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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05551200       FERSON CREEK NEAR ST. CHARLES, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 41°55'58", long 88°20'28", in NE1/4SE1/4 sec.20, T.40 N., R.8 E., Kane County, Hydrologic Unit 07120007, on right bank at downstream side of bridge on Randall Road, 2.4 mi northwest of St. Charles, and at mile 2.2.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 51.7 mi2.

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

DISCHARGE: December 1960 to current year.
 

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

MISCELLANEOUS: Water year 2000; contaminants in streambed sediments, water year 2000.
PRECIPITATION August 2000 to current year.
BIOLOGICAL
 

BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATES: Water year 2000.
 

HABITAT: Water year 2000.

REVISED RECORDS.-- WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area. WDR IL-82-2: 1966(M), 1968(M), 1970-71(M), 1973(M), 1978-79(M).

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, crest-stage gage, and rain gage. Datum of gage is 704.84 ft above sea level.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 2,580, Feb. 21, 1997, from rating curve extended above 1,960 ft3/s, gage height, 8.77 ft; maximum gage height, 9.66 ft, Feb. 8, 1965, from floodmark, ice jam; minimum discharge, 0.10 ft3/s, several days in 1961 and 1965.
PRECIPITATION: Maximum recorded daily total, 1.61 in., June 5, 2001.

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 7.5 7.3 18  e16  95  73  38  27  73  11    3.7 3.9
2 6.5 8.8 18  e16  77  63  36  26  108  10    3.8 3.3
3 6.6 9.7 18  e16  59  58  35  25  77  10    4.2 3.4
4 33    8.4 17  e17  43  56  33  23  54  11    3.8 5.8
5 34    8.0 e17  e17  35  46  34  21  141  9.9 3.2 9.4
 
6 23    10    e17  e17  29  46  59  19  188  8.8 3.2 8.1
7 17    143    17  19  27  44  73  27  109  9.5 3.0 11   
8 15    103    17  19  35  43  58  37  80  9.7 2.6 8.8
9 12    151    e17  18  526  38  58  28  62  9.0 2.4 8.2
10 11    211    15  18  587  37  54  24  47  8.0 4.7 15   
 
11 10    97    e17  19  253  41  53  62  38  7.0 3.3 8.1
12 8.7 67    e17  19  123  46  159  58  43  6.6 2.6 6.2
13 7.8 49    e17  18  93  61  111  39  38  6.0 2.4 5.2
14 9.3 40    e17  20  98  53  80  33  31  8.9 2.3 4.3
15 8.6 31    e16  30  105  82  90  32  28  7.3 2.2 4.0
 
16 8.3 26    e16  36  84  145  89  27  27  5.7 5.0 3.7
17 8.0 23    e16  34  64  112  68  23  24  5.3 5.2 3.5
18 7.5 18    e16  31  81  107  57  20  37  6.3 3.7 4.5
19 7.4 17    e17  30  61  90  51  18  32  6.7 4.3 82   
20 9.6 16    e17  e27  55  77  52  16  25  5.7 3.9 50   
 
21 9.4 e14    e17  e24  e48  68  56  20  25  5.2 3.1 121   
22 8.0 e14    e16  e22  e40  61  52  22  23  21    3.6 61   
23 7.8 13    e16  22  36  59  55  20  22  16    7.5 39   
24 9.2 12    e16  21  94  51  53  19  20  9.3 5.1 50   
25 10    13    e15  21  561  46  43  22  17  8.3 4.9 30   
 
26 10    23    e15  20  241  42  39  27  16  8.9 6.4 19   
27 11    22    e16  20  130  41  35  51  16  8.4 5.2 14   
28 10    19    e16  20  89  41  31  38  14  6.2 4.3 11   
29 8.3 19    e16  21  ---  39  30  29  13  5.5 3.5 10   
30 7.5 19    e16  112  ---  37  28  24  12  5.0 3.4 9.6
 
31 7.6 ---    e16  135  ---  37  ---  25  ---  4.2 4.5 ---   

TOTAL 349.6 1212.2 512 875 3769 1840 1710 882 1440 260.4 121.0 613.0
MEAN 11.3 40.4 16.5 28.2 135 59.4 57.0 28.5 48.0 8.40 3.90 20.4
MAX 34 211 18 135 587 145 159 62 188 21 7.5 121
MIN 6.5 7.3 15 16 27 37 28 16 12 4.2 2.2 3.3
CFSM .22 .78 .32 .55 2.60 1.15 1.10 .55 .93 .16 .08 .40
IN. .25 .87 .37 .63 2.71 1.32 1.23 .63 1.04 .19 .09 .44
e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1961 - 2001, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 21.6 35.9 36.8 37.0 52.0 70.2 71.7 53.6 46.5 25.8 24.7 23.9
MAX 99.3 151 159 134 170 303 186 148 159 113 141 170
(WY) 1973 1986 1983 1969 1997 1979 1993 1996 1993 1996 1987 1972
MIN 1.61 2.39 1.98 1.63 3.31 17.1 16.4 7.87 3.07 1.05 1.65 1.64
(WY) 1964 1972 1964 1977 1963 1968 1977 1989 1977 1961 1964 1976

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 2000 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2001 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1961 - 2001
ANNUAL TOTAL 11160.6   13584.2  
ANNUAL MEAN 30.5   37.2   42.1      
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 76.7       1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 8.72     1977
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 300          Apr 21 587          Feb 10 1620          Feb 21 1997
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 3.0       Sep 8 2.2       Aug 15 .10     A
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 3.6       Sep 4 2.8       Aug 9 .23     Aug 26 1961
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW 781          Feb 9 2580  B,C Feb 21 1997
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE 5.22     Feb 9 9.66 D Feb 8 1965
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW 2.1       Aug 9,10,13,14,15 .10     E
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) .59 .72 .81    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 8.03 9.77 11.06    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 64      81      88         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 17      19      22         
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 7.9   5.1   4.3      

A - Several days in 1961.
B - From rating curve extended above 1,960 ft3/s.
C - Gage height, 8.77 ft.
D - From floodmark, ice jam.
E - Several days in 1961 and 1965.


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