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APPLE RIVER BASIN


05419000       APPLE RIVER NEAR HANOVER, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 42°15'10", long 90°17'09" (NAD of 1927), in NE1/4NW1/4 sec.16, T.26 N., R.2 E., Jo Daviess County, Hydrologic Unit 07060005, on right bank, 0.3 mi southwest of Hanover, and at mile 13.9.
 

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 247 mi2.
 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
 

DISCHARGE: October 1934 to current year. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1308.
 

STAGE: Water years 1994 to current year.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

SEDIMENT: October 1994 to September 1997.
 

MISCELLANEOUS: Sediment concentration and particle size, water year 1997.
 

REVISED RECORDS.-- WSP 1005: 1939, 1941(M). WSP 1308: 1935-38(M), 1943-45(M). WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.
 

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder and phone telemeter. Datum of gage is 591.00 ft above NGVD of 1929 (590.87 ft NAVD 1988). Prior to Oct. 1, 1945, nonrecording gage at site 3.5 mi downstream at datum 9.48 ft lower.
 

REMARKS.-- Occasional regulation during low flow by dam at Hanover. Suspended-sediment samples were collected by a local observer once a week with additional samples collected during storm runoff periods.
 

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 13,700 ft3/s, June 4, 2002, gage height 27.91 ft; no flow for part of each day, May 23, 24, 1967, result of temporary closure of gate at dam at Hanover.

SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS: Maximum daily, 3,790 mg/L, May 28, 1996; minimum daily, 5 mg/L, Aug. 5, 1997.

SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT LOADS: Maximum daily, 28,900 tons, May 28, 1996; minimum daily, 0.8 tons, Aug. 5, 1997
 

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor.
Discharge, cubic feet per second, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2004 TO SEPTEMBER 2005
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
 
1 55  81  91  80  e62  176  133  77  80  57  36  32 
2 64  91  87  499  e64  135  123  76  75  52  35  31 
3 58  95  84  245  e70  127  119  78  74  50  36  30 
4 54  96  80  141  92  134  115  76  73  62  34  31 
5 51  95  78  109  194  194  112  74  94  80  31  32 
 
6 52  87  89  e96  909  229  110  69  102  63  30  33 
7 48  82  123  e90  2300  278  116  67  81  54  32  31 
8 78  78  175  e86  948  215  108  68  74  50  30  31 
9 73  70  157  e84  287  169  98  103  70  47  29  32 
10 59  69  151  e80  213  155  96  93  76  45  31  30 
 
11 52  68  141  89  182  151  96  95  81  44  38  29 
12 51  65  135  201  203  137  132  103  74  44  60  29 
13 52  60  127  1310  467  118  133  164  74  44  60  30 
14 55  58  105  573  2080  116  117  180  71  42  45  27 
15 53  60  99  370  1170  107  107  147  69  39  38  25 
 
16 53  65  e90  281  537  105  100  132  62  37  34  27 
17 51  68  e80  260  276  108  99  124  59  34  32  26 
18 52  68  e74  e180  216  110  102  115  56  34  185  26 
19 53  75  e66  e130  205  124  111  134  55  32  176  31 
20 53  84  e60  e110  213  132  108  127  54  33  182  28 
 
21 52  84  e56  e96  230  121  99  113  53  35  115  29 
22 64  81  e54  e82  270  118  113  107  50  35  68  27 
23 167  79  e52  e74  212  116  109  102  48  e96  54  26 
24 143  77  e52  e70  186  111  98  95  48  e58  46  27 
25 95  72  e52  e66  193  111  94  89  46  e60  44  38 
 
26 84  71  e52  e64  241  112  98  87  63  56  44  44 
27 84  82  e52  e60  181  112  95  84  95  48  41  41 
28 80  99  e54  e60  208  116  88  84  67  44  39  38 
29 77  103  e56  e60  ---  117  84  84  59  43  37  35 
30 82  95  e60  e60  ---  123  80  83  63  38  38  32 
 
31 81  ---  e68  e60  ---  140  ---  93  ---  36  36  --- 

TOTAL 2126 2358 2700 5766 12409 4317 3193 3123 2046 1492 1736 928
MEAN 68.6 78.6 87.1 186 443 139 106 101 68.2 48.1 56.0 30.9
MAX 167 103 175 1310 2300 278 133 180 102 96 185 44
MIN 48 58 52 60 62 105 80 67 46 32 29 25
CFSM 0.28 0.32 0.35 0.75 1.79 0.56 0.43 0.41 0.28 0.19 0.23 0.13
IN. 0.32 0.36 0.41 0.87 1.87 0.65 0.48 0.47 0.31 0.22 0.26 0.14
e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1935 - 2005, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 113 126 112 144 245 331 256 239 240 139 105 123
MAX 807 672 565 779 837 945 1104 1172 1077 974 610 968
(WY) 1987 1962 1983 1960 1971 1959 1973 1973 1993 1993 2002 1965
MIN 19.7 24.4 21.4 15.2 19.4 34.2 40.2 30.9 29.9 23.1 18.6 21.0
(WY) 1941 1941 1990 1940 1940 1954 1940 1940 1989 1989 1941 1940

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 2004 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2005 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1935 - 2005
ANNUAL TOTAL 71055        42194       
ANNUAL MEAN 194        116        180       
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 480        1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 39.3     1940
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 3920            May 23 2300            Feb 7 9470        Jun 4 2002
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 47            Sep 29,30 25            Sep 15 3.5     May 24 1967
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 48            Sep 24 27            Sep 12 10        Dec 28 1939
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW 2780            Feb 7 13700        Jun 4 2002
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE 12.98       Feb 7 27.91   Jun 4 2002
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW 24            A 0.00   B
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) 0.786 0.468 0.730
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 10.70   6.35   9.93  
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 375        182        330       
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 100        78        89       
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 54        34        32       

A - Sept. 15, 22-24.

B - Parts of each day, May 23, 24, 1967, result of temporary closure of gate at dam in Hanover.


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Introduction

Station Descriptions

Surface-Water Data

Ground-Water Data

Meteorological Data

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