LOCATION.-- Lat 40°01'51", long 88°35'20" (NAD of 1927), in NE1/4SW1/4 sec.12, T.18 N., R.5 E., Piatt County, Hydrologic Unit 07130006, on right downstream side of highway bridge, 0.5 mi west of Monticello, and at mile 162.2. |
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DRAINAGE AREA.-- 550 mi2. |
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PERIOD OF RECORD.-- |
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SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE |
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DISCHARGE: February 1908 to December 1912, June 1914 to current year. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1308. Published as "near Monticello" 1910-12. |
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STAGE: Water years 1994 to current year. |
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SURFACE-WATER QUALITY |
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CHEMICAL: Water years 1990-92, 1997-98, and 2001 to current year. |
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MISCELLANEOUS: Contaminants in streambed sediments, July 1996; contaminants in fish tissue, July 1996; streambank sediment size, October 1997; streambed sediment size, October 1997. |
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BIOLOGICAL |
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ALGAE: Water years 1996-98 and 2002-03. |
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BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATES: Water years 1996-98 and 2002. |
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FISH: Water years 1997-98 and 2002-04. |
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HABITAT: Water years 1996-98 and 2002-04. |
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REVISED RECORDS.-- WSP 525: 1920. WSP 1115: 1946-47. WSP 1208: 1915-16, 1918-20, 1927, 1929, 1939. WSP 1508: 1908(M), 1917, 1928(M). WDR IL-81-2: 1909(P), 1912(P), 1915(P), 1919-32(P), 1935(P), 1937-38(P), 1940-41(P), 1944(P), 1946-47(P). WDR IL-89-2: 1988. |
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GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 625.89 ft above NGVD of 1929. Prior to Sept. 30, 1964, nonrecording gage at site 0.2 mi downstream at same datum. Oct. 1, 1964, to Oct. 22, 1971, nonrecording gage at present site and datum. |
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EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.-- |
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SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 19,000 ft3/s, Oct. 4, 1926, gage height, 18.50 ft, from graph based on gage readings, site then in use; maximum gage height, 19.06 ft, Apr. 13, 1994, discharge, 15,900 ft3/s; no flow Aug. 28, Sept. 5, 11, 17, 18, Oct. 30, 31, Nov. 1, 1988. |
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REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records fair except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. |
Discharge, cubic feet per second, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2003 TO SEPTEMBER 2004 DAILY MEAN VALUES |
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DAY | OCT | NOV | DEC | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP |
1 | 157 | 103 | 620 | 799 | e200 | 226 | 3730 | 298 | 1850 | 309 | 70 | 235 |
2 | 132 | 96 | 524 | 677 | e195 | 227 | 3300 | 293 | 2410 | 289 | 67 | 160 |
3 | 120 | 95 | 458 | 613 | e190 | 220 | 3050 | 296 | 3400 | 276 | 63 | 119 |
4 | 112 | 92 | 428 | 889 | e185 | 243 | 2510 | 291 | 3390 | 264 | 60 | 94 |
5 | 109 | 97 | 419 | 1760 | e180 | 666 | 1860 | 294 | 2370 | 259 | 57 | 79 |
6 | 103 | 99 | 406 | 1910 | e175 | 1190 | 1270 | 287 | 1000 | 243 | 53 | 69 |
7 | 93 | 116 | 404 | 1500 | e170 | 1350 | 980 | 271 | 680 | 227 | 56 | 62 |
8 | 84 | 143 | 415 | 945 | e165 | 1070 | 832 | 251 | 572 | 210 | 48 | 55 |
9 | 79 | 137 | 413 | 753 | e160 | 749 | 725 | 238 | 497 | 212 | 45 | 50 |
10 | 76 | 127 | 418 | 615 | e157 | 575 | 635 | 231 | 505 | 393 | 45 | 45 |
11 | 73 | 119 | 440 | 531 | e153 | 479 | 572 | 230 | 1760 | 578 | 41 | 41 |
12 | 71 | 116 | 487 | 492 | e151 | 414 | 524 | 238 | 2710 | 622 | 43 | 38 |
13 | 72 | 112 | 451 | 451 | e150 | 364 | 488 | 295 | 3160 | 500 | 41 | 36 |
14 | 82 | 126 | 406 | 413 | e149 | 339 | 456 | 582 | 3790 | 900 | 35 | 33 |
15 | 82 | 153 | 383 | 386 | e148 | 319 | 427 | 958 | 3920 | 637 | 30 | 33 |
16 | 106 | 138 | 364 | 360 | e147 | 312 | 405 | 1320 | 3420 | 431 | 29 | 31 |
17 | 129 | 130 | 340 | 350 | e146 | 303 | 384 | 1420 | 2370 | 322 | 27 | 28 |
18 | 118 | 332 | 323 | 368 | e145 | 295 | 365 | 1110 | 2140 | 260 | 26 | 24 |
19 | 106 | 1230 | 304 | 350 | e200 | 281 | 348 | 1610 | 2230 | 231 | 24 | 23 |
20 | 101 | 1950 | 284 | 288 | e250 | 269 | 342 | 1500 | 1930 | 190 | 28 | 25 |
21 | 97 | 2440 | 261 | 288 | 406 | 257 | 368 | 1230 | 999 | 163 | 27 | 23 |
22 | 93 | 2730 | 267 | 295 | 411 | 245 | 460 | 954 | 748 | 144 | 27 | 21 |
23 | 91 | 2360 | 529 | 258 | 336 | 236 | 509 | 767 | 631 | 130 | 25 | 20 |
24 | 89 | 1830 | 1070 | 301 | 291 | 233 | 437 | 674 | 539 | 115 | 27 | 19 |
25 | 91 | 1800 | 1310 | 259 | 272 | 246 | 403 | 1250 | 494 | 103 | 38 | 18 |
26 | 89 | 1890 | 1090 | 295 | 259 | 1530 | 380 | 2130 | 474 | 94 | 112 | 17 |
27 | 93 | 1750 | 772 | 277 | 244 | 4740 | 362 | 2240 | 441 | 87 | 169 | 18 |
28 | 100 | 1230 | 646 | 241 | 230 | 4530 | 340 | 2240 | 399 | 81 | 190 | 16 |
29 | 112 | 873 | 789 | e230 | 223 | 5070 | 320 | 1910 | 362 | 75 | 322 | 16 |
30 | 116 | 723 | 1090 | e220 | --- | 4390 | 303 | 993 | 333 | 77 | 460 | 16 |
31 | 111 | --- | 1020 | e210 | --- | 4780 | --- | 1090 | --- | 75 | 368 | --- |
TOTAL | 3087 | 23137 | 17131 | 17324 | 6088 | 36148 | 27085 | 27491 | 49524 | 8497 | 2653 | 1464 |
MEAN | 99.6 | 771 | 553 | 559 | 210 | 1166 | 903 | 887 | 1651 | 274 | 85.6 | 48.8 |
MAX | 157 | 2730 | 1310 | 1910 | 411 | 5070 | 3730 | 2240 | 3920 | 900 | 460 | 235 |
MIN | 71 | 92 | 261 | 210 | 145 | 220 | 303 | 230 | 333 | 75 | 24 | 16 |
CFSM | 0.18 | 1.40 | 1.00 | 1.02 | 0.38 | 2.12 | 1.64 | 1.61 | 3.00 | 0.50 | 0.16 | 0.09 |
IN. | 0.21 | 1.56 | 1.16 | 1.17 | 0.41 | 2.44 | 1.83 | 1.86 | 3.35 | 0.57 | 0.18 | 0.10 |
e Estimated |
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1908 - 2004, BY WATER YEAR (WY) | ||||||||||||
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MEAN | 170 | 243 | 341 | 413 | 581 | 718 | 802 | 729 | 515 | 284 | 150 | 114 |
MAX | 2868 | 2842 | 2155 | 2636 | 1937 | 2472 | 2753 | 3609 | 2081 | 1585 | 1486 | 2427 |
(WY) | 1927 | 1986 | 1928 | 1950 | 2001 | 1979 | 1922 | 1908 | 1974 | 1993 | 1981 | 1926 |
MIN | 1.32 | 5.50 | 3.67 | 3.43 | 10.0 | 20.2 | 57.6 | 42.6 | 19.3 | 3.85 | 1.76 | 0.48 |
(WY) | 1989 | 1915 | 1964 | 1977 | 1931 | 1931 | 1931 | 1934 | 1934 | 1988 | 1988 | 1988 |
SUMMARY STATISTICS | FOR 2003 CALENDAR YEAR | FOR 2004 WATER YEAR | WATER YEARS 1908 - 2004 | |||
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ANNUAL TOTAL | 119788 | 219629 | ||||
ANNUAL MEAN | 328 | 600 | 418 | |||
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN | 1105 | 1927 | ||||
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN | 68.0 | 1934 | ||||
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN | 2850 | Jul 13 | 5070 | Mar 29 | 18700 | Oct 4 1926 |
LOWEST DAILY MEAN | 20 | Aug 28 | 16 | Sep 28-30 | 0.00 | A |
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM | 25 | Aug 22 | 17 | Sep 24 | 0.07 | Sep 11 1988 |
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW | 5310 | Mar 27,29 | 19000 B | Oct 4 1926 | ||
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE | 14.89 | Mar 27,29 | 19.06 C | Apr 13 1994 | ||
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW | 15 | Sep 30 | ||||
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) | 0.597 | 1.09 | 0.761 | |||
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) | 8.10 | 14.85 | 10.34 | |||
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 866 | 1770 | 1100 | |||
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 142 | 290 | 158 | |||
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 41 | 45 | 12 |
B - Gage height, 18.50 ft. from graph based on gage readings. Site then in use. |
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Table of Contents |
Introduction |
Station Descriptions |
Surface-Water Data |
Ground-Water Data |
Meteorological Data |
Biological Data |