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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05540060       KRESS CREEK AT WEST CHICAGO, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 41°51'23", long 88°12'15", in NW1/4NW1/4 sec.22, T.39 N., R.9 E., Du Page County, Hydrologic Unit 07120004, on left downstream side of bridge at intersection of Wilson Street and Joliet Road, 0.5 mi south of West Chicago, and at mile 0.5.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 18.1 mi2.

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

DISCHARGE: November 1985 to current year.
 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2001.
 

PARTIAL RECORD: Annual maximum, water years 1961-80.
PRECIPITATION: April 1986 to current year.

REVISED RECORDS.-- WDR IL-77-1: 1961-76(M).

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, rain gage, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 700.00 ft above sea level. Prior to November 8, 1985 at datum 5.44 ft higher.

REMARKS.-- Collection, computation and publication of precipitation data do not necessarily conform to standards used by the National Weather Service. Precipitation data could be subject to error for days with freezing and/or thawing of precipitation.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 1,980 ft3/s, July 18, 1996, gage height, 9.24 ft; minimum discharge, .02 ft3/s, Sept. 1, 2, 9, 1988.
PRECIPITATION: Maximum daily total, 6.88 in., July 17, 1996, but may have been greater during periods of missing record.

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 1.2 1.8 4.7 e2.1 38    26    6.2 4.9 36    3.6   1.5   9.6
2 1.4 2.2 3.9 e2.1 25    20    5.6 3.7 65    2.5   2.2   7.0
3 3.6 1.5 3.6 e2.1 19    16    5.3 3.1 39    2.7   2.0   5.3
4 35    1.7 e3.4 e2.1 15    12    5.0 2.5 29    2.5   1.7   5.3
5 19    1.7 3.3 e2.2 12    10    8.3 2.7 104    2.1   1.6   3.1
 
6 13    12    e3.2 e2.2 10    8.9 36    4.5 101    1.5   1.4   5.8
7 7.6 48    e3.2 e2.3 8.8 7.5 26    7.6 69    2.0   1.3   8.0
8 5.1 25    e3.2 e2.5 30    6.8 19    10    54    2.1   1.1   5.3
9 4.3 78    3.1 e2.4 244    6.2 17    7.1 42    2.3   1.5   6.8
10 3.7 82    2.9 e2.4 165    5.8 14    39    33    3.0   2.0   6.0
 
11 3.2 54    2.5 e2.3 96    7.0 19    113    26    3.8   3.4   5.3
12 2.8 38    e2.2 e2.4 68    11    23    72    28    2.9   2.9   3.7
13 2.3 36    e2.3 2.7 57    14    16    45    20    2.0   1.7   2.3
14 1.9 26    e2.5 3.8 62    11    13    33    19    1.4   1.0   1.7
15 1.3 19    e2.4 12    59    27    20    25    24    1.3   .91 1.4
 
16 1.6 15    e2.5 18    43    45    17    18    19    1.1   7.0   1.3
17 1.9 13    e2.5 16    34    40    12    13    14    1.2   5.1   1.3
18 1.4 11    e2.3 13    24    40    9.8 10    14    1.1   7.0   2.3
19 2.7 10    e2.3 11    18    33    8.4 8.2 13    1.1   7.6   176   
20 2.0 9.2 e2.2 8.8 16    28    14    7.2 11    .93 2.4   99   
 
21 1.7 7.8 e2.2 6.4 13    22    18    12    13    13      1.8   93   
22 1.8 5.9 e2.1 5.7 9.7 19    15    10    12    38      4.5   56   
23 3.2 4.5 e2.1 5.3 8.3 15    22    9.1 10    27      5.2   75   
24 3.8 4.1 e2.1 4.8 53    12    20    6.8 8.6 18      2.3   92   
25 2.7 4.4 e2.0 4.7 118    9.9 14    36    7.4 15      32      50   
 
26 2.4 6.9 e2.0 4.8 62    7.8 10    56    6.5 9.1   22      37   
27 2.0 9.8 e2.0 e5.0 45    7.6 8.6 49    5.1 5.7   16      28   
28 1.6 8.8 e2.0 5.1 34    6.9 7.0 31    5.0 5.3   11      23   
29 1.3 7.9 e2.1 14    ---    6.5 6.0 20    4.3 4.9   8.3   19   
30 2.2 6.6 e2.2 52    ---    6.3 5.8 14    3.7 3.8   7.8   15   
 
31 2.3 ---    e2.1 48    ---    6.1 ---    20    ---    2.6   19      ---   

TOTAL 140.0 551.8 81.1 268.2 1386.8 494.3 421.0 693.4 835.6 183.53 185.21 844.5
MEAN 4.52 18.4 2.62 8.65 49.5 15.9 14.0 22.4 27.9 5.92 5.97 28.1
MAX 35 82 4.7 52 244 45 36 113 104 38 32 176
MIN 1.2 1.5 2.0 2.1 8.3 5.8 5.0 2.5 3.7 .93 .91 1.3
CFSM .25 1.02 .14 .48 2.74 .88 .78 1.24 1.54 .33 .33 1.56
IN. .29 1.13 .17 .55 2.85 1.02 .87 1.43 1.72 .38 .38 1.74
e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1986 - 2001, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 8.85 15.3 12.7 14.7 20.6 21.5 25.7 20.7 19.0 12.8 11.5 8.77
MAX 29.9 36.0 40.5 36.9 57.6 44.4 62.9 46.1 48.3 80.8 82.1 29.1
(WY) 1999 1996 1988 1993 1997 1990 1993 1990 1996 1996 1987 1987
MIN 2.37 .90 2.19 1.83 5.63 4.13 6.09 3.99 2.01 3.12 1.51 1.52
(WY) 1993 2000 1998 2000 1987 2000 1989 1989 1992 1991 1986 1988

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 2000 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2001 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1986 - 2001
ANNUAL TOTAL 3794.32 6085.44
ANNUAL MEAN 10.4   16.7   16.3  
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 24.0   1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 9.10 2000
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 174          Apr 20 244          Feb 9 1210      Jul 18 1996
LOWEST DAILY MEAN .15     Sep 5 .91     Aug 15 .04 Sep 9 1988
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM .23     Sep 3 1.2       Jul 14 .09 Sep 3 1999
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW 283          Feb 9 1980      Jul 18 1996
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE 6.49     Feb 9 9.24 Jul 18 1996
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW .71     Oct 3 .02 A
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) .57 .92 .90
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 7.80 12.51 12.21
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 27      42      38     
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 3.6   7.1   7.7  
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 1.0   1.9   1.2  

A - Sept. 1, 2, 9, 1988.


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