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WABASH RIVER BASIN


03337000       BONEYARD CREEK AT URBANA, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 40°06'40", long 88°13'35" (NAD of 1927), in NW1/4NE1/4 sec.18, T.19 N., R.9 E., Champaign County, Hydrologic Unit 05120109, on right bank 300 ft. upstream of Mathews Ave. on University of Illinois campus in Urbana, and at mile 1.2.
 

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 4.46 mi2, of which 0.88 mi2 is noncontributing.
 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
 

DISCHARGE: July 1948 to current year.
 

STAGE: Water years 1994 to current year.

PRECIPITATION: September 2003 to current year.
 

REVISED RECORDS.-- WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area. WDR IL-83-1: 1982(M). WDR IL-98: 1979-96 (selected events).
 

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, crest-stage gage, unheated tipping-bucket raingage, and concrete control. Datum of gage is 708.10 ft above NGVD of 1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1974, at datum 0.15 ft higher.
 

REMARKS.-- Since Aug. 1, 1960, storm runoff from 0.88 mi2 at headwaters has been diverted to Saline Branch through the Northwest Diversion Conduit. Prior to the 1970's, effluent from sewage-treatment plant about 0.5 mi upstream from gage. Since July 1999, a retention basin 1.0 mi upstream temporarily detains water during periods of heavy runoff. Water enters the retention basin by gravity flow during periods of heavy runoff, and is pumped out during the recession, with a maximum rate of 20 ft3/s not to exceed a maximum in-stream rate of 60 ft3/s. Since Oct. 1999, some temporary storage occurs in underground conduits 0.6 mi upstream during runoff events. Channel construction near this gage (03337000) began Aug. 30, 2001. Streamflow diversion pumpage for channel construction began Sept. 1, 2001 causing frequent fluctuations in stage. Channel construction and pumpage for channel construction ended May 6, 2003. PRECIPITATION: 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, 946 ft3/s, from rating based on two indirect measurements, Aug. 12, 1993, gage height, 24.03 ft, present datum, from flood marks; minimum daily, 0.03 ft3/s, Feb. 12, 1981.

PRECIPITATION: Maximum daily total, 1.26 in, September 26, 2003.
 

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records fair except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor.
Discharge, cubic feet per second, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2002 TO SEPTEMBER 2003
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
 
1 e2.5 e2.7 e3.2 e2.4 e4.3 e3.1 e3.1 e4.3 e3.2 e3.2 e2.6 e74   
2 e2.5 e2.7 e3.1 e2.7 e3.5 e2.9 e3.3 e2.9 e4.3 e3.2 e8.3 e5.8
3 e2.4 e3.3 e3.1 e2.7 e6.9 e2.8 e3.4 e2.8 e6.5 e3.4 e3.2 e4.1
4 e18    e2.7 e3.0 e2.4 e2.4 e3.2 e6.9 e33    e3.2 e3.8 e2.9 e3.5
5 e2.9 e7.8 e3.1 e3.0 e2.3 e6.4 e2.9 e10    e3.2 e3.4 e3.0 e3.2
 
6 e2.8 e3.0 e3.0 e2.5 e2.3 e3.2 e5.4 e4.5 e7.6 e11    e2.9 e3.1
7 e2.6 e2.9 e3.1 e2.4 e2.2 e3.3 e13    e3.0 e3.8 e2.7 e2.9 e3.0
8 e2.6 e2.8 e3.1 e2.5 e2.2 e3.3 e3.1 e3.5 e3.8 e21    e2.9 e2.9
9 e2.8 e2.7 e3.2 e2.3 e2.2 e3.0 e3.0 e12    e3.6 e144    e3.0 e2.9
10 e2.7 e2.6 e3.2 e2.2 e2.4 e2.9 e2.9 e18    e6.3 e37    e3.3 e2.8
 
11 e2.7 e2.6 e3.0 e2.2 e2.3 e2.9 e2.9 e4.0 e50    e17    e3.2 e2.8
12 e3.0 e2.0 e3.0 e2.2 e2.2 e2.9 e2.9 e3.7 e13    e4.2 e3.0 e2.8
13 e2.9 e1.7 e3.0 e2.2 e2.3 e40    e3.0 e3.5 e7.4 e3.6 e3.1 e2.8
14 e3.0 e1.7 e2.9 e2.2 e15    e5.5 e3.0 e8.5 e4.1 e3.3 e3.5 e4.5
15 e2.8 e2.9 e2.9 e2.2 e7.0 e3.7 e2.9 e3.8 e3.8 e3.1 e3.2 e2.8
 
16 e2.8 e2.5 e3.0 e2.3 e2.4 e3.5 e2.9 e3.0 e4.5 e3.0 e3.4 e2.8
17 e2.8 e2.5 e3.1 e2.3 e2.5 e3.5 e5.3 e3.0 e3.9 e2.8 e3.6 e2.8
18 e19    e2.5 e28    e2.3 e2.6 e3.1 e2.8 e3.0 e3.9 e27    e3.5 e2.8
19 e6.3 e2.6 e3.7 e2.3 e4.4 e5.0 e2.8 e3.0 e7.4 e3.5 e3.6 e2.8
20 e3.1 e2.6 e2.3 e2.4 e5.5 e3.7 e12    e5.9 e4.1 e3.1 e3.5 2.7
 
21 e3.1 e4.3 e2.1 e2.4 e3.8 e3.4 e2.8 e2.9 e4.0 e22    e3.6 2.7
22 e3.0 e2.7 e2.0 e2.4 e7.6 e3.2 e2.7 e2.9 e4.0 e3.7 e3.4 8.0
23 e3.0 e2.7 e2.0 e2.3 e2.8 e3.2 e2.7 e2.9 e4.2 e3.1 e3.3 2.8
24 e3.1 e2.7 e2.0 e2.3 e2.8 e3.2 e15    e3.0 e4.0 e3.0 e3.2 3.1
25 e11    e2.9 e2.1 e2.3 e2.7 e4.2 e9.7 e2.9 e3.8 e3.0 e3.3 2.8
 
26 e3.2 e2.8 e2.1 e2.5 e2.7 e2.8 e3.1 e2.9 e4.5 e2.8 e3.4 36   
27 e3.0 e2.7 e2.0 e2.3 e2.7 e3.0 e2.9 e2.9 e3.5 e2.4 e3.3 5.4
28 e2.8 e2.7 e2.3 e2.4 e2.9 e6.6 e2.9 e3.2 e3.9 e3.8 e3.1 3.4
29 e12    e2.8 e2.8 e2.8 ---    e2.9 e2.8 e3.0 e3.8 e2.4 e47    3.2
30 e3.1 e2.9 e5.9 e2.4 ---    e2.9 e2.8 e6.4 e3.6 e2.3 e5.6 3.1
 
31 e2.9 ---    e2.8 e4.3 ---    e3.0 ---    e3.5 ---    e2.9 e44    ---   

TOTAL 140.4 86.0 114.1 76.1 104.9 146.3 134.9 171.9 186.9 354.7 191.8 205.4
MEAN 4.53 2.87 3.68 2.45 3.75 4.72 4.50 5.55 6.23 11.4 6.19 6.85
MAX 19 7.8 28 4.3 15 40 15 33 50 144 47 74
MIN 2.4 1.7 2.0 2.2 2.2 2.8 2.7 2.8 3.2 2.3 2.6 2.7
e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1949 - 2003, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 3.30 3.46 3.56 3.55 4.10 4.94 6.05 6.00 5.16 5.43 4.58 3.70
MAX 10.8 11.7 11.5 18.6 13.9 10.9 18.3 15.2 15.6 14.6 12.1 9.97
(WY) 1956 1986 1967 1950 1982 1982 1964 1990 1983 1992 1993 1972
MIN 1.25 1.08 0.95 0.60 1.11 0.94 1.43 1.85 1.15 1.47 1.11 0.84
(WY) 1965 1972 1990 1981 1995 1981 1971 1972 1988 1994 1986 1983

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 2002 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2003 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1949 - 2003
ANNUAL TOTAL 1992.3       1913.4      
ANNUAL MEAN 5.46     5.24     4.49    
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 6.96     1950
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 3.00     1954
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 78      A     Aug 19 144      A     Jul 9 241          Jun 19 1983
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 1.7           B 1.7           B 0.03     Feb 12 1981
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 2.0           Dec 21 2.0   A     Dec 21 0.05     Feb 6 1981
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW 780      C     Jul 9 946      D Aug 12 1993
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE 18.59 E     Jul 9 24.03 F Aug 12 1993
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW     G
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 9.3       7.2       9.0      
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 3.1       3.0       2.1      
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 2.4       2.4       1.0      

A - Estimated.

B - Nov. 13-14, estimated, result of flume construction.

C - On basis of slope area measurement of peak flow.

D - From rating based on two indirect measurements.

E - From floodmark.

F - Present datum, From floodmark.

G - Unknown due to channel construction.


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