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BEAR CREEK BASIN


05495500       BEAR CREEK NEAR MARCELLINE, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 40°08'34", long 91°20'14", on line between secs.20 and 21, T.2 N., R.8 W., Adams County, Hydrologic Unit 07110001, on right downstream side of bridge on County Road 900 E, 0.9 mi downstream from Grindstone Creek, 2.2 mi northeast of Marcelline, 3.8 mi upstream from State Highway 96, and at mile 12.3.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 349 mi2.

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

DISCHARGE: March 1944 to current year.
 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2001.
SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

CHEMICAL: Water years 1978-91.

REVISED RECORDS.-- WSP 1308: 1944-45(M), 1948(M). WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area. WDR IL-94-1: 1991.

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 504.52 ft above sea level. Prior to June 24, 1949, nonrecording gage at same site and datum.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 35,500 ft3/s, May 8, 1996, gage height, 28.36 ft; maximum gage height, 28.38 ft, Mar. 4, 1985; no flow for many days in 1953-56, 1962-64, 1976-77, 1988, and part of each day Aug. 17-19, 1989.

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records fair except 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 4.5 6.1 9.1 e3.5 707  183  61  40  1450  18    3.6 103   
2 4.4 6.8 8.9 e3.7 672  184  58  37  1640  16    5.0 36   
3 4.0 6.3 8.2 e3.9 567  244  53  37  613  14    9.0 23   
4 4.4 6.0 7.9 e4.0 319  248  50  50  1950  13    29    17   
5 6.9 5.6 7.4 e4.2 168  186  47  58  1440  12    13    14   
 
6 6.0 8.8 6.9 e4.3 116  124  458  65  5700  11    7.4 13   
7 22    11    6.9 e4.3 164  103  219  1020  2650  9.7 5.3 14   
8 12    11    6.9 e4.2 651  92  113  504  746  8.7 4.1 15   
9 6.4 53    6.5 e4.1 6790  84  116  169  271  7.8 3.6 e45   
10 4.2 140    6.5 e4.0 3660  75  121  99  181  7.0 3.8 e110   
 
11 3.2 85    7.4 e3.9 844  73  1120  80  135  6.1 3.4 43   
12 2.6 44    7.0 e3.8 341  76  1670  128  102  5.7 3.2 24   
13 2.3 28    7.4 e4.0 252  81  419  66  80  5.3 3.1 17   
14 2.6 20    7.2 e4.3 275  80  203  94  68  5.0 3.1 14   
15 3.1 16    7.0 e4.7 616  327  240  479  73  4.5 2.9 12   
 
16 2.9 14    e6.8 e5.2 274  3700  206  129  85  4.1 2.9 11   
17 3.3 11    e6.3 e6.3 149  2350  124  158  60  3.8 2.6 9.9
18 3.3 11    e5.8 e5.8 e110  811  95  523  48  4.7 2.5 16   
19 3.6 9.4 e5.4 e5.3 113  368  83  145  41  6.8 2.2 156   
20 4.7 8.4 e4.9 e4.8 103  249  80  122  37  65    2.0 86   
 
21 5.6 7.7 e4.3 e4.3 81  185  94  921  63  32    1.9 169   
22 7.3 7.2 e3.8 e4.0 70  150  141  820  490  15    7.3 92   
23 7.7 6.8 e3.5 e3.7 62  125  143  170  249  9.3 e7000    43   
24 7.4 6.5 e3.2 e3.5 3360  104  88  92  83  6.8 e2000    32   
25 7.3 6.4 e3.1 e3.3 5210  86  67  82  53  7.4 e700    26   
 
26 6.9 7.0 e3.0 e3.2 1300  73  58  120  40  7.0 e300    21   
27 6.9 7.1 e3.0 e3.1 401  67  53  182  32  9.3 e100    18   
28 6.6 7.4 e3.1 e3.2 258  65  50  108  27  8.6 e50    14   
29 6.4 8.6 e3.2 3630    ---  64  46  71  23  6.1 e30    12   
30 6.2 8.5 e3.3 5530    ---  63  43  342  20  4.9 23    11   
 
31 6.2 ---    e3.4 2010    ---  60  ---  2060  ---  4.2 293    ---   

TOTAL 180.9 574.6 177.3 11286.6 27633 10680 6319 8971 18450 338.8 10616.9 1216.9
MEAN 5.84 19.2 5.72 364 987 345 211 289 615 10.9 342 40.6
MAX 22 140 9.1 5530 6790 3700 1670 2060 5700 65 7000 169
MIN 2.3 5.6 3.0 3.1 62 60 43 37 20 3.8 1.9 9.9
CFSM .02 .05 .02 1.04 2.83 .99 .60 .83 1.76 .03 .98 .12
IN. .02 .06 .02 1.20 2.95 1.14 .67 .96 1.97 .04 1.13 .13
e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1944 - 2001, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 112 151 140 153 270 382 418 390 275 275 90.7 155
MAX 1658 2172 1485 956 1237 1370 2163 2679 2251 1967 541 1954
(WY) 1987 1986 1983 1946 1985 1985 1944 1995 1990 1993 1993 1970
MIN .000 .000 .074 .31 .68 3.83 9.02 3.26 .72 .24 .17 .000
(WY) 1957 1957 1957 1977 1989 1956 1977 1989 1956 1988 1988 1953

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 2000 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2001 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1944 - 2001
ANNUAL TOTAL 32012.5   96445.0      
ANNUAL MEAN 87.5   264          232         
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 711          1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 12.5       1989
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 5510          Jun 26 7000      A     Aug 23 20500          Mar 4 1985
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 1.4       Jun 10 1.9           Aug 21 .00     B
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 1.6       Jan 25 2.4           Aug 15 .00     Aug 19 1953
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW 8990              Aug 23 35500      C May 8 1996
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE 15.18 D     Aug 23 28.38     Mar 4 1985
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW 1.9           Aug 20-22
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) .25 .76     .66    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 3.41 10.28     9.02    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 80      496          424         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 8.4   23          23         
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 2.8   3.6       1.1      

A - Estimated
B - Many days in 1953-56, 1962-64, 1976-77, 1988, and part of each day
Aug. 17-19, 1989.
C - Gage height, 28.36 ft.
D - From floodmark.


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