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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05548105       NIPPERSINK CREEK ABOVE WONDER LAKE, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 42°23'07", long 88°22'09", in NE1/4NW1/4 sec.13, T.45 N., R.7 E., McHenry County, Hydrologic Unit 07120006, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on Thompson Road, at west edge of Wonder Lake and 1.1 mi east of Greenwood at mile 19.7.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 84.5 mi2.

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

DISCHARGE: June 1994 to September 1997, October 1998 to current year.
 

STAGE: Water years 1994-1997;1999-2000.
 

PARTIAL RECORD: Annual maximum, water years 1965 to 1977.
SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

CHEMICAL: Water years 1999-2000.
 

SEDIMENT: June 1994 to September 1997.
 

MISCELLANEOUS: Contaminants in streambed sediments, August 1998; contaminants in fish tissue, August 1998, August 1999.
BIOLOGICAL: Benthic macroinvertebrates, July 1999; fish, August 1999 and August 2000.

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, and phone telemeter. Datum of gage is 798.00 ft above sea level. Prior to June 13, 1994, at datum 8.31 ft higher.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum gage height, 13.95 ft, present datum, June 11, 1967, discharge not determined; maximum discharge, 3,690 ft3/s, June 13, 1999, gage height, 11.63 ft; minimum discharge, 5.5 ft3/s, Sept. 12, 1995.
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS: Maximum daily, 808 mg/L, Aug. 17, 1995; minimum daily, 1 mg/L, Aug. 27, 1997.
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT LOADS: Maximum daily, 1,830 tons, Feb. 21, 1997; minimum daily, 0.06 tons, Aug. 27, 1997.

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum stage of 12.26 ft, present datum, occurred between Sept. 30, 1977 and June 13, 1994, from floodmark obtained from crest-stage gage, discharge not determined.

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 57  25  22  22  e16  69  26  47  338  54  66  23 
2 39  25  23  24  e16  55  26  45  755  88  54  26 
3 39  24  24  27  e16  49  25  42  453  292  45  24 
4 51  24  25  26  e16  47  24  40  241  254  40  22 
5 45  23  53  26  e17  45  24  38  244  201  39  21 
 
6 38  23  56  27  e17  41  24  37  209  157  47  20 
7 35  23  44  23  e18  40  26  36  166  122  41  18 
8 32  23  42  36  e18  39  32  37  139  103  36  21 
9 30  23  41  25  e18  39  38  54  118  93  34  27 
10 29  24  40  40  e19  36  38  160  103  335  31  27 
 
11 28  22  44  43  e20  35  36  164  108  369  28  29 
12 27  21  33  35  e21  35  34  173  870  199  27  83 
13 27  23  29  32  20  35  31  117  2100  140  27  67 
14 27  23  28  e29  20  35  30  85  991  111  27  59 
15 28  22  29  e27  20  35  29  67  650  92  25  62 
 
16 27  23  30  25  20  36  28  61  324  78  24  47 
17 27  22  28  e23  20  34  30  60  210  69  31  40 
18 26  23  e27  e22  21  33  30  240  156  60  29  34 
19 26  24  26  e21  22  35  50  703  128  56  24  31 
20 26  24  25  e20  21  42  249  472  123  55  23  37 
 
21 23  25  e23  e19  21  46  346  256  116  51  22  48 
22 22  25  e22  e19  45  42  198  203  93  48  21  76 
23 22  32  e21  e18  124  38  133  163  81  45  21  341 
24 22  31  e21  e18  181  38  106  127  81  42  21  271 
25 26  28  e21  e18  175  40  82  103  99  40  20  171 
 
26 33  27  e21  e18  130  38  68  93  81  39  21  86 
27 28  26  e21  e17  105  42  61  105  68  37  21  69 
28 27  24  e22  e17  80  37  56  125  63  35  21  69 
29 25  23  e21  e16  71  33  52  137  65  38  20  56 
30 25  22  e21  e16  ---  29  48  122  58  39  20  56 
 
31 24  ---  21  e16  ---  26  ---  136  ---  59  21  --- 

TOTAL 941 727 904 745 1308 1224 1980 4248 9231 3401 927 1961
MEAN 30.4 24.2 29.2 24.0 45.1 39.5 66.0 137 308 110 29.9 65.4
MAX 57 32 56 43 181 69 346 703 2100 369 66 341
MIN 22 21 21 16 16 26 24 36 58 35 20 18
CFSM .36 .29 .35 .28 .53 .47 .78 1.62 3.64 1.30 .35 .77
IN. .41 .32 .40 .33 .58 .54 .87 1.87 4.06 1.50 .41 .86

e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1995 - 2000, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 22.6 32.2 32.9 52.2 71.0 50.9 79.5 124 185 53.5 27.3 26.8
MAX 35.0 44.0 39.5 92.3 153 91.5 126 169 309 110 37.9 65.4
(WY) 1999 1999 1999 1999 1997 1997 1999 1996 1999 2000 1996 2000
MIN 10.1 23.1 27.2 24.0 31.2 21.8 46.5 82.8 33.2 19.5 18.2 9.97
(WY) 1995 1997 1996 2000 1995 1996 1996 1995 1995 1995 1995 1995

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1999 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2000 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1995 - 2000
ANNUAL TOTAL 30356      27597         
ANNUAL MEAN 83.2   75.4       62.6  
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 86.1   1999
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 39.2   1995
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 2260          Jun 14 2100              Jun 13 2260      Jun 14 1999
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 13          Sep 20 16      A     Jan 29-Feb. 4 7.0   Sep 11 1995
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 14          Sep 6 16              Jan 29 7.5   Sep 9 1995
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 2990              Jun 13 3690      Jun 13 1999
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 10.89         Jun 13 11.63 Jun 13 1999
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW 5.5   Sep 12 1995
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) .98 .89     .74
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 13.36 12.15     10.07
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 153      158          121     
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 43      35          33     
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 21      21          16     
A - Estimated, but may have been less during period of backwater from ice, Jan. 17-Feb. 12.


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Introduction

Station Descriptions

Surface-Water Data

Ground-Water Data

Meteorological Data

Biological Data