LOCATION.-- Lat 41°58'19", long 88°16'47" (NAD of 1983), in NE1/4NW1/4 sec. 12, T. 40 N., R. 8 E., Kane County, Hydrologic Unit 07120007, on private property about 500 feet upstream of state Highway 25 at Valley View, 2.5 miles southeast of South Elgin, and at mile 0.8. | |
DRAINAGE AREA.-- 14.0 mi2. | |
PERIOD OF RECORD.-- | |
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE | |
DISCHARGE: May 2002 to current year. | |
STAGE: May 2002 to current year. | |
PARTIAL RECORD: Annual maximum, water years 1962 to 1979, at site 500 ft downstream on State Highway 25 and at datum 10.08 ft higher. | |
SURFACE-WATER QUALITY | |
SEDIMENT: June 2002 to current year. | |
MISCELLANEOUS: Sediment concentration and particle size, water years 2002-03 | |
PRECIPITATION: May 2002 to current year. | |
REVISED RECORDS.-- WDR IL-75-1:Drainage area. | |
GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, pumping sampler, and rain gage. Datum of gage is 700.00 ft above NAVD of 1988. | |
REMARKS.-- 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, 685 ft3/s, June 10, 1967, gage height, 1.65 ft, site and datum then in use; minimum discharge, 0.45 ft3/s, June 17, 2003, due to pumping. | |
PRECIPITATION: Maximum daily total, 3.32 in., August 13, 2002. | |
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS: Maximum daily, 332 mg/L, July 15, 2003; minimum daily, 14 mg/L, Oct. 31, 2002. | |
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT LOADS: Maximum daily, 20 tons, May 1, 2003; minimum daily, 0.06 tons, Sept. 16, 19-20, 2003. | |
EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- | |
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS: Maximum daily, 332 mg/L, July 15; minimum daily, 14 mg/L, Oct. 31. | |
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT LOADS: Maximum daily, 20 tons, May 1; minimum daily, 0.06 tons, Sept. 16, 19-20. |
SEDIMENT DISCHARGE, SUSPENDED (TONS/DAY), WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2002 TO SEPTEMBER 2003 | |||||||||
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MEAN | MEAN | MEAN | |||||||
MEAN | CONCEN- | SEDIMENT | MEAN | CONCEN- | SEDIMENT | MEAN | CONCEN- | SEDIMENT | |
DISCHARGE | TRATION | DISCHARGE | DISCHARGE | TRATION | DISCHARGE | DISCHARGE | TRATION | DISCHARGE | |
DAY | (CFS) | (MG/L) | (TONS/DAY) | (CFS) | (MG/L) | (TONS/DAY) | (CFS) | (MG/L) | (TONS/DAY) |
OCTOBER | NOVEMBER | DECEMBER | |||||||
1 | 2.2 | 46 | 0.27 | 6.8 | 37 | 0.68 | 3.8 | 136 | 1.4 |
2 | 3.5 | 50 | 0.47 | 7.3 | 80 | 1.6 | 3.8 | 105 | 1.1 |
3 | 3.7 | 59 | 0.60 | 7.5 | 99 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 86 | 0.84 |
4 | 6.6 | 61 | 1.1 | 8.0 | 51 | 1.1 | 3.6 | 82 | 0.79 |
5 | 5.9 | 30 | 0.48 | 6.6 | 26 | 0.47 | 3.4 | 77 | 0.71 |
6 | 3.7 | 26 | 0.26 | 5.1 | 24 | 0.34 | 3.2 | 73 | 0.63 |
7 | 3.1 | 24 | 0.20 | 2.8 | 21 | 0.16 | 3.4 | 68 | 0.62 |
8 | 2.5 | 24 | 0.16 | 4.3 | 69 | 0.80 | 3.3 | 64 | 0.56 |
9 | 2.4 | 32 | 0.21 | 5.1 | 141 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 60 | 0.48 |
10 | 2.8 | 41 | 0.31 | 4.8 | 172 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 58 | 0.48 |
11 | 2.6 | 44 | 0.30 | 4.1 | 199 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 56 | 0.47 |
12 | 2.6 | 31 | 0.22 | 4.1 | 198 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 54 | 0.47 |
13 | 2.8 | 68 | 0.51 | 3.6 | 111 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 52 | 0.40 |
14 | 3.0 | 110 | 0.88 | 3.6 | 101 | 0.97 | 2.5 | 51 | 0.34 |
15 | 3.2 | 93 | 0.80 | 3.9 | 152 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 48 | 0.32 |
16 | 3.4 | 72 | 0.66 | 3.7 | 111 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 44 | 0.27 |
17 | 3.8 | 63 | 0.65 | 3.6 | 90 | 0.89 | 2.2 | 40 | 0.24 |
18 | 4.5 | 92 | 1.1 | 3.6 | 92 | 0.91 | 5.4 | 74 | 1.3 |
19 | 4.4 | 123 | 1.4 | 4.2 | 94 | 1.1 | 5.5 | 79 | 1.2 |
20 | 4.6 | 138 | 1.7 | 3.9 | 96 | 1.0 | 3.6 | 39 | 0.39 |
21 | 4.8 | 98 | 1.3 | 4.0 | 98 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 127 | 1.2 |
22 | 4.6 | 55 | 0.68 | 3.7 | 100 | 1.0 | 3.4 | 160 | 1.5 |
23 | 5.3 | 60 | 0.87 | 3.6 | 104 | 1.0 | 4.1 | 141 | 1.6 |
24 | 5.3 | 40 | 0.56 | 3.8 | 140 | 1.4 | 3.3 | 122 | 1.1 |
25 | 7.2 | 39 | 0.76 | 3.8 | 118 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 103 | 0.83 |
26 | 9.5 | 92 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 101 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 83 | 0.57 |
27 | 11 | 128 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 95 | 0.90 | 2.5 | 64 | 0.43 |
28 | 8.6 | 92 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 100 | 0.94 | 2.5 | 45 | 0.30 |
29 | 8.1 | 47 | 1.0 | 3.7 | 138 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 51 | 0.34 |
30 | 6.9 | 16 | 0.30 | 3.6 | 163 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 98 | 0.94 |
31 | 6.3 | 14 | 0.24 | --- | --- | --- | 3.0 | 83 | 0.68 |
TOTAL | 148.9 | --- | 26.19 | 133.5 | --- | 35.86 | 100.6 | --- | 22.50 |
JANUARY | FEBRUARY | MARCH | |||||||
1 | 2.6 | 60 | 0.42 | e2.0 | 58 | 0.31 | e1.8 | 51 | 0.25 |
2 | 2.4 | 52 | 0.34 | e2.4 | 63 | 0.41 | e1.9 | 60 | 0.31 |
3 | 2.3 | 51 | 0.32 | e3.1 | 71 | 0.59 | e1.9 | 68 | 0.35 |
4 | 2.3 | 49 | 0.31 | e3.5 | 78 | 0.74 | e2.1 | 76 | 0.43 |
5 | 2.4 | 48 | 0.30 | e3.5 | 75 | 0.71 | e2.3 | 89 | 0.55 |
6 | 2.4 | 46 | 0.30 | e3.2 | 70 | 0.60 | e2.3 | 102 | 0.64 |
7 | 2.4 | 45 | 0.29 | e2.9 | 65 | 0.51 | e2.5 | 84 | 0.57 |
8 | 2.6 | 43 | 0.31 | e2.8 | 60 | 0.45 | e2.5 | 75 | 0.51 |
9 | 2.7 | 57 | 0.42 | e2.6 | 56 | 0.39 | e2.7 | 67 | 0.49 |
10 | 2.4 | 51 | 0.34 | e2.4 | 55 | 0.35 | e2.8 | 60 | 0.45 |
11 | 2.4 | 40 | 0.26 | e2.3 | 54 | 0.34 | e2.5 | 53 | 0.36 |
12 | 2.6 | 29 | 0.20 | e2.3 | 54 | 0.33 | 7.3 | 59 | 1.3 |
13 | 3.0 | 53 | 0.44 | e2.3 | 54 | 0.33 | 5.9 | 51 | 0.82 |
14 | 3.1 | 58 | 0.49 | e2.4 | 53 | 0.34 | 4.8 | 48 | 0.63 |
15 | 2.8 | 53 | 0.40 | e2.2 | 53 | 0.31 | 4.6 | 46 | 0.58 |
16 | 2.6 | 53 | 0.37 | e2.2 | 53 | 0.31 | 5.7 | 46 | 0.72 |
17 | 2.3 | 53 | 0.33 | e2.3 | 52 | 0.32 | 5.7 | 48 | 0.74 |
18 | 2.3 | 53 | 0.32 | e2.2 | 52 | 0.31 | 4.9 | 38 | 0.51 |
19 | 2.2 | 53 | 0.32 | e2.3 | 51 | 0.32 | 4.4 | 49 | 0.57 |
20 | 2.2 | 53 | 0.31 | e2.5 | 51 | 0.34 | 6.4 | 47 | 0.81 |
21 | 2.1 | 53 | 0.29 | e2.5 | 51 | 0.34 | 5.6 | 20 | 0.30 |
22 | 1.9 | 53 | 0.27 | e2.4 | 50 | 0.33 | 7.7 | 36 | 0.78 |
23 | 1.9 | 52 | 0.27 | e2.4 | 50 | 0.32 | 6.7 | 39 | 0.73 |
24 | 1.7 | 52 | 0.24 | e2.4 | 50 | 0.32 | 4.9 | 44 | 0.59 |
25 | e1.8 | 52 | 0.25 | e2.5 | 49 | 0.33 | 5.7 | 37 | 0.57 |
26 | e1.7 | 52 | 0.24 | e2.2 | 49 | 0.29 | 4.2 | 27 | 0.31 |
27 | e1.7 | 52 | 0.24 | e2.0 | 49 | 0.26 | 3.6 | 26 | 0.25 |
28 | e1.7 | 52 | 0.24 | e1.9 | 48 | 0.25 | 4.7 | 50 | 0.69 |
29 | e1.7 | 52 | 0.24 | --- | --- | --- | 5.6 | 41 | 0.65 |
30 | e1.7 | 52 | 0.24 | --- | --- | --- | 3.8 | 21 | 0.22 |
31 | e1.8 | 53 | 0.26 | --- | --- | --- | 3.3 | 16 | 0.14 |
TOTAL | 69.7 | --- | 9.57 | 69.7 | --- | 10.75 | 130.8 | --- | 16.82 |
APRIL | MAY | JUNE | |||||||
1 | 3.3 | 25 | 0.22 | 81 | 91 | 20 | 6.4 | 26 | 0.45 |
2 | 3.1 | 35 | 0.29 | 75 | 43 | 8.9 | 5.5 | 24 | 0.36 |
3 | 3.3 | 62 | 0.56 | 45 | 30 | 3.7 | 5.4 | 23 | 0.33 |
4 | 16 | 79 | 3.4 | 30 | 43 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 21 | 0.28 |
5 | 29 | 67 | 5.3 | 63 | 48 | 8.4 | 4.9 | 19 | 0.26 |
6 | 22 | 26 | 1.6 | 46 | 37 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 18 | 0.22 |
7 | 19 | 19 | 0.94 | 31 | 36 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 19 | 0.25 |
8 | 15 | 14 | 0.55 | 22 | 37 | 2.1 | 11 | 29 | 0.93 |
9 | 14 | 23 | 0.91 | 53 | 65 | 9.6 | 12 | 23 | 0.77 |
10 | 12 | 38 | 1.2 | 55 | 45 | 6.9 | 8.6 | 25 | 0.58 |
11 | 8.7 | 38 | 0.88 | 65 | 51 | 9.6 | 6.8 | 29 | 0.52 |
12 | 7.2 | 44 | 0.86 | 45 | 27 | 3.2 | 6.0 | 30 | 0.49 |
13 | 7.0 | 48 | 0.89 | 35 | 26 | 2.5 | 5.3 | 25 | 0.35 |
14 | 6.6 | 50 | 0.89 | 29 | 27 | 2.1 | 4.6 | 30 | 0.36 |
15 | 5.6 | 50 | 0.76 | 29 | 27 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 35 | 0.35 |
16 | 5.1 | 38 | 0.53 | 24 | 28 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 39 | 0.41 |
17 | 4.8 | 26 | 0.33 | 20 | 28 | 1.5 | 3.6 | 39 | 0.38 |
18 | 4.3 | 18 | 0.21 | 16 | 27 | 1.2 | 3.3 | 38 | 0.34 |
19 | 4.5 | 26 | 0.31 | 13 | 28 | 0.98 | 3.8 | 34 | 0.35 |
20 | 4.9 | 34 | 0.46 | 11 | 30 | 0.87 | 4.2 | 67 | 0.74 |
21 | 4.8 | 38 | 0.49 | 8.4 | 32 | 0.73 | 2.4 | 61 | 0.39 |
22 | 5.5 | 23 | 0.34 | 6.9 | 35 | 0.64 | 2.1 | 60 | 0.33 |
23 | 5.3 | 24 | 0.34 | 6.4 | 38 | 0.66 | 2.1 | 54 | 0.31 |
24 | 4.4 | 29 | 0.35 | 5.7 | 42 | 0.64 | 2.2 | 50 | 0.30 |
25 | 4.2 | 35 | 0.39 | 5.8 | 43 | 0.67 | 2.5 | 47 | 0.31 |
26 | 4.1 | 40 | 0.45 | 5.3 | 37 | 0.52 | 3.2 | 76 | 0.66 |
27 | 4.3 | 45 | 0.53 | 5.4 | 30 | 0.43 | 2.7 | 70 | 0.51 |
28 | 4.7 | 49 | 0.61 | 5.6 | 25 | 0.37 | 2.5 | 56 | 0.37 |
29 | 5.1 | 45 | 0.62 | 5.7 | 26 | 0.39 | 2.3 | 44 | 0.27 |
30 | 17 | 63 | 3.4 | 5.8 | 27 | 0.42 | 2.2 | 42 | 0.24 |
31 | --- | --- | --- | 5.9 | 28 | 0.44 | --- | --- | --- |
TOTAL | 254.8 | --- | 28.61 | 854.9 | --- | 103.06 | 137.1 | --- | 12.41 |
JULY | AUGUST | SEPTEMBER | |||||||
1 | 2.2 | 40 | 0.24 | 3.1 | 44 | 0.36 | 1.9 | 45 | 0.24 |
2 | 2.1 | 39 | 0.22 | 2.9 | 49 | 0.38 | 1.6 | 44 | 0.19 |
3 | 2.2 | 43 | 0.26 | 2.6 | 52 | 0.37 | 1.3 | 39 | 0.14 |
4 | 2.5 | 47 | 0.32 | 2.1 | 47 | 0.27 | 1.1 | 34 | 0.10 |
5 | 3.5 | 87 | 0.86 | 2.2 | 42 | 0.25 | 1.0 | 33 | 0.09 |
6 | 3.7 | 86 | 0.85 | 2.8 | 25 | 0.19 | 1.4 | 42 | 0.17 |
7 | 3.5 | 74 | 0.69 | 2.6 | 20 | 0.14 | 1.2 | 37 | 0.12 |
8 | 3.4 | 63 | 0.58 | 2.5 | 26 | 0.17 | 0.96 | 32 | 0.08 |
9 | 4.1 | 58 | 0.63 | 2.7 | 30 | 0.22 | 1.1 | 35 | 0.10 |
10 | 4.1 | 53 | 0.59 | 2.7 | 32 | 0.23 | 1.3 | 42 | 0.14 |
11 | 3.0 | 49 | 0.40 | 2.8 | 33 | 0.25 | 1.4 | 46 | 0.18 |
12 | 2.4 | 48 | 0.31 | 2.8 | 36 | 0.27 | 1.3 | 42 | 0.15 |
13 | 2.2 | 47 | 0.27 | 2.8 | 44 | 0.34 | 1.1 | 36 | 0.10 |
14 | 1.9 | 47 | 0.25 | 3.0 | 54 | 0.44 | 1.1 | 41 | 0.13 |
15 | 8.7 | 332 | 9.9 | 4.2 | 58 | 0.66 | 1.1 | 33 | 0.09 |
16 | 4.9 | 90 | 1.2 | 3.3 | 45 | 0.40 | 1.00 | 23 | 0.06 |
17 | 3.4 | 61 | 0.55 | 3.1 | 42 | 0.35 | 1.3 | 29 | 0.10 |
18 | 3.0 | 48 | 0.39 | 2.5 | 57 | 0.39 | 1.2 | 27 | 0.09 |
19 | 2.7 | 34 | 0.24 | 2.5 | 46 | 0.32 | 0.91 | 24 | 0.06 |
20 | 2.2 | 35 | 0.21 | 3.5 | 79 | 0.74 | 0.90 | 26 | 0.06 |
21 | 2.4 | 38 | 0.25 | 2.7 | 96 | 0.70 | 1.0 | 34 | 0.10 |
22 | 2.1 | 39 | 0.23 | 2.3 | 82 | 0.50 | 1.1 | 42 | 0.13 |
23 | 2.0 | 38 | 0.20 | 2.3 | 64 | 0.39 | 1.1 | 35 | 0.10 |
24 | 2.3 | 36 | 0.22 | 2.1 | 47 | 0.26 | 1.1 | 26 | 0.08 |
25 | 3.0 | 35 | 0.28 | 1.9 | 36 | 0.18 | 1.2 | 25 | 0.08 |
26 | 3.1 | 36 | 0.31 | 2.0 | 31 | 0.17 | 1.3 | 33 | 0.12 |
27 | 2.8 | 38 | 0.29 | 2.6 | 41 | 0.28 | 1.5 | 35 | 0.14 |
28 | 2.8 | 40 | 0.30 | 2.4 | 42 | 0.27 | 1.4 | 41 | 0.16 |
29 | 2.2 | 39 | 0.23 | 2.2 | 37 | 0.22 | 0.99 | 32 | 0.09 |
30 | 2.1 | 38 | 0.22 | 1.9 | 33 | 0.17 | 0.82 | 31 | 0.07 |
31 | 2.8 | 38 | 0.29 | 1.6 | 34 | 0.15 | --- | --- | --- |
TOTAL | 93.3 | --- | 21.78 | 80.7 | --- | 10.03 | 35.68 | --- | 3.46 |
YEAR | 2109.68 | 301.04 |
Table of Contents |
Introduction |
Station Descriptions |
Surface-Water Data |
Ground-Water Data |
Meteorological Data |
Biological Data |