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WABASH RIVER BASIN


03337000       BONEYARD CREEK AT URBANA, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 40°06'40", long 88°13'35", in NW1/4NE1/4 sec.18, T.19 N., R.9 E., Champaign County, Hydrologic Unit 05120109, on right bank 300 ft. upstream of Mathews St. on University of Illinois campus in Urbana, and at mile 1.2.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 4.46 mi2, of which 0.88 mi2 is noncontributing.

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

DISCHARGE: July 1948 to current year.
 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2001.

REVISED RECORDS.-- WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area. WDR IL-83-1: 1982(M). WDR IL-98: 1979-96 (selected events).

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, crest-stage gage, and concrete control. Datum of gage is 708.10 ft above sea level. Prior to Oct. 1, 1974, at datum 0.15 ft higher.

REMARKS.-- Since Aug. 1, 1960, storm runoff from 0.88 mi2 at headwaters has been diverted to Saline Branch through Northwest Diversion Conduit. Since July 1999, retention basin 0.8 mi upstream temporarily detains water during periods of heavy runoff.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 946 ft3/s, from rating based on two indirect measurements, Aug. 12, 1993, gage height, 9.93 ft, from flood marks; minimum daily, 0.03 ft3/s, Feb. 12, 1981.

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records good except those for daily discharges less than 2 ft3/s, which are fair, and those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor.
DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2000 TO SEPTEMBER 2001
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
 
1 1.3 1.4 2.1 2.0 2.1 4.2 2.5 2.7 2.8 2.5 2.1 2.2
2 1.3 1.5 1.5 2.0 1.8 3.9 2.2 2.8 2.5 2.2 18    1.8
3 1.2 1.5 1.5 2.0 1.6 3.5 2.2 2.9 2.0 29    2.1 1.8
4 20    1.5 1.5 2.0 1.9 3.2 2.3 19    17    9.6 2.0 1.8
5 27    1.4 1.5 2.6 1.5 2.8 2.9 2.1 12    2.9 2.0 1.6
 
6 2.3 17    1.5 2.4 1.5 2.6 2.9 1.8 29    3.2 2.1 1.8
7 1.8 4.0 1.5 2.5 1.4 2.5 2.5 8.0 3.0 2.2 2.3 39   
8 1.6 1.7 1.5 2.2 4.0 2.3 2.4 2.0 2.9 2.4 2.3 4.6
9 1.5 51    1.5 2.1 22    2.2 2.5 1.5 2.6 3.0 2.3 26   
10 1.5 4.3 1.5 2.2 3.4 2.2 4.8 1.5 2.5 2.8 2.1 3.3
 
11 1.5 2.3 19    2.1 2.4 2.2 8.0 16    2.7 2.2 1.9 2.9
12 1.5 3.8 2.4 2.7 2.1 3.4 2.3 1.7 2.7 2.2 1.8 2.2
13 3.7 8.8 2.1 2.3 4.6 2.9 2.2 e1.5 2.7 2.2 2.5 2.3
14 3.2 2.0 2.0 4.3 21    2.2 2.2 e5.0 2.7 2.3 2.4 1.8
15 9.6 1.8 2.0 2.8 3.8 2.3 4.5 1.8 2.9 2.4 2.0 1.7
 
16 1.7 1.8 3.3 2.0 2.9 14    2.0 1.8 2.5 2.5 2.7 1.7
17 1.9 1.7 2.1 1.8 2.2 3.7 1.8 7.6 2.4 2.8 2.6 1.8
18 1.5 1.6 2.0 1.9 2.1 2.5 1.8 17    2.3 9.0 12    6.2
19 1.4 1.5 2.0 1.8 2.0 2.4 1.9 2.0 2.1 2.3 3.1 4.7
20 1.4 1.6 2.0 1.8 1.8 2.6 2.6 1.8 2.2 2.2 2.4 2.2
 
21 1.4 1.5 2.0 1.8 1.5 3.1 2.6 4.2 10    2.3 2.1 2.1
22 1.4 1.5 1.9 1.9 2.6 2.2 1.7 1.9 2.3 2.4 6.0 1.6
23 1.4 1.6 1.9 1.9 1.7 2.2 2.6 2.0 2.2 21    19    1.5
24 1.5 1.4 1.9 1.7 64    2.2 1.6 1.9 2.1 3.4 2.2 1.5
25 1.5 9.7 1.8 1.7 28    2.2 1.7 4.7 2.2 2.6 19    1.3
 
26 1.5 2.7 2.0 1.8 7.3 2.2 1.7 12    2.2 2.6 2.2 1.3
27 1.5 1.7 2.0 1.7 5.4 2.2 1.7 3.1 2.2 2.9 3.4 1.4
28 1.5 1.6 2.0 2.2 4.7 2.2 1.9 2.6 2.2 2.5 2.9 1.5
29 1.4 1.7 2.1 32    ---    2.2 2.1 2.6 2.3 2.2 2.7 1.5
30 1.4 1.5 2.1 11    ---    2.2 2.4 2.6 2.2 2.1 32    1.5
 
31 1.4 ---    2.0 2.9 ---    3.9 ---    38    ---    2.1 14    ---   

TOTAL 102.8 137.1 76.2 106.1 201.3 94.4 76.5 176.1 131.4 136.0 176.2 126.6
MEAN 3.32 4.57 2.46 3.42 7.19 3.05 2.55 5.68 4.38 4.39 5.68 4.22
MAX 27 51 19 32 64 14 8.0 38 29 29 32 39
MIN 1.2 1.4 1.5 1.7 1.4 2.2 1.6 1.5 2.0 2.1 1.8 1.3
e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1949 - 2001, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 3.19 3.45 3.55 3.55 4.07 4.94 6.06 5.94 5.14 5.34 4.46 3.64
MAX 10.8 11.7 11.5 18.6 13.9 10.9 18.3 15.2 15.6 14.6 12.1 9.97
(WY) 1956 1986 1967 1950 1982 1982 1964 1990 1983 1992 1993 1972
MIN 1.25 1.08 .95 .60 1.11 .94 1.43 1.85 1.15 1.47 1.11 .84
(WY) 1965 1972 1990 1981 1995 1981 1971 1972 1988 1994 1986 1983

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 2000 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2001 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1949 - 2001
ANNUAL TOTAL 1507.3   1540.7  
ANNUAL MEAN 4.12 4.22 4.45    
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 6.96     1950
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 3.00     1954
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 63          Aug 23 64          Feb 24 241          Jun 19 1983
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 1.1       Aug 20, 21 1.2       Oct 3 .03     Feb 12 1981
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 1.3       Jan 13 1.4       Oct 18 .05     Feb 6 1981
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW 462          Sep 7 946      A Aug 12 1993
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE 4.39     Sep 7 9.93 B Aug 12 1993
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW .77     Oct 24
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 9.2   8.3   9.0      
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 2.0   2.2   2.1      
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 1.4   1.5   1.0      

A- From rating based on two indirect measurements.
B- From floodmarks.


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