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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05536290       LITTLE CALUMET RIVER AT SOUTH HOLLAND, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 41°36'25", long 87°35'52" (NAD of 1927), in NE1/4SE1/4 sec.15, T.36 N., R.14 E., Cook County, Hydrologic Unit 07120003, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on Cottage Grove Avenue in South Holland, 2.0 mi downstream from Thorn Creek, and at mile 23.0.
 

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 208 mi2. (Does not include part of watershed diverted to Lake Michigan.)
 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
 

DISCHARGE: October 1947 to current year. Prior to October 1974, records published with those for streams in the St. Lawrence River basin (WSP 1307, 1727, 1911, 2111, WDR IL 1971-74).
 

STAGE: Water years 1994 to current year.

PRECIPITATION: October 2000 to current year.
 

REVISED RECORDS.-- WSP 1507: 1950, 1953. WDR IL-81-2: Drainage area.
 

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, rain gage, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 575.00 ft above NGVD of 1929 (Illinois Department of Transportation bench mark) (574.68 ft NAVD 1988). Prior to Oct. 27, 1947, nonrecording gage and Oct. 27, 1947, to Mar. 31, 1981, water-stage recorder at site 1.4 mi upstream at same datum. Apr. 14 to Nov. 8, 1981, nonrecording gage at same site and datum. Nov. 17, 1947, to Nov. 19, 1970, auxiliary water-stage recorder at Dixmoor, 4.7 mi downstream; prior to Nov. 17, 1947, nonrecording gage at the Dixmoor site read twice daily.
 

REMARKS.-- Flow from upper Little Calumet River is diverted to Lake Michigan by Burns ditch. Calumet Sag Channel, 6.6 mi downstream from station diverts the entire flow to the Mississippi River Basin.
 

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 4,440 ft3/s, July 14, 1957, gage height, 20.11 ft, site then in use; maximum gage height, 20.50 ft, Nov. 28, 1990; minimum daily discharge, 7.9 ft3/s Oct. 6, 1950.

PRECIPITATION: Maximum daily total, 2.32 in., May 11, 2002 and Nov. 18, 2003.
 

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Flood of Apr. 6, 1947, reached a stage of 19.24 ft, from floodmarks, discharge, 4,760 ft3/s.
 

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records good except those for Mar. 22 to June 7, and 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 30  321  755  111  89  196  234  74  49  75  47  62 
2 76  767  642  469  84  168  193  70  49  44  42  48 
3 56  441  421  699  84  142  163  70  79  36  41  41 
4 45  588  314  1180  100  133  136  70  100  46  52  40 
5 37  521  262  822  149  145  119  64  926  92  49  39 
 
6 33  324  254  513  222  140  107  61  776  52  39  39 
7 31  219  964  370  371  137  104  58  310  40  36  38 
8 56  171  1520  294  535  133  107  57  209  35  34  38 
9 87  147  1130  249  435  118  128  54  193  32  33  36 
10 46  121  616  231  299  107  92  58  171  31  51  39 
 
11 35  110  468  344  223  118  76  113  120  30  110  38 
12 35  92  354  1030  195  120  119  152  93  33  211  38 
13 34  82  269  2160  229  114  229  132  94  73  175  38 
14 35  77  223  2060  1070  102  168  112  172  49  251  44 
15 209  74  192  1350  1390  96  123  88  124  36  147  59 
 
16 151  86  210  715  1120  100  99  79  92  33  92  262 
17 91  89  172  444  642  116  86  75  74  32  66  98 
18 69  82  147  372  363  100  81  74  65  87  60  54 
19 e60  179  119  295  279  116  83  222  58  90  80  65 
20 e53  173  100  e260  248  114  83  254  53  47  251  67 
 
21 45  142  e90  e220  298  94  79  167  49  91  277  42 
22 44  124  e80  e200  264  87  163  121  47  82  144  44 
23 220  122  e72  e180  221  e115  198  94  44  52  98  59 
24 252  154  e64  e160  191  e110  148  98  41  40  74  54 
25 136  363  e58  152  180  e180  124  117  40  89  59  87 
 
26 95  342  e54  149  191  257  106  79  37  232  52  108 
27 84  483  e50  140  159  225  93  61  37  474  49  60 
28 e70  771  e47  133  186  180  91  55  42  185  47  74 
29 e92  543  e50  118  ---  152  82  53  60  98  44  158 
30 124  416  e64  106  ---  152  78  53  86  68  43  75 
 
31 119  ---  e80  100  ---  349  ---  52  ---  55  46  --- 

TOTAL 2550 8124 9841 15626 9817 4416 3692 2887 4290 2459 2800 1944
MEAN 82.3 271 317 504 351 142 123 93.1 143 79.3 90.3 64.8
MAX 252 771 1520 2160 1390 349 234 254 926 474 277 262
MIN 30 74 47 100 84 87 76 52 37 30 33 36
CFSM 0.40 1.30 1.53 2.42 1.69 0.68 0.59 0.45 0.69 0.38 0.43 0.31
IN. 0.46 1.45 1.76 2.79 1.76 0.79 0.66 0.52 0.77 0.44 0.50 0.35
e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1948 - 2005, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 103 152 172 177 221 312 310 252 202 134 105 102
MAX 645 572 767 572 667 916 712 638 817 555 360 480
(WY) 1955 1991 1983 1993 1997 1979 1950 1996 1993 1957 1968 1961
MIN 19.8 18.1 27.8 27.0 33.2 65.4 65.1 51.8 35.4 39.0 23.8 17.8
(WY) 1957 1950 1963 1963 2003 2000 1986 1958 1949 1948 1948 1949

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 2004 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2005 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1948 - 2005
ANNUAL TOTAL 68263        68446       
ANNUAL MEAN 187        188        187           
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 333            1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 72.4         1964
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 1520            Dec 8 2160            Jan 13 4240            Jul 14 1957
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 30            A 30            B 7.9         Oct 6 1950
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 38            Sep 25 36            Jul 6 14            Oct 27 1949
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW 2310            Jan 14 4440        C Jul 14 1957
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE 15.59       Jan 14 20.50   D Nov 28 1990
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW 28            E
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) 0.897 0.902 0.897    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 12.21   12.24   12.18      
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 448        390        422           
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 90        100        85           
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 44        41        36           

A - Sept. 29 and Oct. 1.

B - Oct. 1, July 11.

C - Gage height, 20.11 ft, site then in use.

D - Discharge, 4,150 ft3/s.

E - Several days.


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