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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05531300       SALT CREEK AT ELMHURST, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 41°53'10", long 87°57'33" (NAD of 1927), in SW1/4NW1/4 sec.11, T.39 N., R.11 E., Du Page County, Hydrologic Unit 07120004, on left bank at upstream side of the Illinois Prairie Path Bikeway bridge in Elmhurst, and at mile 20.1.
 

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 91.5 mi2.
 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
 

DISCHARGE: June 1989 to current year.
 

STAGE: Water years 1994 to current year.
 

PARTIAL RECORD: Annual maximum, water years 1961-80.

PRECIPITATION: October 1989 to March 1996 and December 1996 to current year.
 

REVISED RECORDS.-- WDR IL-77-1: 1961-76(M).
 

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, rain gage, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 652.65 ft above NGVD of 1929. Water years 1997 and 1998, datum incorrectly published as 655.00 ft above NGVD of 1929. Prior to October 1, 1996, at site 990 ft upstream at datum 2.35 ft higher. Prior to June 1, 1989, crest-stage gage at datum 7.84 ft higher.
 

REMARKS.-- Occasional regulation by sewage treatment plants upstream from station. Since May 28, 1996, some flow temporarily diverted for flood control to Elmhurst Quarry Flood Control Reservoir about 1.0 miles upstream from gage. 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, 2,230 ft3/s, Aug. 27, 1972, gage height, 12.76 ft, datum 660.49 ft above NGVD of 1929, maximum gage height, 13.56 ft, Aug. 6, 1989; minimum discharge, 18 ft3/s, July 1, 1989.

PRECIPITATION: Maximum daily total, 3.67 in., September 11, 2000, but may have been greater during periods of missing record.
 

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor.
Discharge, cubic feet per second, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2003 TO SEPTEMBER 2004
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
 
1 42  43  72  71  46  139  249  83  1020  75  42  96 
2 40  99  63  68  47  166  183  79  658  73  42  76 
3 50  409  60  70  48  155  149  73  373  116  65  60 
4 60  476  62  73  51  183  129  65  264  261  243  52 
5 54  570  122  82  46  654  111  62  203  179  218  53 
 
6 47  488  117  74  53  828  101  58  163  128  137  55 
7 43  241  97  71  52  659  109  57  119  103  99  48 
8 41  143  85  62  50  344  95  53  102  82  80  51 
9 38  106  99  57  52  225  80  53  94  120  64  52 
10 40  87  441  56  50  181  75  63  215  157  55  44 
 
11 37  78  604  56  48  163  74  117  457  151  49  39 
12 39  72  445  61  49  174  69  106  587  119  46  42 
13 39  67  253  62  47  122  74  174  685  92  45  38 
14 171  53  181  61  50  122  88  431  504  78  43  39 
15 191  48  148  59  46  115  92  496  291  67  42  59 
 
16 125  50  129  56  47  104  89  308  200  58  42  74 
17 82  53  115  62  48  104  83  172  151  52  50  65 
18 62  364  105  64  47  116  79  280  119  49  47  53 
19 55  527  97  59  52  154  81  318  96  48  73  41 
20 49  371  85  57  103  180  90  238  81  49  56  40 
 
21 49  204  80  55  172  144  132  377  142  47  47  42 
22 44  138  78  50  184  109  112  643  207  84  44  40 
23 40  157  75  47  187  95  89  837  156  67  44  39 
24 42  241  75  47  217  150  86  639  127  57  122  39 
25 72  185  67  47  197  209  159  338  109  52  75  38 
 
26 52  137  64  49  176  334  140  269  107  49  72  37 
27 49  113  62  49  155  343  118  207  91  47  96  39 
28 49  94  81  49  129  327  87  169  90  44  395  39 
29 47  84  91  47  119  632  75  140  85  44  378  36 
30 46  77  85  e47  ---  631  75  392  79  46  207  38 
 
31 46  ---  78  e48  ---  397  ---  902  ---  42  131  --- 

TOTAL 1841 5775 4216 1816 2568 8259 3173 8199 7575 2636 3149 1464
MEAN 59.4 192 136 58.6 88.6 266 106 264 252 85.0 102 48.8
MAX 191 570 604 82 217 828 249 902 1020 261 395 96
MIN 37 43 60 47 46 95 69 53 79 42 42 36
CFSM 0.65 2.10 1.49 0.64 0.97 2.91 1.16 2.89 2.76 0.93 1.11 0.53
IN. 0.75 2.35 1.71 0.74 1.04 3.36 1.29 3.33 3.08 1.07 1.28 0.60
e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1989 - 2004, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 116 138 102 121 154 174 210 210 160 96.7 140 98.7
MAX 419 251 186 282 350 266 430 431 360 229 338 266
(WY) 2002 1991 1992 1993 1997 2004 1993 1996 1996 1993 1990 2001
MIN 56.8 47.9 46.1 44.2 47.0 70.2 99.4 58.4 53.1 38.1 50.7 48.8
(WY) 1993 2000 1990 2003 2003 2000 1994 1992 1992 1991 1991 1994

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 2003 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2004 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1989 - 2004
ANNUAL TOTAL 44956      50671     
ANNUAL MEAN 123      138      143     
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 196      1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 106      2003
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 1120          May 2 1020          Jun 1 1450      Aug 21 1990
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 36          Aug 31,Sep 21 36          Sep 29 29      Jul 1 1989
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 38          Sep 7 38          Sep 24 32      Sep 16 1994
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW 1070          Jun 1 1580      Aug 6 1989
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE 10.20     Jun 1 13.56 Aug 6 1989
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW 28          Sep 29,30 A 18      Jul 1 1989
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) 1.35 1.51 1.56
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 18.28 20.61 21.20
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 284      335      300     
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 67      80      86     
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 41      44      44     

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Introduction

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Surface-Water Data

Ground-Water Data

Meteorological Data

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