LOCATION.-- Lat 41°09'36", long 87°40'07" (NAD of 1927), in SW1/4NE1/4 sec.24, T.31 N., R.13 E., Kankakee County, Hydrologic Unit 07120001, on right bank at end of Hill Street in Momence, 0.2 mi downstream from bridge on State Highways 1 and 17, 1.2 mi upstream from Tower Creek, and at mile 47.9. |
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DRAINAGE AREA.-- 2,294 mi2, of which 201 mi2 probably is noncontributing. |
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PERIOD OF RECORD.-- |
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SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE |
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DISCHARGE: February to December 1905, February to July 1906, December 1914 to current year. |
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STAGE: Water years 1994-2002. |
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SURFACE-WATER QUALITY |
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CHEMICAL: Water years 1975-1991 and 1999 to current. Additional chemical data for water years 1959-72 are published in Water-Resources Investigations 78-23 and 79-24 as site F 02. |
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SEDIMENT: October 1978-September 1981, January 1993-December 1995. |
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MISCELLANEOUS: Contaminants in streambed sediments, August 1998; Contaminants in fish tissue, August 1998. |
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BIOLOGICAL |
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BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATES: Water year 1999. |
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FISH: Water year 1999. |
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HABITAT: Water year 1999. |
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REVISED RECORDS.-- WSP 1238: 1916, 1930. WSP 1308: 1915(M), 1917(M), 1919(M), 1922(M), 1926(M), 1934-35(M), 1938(M). WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area. |
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GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter and rain gage. Datum of gage is 609.18 ft above NGVD of 1929. Prior to Aug. 1, 1938, nonrecording gage at site 0.2 mi upstream at datum 1.00 ft higher. Aug. 1, 1938, to Aug. 8, 1969, water-stage recorder at present site at datum 1.00 ft higher. |
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EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.-- |
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SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 16,000 ft3/s, Mar. 6, 1979, gage height, 10.51 ft, ice jam; minimum, 243 ft3/s, Aug. 7, 1988. |
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SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS: Maximum daily, 2,620 mg/L, June 9, 1981; minimum daily, 4 mg/L, Feb. 22, Apr. 30, May 3, 4, 1993. |
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SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT LOADS: Maximum daily, 30,600 tons, May 30, 1981; minimum daily, 23 tons, Nov. 23, 1980. |
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REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. |
DISCHARGE, in CFS, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2001 TO SEPTEMBER 2002 DAILY MEAN VALUES |
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DAY | OCT | NOV | DEC | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP |
1 | 663 | 4120 | 2660 | e2200 | 4490 | 3050 | 3720 | 4130 | 3900 | 1600 | 1150 | 550 |
2 | 634 | 4140 | 2690 | e2100 | 4660 | 3070 | 4180 | 4100 | 3760 | 1470 | 1030 | 550 |
3 | 624 | 4240 | 2790 | e2100 | 4620 | 3210 | 4910 | 4030 | 3590 | 1390 | 1070 | 553 |
4 | 632 | 4040 | 2900 | e2150 | 4640 | 3290 | 4870 | 3920 | 3430 | 1280 | 1120 | 549 |
5 | 698 | 3900 | 2950 | e2200 | 4570 | 3460 | 4860 | 3770 | 3270 | 1200 | 1120 | 504 |
6 | 809 | 3780 | 2890 | e2250 | 4520 | 3590 | 4820 | 3660 | 3150 | 1160 | 1020 | 454 |
7 | 938 | 3660 | 2780 | e2200 | 4490 | 3920 | 4810 | 3610 | 3030 | 1060 | 900 | 438 |
8 | 995 | 3530 | 2680 | e2100 | 4440 | 5530 | 5060 | 3470 | 2930 | 1000 | 822 | 457 |
9 | 1030 | 3330 | 2590 | e2000 | 4370 | 6730 | 6710 | 4640 | 2840 | 1330 | 754 | 447 |
10 | 1040 | 3170 | 2460 | 1900 | 4340 | 6230 | 6530 | 4870 | 2750 | 1340 | 678 | 435 |
11 | 1040 | 3010 | 2350 | 1880 | 4170 | 5600 | 6080 | 4490 | 2670 | 1310 | 612 | 475 |
12 | 1130 | 2850 | 2290 | 1850 | 3880 | 5320 | 5800 | 8470 | 2610 | 1270 | 594 | 533 |
13 | 1480 | 2710 | 2260 | 1800 | 3660 | 5170 | 5570 | 9660 | 2580 | 1160 | 573 | 542 |
14 | 2420 | 2600 | 2250 | 1790 | 3470 | 5060 | 5400 | 8550 | 2580 | 1100 | 573 | 515 |
15 | 3170 | 2510 | 2300 | 1760 | 3290 | 4930 | 5250 | 7960 | 2550 | 1030 | 627 | 508 |
16 | 3680 | 2420 | 2360 | 1730 | 3140 | 4820 | 5080 | 7450 | 2460 | 923 | 677 | 481 |
17 | 4110 | 2350 | 2630 | 1700 | 3000 | 4690 | 4880 | 7170 | 2370 | 877 | 698 | 486 |
18 | 4420 | 2300 | 2980 | 1660 | 2860 | 4520 | 4610 | 6840 | 2280 | 844 | 718 | 478 |
19 | 4630 | 2270 | 3070 | 1610 | 2830 | 4320 | 4370 | 6580 | 2150 | 825 | 811 | 607 |
20 | 4700 | 2200 | 3100 | 1580 | 3280 | 4150 | 4170 | 6490 | 2030 | 790 | 893 | 743 |
21 | 4690 | 2170 | 3130 | 1570 | 3600 | 3980 | 4100 | 6380 | 1910 | 785 | 938 | 763 |
22 | 4680 | 2130 | 3150 | 1570 | 3530 | 3810 | 4060 | 6240 | 1770 | 771 | 956 | 756 |
23 | 4670 | 2050 | 3170 | 1590 | 3510 | 3670 | 3990 | 6100 | 1690 | 784 | 988 | 719 |
24 | 4760 | 2050 | 3160 | 1600 | 3510 | 3560 | 3990 | 5990 | 1610 | 809 | 952 | 685 |
25 | 5140 | 2040 | 3060 | 1590 | 3470 | 3440 | 4080 | 5800 | 1490 | 840 | 893 | 680 |
26 | 5190 | 2010 | e2900 | 1560 | 3410 | 3340 | 4040 | 5460 | 1470 | 847 | 835 | 681 |
27 | 5140 | 2000 | e2800 | 1560 | 3320 | 3240 | 4040 | 5130 | 1580 | 874 | 749 | 663 |
28 | 5010 | 1970 | e2700 | 1530 | 3170 | 3200 | 4530 | 4830 | 1810 | 916 | 724 | 654 |
29 | 4800 | 1980 | e2500 | 1500 | --- | 3260 | 4400 | 4520 | 1890 | 1030 | 675 | 672 |
30 | 4590 | 2330 | e2400 | 1970 | --- | 3520 | 4210 | 4280 | 1780 | 1200 | 613 | 622 |
31 | 4370 | --- | e2300 | 3250 | --- | 3610 | --- | 4090 | --- | 1240 | 586 | --- |
TOTAL | 91883 | 83860 | 84250 | 57850 | 106240 | 129290 | 143120 | 172680 | 73930 | 33055 | 25349 | 17200 |
MEAN | 2964 | 2795 | 2718 | 1866 | 3794 | 4171 | 4771 | 5570 | 2464 | 1066 | 817.7 | 573.3 |
MAX | 5190 | 4240 | 3170 | 3250 | 4660 | 6730 | 6710 | 9660 | 3900 | 1600 | 1150 | 763 |
MIN | 624 | 1970 | 2250 | 1500 | 2830 | 3050 | 3720 | 3470 | 1470 | 771 | 573 | 435 |
CFSM | 1.29 | 1.22 | 1.18 | 0.81 | 1.65 | 1.82 | 2.08 | 2.43 | 1.07 | 0.46 | 0.36 | 0.25 |
IN. | 1.49 | 1.36 | 1.37 | 0.94 | 1.72 | 2.10 | 2.32 | 2.80 | 1.20 | 0.54 | 0.41 | 0.28 |
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STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1905 - 2002, BY WATER YEAR (WY) | ||||||||||||
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MEAN | 1210 | 1561 | 1988 | 2214 | 2517 | 3284 | 3497 | 2913 | 2221 | 1491 | 1085 | 977.1 |
MAX | 4739 | 4731 | 6759 | 6250 | 5136 | 7485 | 7438 | 5936 | 5966 | 4471 | 3530 | 4014 |
(WY) | 1994 | 1991 | 1928 | 1991 | 1968 | 1982 | 1950 | 1943 | 1997 | 1996 | 1996 | 1993 |
MIN | 429 | 511 | 547 | 404 | 498 | 1001 | 862 | 883 | 640 | 434 | 378 | 369 |
(WY) | 1964 | 1965 | 1964 | 1918 | 1963 | 1957 | 1915 | 1934 | 1934 | 1988 | 1988 | 1919 |
SUMMARY STATISTICS | FOR 2001 CALENDAR YEAR | FOR 2002 WATER YEAR | WATER YEARS 1905 - 2002 | |||
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ANNUAL TOTAL | 858397 | 1018707 | ||||
ANNUAL MEAN | 2352 | 2791 | 2087 | |||
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN | 3743 | 1991 | ||||
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN | 857 | 1964 | ||||
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN | 7830 | Feb 25 | 9660 | May 13 | 14800 | Mar 7 1979 |
LOWEST DAILY MEAN | 546 | Aug 15 | 435 | Sep 10 | 248 | Aug 7 1988 |
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM | 589 | Aug 11 | 459 | Sep 5 | 271 | Aug 3 1988 |
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW | 10300 | May 12 | 16000 A | Mar 6 1979 | ||
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE | 5.85 | May 12 | 10.51 B | Mar 6 1979 | ||
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW | 420 | Sep 10 | 243 | Aug 7 1988 | ||
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) | 1.03 | 1.22 | 0.91 | |||
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) | 13.92 | 16.52 | 12.36 | |||
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 4680 | 4960 | 4360 | |||
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 2170 | 2610 | 1590 | |||
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 773 | 678 | 660 |
Table of Contents |
Introduction |
Station Descriptions |
Surface-Water Data |
Ground-Water Data |
Meteorological Data |
Biological Data |