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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05568500       ILLINOIS RIVER AT KINGSTON MINES, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 40°33'11", long 89°46'38" (NAD of 1927), in SE1/4SE1/4 sec.26, T.7 N., R.6 E., Peoria County, Hydrologic Unit 07130003, on right bank at Kingston Mines, 2.3 mi downstream from Mackinaw River, and at mile 145.4. Auxiliary gage (05568615) 8.6 miles downstream.
 

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 15,818 mi2, does not include diversion from Lake Michigan through the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, which has occurred since Jan. 17, 1900.
 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
 

DISCHARGE: October 1939 to current year.
 

STAGE: Water years 1994 to current year.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

DISSOLVED OXYGEN: May, 2004 to May, 2005.
PH: May, 2004 to May, 2005.
 

SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: May, 2004 to May, 2005.
 

WATER TEMPERATURE: Water years 1975-77, May, 2004 to May, 2005.
 

MISCELLANEOUS: Contaminants in streambed sediments, October 1996; contaminants in fish tissue, October 1996.
 

REVISED RECORDS.-- WSP 1558: 1957. WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area. WDR IL-05: 2004.
 

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, crest-stage gage, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter. Auxiliary water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter at site 8.6 mi downstream. Datum of gage is 428.00 ft above NGVD of 1929 (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) (427.66 ft NAVD 1988). Prior to Oct. 1, 1940, nonrecording gage at same site at datum 1.65 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1940, to Mar. 31, 1942, nonrecording gage at present site and datum. Prior to Oct. 30, 1967 and Nov. 9, 1999 to Oct. 29, 2002, auxiliary water-stage recorder at mouth of Copperas Creek, 8.0 mi downstream.
 

REMARKS.-- Occasional regulation at low flow by navigation dams at Peoria and La Grange. Since Jan. 17, 1900, flow has included diversion from Lake Michigan through Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.
 

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 88,800 ft3/s, Dec. 7, 1982, gage height, 23.86 ft; maximum gage height, 26.02 ft, May 25, 1943; minimum daily discharge, 600 ft3/s, Oct. 26, 1997, estimated, caused by dam regulation.

DISSOLVED OXYGEN: Maximum recorded, 17.8 mg/L, May 7,2005, but may have been higher during periods of missing record; minimim recorded, 3.2 mg/L, Oct. 9, 2004, but may have been lower during periods of missing record.
PH: Maximum recorded, 9.2, Sept. 23-24, 26-28, 2004; minimum recorded, 7.2, June 9 and Nov. 18, 2004.

SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum recorded, 1100 MS/cm, Feb. 11-12, 2005; minimum recorded, 504 MS/cm, July 8, 2004.

WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum recorded, 29.7°C, July 14, 2004; minimum recorded, 0.1°C, Dec. 23, 2004 and Jan. 23, 2005.
 

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records fair 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 2890  9890  28700  17300  27000  27700  25200  14700  6770  3550  4080  3420 
2 3580  12900  28800  18900  25700  27300  24200  12700  6160  3460  2630  3490 
3 3950  12300  31100  25200  23900  27000  22700  12600  6120  3090  2660  3470 
4 4040  19200  30500  28100  22900  26700  21600  11300  6280  3350  2870  3560 
5 3750  23100  31600  28600  22200  26300  20800  10200  6550  3810  3620  3430 
 
6 3530  22600  31700  31200  21700  24400  20900  9090  6580  4080  3590  3460 
7 3560  23800  30400  31300  22100  24800  18900  8740  6720  4110  3580  3520 
8 3660  22400  34900  32900  22600  25000  12900  7900  7040  3890  3320  3670 
9 3850  20900  35700  32400  23300  24200  13000  7240  6870  3480  3050  3560 
10 3820  19400  37600  32200  24000  23100  12300  7680  7190  3490  2660  3350 
 
11 e3900  18800  38300  29300  24100  23400  12400  8500  7150  3600  2500  3210 
12 e4000  15100  38700  29500  24400  23100  12800  11500  7420  3730  2870  3520 
13 e4100  12500  40500  33400  24300  22600  13100  9910  8360  3710  3670  2860 
14 e4500  6540  38600  42000  24600  22200  13700  8660  8160  3220  5020  2990 
15 5140  4450  34400  51300  26200  21500  14700  8260  6870  3130  5220  3340 
 
16 4480  5680  32700  58000  28500  21000  15000  8500  6960  3040  5220  4240 
17 3480  6100  33800  62500  31300  20600  14700  7200  6720  2470  5120  4690 
18 3300  5520  30100  57300  33400  19700  15100  6150  6560  2820  5120  4600 
19 3700  5850  31800  54400  33300  18200  15400  7400  6110  2700  5240  3660 
20 4390  5750  26800  51500  33400  15500  15000  11100  4950  2380  5300  3160 
 
21 3860  7060  27700  48900  33700  14800  15300  13100  4760  2560  5770  3280 
22 e3500  10500  26600  46100  33000  12700  15400  12800  4090  3480  7690  3400 
23 e3300  12200  23800  41800  32000  12300  16600  12900  3460  3940  8020  5060 
24 3630  15800  e21500  39500  31200  10300  17000  12700  2940  4190  7470  6090 
25 5450  13200  e20000  38600  30500  11900  14900  11500  2640  3770  6400  5380 
 
26 6880  11400  e18000  37900  29900  14600  13300  9570  2440  3470  4780  4510 
27 7810  14500  e16000  35800  28600  14700  15800  7840  2620  7900  3520  4260 
28 6540  22200  e14000  33600  28300  16100  16300  7980  3110  9010  3470  3810 
29 5740  28100  12300  32000  ---  16000  17100  7740  3500  8260  3440  4440 
30 5340  29400  12600  30200  ---  16600  16400  7710  3700  7320  3470  4570 
 
31 5060  ---  14600  28300  ---  18900  ---  7420  ---  5090  3510  --- 

TOTAL 134730 437140 873800 1160000 766100 623200 492500 300590 168800 126100 134880 116000
MEAN 4346 14570 28190 37420 27360 20100 16420 9696 5627 4068 4351 3867
MAX 7810 29400 40500 62500 33700 27700 25200 14700 8360 9010 8020 6090
MIN 2890 4450 12300 17300 21700 10300 12300 6150 2440 2380 2500 2860
e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1940 - 2005, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 9387 11210 13500 14280 17020 23210 24960 23280 19030 13520 9681 8994
MAX 33180 37100 52390 44480 40470 56190 55630 52180 46230 46130 28440 34620
(WY) 1987 1986 1983 1993 1974 1979 1983 1943 1974 1993 1993 1993
MIN 3362 3676 4598 3747 3421 6450 7928 7822 5579 4068 4351 3867
(WY) 1964 2003 1944 1963 1963 2003 1940 1989 1977 2005 2005 2005

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 2004 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2005 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1940 - 2005
ANNUAL TOTAL 5820920  5333840         
ANNUAL MEAN 15900  14610          15660         
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 32200          1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 6820          1964
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 43500      Jun 17 62500              Jan 17 86700          Dec 7 1982
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 2420      Sep 30 2380              Jul 20 600      A Oct 26 1997
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 3370      Sep 29 2730              Jul 15 2060          Oct 8 1964
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW 64100      B     Jan 17 88800      C Dec 7 1982
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE 21.90 D     Jan 17 26.02     May 25 1943
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW 1060              Jul 20
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 32100  31900          32200         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 11800  10300          10900         
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 4700  3440          5150         

A - Estimated, caused by dam regulation.

B - Gage height, 21.74 ft.

C - Gage height, 23.86 ft.

D - Discharge, 62900 ft3/s.


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Introduction

Station Descriptions

Surface-Water Data

Ground-Water Data

Meteorological Data

Biological Data