05548105 DATA: Discharge Tables, 2001

ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

05548105 NIPPERSINK CREEK ABOVE WONDER LAKE, IL

LOCATION.-- Lat 42°23'07", long 88°22'10", in NE1/4NW1/4 sec.13, T.45 N., R.7 E., McHenry County, Hydrologic Unit 07120006, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on Thompson Road, at west edge of Wonder Lake and 1.1 mi east of Greenwood at mile 19.7.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 84.5 mi².

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

DISCHARGE: June 1994 to September 1997, October 1998 to September 2001 (discontinued).

STAGE: Water years 1994-1997; 1999-2001.

PARTIAL RECORD: Annual maximum, water years 1965 to 1977.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY

CHEMICAL: July 1994 to September 1997. Water years 1999 to 2001 (discontinued).

SEDIMENT: June 1994 to September 1997, March 1999 to July 2001 (discontinued).

MISCELLANEOUS: Water year 2000; contaminants in streambed sediments, water years 1998 and 2000; contaminants in fish tissue, water years 1998 and 1999.

BIOLOGICAL

BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATES: Water years 1999 and 2000.

FISH: Water years 1999-2001.

HABITAT: Water years 1999-2001.

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder and phone telemeter. Datum of gage is 798.00 ft above sea level. Prior to June 13, 1994, at datum 8.31 ft higher.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum gage height, 13.95 ft, present datum, June 11, 1967, discharge not determined; maximum discharge, 3,690 ft³/s, June 13, 1999, gage height, 11.63 ft; minimum discharge, 5.5 ft³/s, Sept. 12, 1995.
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS: Maximum daily, 808 mg/L, Aug. 17, 1995; minimum daily, 1 mg/L, Aug. 27, 1997.
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT LOADS: Maximum daily, 2,200 tons, June 13, 2000; minimum daily, 0.06 tons, Aug. 27, 1997.

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum stage of 12.26 ft, present datum, occurred between Sept. 30, 1977 and June 13, 1994, from floodmark obtained from crest-stage gage, discharge not determined.

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records good except those for July 15 to September 30, 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	65	24	44	e31	67	163	78	52	77	36	21	17
2	34	27	42	e30	e70	160	69	47	109	43	41	14
3	31	32	39	e29	e98	176	64	44	85	45	29	16
4	59	30	38	e29	45	176	61	43	68	46	24	23
5	59	29	e36	e29	41	140	62	43	122	42	21	17

6	63	30	e36	e30	40	116	79	44	168	41	18	16
7	55	89	36	30	45	110	74	54	118	57	18	53
8	49	87	37	29	42	108	64	58	93	49	17	95
9	46	117	e33	e29	333	94	66	46	76	43	20	77
10	44	166	31	e28	460	89	68	47	66	41	29	86

11	40	114	30	e27	344	113	88	90	59	39	20	50
12	38	88	38	26	206	121	176	87	170	39	19	34
13	36	73	35	28	155	137	130	68	181	38	18	25
14	34	54	39	32	132	117	105	58	100	38	19	19
15	33	50	36	39	116	153	90	54	86	36	19	17

16	33	51	38	44	102	175	80	48	81	31	50	15
17	32	48	32	42	e90	138	71	44	67	36	32	12
18	32	45	e34	43	e82	128	66	41	64	39	19	13
19	35	48	e37	37	71	120	63	39	59	32	18	53
20	33	49	e38	e35	67	114	72	38	53	30	15	63

21	32	39	e37	e35	70	111	83	49	50	28	18	115
22	32	e37	e38	e34	57	106	109	57	48	28	20	90
23	33	35	e37	32	56	100	139	49	45	61	21	72
24	36	34	e36	e31	106	91	103	82	42	61	20	85
25	36	34	e35	e29	845	82	83	135	40	38	22	56

26	35	40	e34	29	475	74	73	96	38	30	37	49
27	36	43	e35	e28	288	73	65	89	37	24	24	41
28	35	41	e35	e28	201	71	61	71	36	24	21	36
29	33	43	e35	27	---	71	57	63	35	24	19	35
30	32	45	e34	70	---	70	54	56	34	21	18	30

31	29	---	e32	83	---	72	---	53	---	21	17	---

TOTAL	1220	1642	1117	1073	4704	3569	2453	1845	2307	1161	704	1324
MEAN	39.4	54.7	36.0	34.6	168	115	81.8	59.5	76.9	37.5	22.7	44.1
MAX	65	166	44	83	845	176	176	135	181	61	50	115
MIN	29	24	30	26	40	70	54	38	34	21	15	12
CFSM	.47	.65	.43	.41	1.99	1.36	.97	.70	.91	.44	.27	.52
IN.	.54	.72	.49	.47	2.07	1.57	1.08	.81	1.02	.51	.31	.58

e Estimated

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1995 - 2001, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN	25.0	35.4	33.4	49.7	87.0	61.6	79.9	113	167	50.8	26.6	29.7
MAX	39.4	54.7	39.5	92.3	168	115	126	169	309	110	37.9	65.4
(WY)	2001	2001	1999	1999	2001	2001	1999	1996	1999	2000	1996	2000
MIN	10.1	23.1	27.2	24.0	31.2	21.8	46.5	59.5	33.2	19.5	18.2	9.97
(WY)	1995	1997	1996	2000	1995	1996	1996	2001	1995	1995	1995	1995

SUMMARY STATISTICS	FOR 2000 CALENDAR YEAR		FOR 2001 WATER YEAR		WATER YEARS 1995 - 2001
ANNUAL TOTAL	29004		23119
ANNUAL MEAN	79.2		63.3		62.7
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN					86.1	1999
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN					39.2	1995
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN	2100	Jun 13	845	Feb 25	2260	Jun 14 1999
LOWEST DAILY MEAN	16 A	Jan 29-Feb 4	12	Sep 17	7.0	Sep 11 1995
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM	16	Jan 29	17	Aug 31	7.5	Sep 9 1995
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW			981	Feb 25	3690	Jun 13 1999
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE			8.08	Feb 25	11.63	Jun 13 1999
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW			6.4	Sep 18	5.5	Sep 12 1995
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM)	.94		.75		.74
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)	12.77		10.18		10.09
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS	161		115		119
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS	38		43		35
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS	21		24		17

A - Estimated, but may have been less during period of backwater from ice, Jan. 17- Feb. 12.

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 2000 TO SEPTEMBER 2001 DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY	OCT	NOV	DEC	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP

1	65	24	44	e31	67	163	78	52	77	36	21	17
2	34	27	42	e30	e70	160	69	47	109	43	41	14
3	31	32	39	e29	e98	176	64	44	85	45	29	16
4	59	30	38	e29	45	176	61	43	68	46	24	23
5	59	29	e36	e29	41	140	62	43	122	42	21	17

6	63	30	e36	e30	40	116	79	44	168	41	18	16
7	55	89	36	30	45	110	74	54	118	57	18	53
8	49	87	37	29	42	108	64	58	93	49	17	95
9	46	117	e33	e29	333	94	66	46	76	43	20	77
10	44	166	31	e28	460	89	68	47	66	41	29	86

11	40	114	30	e27	344	113	88	90	59	39	20	50
12	38	88	38	26	206	121	176	87	170	39	19	34
13	36	73	35	28	155	137	130	68	181	38	18	25
14	34	54	39	32	132	117	105	58	100	38	19	19
15	33	50	36	39	116	153	90	54	86	36	19	17

16	33	51	38	44	102	175	80	48	81	31	50	15
17	32	48	32	42	e90	138	71	44	67	36	32	12
18	32	45	e34	43	e82	128	66	41	64	39	19	13
19	35	48	e37	37	71	120	63	39	59	32	18	53
20	33	49	e38	e35	67	114	72	38	53	30	15	63

21	32	39	e37	e35	70	111	83	49	50	28	18	115
22	32	e37	e38	e34	57	106	109	57	48	28	20	90
23	33	35	e37	32	56	100	139	49	45	61	21	72
24	36	34	e36	e31	106	91	103	82	42	61	20	85
25	36	34	e35	e29	845	82	83	135	40	38	22	56

26	35	40	e34	29	475	74	73	96	38	30	37	49
27	36	43	e35	e28	288	73	65	89	37	24	24	41
28	35	41	e35	e28	201	71	61	71	36	24	21	36
29	33	43	e35	27	---	71	57	63	35	24	19	35
30	32	45	e34	70	---	70	54	56	34	21	18	30

31	29	---	e32	83	---	72	---	53	---	21	17	---

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	65	24	44	e31	67	163	78	52	77	36	21	17
2	34	27	42	e30	e70	160	69	47	109	43	41	14
3	31	32	39	e29	e98	176	64	44	85	45	29	16
4	59	30	38	e29	45	176	61	43	68	46	24	23
5	59	29	e36	e29	41	140	62	43	122	42	21	17

6	63	30	e36	e30	40	116	79	44	168	41	18	16
7	55	89	36	30	45	110	74	54	118	57	18	53
8	49	87	37	29	42	108	64	58	93	49	17	95
9	46	117	e33	e29	333	94	66	46	76	43	20	77
10	44	166	31	e28	460	89	68	47	66	41	29	86

11	40	114	30	e27	344	113	88	90	59	39	20	50
12	38	88	38	26	206	121	176	87	170	39	19	34
13	36	73	35	28	155	137	130	68	181	38	18	25
14	34	54	39	32	132	117	105	58	100	38	19	19
15	33	50	36	39	116	153	90	54	86	36	19	17

16	33	51	38	44	102	175	80	48	81	31	50	15
17	32	48	32	42	e90	138	71	44	67	36	32	12
18	32	45	e34	43	e82	128	66	41	64	39	19	13
19	35	48	e37	37	71	120	63	39	59	32	18	53
20	33	49	e38	e35	67	114	72	38	53	30	15	63

21	32	39	e37	e35	70	111	83	49	50	28	18	115
22	32	e37	e38	e34	57	106	109	57	48	28	20	90
23	33	35	e37	32	56	100	139	49	45	61	21	72
24	36	34	e36	e31	106	91	103	82	42	61	20	85
25	36	34	e35	e29	845	82	83	135	40	38	22	56

26	35	40	e34	29	475	74	73	96	38	30	37	49
27	36	43	e35	e28	288	73	65	89	37	24	24	41
28	35	41	e35	e28	201	71	61	71	36	24	21	36
29	33	43	e35	27	---	71	57	63	35	24	19	35
30	32	45	e34	70	---	70	54	56	34	21	18	30

31	29	---	e32	83	---	72	---	53	---	21	17	---

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	65	24	44	e31	67	163	78	52	77	36	21	17
2	34	27	42	e30	e70	160	69	47	109	43	41	14
3	31	32	39	e29	e98	176	64	44	85	45	29	16
4	59	30	38	e29	45	176	61	43	68	46	24	23
5	59	29	e36	e29	41	140	62	43	122	42	21	17

6	63	30	e36	e30	40	116	79	44	168	41	18	16
7	55	89	36	30	45	110	74	54	118	57	18	53
8	49	87	37	29	42	108	64	58	93	49	17	95
9	46	117	e33	e29	333	94	66	46	76	43	20	77
10	44	166	31	e28	460	89	68	47	66	41	29	86

11	40	114	30	e27	344	113	88	90	59	39	20	50
12	38	88	38	26	206	121	176	87	170	39	19	34
13	36	73	35	28	155	137	130	68	181	38	18	25
14	34	54	39	32	132	117	105	58	100	38	19	19
15	33	50	36	39	116	153	90	54	86	36	19	17

16	33	51	38	44	102	175	80	48	81	31	50	15
17	32	48	32	42	e90	138	71	44	67	36	32	12
18	32	45	e34	43	e82	128	66	41	64	39	19	13
19	35	48	e37	37	71	120	63	39	59	32	18	53
20	33	49	e38	e35	67	114	72	38	53	30	15	63

21	32	39	e37	e35	70	111	83	49	50	28	18	115
22	32	e37	e38	e34	57	106	109	57	48	28	20	90
23	33	35	e37	32	56	100	139	49	45	61	21	72
24	36	34	e36	e31	106	91	103	82	42	61	20	85
25	36	34	e35	e29	845	82	83	135	40	38	22	56

26	35	40	e34	29	475	74	73	96	38	30	37	49
27	36	43	e35	e28	288	73	65	89	37	24	24	41
28	35	41	e35	e28	201	71	61	71	36	24	21	36
29	33	43	e35	27	---	71	57	63	35	24	19	35
30	32	45	e34	70	---	70	54	56	34	21	18	30

31	29	---	e32	83	---	72	---	53	---	21	17	---