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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05536290       LITTLE CALUMET RIVER AT SOUTH HOLLAND, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 41°36'25", long 87°35'52", in NE1/4SE1/4 sec.15, T.36 N., R.14 E., Cook County, Hydrologic Unit 07120003, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on Cottage Grove Avenue in South Holland, 2.0 mi downstream from Thorn Creek, and at mile 23.0.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 208 mi2. (Does not include part of watershed diverted to Lake Michigan.)

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

DISCHARGE: October 1947 to current year. Prior to October 1974, records published with those for streams in the St. Lawrence River basin (WSP 1307, 1727, 1911, 2111, WDR IL 1971-74).
 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2001.
PRECIPITATION: October 2000 to current year.

REVISED RECORDS.-- WSP 1507: 1950, 1953. WDR IL-81-2: Drainage area.

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, rain gage, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 575.00 ft above sea level (Illinois Department of Transportation bench mark). Prior to Oct. 27, 1947, nonrecording gage and Oct. 27, 1947, to Mar. 31, 1981,water-stage recorder at site 1.4 mi upstream at same datum. Apr. 1 to Nov. 8, 1981, nonrecording gage at same site and datum. Nov. 17, 1947, to Nov. 19, 1970, auxiliary water-stage recorder at Dixmoor, 4.7 mi downstream; prior to Nov. 17, 1947, nonrecording gage at the Dixmoor site read twice daily.

REMARKS.-- Flow from upper Little Calumet River is diverted to Lake Michigan by Burns ditch. Calumet Sag Channel, 6.6 mi downstream from station diverts the entire flow to the Mississippi River Basin.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 4,440 ft3/s, July 14, 1957, gage height, 20.11 ft, site then in use; maximum gage height, 20.50 ft, Nov. 28, 1990; minimum daily discharge, 7.9 ft3/s Oct. 6, 1950.
PRECIPITATION: Maximum recorded daily total, 1.52 in. Aug. 2, 2001.

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Flood of Apr. 6, 1947, reached a stage of 19.24 ft, from floodmarks, discharge, 4,760 ft3/s.

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records good 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 56  55  93  e73  514  310  91  81  161  45  58  86 
2 53  53  90  e75  345  243  86  77  138  44  500  72 
3 57  52  85  e77  281  201  82  73  131  107  564  64 
4 403  51  78  e78  209  177  81  70  105  122  198  58 
5 224  53  74  e78  169  151  89  67  406  81  113  50 
 
6 153  57  68  e77  167  133  191  67  676  58  84  51 
7 107  136  68  e76  183  133  161  66  394  51  78  158 
8 195  92  67  e75  256  164  121  64  269  53  67  93 
9 216  364  64  e74  1530  138  123  69  183  50  67  100 
10 142  698  64  72  2310  104  109  84  129  45  116  107 
 
11 106  344  66  72  1510  109  107  83  109  42  67  83 
12 88  190  65  72  643  112  150  76  263  40  60  66 
13 77  231  e68  77  420  126  109  64  187  39  58  55 
14 70  214  e68  118  397  116  93  72  124  37  51  50 
15 70  159  e69  277  454  143  268  78  112  40  47  47 
 
16 68  135  e71  304  397  251  263  92  93  40  90  48 
17 63  119  e75  258  312  323  172  81  82  42  80  52 
18 61  91  e72  220  207  356  134  69  73  42  122  63 
19 58  84  e70  187  184  329  132  64  64  38  184  303 
20 58  79  e69  157  150  265  190  62  61  36  94  143 
 
21 75  69  e68  134  128  212  280  95  127  180  69  84 
22 64  64  e67  122  118  174  291  94  103  565  63  67 
23 56  64  e67  113  112  148  265  75  76  532  62  158 
24 134  65  e66  107  419  130  243  79  68  621  60  224 
25 98  67  e66  99  1730  115  157  124  61  315  261  183 
 
26 75  117  e66  93  1530  104  127  182  55  164  349  149 
27 69  105  e66  94  692  98  112  536  51  139  176  98 
28 64  89  e67  91  449  92  101  324  47  133  112  81 
29 64  95  e68  141  ---  90  92  180  47  79  81  73 
30 61  104  e69  582  ---  88  85  122  47  67  76  68 
 
31 58  ---  e71  638  ---  87  ---  111  ---  62  124  --- 

TOTAL 3143 4096 2185 4711 15816 5222 4505 3381 4442 3909 4131 2934
MEAN 101 137 70.5 152 565 168 150 109 148 126 133 97.8
MAX 403 698 93 638 2310 356 291 536 676 621 564 303
MIN 53 51 64 72 112 87 81 62 47 36 47 47
CFSM .49 .66 .34 .73 2.72 .81 .72 .52 .71 .61 .64 .47
IN. .56 .73 .39 .84 2.83 .93 .81 .60 .79 .70 .74 .52
e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1948 - 2001, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 100 147 173 178 224 319 319 246 206 129 104 104
MAX 645 572 767 572 667 916 712 638 817 555 360 480
(WY) 1955 1991 1983 1993 1997 1979 1950 1996 1993 1957 1968 1961
MIN 19.8 18.1 27.8 27.0 38.1 65.4 65.1 51.8 35.4 39.0 23.8 17.8
(WY) 1957 1950 1963 1963 1964 2000 1986 1958 1949 1948 1948 1949

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 2000 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2001 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1948 - 2001
ANNUAL TOTAL 53712          58475     
ANNUAL MEAN 147          160      187         
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 333          1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 72.4       1964
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 1940              Jun 26 2310          Feb 10 4240          Jul 14 1957
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 32      A     Jan 27 36          Jul 20 7.9       Oct 6 1950
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 34              Jan 26 39          Jul 14 14          Oct 27 1949
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW 2410          Feb 10 4440      B Jul 14 1957
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE 15.92     Feb 10 20.50     Nov 28 1990
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW 33          Jul 14-15
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) .71     .77 .90    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 9.61     10.46 12.22    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 306          313      424         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 72          92      84         
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 43          56      36         

A - Estimated due to backwater from ice.
B - Gage height, 20.11 ft, site then in use.


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