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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05549501       FOX RIVER (TAILWATER) NEAR MCHENRY, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 42°18'33", long 88°15'05" (NAD of 1927), in NW1/4 sec.12, T.44 N., R.8 E., McHenry County, Hydrologic Unit 07120006, on left bank of main channel, 30 ft downstream from Stratton Lock and Dam, 2.5 mi downstream from McHenry, and at mile 97.8.

 

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 1,250 mi2.

 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

 

STAGE: October 2002 to current year.

 

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder and phone telemeter. Datum of gage is 730.15 ft above NGVD of 1929.

 

REMARKS.-- Stage regulated by Stratton Lock and Dam.

 

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

STAGE: Maximum gage height, 2.85 ft, May 12, 13, 14, 2003; minimum, 0.28 ft, Sept. 4, 2003.

 

EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Maximum gage height, 2.85 ft, May 12, 13, 14; minimum, 0.28 ft, Sept. 4.


Gage height, feet, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2002 TO SEPTEMBER 2003
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAYOCTNOVDECJANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEP
 
1---0.921.071.890.770.551.231.191.350.830.860.38
2---0.941.051.500.770.521.291.491.360.800.900.38
3---0.971.071.020.760.561.311.591.400.770.940.36
4---0.981.071.000.750.551.361.641.400.771.020.35
5---0.991.080.940.750.551.492.121.330.861.000.36
 
6---0.981.090.890.740.571.502.611.310.940.920.37
7---1.031.080.960.740.571.582.711.261.050.900.37
81.490.941.070.960.750.541.322.631.241.210.900.38
91.260.961.070.920.740.581.332.701.291.400.860.37
101.120.981.050.890.740.581.262.761.251.410.800.38
 
111.091.010.970.830.740.591.262.721.381.430.780.39
121.051.000.951.010.740.591.332.781.381.480.760.40
131.010.990.941.030.730.551.332.801.351.440.720.41
141.011.000.931.040.700.581.302.791.331.360.650.45
150.971.030.901.050.680.591.262.761.281.610.560.46
 
160.961.010.881.050.660.611.472.671.181.860.540.47
170.930.980.901.050.660.611.532.611.081.830.550.49
180.930.991.001.060.650.601.292.461.181.900.510.49
190.911.590.931.070.590.581.132.081.781.760.500.44
200.932.110.951.060.570.801.041.981.301.590.500.46
 
210.942.130.951.010.531.031.072.011.011.510.470.47
220.901.860.920.920.521.071.181.700.941.330.460.45
230.931.710.840.920.541.081.201.400.891.230.430.45
240.941.690.940.930.551.101.181.410.871.140.410.45
251.051.620.950.930.561.151.121.400.841.020.370.43
 
261.261.550.970.930.561.190.871.360.800.890.390.46
271.281.331.130.930.561.240.691.270.800.970.400.46
281.181.061.350.880.551.210.681.120.851.000.410.44
291.041.041.360.79---1.220.751.010.840.940.370.45
300.990.921.330.77---1.230.831.040.840.880.380.43
 
310.94---1.520.78---1.23---1.35---0.840.38---

MEAN---1.211.041.000.660.791.212.011.171.230.630.42
MAX---2.131.521.890.771.241.582.801.781.901.020.49
MIN---0.920.840.770.520.520.681.010.800.770.370.35


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