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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05551900       EAST BRANCH BIG ROCK CREEK NEAR BIG ROCK, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 41°46'04", long 88°34'11" (NAD of 1927), in NE1/4SE1/4 sec. 17, T. 38 N., R. 6 E., Kane County, Hydrologic Unit 07120007, at bridge on U.S. Highway 30, 1.2 mi northwest of Big Rock.

 

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 32.6 mi2.

 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE

 

PARTIAL RECORD: Annual maximum, water years 1965 to 1979.

 

GAGE.-- Crest-stage gage. Datum is 700.43 ft above NGVD of 1929 (700.22 ft NAVD 1988).

 

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 1580 ft3/sec, May 16, 1974, gage height, 3.80 ft.




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