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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05548105       NIPPERSINK CREEK ABOVE WONDER LAKE, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 42°23'07", long 88°22'10", in NE1/4NW1/4 sec.13, T.45 N., R.7 E., McHenry County, Hydrologic Unit 07120006, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on Thompson Road, at west edge of Wonder Lake and 1.1 mi east of Greenwood at mile 19.7.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 84.5 mi2.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
 

DISCHARGE: June 1994 to September 1997, October 1998 to September 2001 (discontinued).

 

STAGE: Water years 1994-1997; 1999-2001.

 

PARTIAL RECORD: Annual maximum, water years 1965 to 1977.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

CHEMICAL: July 1994 to September 1997. Water years 1999 to 2001 (discontinued).

 

SEDIMENT: June 1994 to September 1997, March 1999 to July 2001 (discontinued).

 

MISCELLANEOUS: Water year 2000; contaminants in streambed sediments, water years 1998 and 2000; contaminants in fish tissue, water years 1998 and 1999.

BIOLOGICAL
 

BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATES: Water years 1999 and 2000.

 

FISH: Water years 1999-2001.

 

HABITAT: Water years 1999-2001.


GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder and phone telemeter. Datum of gage is 798.00 ft above sea level. Prior to June 13, 1994, at datum 8.31 ft higher.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum gage height, 13.95 ft, present datum, June 11, 1967, discharge not determined; maximum discharge, 3,690 ft3/s, June 13, 1999, gage height, 11.63 ft; minimum discharge, 5.5 ft3/s, Sept. 12, 1995.
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS: Maximum daily, 808 mg/L, Aug. 17, 1995; minimum daily, 1 mg/L, Aug. 27, 1997.
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT LOADS: Maximum daily, 2,200 tons, June 13, 2000; minimum daily, 0.06 tons, Aug. 27, 1997.

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum stage of 12.26 ft, present datum, occurred between Sept. 30, 1977 and June 13, 1994, from floodmark obtained from crest-stage gage, discharge not determined.

EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.--
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS: Maximum daily, 504 mg/L, April 20; minimum daily, 18 mg/L, Nov. 13.
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT LOADS: Maximum daily, 2,200 tons, June 13; minimum daily, 1.1 tons, Nov. 13, Sept. 6,7.
SEDIMENT DISCHARGE, SUSPENDED (TONS/DAY), WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1999 TO SEPTEMBER 2000
MEANMEANMEAN
MEANCONCEN-SEDIMENTMEANCONCEN-SEDIMENTMEANCONCEN-SEDIMENT
DISCHARGETRATIONDISCHARGEDISCHARGETRATIONDISCHARGEDISCHARGETRATIONDISCHARGE
DAY(CFS)(MG/L)(TONS/DAY)(CFS)(MG/L)(TONS/DAY)(CFS)(MG/L)(TONS/DAY)
 
OCTOBERNOVEMBERDECEMBER



157375.725463.122321.9
239363.925593.923322.0
339525.724785.124332.1
45114420241137.425342.3
5451321623644.1536910
 
6381191223493.05618127
7351069.923432.64417621
832907.823372.34222326
930766.223312.04125828
1029685.424302.04022825
 
1128614.522301.84424429
1227544.021241.33319918
1327564.123181.12917014
1427594.423231.42818714
1528624.722291.72916813
 
1627644.723281.73015813
1727624.522261.6281329.8
1826594.223271.7e2724618
1926553.924271.8261349.7
2026523.624241.6251157.8
 
2123513.225201.4e231126.9
2222503.025231.5e221096.5
2322412.432585.0e211056.0
2422311.931584.8e211025.8
2526392.928403.1e21995.6
 
2633666.027362.6e21955.4
2728483.726332.3e21925.2
2827352.524332.1e22895.3
2925342.323322.0e21854.8
3025352.422321.9e21824.7
 
3124402.6---------21794.5
 
TOTAL941---168.1727---77.9904---352.3

 
JANUARYFEBRUARYMARCH



122724.2e161526.66911221
2241298.7e161536.6559314
32733725e161536.649618.2
42631823e161536.647638.0
52625118e171506.9458410
 
62719314e171456.74110111
72318111e181416.8409911
83617817e181366.639959.9
92519513e181316.4399310
104023626e191276.536929.0
 
114324128e201226.635908.5
123523122e211186.735898.4
133222219201136.135888.2
14e2921317201085.735878.1
15e2720415201045.635868.1
 
16251961320995.436858.2
17e231871220955.234837.6
18e221781121905.233827.3
19e211699.622855.135827.9
20e201608.621814.54210012
 
21e191517.821774.34610213
22e191467.545106154210011
23e181477.1124221743810411
24e181477.21812111053810811
25e181487.2175182874011212
 
26e181497.2130149533814415
27e171496.9105133384218221
28e171506.980117253717317
29e161506.57196183318016
30e161516.5---------2915612
 
31e161526.5---------2615111
 
TOTAL745---392.41308---541.71224---346.4

 
APRILMAYJUNE



126145104722629338328321
2261399.74526933755478978
3251329.04229633453338423
4241278.24030333241245161
5241268.03823825244237156
 
6241258.03723624209269152
7261389.7362722716621797
83218916373003013915759
93819620542944411816553
10381942016030113010317850
 
11361841816431114610813740
1234174161733961858704141160
13311771511733210621003652200
1430179148525959991246665
1529165136721639650192340
 
1628152116117829324180157
173015012601472421016996
18301491224027323915615967
19502384270341678812814951
2024950435347234044012313846
 
2134649446725627419011612840
221984232262032171199312832
23133410148163187828113529
24106390112127159548114131
258233875103146409914840
 
26682875393138358115434
276126243105131376816130
285624036125125426316828
295220929137121456517130
304818924122117395816025
 
31---------13612647---------
 
TOTAL1980---1837.64248---31939231---7591

 
JULYAUGUSTSEPTEMBER



154147226617130231006.5
288145365420530261007.2
3292147115451351624402.6
42541208240758.022311.8
52011126139757.921251.4
 
615710444471031320221.1
7122973241798.718231.1
8103892536797.621251.4
993822034817.527271.9
1033514514831816.827292.1
 
1136910110228745.629332.7
12199924927674.8836114
13140873327624.567519.4
14111852527634.559528.5
1592912325644.462366.1
 
1678992124654.147324.1
17691041931786.640303.3
18601011629806.334292.7
1956971524785.131292.4
2055921423744.637343.4
 
2151831122704.248415.2
2248739.421663.8764811
2345668.021643.63417569
2442657.521623.52716145
2540667.220593.21715023
 
2639666.921563.186399.1
2737666.521533.069305.6
2835666.321492.869285.2
2938656.720462.556264.0
3039656.920432.356274.0
 
31591041721422.4---------
 
TOTAL3401---995.4927---220.41961---264.8
 
YEAR2759715981.0
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