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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05536290       LITTLE CALUMET RIVER AT SOUTH HOLLAND, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 41°36'25", long 87°35'52" (NAD of 1927), in NE1/4SE1/4 sec.15, T.36 N., R.14 E., Cook County, Hydrologic Unit 07120003, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on Cottage Grove Avenue in South Holland, 2.0 mi downstream from Thorn Creek, and at mile 23.0.
 

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 208 mi2. (Does not include part of watershed diverted to Lake Michigan.)
 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
 

DISCHARGE: October 1947 to current year. Prior to October 1974, records published with those for streams in the St. Lawrence River basin (WSP 1307, 1727, 1911, 2111, WDR IL 1971-74).
 

STAGE: Water years 1994 to current year.

PRECIPITATION: October 2000 to current year.
 

REVISED RECORDS.-- WSP 1507: 1950, 1953. WDR IL-81-2: Drainage area.
 

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, rain gage, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 575.00 ft above NGVD of 1929 (Illinois Department of Transportation bench mark). Prior to Oct. 27, 1947, nonrecording gage and Oct. 27, 1947, to Mar. 31, 1981,water-stage recorder at site 1.4 mi upstream at same datum. Apr. 14 to Nov. 8, 1981, nonrecording gage at same site and datum. Nov. 17, 1947, to Nov. 19, 1970, auxiliary water-stage recorder at Dixmoor, 4.7 mi downstream; prior to Nov. 17, 1947, nonrecording gage at the Dixmoor site read twice daily.
 

REMARKS.-- Flow from upper Little Calumet River is diverted to Lake Michigan by Burns ditch. Calumet Sag Channel, 6.6 mi downstream from station diverts the entire flow to the Mississippi River Basin.
 

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 4,440 ft3/s, July 14, 1957, gage height, 20.11 ft, site then in use; maximum gage height, 20.50 ft, Nov. 28, 1990; minimum daily discharge, 7.9 ft3/s Oct. 6, 1950.

PRECIPITATION: Maximum daily total, 2.32 in., May 11, 2002.
 

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Flood of Apr. 6, 1947, reached a stage of 19.24 ft, from floodmarks, discharge, 4,760 ft3/s.
 

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records good 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 30  33  47  e60  e32  e29  82  510  112  29  320  370 
2 37  30  47  e54  e34  e29  76  296  78  26  771  291 
3 35  32  46  e50  e38  e30  78  175  200  25  556  147 
4 173  35  44  e47  e43  e30  482  144  151  29  812  103 
5 202  43  44  e44  e40  e31  876  800  108  525  728  75 
 
6 75  54  44  e43  e37  e32  400  588  107  453  435  62 
7 49  41  45  e42  e35  e36  246  293  99  578  320  55 
8 40  34  45  e41  e33  e60  216  272  70  377  242  54 
9 38  34  44  e40  e31  139  168  1050  67  479  181  58 
10 35  97  42  e39  e29  95  140  1320  62  386  148  56 
 
11 34  68  51  e38  e28  97  113  1020  58  278  176  51 
12 33  47  52  e37  e28  127  87  685  58  192  164  62 
13 46  44  45  e36  e29  209  73  384  56  129  117  60 
14 38  48  47  e35  e30  193  63  280  57  100  103  176 
15 32  79  46  e34  e30  163  57  284  53  588  95  112 
 
16 48  71  45  e33  e29  141  52  213  44  623  88  65 
17 73  66  44  e32  e28  122  49  187  41  513  97  55 
18 47  62  230  e31  e27  111  48  144  82  1290  88  53 
19 43  57  342  e30  e28  105  48  118  211  847  72  48 
20 38  51  170  e29  e31  178  102  247  98  443  76  39 
 
21 37  55  103  e29  e37  162  89  174  59  1300  73  37 
22 32  87  73  e28  e52  127  61  136  44  1500  61  69 
23 31  65  58  e28  e45  105  52  102  37  1050  56  76 
24 31  53  48  e27  e35  93  46  84  39  566  56  59 
25 37  50  46  e27  e32  99  43  76  31  338  49  48 
 
26 46  50  e47  e27  e30  94  41  67  31  265  65  78 
27 40  57  e49  e28  e30  87  39  63  31  869  72  153 
28 37  54  e47  e28  e29  87  38  67  28  1380  53  79 
29 35  53  e47  e29  ---  118  38  102  36  783  202  57 
30 39  49  e50  e29  ---  94  204  92  37  452  161  45 
 
31 37  ---  e65  e30  ---  85  ---  207  ---  313  107  --- 

TOTAL 1548 1599 2153 1105 930 3108 4107 10180 2185 16726 6544 2693
MEAN 49.9 53.3 69.5 35.6 33.2 100 137 328 72.8 540 211 89.8
MAX 202 97 342 60 52 209 876 1320 211 1500 812 370
MIN 30 30 42 27 27 29 38 63 28 25 49 37
CFSM 0.24 0.26 0.33 0.17 0.16 0.48 0.66 1.58 0.35 2.59 1.01 0.43
IN. 0.28 0.29 0.39 0.20 0.17 0.56 0.73 1.82 0.39 2.99 1.17 0.48
e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1948 - 2003, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 104 146 170 173 221 315 317 253 201 136 104 103
MAX 645 572 767 572 667 916 712 638 817 555 360 480
(WY) 1955 1991 1983 1993 1997 1979 1950 1996 1993 1957 1968 1961
MIN 19.8 18.1 27.8 27.0 33.2 65.4 65.1 51.8 35.4 39.0 23.8 17.8
(WY) 1957 1950 1963 1963 2003 2000 1986 1958 1949 1948 1948 1949

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 2002 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2003 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1948 - 2003
ANNUAL TOTAL 60762      52878         
ANNUAL MEAN 166      145          187         
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 333          1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 72.4       1964
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 3130          May 13 1500              Jul 22 4240          Jul 14 1957
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 22          Sep 14 25              Jul 3 7.9       Oct 6 1950
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 26          Sep 11 28      A     Jan 22 14          Oct 27 1949
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW 1610              Jul 27 4440      B Jul 14 1957
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE 13.29         Jul 27 20.50 C Nov 28 1990
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW 22              Jul 2
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) 0.80 0.70     0.90    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 10.87 9.46     12.19    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 341      373          423         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 78      57          84         
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 33      30          36         

A - Estimated due to backwater from ice.

B - Gage height, 20.11 ft, site then in use.

C - Discharge, 4,150 ft3/s.


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