05551000 DATA: Stage Tables, 2001

Station list Available data
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

05551000 FOX RIVER AT SOUTH ELGIN, IL

LOCATION.-- Lat 41°59'46", long 88°17'42", in SE1/4NW1/4 sec.35, T.41 N., R.8 E., Kane County, Hydrologic Unit 07120007, on right bank, upstream of dam in South Elgin, 0.1 mi upstream from State Street, 1.4 mi downstream from Brewster Creek, 1.4 mi downstream from Poplar Creek, and at mile 67.2.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 1,556 mi².

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

DISCHARGE: October 1989 to September 1998.

STAGE: Water years 1994-2001., July to September 1914, and October 1998 to current year.

PARTIAL RECORD: Low-flow discharge measurements, July 1961 to September 1962; miscellaneous discharge measurements, water years 1978-89.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY

CHEMICAL: Water years 1978-91.

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, and concrete dam. Datum of gage is 687.95 ft above sea level.

REMARKS.-- Flow regulated by Stratton Lock and Dam (previously known as McHenry dam), 30 mi upstream, and occasionally affected by wind action.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge 6,990 ft³/s, July 18, 1993, gage-height 14.45 ft.

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Flood of April 2, 1960, reached a stage of 8.16 ft at site 0.1 mi downstream at present datum, from floodmarks, discharge 6,550 ft³/s.

EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Maximum gage height, 13.68 ft, Feb. 9; minimum 12.13 ft, Aug. 1, 2.

GAGE HEIGHT, FEET, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2000 TO SEPTEMBER 2001 DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY	OCT	NOV	DEC	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP

1	13.05	12.44	12.73	12.42	12.88	---	12.87	13.15	13.11	12.50	12.14	12.24
2	12.99	12.45	12.72	12.42	12.84	---	12.86	13.06	13.13	12.50	12.13	12.20
3	12.95	12.47	12.71	12.41	12.82	13.57	12.86	12.94	13.11	12.48	12.16	12.16
4	13.06	12.51	12.68	12.42	12.82	13.57	12.86	12.90	13.08	12.43	---	12.17
5	12.99	12.53	12.61	12.42	12.82	13.57	12.85	12.95	13.13	12.39	---	12.18

6	12.90	12.54	12.50	12.42	12.82	13.57	12.90	12.82	13.18	12.37	---	12.16
7	12.83	12.85	12.51	12.41	12.82	13.56	12.90	12.62	13.18	12.34	---	12.24
8	12.82	12.84	12.52	12.41	12.86	13.48	12.86	12.65	13.17	12.36	12.19	12.37
9	12.78	13.07	12.50	12.41	13.38	13.45	12.91	12.68	13.17	12.36	12.16	12.52
10	12.69	13.28	12.52	12.41	13.62	13.40	12.98	12.71	13.16	12.36	12.27	12.67

11	12.62	13.28	12.49	12.41	13.59	13.37	13.05	13.04	13.15	12.36	12.24	12.75
12	12.61	13.27	12.44	12.42	13.56	13.36	13.24	13.21	13.20	12.35	12.20	12.82
13	12.59	13.26	12.45	12.43	13.56	13.34	13.25	13.21	13.24	12.35	12.20	12.87
14	12.54	13.23	12.50	12.45	13.57	13.32	13.25	13.18	13.33	12.34	12.21	12.86
15	12.54	13.20	12.51	12.47	13.57	13.36	13.25	13.14	13.47	12.32	12.18	12.72

16	12.57	13.17	12.51	12.53	13.58	13.47	13.25	13.12	13.55	12.30	12.23	12.56
17	12.56	13.14	12.51	12.58	13.59	13.44	13.25	13.12	13.58	12.28	12.29	12.52
18	12.55	13.06	12.50	12.59	13.60	13.43	13.24	13.10	13.58	12.27	12.36	12.53
19	12.50	12.98	12.51	12.62	13.61	13.45	13.23	13.09	13.55	12.29	12.40	12.77
20	12.45	12.93	12.50	12.64	13.63	13.45	13.22	13.06	13.50	12.32	12.41	12.93

21	12.45	12.85	12.50	12.63	13.64	13.44	13.22	13.04	13.47	12.33	12.41	13.15
22	12.48	12.78	12.49	12.63	13.64	13.43	13.22	13.02	13.37	12.39	12.45	13.13
23	12.47	12.78	12.51	12.63	13.64	13.40	13.24	12.99	13.22	12.35	12.56	13.05
24	12.46	12.77	12.51	12.62	13.63	13.37	13.24	12.99	13.10	12.39	12.56	13.04
25	12.46	12.78	12.49	12.61	13.64	13.34	13.24	12.99	13.02	12.44	12.54	12.98

26	12.46	12.78	12.49	12.61	13.62	13.31	13.24	13.01	12.90	12.47	12.54	12.93
27	12.45	12.75	12.49	12.60	13.61	13.27	13.24	13.08	12.76	12.41	12.51	12.90
28	12.48	12.73	12.45	12.59	13.62	13.20	13.22	13.09	12.66	---	12.45	12.88
29	12.48	12.73	12.43	12.61	---	13.15	13.21	13.09	12.62	---	12.38	12.86
30	12.46	12.73	12.43	12.78	---	13.05	13.19	13.08	12.56	12.24	12.31	12.83

31	12.44	---	12.43	12.86	---	12.93	---	13.07	---	12.19	12.26	---

MEAN	12.63	12.87	12.52	12.53	13.38	---	13.11	13.01	13.18	---	---	12.67
MAX	13.06	13.28	12.73	12.86	13.64	---	13.25	13.21	13.58	---	---	13.15
MIN	12.44	12.44	12.43	12.41	12.82	---	12.85	12.62	12.56	---	---	12.16

CAL YR 2000

MEAN 12.77

MAX 14.15

MIN 12.20