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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05551700       BLACKBERRY CREEK NEAR YORKVILLE, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 41°40'18", long 88°26'29" (NAD of 1927), in SE1/4NW1/4 sec.21, T.37 N., R.7 E., Kendall County, Hydrologic Unit 07120007, on right bank 300 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 47, 2.0 mi north of Yorkville, and at mile 3.3.
 

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 70.2 mi2.
 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
 

DISCHARGE: October 1960 to current year.
 

STAGE: Water years 1994 to current year.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

CHEMICAL: Water years 1978-91.

BIOLOGICAL
 

ALGAE: Pigment and biomass, Water year 1990.
 

REVISED RECORDS.-- WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.
 

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 612.34 ft above NGVD of 1929.
 

REMARKS.-- Diversion about 7 miles upstream near Jericho Rd. that crosses the watershed divide during overbank flow.
 

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE -WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 5,510 ft3/s, from rating curve extended above 3,900 ft3/s, July 18, 1996, gage height, 13.16 ft, backwater from debris jam; minimum, 0.10 ft3/s, Dec. 7, 1962, result of freeze up.
 

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 4.6 e29    23  24    12  33  221  26  676  45  15  25   
2 5.3 38    21  20    e12  38  166  24  648  43  14  27   
3 6.1 51    20  20    e12  38  124  22  354  41  15  18   
4 7.3 44    20  21    e12  37  94  20  194  43  30  15   
5 8.2 103    24  19    e12  117  80  21  139  42  35  14   
 
6 7.6 67    27  14    e12  209  74  19  107  41  27  13   
7 7.0 42    25  e14    e12  152  70  19  86  39  23  13   
8 8.2 30    23  e14    e12  104  64  17  69  36  20  12   
9 7.6 19    25  e14    e12  83  55  18  56  37  18  11   
10 e5.2 15    104  e14    e12  63  49  17  54  63  16  11   
 
11 e4.8 12    217  e14    e12  53  46  16  86  52  15  10   
12 e5.8 13    157  e14    e12  44  42  16  616  45  14  10   
13 e5.0 11    96  e14    e12  40  41  23  1030  40  13  9.8
14 e28    8.5 66  e14    12  39  35  55  995  36  12  9.3
15 30    7.7 52  14    12  38  33  100  597  32  12  9.0
 
16 e24    7.9 48  e13.5 12  36  31  79  318  30  12  9.8
17 e20    7.2 38  e13    12  37  30  54  217  28  11  9.7
18 e16    50    33  13    12  36  27  48  157  25  15  9.2
19 e13    128    28  e12    13  36  e32  43  133  24  16  8.9
20 e14    102    25  e12    17  35  e39  38  110  24  14  7.8
 
21 e16    72    29  e12    30  33  e43  38  102  28  13  8.1
22 e17    52    24  12    42  29  e35  112  118  30  11  8.0
23 e20    43    23  e12    49  29  e30  177  104  27  11  8.6
24 e24    46    21  e12    68  33  e26  131  89  23  11  8.7
25 e31    42    18  e12.5 58  57  e38  95  79  21  13  9.1
 
26 e30    38    20  13    49  90  e40  74  70  20  15  7.9
27 e27    34    20  13    42  167  e36  58  61  18  24  7.8
28 e23    30    20  13    32  165  e46  46  58  17  31  8.0
29 e23    27    25  13    32  262  44  37  53  16  38  8.9
30 e25    25    26  13    ---  300  24  96  50  17  29  8.0
 
31 e23    ---    22  12    ---  279  ---  440  ---  17  23  ---   

TOTAL 486.7 1194.3 1320 445.0 648 2712 1715 1979 7426 1000 566 335.6
MEAN 15.7 39.8 42.6 14.4 22.3 87.5 57.2 63.8 248 32.3 18.3 11.2
MAX 31 128 217 24 68 300 221 440 1030 63 38 27
MIN 4.6 7.2 18 12 12 29 24 16 50 16 11 7.8
CFSM 0.22 0.57 0.61 0.20 0.32 1.25 0.81 0.91 3.53 0.46 0.26 0.16
IN. 0.26 0.63 0.70 0.24 0.34 1.44 0.91 1.05 3.94 0.53 0.30 0.18
e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1961 - 2004, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 30.6 41.8 45.7 42.8 61.0 84.5 86.9 77.5 68.0 45.7 28.3 30.6
MAX 126 175 217 146 202 360 249 221 248 381 172 131
(WY) 1973 1986 1983 1993 1997 1979 1979 1974 2004 1996 1987 1987
MIN 5.42 7.44 4.16 4.25 5.46 18.1 27.2 16.7 14.3 8.43 4.21 2.95
(WY) 1964 1964 1964 1977 1963 2003 1963 1989 1977 1961 1991 2003

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 2003 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2004 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1961 - 2004
ANNUAL TOTAL 11110.5     19827.6    
ANNUAL MEAN 30.4     54.2     53.5        
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 97.8         1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 16.7         1977
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 298            May 10 1030            Jun 13 3460            Jul 19 1996
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 1.3         Sep 20 4.6         Oct 1 1.3         Sep 20 2003
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 1.7         Sep 17 6.2         Oct 7 1.7         Sep 17 2003
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW 1130            Jun 13 5510        A Jul 18 1996
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE 7.85       Jun 13 13.16   B Jul 18 1996
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW 3.7         Oct 1 0.10   C Dec 7 1962
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) 0.434 0.772 0.763    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 5.89   10.51   10.36      
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 64        104        110           
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 18        26        31           
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 4.9     10        9.9        

A - From rating curve extended above 3,900 ft3/s.

B - Backwater from debris jam.

C - Result of freezeup.


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Introduction

Station Descriptions

Surface-Water Data

Ground-Water Data

Meteorological Data

Biological Data