   6.7   1.3 10    .15 .22 1.7  
27 2.1   .99 .71 e1.0   6.3   3.7   5.2   9.4 5.1 .14 .27 1.3  
28 1.1   .79 .58 e1.0   4.2   1.9   3.8   41    3.7 .14 .30 1.0  
29 .24 .26 .71 e1.2   3.3   1.3   3.4   10    3.0 .14 .54 .59
30 .19 .19 .79 e1.2   ---      .91 2.8   6.6 4.5 31      .83 .25
 
31 .22 ---      .56 e1.2   ---      .83 ---      44    ---    17      .84 ---     

TOTAL 36.09 25.15 118.18 35.85 117.38 74.70 585.79 440.0 590.2 258.96 112.16 230.43
MEAN 1.16 .84 3.81 1.16 4.05 2.41 19.5 14.2 19.7 8.35 3.62 7.68
MAX 13 12 62 2.0 28 11 233 82 113 87 27 72
MIN .10 .19 .21 .55 .98 .50 .19 1.3 1.3 .12 .15 .25
CFSM .10 .08 .34 .10 .36 .22 1.76 1.28 1.77 .75 .33 .69
IN. .12 .08 .40 .12 .39 .25 1.96 1.47 1.98 .87 .38 .77

e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1989 - 2000, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 5.82 9.77 5.32 8.78 9.59 11.1 13.8 13.0 10.5 7.26 6.18 5.66
MAX 17.7 24.8 15.1 22.8 43.2 25.1 30.6 37.7 27.6 28.9 15.5 12.2
(WY) 1992 1991 1993 1999 1997 1990 1999 1990 1993 1996 1997 1992
MIN 1.16 .84 .66 1.16 1.35 2.41 3.56 .67 .50 .67 .97 .046
(WY) 2000 2000 1990 2000 1989 2000 1994 1994 1992 1991 1991 1995

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1999 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2000 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1989 - 2000
ANNUAL TOTAL 3240.68 2624.89
ANNUAL MEAN 8.88 7.17 8.88
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 12.4   1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 4.79 1994
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 218          Jan 23 233          Apr 20 638      Feb 21 1997
LOWEST DAILY MEAN .03     Aug 10 .10     Oct 13,19-21 .00 A
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM .07     Sep 5 .11     Oct 18 .00 Aug 19 1992
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 474          Apr 20 1280      Jul 18 1996
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 8.68     Apr 20 12.89 Jul 18 1996
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW .07     B
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) .80 .65 .80
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 10.86 8.80 10.87
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 19      16      18     
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 1.5   1.3   2.9  
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS .12 .24 .25
A - At times in most years.
B - Several days.


Table of Contents

Introduction

Station Descriptions

Surface-Water Data

Ground-Water Data

Meteorological Data

Biological Data