05549501 DATA: Stage Tables, 2004

Station list Available data
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, 6.34 ft, May 27, 2004; minimum, 0.28 ft, Sept. 4, 2003.

EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Maximum gage height, 6.34 ft, May 27; minimum, 0.32 ft, Oct. 1.

Gage height, feet, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2003 TO SEPTEMBER 2004 DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY	OCT	NOV	DEC	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP

1	0.41	0.61	1.18	1.23	1.00	1.33	3.08	1.85	6.11	2.41	0.91	1.08
2	0.42	0.75	1.17	1.23	0.97	1.47	3.00	1.82	6.07	2.15	0.88	1.07
3	0.46	1.34	1.12	1.20	0.96	1.91	2.89	1.66	5.95	2.02	0.87	1.05
4	0.49	1.95	0.99	1.15	0.94	2.33	2.81	1.42	5.76	1.92	0.99	1.02
5	0.52	2.38	0.96	1.16	0.92	2.85	2.71	1.34	5.53	2.12	1.01	1.00

6	0.51	2.53	0.97	1.39	0.93	3.43	2.33	1.28	5.03	2.15	1.00	0.95
7	0.50	2.49	1.02	1.36	0.93	3.52	2.06	1.37	4.55	2.10	1.00	0.92
8	0.50	2.45	1.01	1.35	0.93	3.62	1.89	1.24	4.29	2.01	1.04	0.92
9	0.50	2.36	0.99	1.28	0.94	3.62	1.80	1.24	3.90	1.94	1.07	0.88
10	0.50	2.02	1.53	1.16	0.93	3.32	1.79	1.60	3.87	1.99	1.11	0.86

11	0.51	1.68	2.22	1.14	0.93	2.94	1.78	2.03	4.39	1.96	1.10	0.84
12	0.48	1.58	2.52	1.13	0.93	2.88	1.67	2.06	4.29	1.85	1.09	0.82
13	0.49	1.54	2.66	1.11	0.94	2.88	1.53	2.36	3.69	1.73	1.06	0.80
14	0.54	1.56	2.34	1.10	0.94	2.81	1.47	2.78	3.60	1.67	1.03	0.79
15	0.56	1.55	2.21	1.11	0.93	2.37	1.45	3.11	3.54	1.56	0.99	0.80

16	0.54	1.51	2.08	1.10	0.94	1.83	1.34	3.34	3.35	1.53	0.92	0.81
17	0.53	1.52	2.03	1.10	0.95	1.82	1.29	3.71	3.28	1.48	0.86	0.83
18	0.53	1.59	2.09	1.08	0.96	1.93	1.28	4.48	3.25	1.33	0.85	0.81
19	0.55	1.58	1.93	1.16	0.96	1.94	1.17	4.77	3.31	1.16	0.85	0.80
20	0.56	1.62	1.76	1.12	0.97	1.83	1.34	4.82	3.34	1.01	0.84	0.77

21	0.52	1.54	1.61	1.07	0.99	1.85	1.39	4.86	3.66	0.98	0.84	0.74
22	0.53	1.52	1.52	0.90	1.00	1.85	1.56	e5.27	3.99	1.13	0.83	0.73
23	0.52	1.60	1.35	0.87	1.02	1.85	1.62	e5.57	4.07	1.22	0.82	0.73
24	0.52	1.59	1.19	0.87	1.03	1.92	1.75	e5.92	4.15	1.19	0.85	0.67
25	0.54	1.59	1.24	0.87	1.02	1.95	1.76	6.17	4.13	1.16	0.87	0.61

26	0.51	1.52	1.25	0.88	1.09	2.21	1.80	6.29	4.06	1.07	0.88	0.61
27	0.53	1.48	1.29	0.90	1.17	2.62	1.93	6.30	3.97	0.98	0.91	0.60
28	0.53	1.43	1.30	0.90	1.21	2.72	1.73	6.07	3.85	0.95	1.07	0.58
29	0.53	1.41	1.24	0.90	1.26	2.82	1.52	5.99	3.42	0.95	1.08	0.57
30	0.59	1.25	1.26	0.93	---	2.98	1.76	6.14	2.82	0.93	1.06	0.57

31	0.57	---	1.26	0.98	---	3.12	---	6.19	---	0.91	1.07	---

MEAN	0.52	1.65	1.53	1.09	0.99	2.47	1.85	3.65	4.17	1.53	0.96	0.81
MAX	0.59	2.53	2.66	1.39	1.26	3.62	3.08	6.30	6.11	2.41	1.11	1.08
MIN	0.41	0.61	0.96	0.87	0.92	1.33	1.17	1.24	2.82	0.91	0.82	0.57

e Estimated

CAL YR 2003	MEAN 1.07	MAX 2.80	MIN 0.35
WTR YR 2004	MEAN 1.77	MAX 6.30	MIN 0.41