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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05556500       BIG BUREAU CREEK AT PRINCETON, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 41°21'57", long 89°29'54", in SW1/4SE1/4 sec.18, T.16 N., R.9 E., Bureau County, Hydrologic Unit 07130001, on right bank 500 ft downstream from bridge on U.S. Highways 6 and 34, 0.6 mi downstream from Epperson Run, 1.5 mi west of Princeton, and at mile 20.5.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 196 mi2.

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

DISCHARGE: March 1936 to current year. Prior to October 1974, published as Bureau Creek at Princeton.
 

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

CHEMICAL: Water years 1978-91.

REVISED RECORDS.-- WSP 1175: 1940-41, 1948. WSP 1308: 1942(M). WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter and rain gage. Datum of gage is 555.39 ft above sea level (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers). Prior to July 18, 1940, nonrecording gage at bridge 400 ft upstream at datum 30.00 ft lower. July 18, 1940, to Sept. 30, 1944, water-stage recorder at site 500 ft upstream at present datum.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 12,500 ft3/s, May 17, 1974, gage height, 16.01 ft, from rating curve extended above 11,800 ft3/s; no flow during January 1940 and for several days in October and November 1953.

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records good except those for July 11-Aug. 22 and 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 12  14  29  e16  e350  385  173  147  232  83  41    8.1
2 11  14  27  e17  e240  314  162  141  274  76  121    7.3
3 15  14  26  e18  e200  281  152  132  281  e78  42    7.3
4 53  14  24  e19  e170  276  141  125  238  e85  39    9.1
5 34  13  e25  e20  e150  242  143  125  623  e110  37    7.8
 
6 48  22  e28  e20  e130  199  153  140  957  132  35    7.9
7 34  22  e29  e20  e110  184  150  138  613  111  34    14   
8 27  25  e30  e21  e150  175  138  132  446  125  32    8.9
9 24  56  e28  e20  e800  165  161  122  359  99  30    22   
10 22  72  25  e19  e2000  149  173  122  307  87  28    14   
 
11 22  122  e29  e19  1020  155  182  149  273  76  27    10   
12 21  83  e34  e18  681  162  259  146  248  66  25    9.7
13 19  68  e31  e18  521  191  275  146  226  58  23    9.1
14 17  58  e28  e19  515  210  237  149  203  51  21    8.2
15 16  51  e26  e21  674  209  334  146  194  45  20    7.5
 
16 16  45  e24  e23  498  476  476  137  188  42  19    7.2
17 17  42  e23  e26  319  501  377  134  170  42  17    7.2
18 16  39  e22  e28  258  421  308  120  159  76  16    9.7
19 15  33  e20  e25  e250  440  277  111  154  136  15    28   
20 15  32  e19  e22  e240  496  257  108  142  98  14    42   
 
21 14  e31  e18  e20  e220  515  239  125  152  157  13    26   
22 16  e31  e17  e18  e180  447  237  119  141  125  12    19   
23 15  e30  e17  e17  e150  392  238  109  130  101  10    20   
24 15  30  e16  e17  269  343  211  109  121  89  13    16   
25 15  30  e15  e16  e3400  293  197  105  114  112  12    15   
 
26 15  35  e15  e16  976  254  189  154  107  110  9.9 15   
27 15  34  e14  e15  779  235  178  227  101  79  9.3 14   
28 15  30  e14  e18  513  213  161  224  97  60  8.6 12   
29 16  30  e15  e50  ---  203  152  190  92  54  8.1 11   
30 15  28  e15  e155  ---  189  149  167  88  46  8.5 10   
 
31 14  ---  e16  e420  ---  180  ---  177  ---  42  17    ---   

TOTAL 619 1148 699 1171 15763 8895 6479 4376 7430 2651 757.4 403.0
MEAN 20.0 38.3 22.5 37.8 563 287 216 141 248 85.5 24.4 13.4
MAX 53 122 34 420 3400 515 476 227 957 157 121 42
MIN 11 13 14 15 110 149 138 105 88 42 8.1 7.2
CFSM .10 .20 .12 .19 2.87 1.46 1.10 .72 1.26 .44 .12 .07
IN. .12 .22 .13 .22 2.99 1.69 1.23 .83 1.41 .50 .14 .08
e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1936 - 2001, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 62.3 85.5 93.0 129 193 260 248 227 208 101 56.8 55.3
MAX 523 556 572 626 851 1439 832 915 716 624 356 567
(WY) 1942 1993 1983 1969 1949 1979 1973 1995 1972 1982 1972 1970
MIN .92 .37 1.79 .000 4.84 24.5 14.6 9.94 10.2 .63 2.29 1.93
(WY) 1954 1954 1977 1940 1963 1977 1977 1989 1977 1936 1944 1943

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 2000 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2001 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1936 - 2001
ANNUAL TOTAL 41062.8   50391.4      
ANNUAL MEAN 112      138          143         
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 365          1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 14.6       1977
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 2660          Jun 1 3400      A     Feb 25 8730          Jun 24 1994
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 5.7       Sep 10 7.2           Sep 16, 17 .00     B
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 6.3       Sep 4 8.4           Sep 12 .00     Jan 1 1940
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW 5280      C     Feb 25 12500      D May 17 1974
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE 10.36         Feb 25 16.01     May 17 1974
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW 6.3           Sep 3, 18
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) .57 .70     .73    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 7.79 9.56     9.93    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 293      299          336         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 34      56          56         
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 14      14          3.2      

A - Estimated
B - January 1940 and several days in October and November 1953.
C - From floodmark.
D - From rating curve extended above 11,800 ft3/s.


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