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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05548280       NIPPERSINK CREEK NEAR SPRING GROVE, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 42°26'36", long 88°14'51" (NAD of 1983), in NE1/4NW1/4 sec.25, T.46 N., R.8 E., McHenry County, Hydrologic Unit 07120006, on right bank at upstream side of bridge on Winn Road, 0.6 mi west of Spring Grove, and at mile 7.4.
 

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 192 mi2.
 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
 

DISCHARGE: August 1966 to current year.
 

STAGE: Water years 1994 to current year.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

CHEMICAL: Water years 1976-91.
 

SEDIMENT: Dec. 1997 to May 1999.
 

MISCELLANEOUS: Sediment concentration and particle size, water years 1998-99.

PRECIPITATION: October 1999 to current year.
 

REVISED RECORDS.-- WSP 2115: 1969-70(M). WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area. WDR IL-85-2: 1966-67(M), 1971.
 

GAGE.-- Water stage recorder, phone telemeter, unheated tipping-bucket rain gage, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 746.00 ft above NGVD of 1929 (745.78 ft NAVD 1988).
 

REMARKS.-- Suspended-sediment samples were collected twice weekly with more frequent samples collected during high runoff periods. 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, 2,910 ft3/s, Sept. 26, 1986, gage height, 14.26 ft; minimum discharge, 6.6 ft3/s, Aug. 7, 1988.

SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT CONCENTRATION: Maximum daily, 244 mg/L, May 17, 1999; minimum daily, 8 mg/L, Nov. 24, 1998.

SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT LOAD: Maximum daily, 247 tons, May 17, 1999; minimum daily, 1.9 tons, Nov. 24, 1998.

PRECIPITATION: Maximum daily total, 2.82 in., June 12, 2000.
 

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Flood in April 1960 reached a stage of 13.7 ft, from information by local resident, and flood in July 1938 reached a stage of about 4 to 6 ft higher than that in April 1960.
 

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 37  61  103  68  72  163  166  81  52  28  22  18 
2 44  103  90  80  71  145  215  79  51  25  20  17 
3 43  103  80  88  70  133  202  75  51  27  19  15 
4 40  95  81  85  71  128  182  75  56  29  21  16 
5 35  89  73  78  76  127  171  74  62  28  18  16 
 
6 37  77  88  e75  105  150  156  74  57  27  16  17 
7 37  65  139  e73  350  231  150  73  49  27  17  15 
8 41  59  203  e72  542  245  172  73  47  27  16  15 
9 46  58  188  e70  441  200  165  77  48  25  16  16 
10 44  63  158  70  285  173  150  82  49  25  15  16 
 
11 42  50  136  76  195  160  137  83  54  25  15  16 
12 42  50  131  87  166  145  141  85  53  20  35  16 
13 42  52  101  229  201  131  163  88  55  20  33  15 
14 43  51  94  327  522  125  159  88  58  24  28  20 
15 47  52  e88  262  801  120  147  79  47  23  25  15 
 
16 50  55  84  e200  682  118  127  80  42  23  23  17 
17 47  57  78  e160  456  124  117  78  39  23  21  17 
18 44  56  77  e140  302  131  112  75  37  25  25  18 
19 44  65  e75  e120  225  152  108  86  37  22  38  20 
20 47  79  e73  e108  198  199  109  112  37  25  50  22 
 
21 48  76  e72  e97  194  188  100  117  36  39  44  21 
22 47  71  71  e92  191  171  104  103  33  37  32  22 
23 72  67  72  e88  184  161  105  88  33  32  26  19 
24 71  71  71  e84  171  153  102  77  34  34  24  18 
25 63  80  73  e81  161  150  101  73  30  31  22  21 
 
26 57  75  74  e80  153  151  98  67  28  29  21  33 
27 54  86  73  e78  146  159  94  64  27  26  23  31 
28 53  110  73  e77  163  158  90  62  27  24  23  28 
29 59  112  71  e75  ---  158  86  60  28  23  21  24 
30 79  98  70  e74  ---  162  83  58  28  21  19  25 
 
31 58  ---  78  e74  ---  167  ---  56  ---  22  18  --- 

TOTAL 1513 2186 2938 3368 7194 4878 4012 2442 1285 816 746 579
MEAN 48.8 72.9 94.8 109 257 157 134 78.8 42.8 26.3 24.1 19.3
MAX 79 112 203 327 801 245 215 117 62 39 50 33
MIN 35 50 70 68 70 118 83 56 27 20 15 15
CFSM 0.25 0.38 0.49 0.57 1.34 0.82 0.70 0.41 0.22 0.14 0.13 0.10
IN. 0.29 0.42 0.57 0.65 1.39 0.95 0.78 0.47 0.25 0.16 0.14 0.11
e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1966 - 2005, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 101 120 138 117 165 239 246 185 181 112 84.1 107
MAX 473 372 493 316 455 554 652 542 646 522 258 579
(WY) 1987 1986 1983 1974 1971 1979 1993 1974 2000 1993 1972 1972
MIN 22.9 36.3 29.9 28.7 35.8 62.2 66.7 55.0 34.6 26.0 24.1 19.3
(WY) 2004 1972 1990 1977 1978 1968 2003 1989 1988 1988 2005 2005

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 2004 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2005 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1966 - 2005
ANNUAL TOTAL 44757        31957       
ANNUAL MEAN 122        87.6     149       
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 288        1974
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 52.4     1977
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 1210            May 24 801            Feb 15 2660        Jun 15 1999
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 33            Sep 28,29 15            A 10        Aug 6 1988
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 35            Sep 25 16            Sep 7 14        Aug 2 1988
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW 868            Feb 15 2910        Sep 26 1986
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE 8.37       Feb 15 14.26   Sep 26 1986
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW 13            Sep 15 6.6     Aug 7 1988
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) 0.637 0.456 0.778
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 8.67   6.19   10.57  
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 259        166        302       
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 74        71        99       
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 42        21        42       

A - Several days.


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Surface-Water Data

Ground-Water Data

Meteorological Data

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