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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 1960-80.

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 651.93 ft above NGVD of 1929 (651.64 ft NAVD 1988). Water years 1989 to 1996, datum incorrectly published as 655.00 ft above NGVD of 1929, and water years 1997-2004, datum incorrectly published as 652.65 above NGVD of 1929. Prior to June 1, 1989, crest-stage gage at site 990 ft upstream at datum 8.56 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, 15.83 ft, present datum; maximum gage height, 13.56, Aug. 6, 1989; minimum discharge, 12 ft3/s, September 3, 5, 2005.

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

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Flood of March 22, 1948 reached a stage of 4.01 ft, discharge 1,130 ft3/s. Flood of April 26, 1950 reached a stage of 4.11 ft, discharge 1,160 ft3/s. Flood of October 10, 1954 reached a stage of 4.86 ft, discharge 1,380 ft3/s. Flood of July 12, 1957 reached a stage of 3.11 ft, discharge 895 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 2004 TO SEPTEMBER 2005
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
 
1 42  177  247  76  66  191  177  64  47  37  43  21 
2 60  286  200  145  65  183  347  59  42  33  38  18 
3 42  194  155  199  69  131  350  56  45  33  39  15 
4 42  238  123  213  86  138  272  54  81  34  38  16 
5 41  213  113  179  115  123  227  52  72  50  39  14 
 
6 36  145  168  163  177  125  193  51  56  47  35  17 
7 34  109  379  138  306  124  174  52  53  43  36  18 
8 102  83  483  122  374  126  156  50  47  40  35  18 
9 96  62  339  108  300  119  108  53  45  36  34  20 
10 107  59  217  103  241  112  92  59  45  36  36  19 
 
11 71  57  174  123  196  124  85  101  41  35  42  17 
12 60  53  145  382  178  112  176  108  40  36  91  17 
13 53  49  123  906  227  112  264  92  40  38  103  18 
14 49  46  97  979  480  91  205  89  45  44  72  24 
15 50  47  86  659  528  101  154  89  39  34  66  25 
 
16 44  51  77  321  455  79  123  80  40  34  91  42 
17 45  52  75  207  336  76  108  74  37  34  86  27 
18 42  60  71  158  251  79  96  69  37  36  94  25 
19 40  128  66  140  188  89  88  275  37  37  92  46 
20 40  145  62  113  182  99  84  279  33  73  309  39 
 
21 39  117  61  e100  225  119  73  239  38  64  265  36 
22 37  90  58  e95  208  112  146  201  35  52  131  44 
23 185  77  55  e92  177  107  184  143  37  47  75  75 
24 187  91  53  98  144  90  143  94  36  44  44  75 
25 127  132  53  91  126  113  104  77  34  65  34  69 
 
26 83  136  47  96  138  106  85  66  36  119  30  68 
27 64  273  e49  89  112  97  76  59  37  122  25  58 
28 57  322  e47  77  208  87  79  51  40  81  24  70 
29 105  236  e43  70  ---  84  94  51  36  58  22  80 
30 95  198  47  69  ---  115  69  47  38  48  20  60 
 
31 81  ---  60  70  ---  174  ---  49  ---  42  22  --- 

TOTAL 2156 3926 3973 6381 6158 3538 4532 2883 1289 1532 2111 1091
MEAN 69.5 131 128 206 220 114 151 93.0 43.0 49.4 68.1 36.4
MAX 187 322 483 979 528 191 350 279 81 122 309 80
MIN 34 46 43 69 65 76 69 47 33 33 20 14
CFSM 0.76 1.43 1.40 2.25 2.40 1.25 1.65 1.02 0.47 0.54 0.74 0.40
IN. 0.88 1.60 1.62 2.60 2.50 1.44 1.84 1.17 0.52 0.62 0.86 0.44
e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1989 - 2005, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 113 138 104 126 158 171 207 203 153 93.9 135 95.0
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 43.0 38.1 50.7 36.4
(WY) 1993 2000 1990 2003 2003 2000 1994 1992 2005 1991 1991 2005

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 2004 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2005 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1989 - 2005
ANNUAL TOTAL 48894      39570     
ANNUAL MEAN 134      108      141     
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 196      1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 106      2003
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 1020          Jun 1 979          Jan 14 1450      Aug 21 1990
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 34          Oct 7 14          Sep 5 14      Sep 5 2005
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 38          Sep 24 17          Sep 2 17      Sep 2 2005
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW 1040          Jan 14 1580      Aug 6 1989
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE 10.14     Jan 14 13.56 Aug 6 1989
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW 12          Sep 3,5 12      A
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) 1.46 1.19 1.54
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 19.88 16.09 20.88
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 282      215      294     
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 80      76      85     
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 44      35      44     

A - Sept. 3, 5, 2005.


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Surface-Water Data

Ground-Water Data

Meteorological Data

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