Station list
05569500 SPOON RIVER AT LONDON MILLS, IL
LOCATION.--Lat 40°42'32", long 90°16'53", in SW¼NE¼ sec.4, T.8 N., R.2 E., Fulton County, Hydrologic Unit 07130005, on
left bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 116, 0.2 mi downstream from a railroad bridge, 0.5 mi west of London
Mills, 0.5 mi upstream from Cedar Creek, 4.0 mi downstream from Littlers Creek, and at mile 69.2.
DRAINAGE AREA.--1,072 mi2. Area at site used prior to April 26, 1984, 1,062 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1942 to current year.
REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1175: 1947. WDR IL-84-2: 1948(M), 1950(M), 1951, 1954(M), 1955, 1958, 1960, 1962, 1964,
1965, 1970, and drainage area.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 508.97 ft above sea level. Prior to July 13, 1945, nonrecording
gage at same site and datum. July 14, 1945, to Apr. 26, 1984, at site 0.9 mi upstream at same datum.
REMARKS.--Records good except those for estimated discharges, which are poor. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite
telemeter at station.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Flood of Aug. 26, 1924, reached a stage of 27.08 ft, from information by local
residents.