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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05568500       ILLINOIS RIVER AT KINGSTON MINES, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 40°33'11", long 89°46'38" (NAD of 1927), in SE1/4SE1/4 sec.26, T.7 N., R.6 E., Peoria County, Hydrologic Unit 07130003, on right bank at Kingston Mines, 2.3 mi downstream from Mackinaw River, and at mile 145.4. Auxiliary gage (05568615) 8.6 miles downstream.

 

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 15,818 mi2, does not include diversion from Lake Michigan through the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, which has occurred since Jan. 17, 1900.

 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE

 

DISCHARGE: October 1939 to current year.

 

STAGE: Water years 1994 to current year.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY

 

DISSOLVED OXYGEN: May, 2004 to May, 2005.
PH: May, 2004 to May, 2005.

 

SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: May, 2004 to May, 2005.

 

WATER TEMPERATURE: Water years 1975-77, May, 2004 to May, 2005.

 

MISCELLANEOUS: Contaminants in streambed sediments, October 1996; contaminants in fish tissue, October 1996.

 

REVISED RECORDS.-- WSP 1558: 1957. WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area. WDR IL-05: 2004.

 

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, crest-stage gage, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter. Auxiliary water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter at site 8.6 mi downstream. Datum of gage is 428.00 ft above NGVD of 1929 (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) (427.66 ft NAVD 1988). Prior to Oct. 1, 1940, nonrecording gage at same site at datum 1.65 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1940, to Mar. 31, 1942, nonrecording gage at present site and datum. Prior to Oct. 30, 1967 and Nov. 9, 1999 to Oct. 29, 2002, auxiliary water-stage recorder at mouth of Copperas Creek, 8.0 mi downstream.

 

REMARKS.-- Occasional regulation at low flow by navigation dams at Peoria and La Grange. Since Jan. 17, 1900, flow has included diversion from Lake Michigan through Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.

 

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 88,800 ft3/s, Dec. 7, 1982, gage height, 23.86 ft; maximum gage height, 26.02 ft, May 25, 1943; minimum daily discharge, 600 ft3/s, Oct. 26, 1997, estimated, caused by dam regulation.

DISSOLVED OXYGEN: Maximum recorded, 17.8 mg/L, May 7,2005, but may have been higher during periods of missing record; minimim recorded, 3.2 mg/L, Oct. 9, 2004, but may have been lower during periods of missing record.
PH: Maximum recorded, 9.2, Sept. 23-24, 26-28, 2004; minimum recorded, 7.2, June 9 and Nov. 18, 2004.

SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum recorded, 1100 MS/cm, Feb. 11-12, 2005; minimum recorded, 504 MS/cm, July 8, 2004.

WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum recorded, 29.7°C, July 14, 2004; minimum recorded, 0.1°C, Dec. 23, 2004 and Jan. 23, 2005.

 

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Specific-conductance records rated fair.

SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE, in MS/cm, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2004 TO SEPTEMBER 2005
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OCTOBER
NOVEMBER
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1801   790   796   805   774   792   827   799   811   754   738   747   
2807   797   802   774   742   761   799   756   779   809   754   789   
3814   804   808   768   762   765   756   736   741   844   803   826   
4817   805   812   770   758   766   740   734   737   836   833   834   
5810   804   807   769   766   768   737   733   735   843   834   839   
 
6811   799   805   767   750   755   733   718   727   842   832   839   
7832   805   820   751   740   746   719   691   705   832   791   814   
8837   828   832   744   721   731   701   687   691   791   734   763   
9842   833   837   724   702   711   713   700   708   734   704   713   
10843   829   833   710   699   704   716   710   713   714   700   704   
 
11836   825   829   704   687   694   722   706   717   703   697   699   
12835   818   827   698   687   692   706   679   690   702   699   701   
13824   812   820   712   694   701   679   666   672   701   666   686   
14812   766   784   714   707   711   669   663   665   684   663   674   
15777   769   772   717   713   715   666   663   664   690   683   686   
 
16777   767   771   720   716   718   668   664   666   720   690   703   
17789   777   785   722   719   721   694   668   676   749   720   738   
18792   787   789   767   721   739   694   684   690   757   725   748   
19799   791   796   769   762   765   705   694   699   725   681   700   
20800   790   795   770   761   765   719   705   713   681   639   661   
 
21806   798   801   770   761   765   721   719   720   639   620   630   
22813   806   809   775   763   768   723   721   722   627   619   623   
23821   810   814   791   775   783   734   723   726   628   625   627   
24833   819   829   801   790   795   733   731   732   635   627   631   
25829   814   819   810   795   803   732   731   732   630   627   629   
 
26821   795   812   816   796   808   732   731   731   632   626   628   
27803   797   799   818   798   809   732   731   732   641   628   634   
28800   793   797   808   796   800   732   731   732   654   640   649   
29802   797   800   826   808   819   731   728   730   663   654   659   
30802   794   798   836   826   832   732   728   730   666   663   664   
 
31805   798   801   ---------738   729   732   668   665   667   
 
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FEBRUARY
MARCH
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MAY
1668   667   668   836   827   829   942   928   935   900   887   893   
2792   668   739   840   835   837   939   931   935   895   883   888   
3820   792   806   848   840   846   941   926   936   887   875   881   
4848   820   835   855   845   850   929   908   917   879   865   874   
5879   848   867   857   852   854   947   913   936   871   858   867   
 
6910   879   896   882   857   873   949   946   947   869   845   858   
7930   909   919   886   874   881   949   943   947   861   831   845   
8956   930   945   879   873   875   946   941   944   852   820   837   
9998   956   977   886   879   883   950   942   947   840   818   830   
101060   998   1030   898   884   891   949   940   946   ---------
 
111100   1060   1090   900   897   899   942   932   937   864   848   858   
121100   1070   1090   905   898   902   942   934   937   853   838   844   
131070   1030   1050   914   901   905   939   923   930   873   853   861   
141030   974   997   913   908   911   939   925   931   885   873   880   
15975   956   964   924   908   914   940   927   936   885   875   881   
 
16966   957   963   924   780   854   928   923   926   896   882   890   
17963   932   942   805   763   786   928   922   925   909   893   903   
18941   902   928   764   737   749   932   924   928   921   904   913   
19902   867   880   738   728   734   945   927   938   921   904   914   
20868   850   860   728   716   723   962   942   951   926   849   916   
 
21850   840   845   717   704   712   951   913   942   ---------
22841   826   834   705   691   697   913   882   894   ---------
23826   811   818   692   690   691   890   873   881   ---------
24812   810   811   692   690   692   884   869   876   ---------
25812   809   810   693   692   692   891   882   888   ---------
 
26819   812   816   695   692   693   898   889   894   ---------
27822   817   819   703   695   696   897   893   895   ---------
28827   822   826   752   702   715   897   885   890   ---------
29---------752   733   744   904   886   894   ---------
30---------760   732   738   907   898   902   ---------
 
31---------933   755   775   ------------------
 
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