05580950 DATA: Discharge Tables, 2000

ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

05580950 SUGAR CREEK NEAR BLOOMINGTON, IL

LOCATION.-- Lat 40°28'16", long 89°01'48", in NE1/4NW1/4 sec.7, T.23 N., R.2 E., McLean County, Hydrologic Unit 07130009, on left bank at Bloomington-Normal Sanitary District sewage-treatment plant, 250 ft upstream from bridge on Interstate 74, 0.4 mi west of Bloomington, and at mile 48.8.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 34.4 mi².

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

DISCHARGE: October 1974 to current year.

STAGE: Water years 1994-2000.

REVISED RECORDS.-- WDR IL-82-2: Drainage area. WDR IL-87-2: 1985.

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 725.11 ft above sea level. Prior to Nov. 4, 1987, 200 ft upstream at same datum.

REMARKS.-- Sewage-treatment plant upstream contains publicly supplied water from Lake Bloomington and Lake Evergreen and ground-water sources.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 6,600 ft³/s, Dec. 3, 1982, gage height, 14.02 ft, from floodmark; minimum daily, 9.0 ft³/s, Dec. 25, 1976.

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records good. Effluent from sewage-treatment plant upstream averaged 31.3 ft³/s and contains publicly supplied water from Lake Bloomington and Lake Evergreen and ground-water sources. The maximum monthly effluent was 35.7 ft³/s in June and the minimum was 26.6 ft³/s in November.

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	19	19	14	17	21	45	26	66	33	23	14	14
2	20	18	15	19	21	24	31	35	29	21	14	12
3	82	18	25	22	21	24	27	30	25	67	13	11
4	29	18	54	27	21	23	26	29	44	43	12	12
5	20	18	123	19	21	22	26	29	32	48	21	14

6	18	17	33	20	20	22	25	27	26	28	16	13
7	17	15	24	19	21	23	81	27	23	22	16	13
8	41	17	22	19	21	23	34	39	22	19	15	13
9	68	18	33	32	25	23	26	110	21	19	18	13
10	28	19	28	28	43	22	24	34	21	50	13	14

11	21	18	21	20	33	21	33	31	39	35	12	36
12	18	19	21	20	26	19	24	31	101	22	11	124
13	19	17	21	19	27	21	23	27	102	19	11	17
14	17	17	20	20	26	22	24	20	91	17	14	25
15	16	17	39	21	25	77	25	21	45	15	13	13

16	33	17	26	20	26	70	33	21	34	13	13	12
17	18	18	22	20	24	28	31	41	29	15	22	11
18	18	17	21	21	145	24	25	195	24	17	13	12
19	20	18	21	22	50	118	35	80	24	34	12	10
20	19	17	21	21	35	107	77	39	271	14	11	44

21	20	17	21	21	32	53	59	31	154	14	13	18
22	19	19	20	20	30	41	32	36	59	13	72	13
23	18	48	20	20	30	36	58	54	145	12	315	14
24	18	18	17	20	50	34	77	27	104	14	74	59
25	19	12	14	20	30	31	37	22	62	12	26	49

26	19	12	16	19	29	38	31	86	58	14	36	21
27	18	12	17	19	26	46	31	252	38	13	22	16
28	19	13	17	19	24	30	28	66	34	82	33	15
29	19	14	19	18	24	27	27	47	30	32	19	14
30	19	14	20	19	---	26	25	40	25	16	17	14

31	19	---	19	20	---	25	---	37	---	15	16	---

TOTAL	748	531	804	641	927	1145	1061	1630	1745	778	927	666
MEAN	24.1	17.7	25.9	20.7	32.0	36.9	35.4	52.6	58.2	25.1	29.9	22.2
MAX	82	48	123	32	145	118	81	252	271	82	315	124
MIN	16	12	14	17	20	19	23	20	21	12	11	10

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1975 - 2000, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN	35.8	44.6	52.7	39.9	56.3	81.2	70.5	75.4	54.5	43.2	43.9	41.3
MAX	152	203	201	130	148	238	146	181	118	125	138	178
(WY)	1987	1986	1983	1993	1976	1979	1979	1984	1993	1993	1981	1993
MIN	17.1	17.5	14.0	15.5	22.5	29.6	28.1	28.0	21.1	17.2	16.5	17.0
(WY)	1975	1977	1977	1977	1980	1981	1977	1987	1988	1994	1988	1998

SUMMARY STATISTICS	FOR 1999 CALENDAR YEAR		FOR 2000 WATER YEAR		WATER YEARS 1975 - 2000
ANNUAL TOTAL	18549		11603
ANNUAL MEAN	50.8		31.7		53.3
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN					99.6	1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN					31.7	2000
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN	938	Jun 13	315	Aug 23	2500	Mar 4 1979
LOWEST DAILY MEAN	11	Jan 1	10	Sep 19	9.0	Dec 25 1976
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM	12	Jan 1	12	Aug 10	12	A
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW			1760	Aug 23	6600	Dec 3 1982
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE			7.37	Aug 23	14.02 B	Dec 3 1982
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW			2.7	C
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS	101		58		95
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS	29		22		31
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS	16		14		18

A - Dec. 22, 1976, Sept. 5 and Dec. 30, 1998.
B - From flood mark.
C - Nov. 8, 26, 29, Dec. 1, and Sept. 19.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Station Descriptions

Surface-Water Data

Ground-Water Data

Meteorological Data

Biological Data

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	19	19	14	17	21	45	26	66	33	23	14	14
2	20	18	15	19	21	24	31	35	29	21	14	12
3	82	18	25	22	21	24	27	30	25	67	13	11
4	29	18	54	27	21	23	26	29	44	43	12	12
5	20	18	123	19	21	22	26	29	32	48	21	14

6	18	17	33	20	20	22	25	27	26	28	16	13
7	17	15	24	19	21	23	81	27	23	22	16	13
8	41	17	22	19	21	23	34	39	22	19	15	13
9	68	18	33	32	25	23	26	110	21	19	18	13
10	28	19	28	28	43	22	24	34	21	50	13	14

11	21	18	21	20	33	21	33	31	39	35	12	36
12	18	19	21	20	26	19	24	31	101	22	11	124
13	19	17	21	19	27	21	23	27	102	19	11	17
14	17	17	20	20	26	22	24	20	91	17	14	25
15	16	17	39	21	25	77	25	21	45	15	13	13

16	33	17	26	20	26	70	33	21	34	13	13	12
17	18	18	22	20	24	28	31	41	29	15	22	11
18	18	17	21	21	145	24	25	195	24	17	13	12
19	20	18	21	22	50	118	35	80	24	34	12	10
20	19	17	21	21	35	107	77	39	271	14	11	44

21	20	17	21	21	32	53	59	31	154	14	13	18
22	19	19	20	20	30	41	32	36	59	13	72	13
23	18	48	20	20	30	36	58	54	145	12	315	14
24	18	18	17	20	50	34	77	27	104	14	74	59
25	19	12	14	20	30	31	37	22	62	12	26	49

26	19	12	16	19	29	38	31	86	58	14	36	21
27	18	12	17	19	26	46	31	252	38	13	22	16
28	19	13	17	19	24	30	28	66	34	82	33	15
29	19	14	19	18	24	27	27	47	30	32	19	14
30	19	14	20	19	---	26	25	40	25	16	17	14

31	19	---	19	20	---	25	---	37	---	15	16	---

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	19	19	14	17	21	45	26	66	33	23	14	14
2	20	18	15	19	21	24	31	35	29	21	14	12
3	82	18	25	22	21	24	27	30	25	67	13	11
4	29	18	54	27	21	23	26	29	44	43	12	12
5	20	18	123	19	21	22	26	29	32	48	21	14

6	18	17	33	20	20	22	25	27	26	28	16	13
7	17	15	24	19	21	23	81	27	23	22	16	13
8	41	17	22	19	21	23	34	39	22	19	15	13
9	68	18	33	32	25	23	26	110	21	19	18	13
10	28	19	28	28	43	22	24	34	21	50	13	14

11	21	18	21	20	33	21	33	31	39	35	12	36
12	18	19	21	20	26	19	24	31	101	22	11	124
13	19	17	21	19	27	21	23	27	102	19	11	17
14	17	17	20	20	26	22	24	20	91	17	14	25
15	16	17	39	21	25	77	25	21	45	15	13	13

16	33	17	26	20	26	70	33	21	34	13	13	12
17	18	18	22	20	24	28	31	41	29	15	22	11
18	18	17	21	21	145	24	25	195	24	17	13	12
19	20	18	21	22	50	118	35	80	24	34	12	10
20	19	17	21	21	35	107	77	39	271	14	11	44

21	20	17	21	21	32	53	59	31	154	14	13	18
22	19	19	20	20	30	41	32	36	59	13	72	13
23	18	48	20	20	30	36	58	54	145	12	315	14
24	18	18	17	20	50	34	77	27	104	14	74	59
25	19	12	14	20	30	31	37	22	62	12	26	49

26	19	12	16	19	29	38	31	86	58	14	36	21
27	18	12	17	19	26	46	31	252	38	13	22	16
28	19	13	17	19	24	30	28	66	34	82	33	15
29	19	14	19	18	24	27	27	47	30	32	19	14
30	19	14	20	19	---	26	25	40	25	16	17	14

31	19	---	19	20	---	25	---	37	---	15	16	---

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	19	19	14	17	21	45	26	66	33	23	14	14
2	20	18	15	19	21	24	31	35	29	21	14	12
3	82	18	25	22	21	24	27	30	25	67	13	11
4	29	18	54	27	21	23	26	29	44	43	12	12
5	20	18	123	19	21	22	26	29	32	48	21	14

6	18	17	33	20	20	22	25	27	26	28	16	13
7	17	15	24	19	21	23	81	27	23	22	16	13
8	41	17	22	19	21	23	34	39	22	19	15	13
9	68	18	33	32	25	23	26	110	21	19	18	13
10	28	19	28	28	43	22	24	34	21	50	13	14

11	21	18	21	20	33	21	33	31	39	35	12	36
12	18	19	21	20	26	19	24	31	101	22	11	124
13	19	17	21	19	27	21	23	27	102	19	11	17
14	17	17	20	20	26	22	24	20	91	17	14	25
15	16	17	39	21	25	77	25	21	45	15	13	13

16	33	17	26	20	26	70	33	21	34	13	13	12
17	18	18	22	20	24	28	31	41	29	15	22	11
18	18	17	21	21	145	24	25	195	24	17	13	12
19	20	18	21	22	50	118	35	80	24	34	12	10
20	19	17	21	21	35	107	77	39	271	14	11	44

21	20	17	21	21	32	53	59	31	154	14	13	18
22	19	19	20	20	30	41	32	36	59	13	72	13
23	18	48	20	20	30	36	58	54	145	12	315	14
24	18	18	17	20	50	34	77	27	104	14	74	59
25	19	12	14	20	30	31	37	22	62	12	26	49

26	19	12	16	19	29	38	31	86	58	14	36	21
27	18	12	17	19	26	46	31	252	38	13	22	16
28	19	13	17	19	24	30	28	66	34	82	33	15
29	19	14	19	18	24	27	27	47	30	32	19	14
30	19	14	20	19	---	26	25	40	25	16	17	14

31	19	---	19	20	---	25	---	37	---	15	16	---