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03337000 BONEYARD CREEK AT URBANA, IL



LOCATION.--Lat 40°06'40", long 88°13'35", in NW¼NE¼ sec.18, T.19 N., R.9 E., Champaign County, Hydrologic Unit 05120109, on right bank 300 ft. upstream of Mathews St. on University of Illinois campus in Urbana, and at mile 1.2.

DRAINAGE AREA.--4.46 mi2, of which 0.88 mi2 is noncontributing.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--July 1948 to current year.

REVISED RECORDS.--WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area. WDR IL-83-1: 1982(M).

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder, crest-stage gage, and concrete control. Datum of gage is 708.10 ft above sea level. Prior to Oct. 1, 1974, at datum 0.15 ft higher.

REMARKS.--Records good except those for daily discharges less than 3 ft3/s, which are fair, and those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by sewage-treatment plants upstream. Since Aug. 1, 1960, storm runoff from 0.88 mi2 at headwaters has been diverted to Saline Branch through Northwest Diversion Conduit.

REVISIONS.--The peak discharges above a base of 280 ft3/s (revised) and annual maximums (*) reported for water years 1979-96 have been revised as shown in the following table. These peaks supersede those peaks published in WDR IL-79-1 to IL-96-1:

DateTimeDischarge (ft3/s)Gage height (ft)DateTimeDischarge (ft3/s)Gage height (ft)

July 24 to Sept. 30, 1979
July 250740 614 7.43Aug. 220200 418 6.05
July 302000 *884 *8.94Aug. 231810 433 6.17
Aug. 201955 362 5.59
 
1980 WATER YEAR
Mar. 072350 281 4.86June 021304 *592 *7.29
May 120910 282 4.87June 231431 297 5.01
June 020527 373 5.68
 
1981 WATER YEAR
Apr. 101533 618 5.12July 260138 610 5.07
Apr. 112246 339 3.45Aug. 051320 778 6.48
Apr. 221737 360 3.57Aug. 09Unknown737 6.11
Apr. 282025 324 3.37Aug. 14Unknown612 5.08
June 212331 833 7.19Aug. 27Unknown697 5.74
July 041959 296 3.23Sept. 262016 *861 *7.64
July 190221 507 4.38Sept. 290925 284 3.17
 
1982 WATER YEAR
Oct. 052031 631 5.21July 100850 394 3.74
May 201854 *825 *7.06July 182256 346 3.49
June 151400 478 4.19Aug. 051524 337 3.44
June 281257 450 4.03Jan. 29Unknown342 3.47
July 030246 666 5.48Feb. 21Unknown340 Unknown
 
1983 WATER YEAR
Apr. 272003 441 3.98June 030738 457 4.07
Apr. 300219 520 4.47June 141841 499 4.33
May 011439 705 5.81June 190354 *845 *7.38
May 131926 514 4.43June 291810 469 4.14
May 190430 312 3.31Aug. 170638 668 5.50
 
1984 WATER YEAR
May 251911 *337 *3.44July 260640 296 3.23
 
1985 WATER YEAR
July 150040 302 3.26Aug. 142313 *333 *3.42
Aug. 061810 288 3.19
 
1986 WATER YEAR
Nov. 121555 *548 *4.65July 100755 511 4.41
Apr. 301850 310 3.30July 140245 339 3.45
June 300635 306 3.28Sept. 191525 538 4.59
 
1987 WATER YEAR
May 180230 335 3.43July 300840 *852 *7.50
June 251250 400 3.77Aug. 262158 568 4.78
 
1988 WATER YEAR
July 181835 337 3.44Sept. 191720 391 3.73
July 250821 *551 *4.67
 
1989 WATER YEAR
Nov. 1600375774.84July 2120255074.38
Apr. 2802472983.24Aug. 2309254474.01
May 1917013223.36Aug. 271805*753*6.24
May 2521066985.75Sept. 0107154834.22
June 2314313543.54Sept. 0809553493.51
July 1913456125.08
1990 WATER YEAR
Mar. 1016153473.50June 2002057266.00
May 0921103443.48July 1102126645.47
May 160335*913*8.51Aug. 2019494614.09
June 0800452963.23Aug. 2903453693.62
June 1720353853.70
1991 WATER YEAR
May 0501108477.42May 2118376065.04
May 141206*876*7.85July 1123404143.84
1992 WATER YEAR
Nov. 3000153103.30July 2318425424.61
June 0621253693.62July 3012346165.11
June 1718103793.67Aug. 0217384804.20
July 021745*798*6.68Aug. 2618216405.28
July 0710305844.89Sept. 0801052843.17
July 0921052943.22Sept. 2102022843.17
July 1619245464.64
1993 WATER YEAR
Nov. 0104473853.70July 0213154023.78
Jan. 0409092963.23July 1320203603.57
Apr. 1921353023.26July 1819006855.64
Apr. 2422003353.43Aug. 120205*946*9.93
June 2015103163.33Aug. 1918453713.63
June 2809558206.98Sept. 0211305384.59
July 0109454864.24
1994 WATER YEAR
Oct. 0904052923.21May 0705143283.39
Oct. 162255*702*5.78May 2418024684.13
Jan. 27Unknown600eUnknownAug. 0323054754.17
Apr. 1117206935.71Aug. 0816152863.18
Apr. 1202303243.37Aug. 1318105554.70
Apr. 2622255904.93Aug. 3101103333.42
1995 WATER YEAR
May 0823303813.68May 2802003333.42
May 1322052903.20June 1001503103.30
May 162215*820*6.98June 2316404594.08
May 2400252963.23Aug. 0115303223.36
1996 WATER YEAR
May 0322403143.51June 1615454524.43
May 1007004714.39July 2106353943.74
May 2415305054.60July 2823154764.23
May 270535*520*4.70

e - Estimated.

REVISIONS.--Revised daily discharges and statistics, in cubic feet per second, for water years 79-96 are given below. These figures sepersede those published in WDR IL-79-1 to IL-96-1.

DAILY DISCHARGES

19791981198219841985
July 2556 Apr. 1918   May 3135 Dec. 0412 June 1519 
30137 2229   1020 2724 
3167 2825   June 0113 1141 2825 
1531 1419 
Aug. 0153 June 2142   1813 July 0214 
1919 2247   1913 Apr. 0312 1526 
2339 2416   2826 0418 3111 
2121 
1980July 0439   July 0213 2238 Aug. 0414 
Nov. 0911 0514   03118 0522 
2411 1520   1025 May 1911 0615 
2525 e1946   1820 2058 1315 
2011   1921 2539 1419 
Feb. 2122 2648   2613 1526 
2737   Aug. 0557 
Mar. 0831 2815   0622 June 2211 1986
1735 2419 Nov. 0136 
Aug. 0586 eJuly 0314 1020 
May 1316 Sept. 0118  0412 1240 
1715 Sept. 26118   2628 1418 
1811 2729   19831610 
1910 2930   Apr. 1350 Aug. 0418 1841 
2312 2744 2211 1964 
2420 19823052 2013 
Oct. 0537   19852630 
June 0271 0613   May 01109 Oct. 2015 2714 
1513 1719   0246 
2325 2216   1942 Nov. 0127 Feb. 0314 
2810 2726 0415 
Nov. 3011   June 0352 
July 0510 1450 Dec. 2916 Apr. 3030 
Feb. 278.119 24131 22
19812947  May 2933 
Oct. 0110 Apr. 1621   Jan. 0118
1411 1711   Aug. 1756 June 0516 
1910   Mar. 2913 0613 
Feb. 1631 1984 2710 
May 0711   Oct. 1226 Apr. 0537 3036 
Apr. 0416 1513   
1052 2068   Nov. 1018 May 0128 July 0115 
1128 2133   2323 1416 1052 e
1213 2613   2731 1512 1113 
1313 2719   1212 
1414 2917   Dec. 0312 June 1116 1448 

1986198819901991 1993
Aug. 1010 May 0811 June 2940   May 1813   Nov. 1015   
2311 2142   1110   
Sept. 1113 eJuly 1140   268.91233   
1956 July 1828 2218   2231   
2016 2550 July 1023   
2316 Aug. 2028   1117   Dec. 1514   
2619 Sept. 1935 1219   3015   
2913 1991
3032 1989Oct. 0322   Aug. 0635   Jan. 0320   
Oct. 1718 0735   0497   
19872312 0835   19920520 e
Oct. 0121 0937   Oct. 0427   067.0 e
0311 Nov. 0429 1022   2615   07 5.5 e
2520 1210 1713   308.52143   
1639 
Nov. 2528 2028 Nov. 0516   Nov. 1918   Feb. 1110   
2618 2737   2011   
Dec. 2242 2811   3019   Mar. 0310   
Dec. 0126  0424   
Mar. 2016 Dec. 0321   Dec. 0210   2217   
Apr. 1325 1515   1214   239.7
1413 Apr. 0239 2133   
1511 2848 29114   Feb. 148.5Apr. 1320   
3030   157.51434   
May 1826 May 0813 318.11922   
1938 Mar. 1816   2419   
June 0221 2559 Jan. 023.9 e2536   
2010 2622 033.3Apr. 109.0
2525 042.91524   May 3014   
2911 June 0312 053.2169.5
2316 062.61812   June 0426   
July 2614 2725 072.21823   
30140 082.2May 218.42018   
3110 July 1937 092.1228.52412   
2127 102.1 e2870   
Aug. 2110 1120   June 0620   
2512 Aug. 2335 123.6 e0716   July 0173   
2642 2729 132.5 e1721   0230   
2736 2810 144.6 e1112   
1511   July 0254   1319   
Sept. 1615 Sept. 0148 168.4 e0311   1613   
2817 0841 173.20788   1838   
2914 1420 183.10915   199.3
193.1129.32113   
19881990202.9149.52316   
Nov. 2435 Feb. 0127 212.31622   2416   
2515 1523 222.1179.9
2715 2290 232.1 e2345   Aug. 12215   
2829 2314 249.41311   
Feb. 1812   2516   1513   
Dec. 0720 Mar. 0817  2614   1614   
1545 1056 Mar. 0112   3070   1931   
1918 1127 1219   2311   
2012 1313   Aug. 0228   
2716 Apr. 1030 1720   2630   Sept. 0255   
2828 2212   0316   
May 0918 2619   Sept. 0815   069.9
Jan. 1715 1249 0911   1214   
1925 16230 Apr. 1412   2115   1465   
3111 1727 1524   2622   2525   
2521  2616   
Feb. 1912 May 0316   1993
June 06 16  0592   Oct. 1513   1994
Mar. 2925 1724 14115   1616   Oct. 0924   
2081 1515   1668   
Apr. 0613 2217 1640   Nov. 01114   2016   
2812 1715   0217   

1994199419951996 1996
Nov. 1433   May 0619 Nov. 0428 Oct. 3114   04 12 
1721   0730 0522 0841 
2434 0931 Nov. 019.911 19 
Jan. 2218   2516 0213   
2424   Dec. 1616 1119   June 01 12 
2514   June 0813 1017 
2316 Jan. 1921 Dec. 1816   16 33 
Mar. 0613   23 12 
July 2011 Mar. 0754 Jan. 1819   
Apr. 039.9 July 1411 
099.8Aug. 0816 May 0927 Feb. 2712   21 36 
1020   3011 e1330 24 15 
11120   3126 1687 Mar. 3125   28 16 
12116   1914 
1520   Sept. 1615 2458 Apr. 1911   Aug. 1719 
2629   2310 2826 2228   18 11 
2713   2627 2821   
2827   Aug. 0115 2914   Sept. 2612 
3018   1995
Oct. 3120 Sept. 0721 May 0316   

e - Estimated.

STATISTICS

TOTALMEANMAXMIN
July1979364.4611.8  137   .76
August1979228.4  7.3753   1.0  
WTR YR19791942.715.32137   .70
November197986.182.8725   .70
February198075.1  2.5922   1.1  
March1980246.3  7.9547   1.7  
May1980173.9  5.6120   1.5  
June1980221.7  7.3971   2.1  
July198089.4  2.8810   1.3  
CAL YR19791832.855.02137   .64
WTR YR19801391.243.8071   .64
October198065.092.1011   .76
February198163.052.2531   .03
April1981273.419.1152   .49
June1981156.6  5.2247   1.1  
July1981273.1  8.8148   1.2  
August1981331.2  10.7  86   2.0  
September1981233.9  7.80118   1.2  
CAL YR19801396.393.8271   .76
WTR YR19811849.775.07118   .03
October1981144.1  4.6537   1.4  
November198159.7  1.9911   1.2  
February1982390.4  13.9  60   1.6  
April1982125.7  4.1921   1.9  
May1982266.4  8.5968   1.2  
June1982140.4  4.6831   1.3  
July1982287.3  9.27118   1.4  
August1982156.9  5.0657   1.3  
September198252.681.7618   .72
CAL YR19811906.885.22118   .03
WTR YR19822178.685.97118   .72
April1983272.6  9.0952   1.4  
May1983302.8  9.77109   1.7  
June1983467.2  15.6  241   1.4  
August1983111.243.5956   .61
CAL YR19822195.936.02118   .65
WTR YR19831675.384.59241   .54
October1983103.393.3427   .08
November1983120.804.0331   .10
December1983186.316.0141   .41
April1984183.886.1338   .78
May1984188.796.0958   .72
June198454.001.8011   .78
July198497.813.1628   .78
August198461.992.0018   .78
CAL YR19831813.234.97241   .08
WTR YR19841335.753.6558   .08
October198448.111.5515   .48
November198480.842.6927   .16
December198478.092.5222   .47
January198533.541.0818   .20
March1985176.755.7039   .85
April198598.783.2937   .78
May198593.403.0128   .29
June1985120.294.0125   .95
July198598.973.1926   .85
August1985172.4  5.5626   1.4  
CAL YR19841132.293.0958   .16
WTR YR19851174.213.2239   .16
November1985350.7  11.7  64   1.4  
February198674.982.6815   .57
April198667.762.2630   .80
May198688.842.8733   .83
June1986105.103.5036   .32
July1986173.655.6052   .44
August198634.371.1110   .30
September1986193.786.4656   .25
CAL YR19851483.604.0664   .20
WTR YR19861340.873.6764   .25
October1986120.323.8821   .92
November198688.362.9528   .75
December198669.602.2526   .90
April1987103.563.4525   .70
May198765.232.1026   .60
June1987109.063.6425   .67
July1987238.917.71140   .68
August1987169.165.4642   .76
September198785.6  2.8517   1.0  
CAL YR19861102.723.0256   .25
WTR YR19871184.003.24140   .60
November1987135.284.5135   .92
December1987211.5  6.8245   1.1  
January1988103.953.3525   .85
February198881.1  2.8012   1.1  
March1988110.7  3.5725   1.0  
April198887.812.9313   .91
May198869.8  2.2511   1.2  
July1988118.623.8350   .98
September198880.342.6835   .64
CAL YR19871292.763.54140   .60
WTR YR19881121.293.0650   .63
October198880.252.5918   .72
November1988165.165.5139   .60
December198898.493.1842   .99
March198983.712.7016   .91
April1989209.1  6.9748   1.6  
May1989239.2  7.7259   2.1  
June1989115.8  3.8625   1.4  
July1989120.2  3.8837   1.0  
August1989142.1  4.5835   1.1  
September1989195.6  6.5248   1.9  
CAL YR19881077.852.9450   .60
WTR YR19891554.334.2659   .60
February1990257.6  9.2090   1.1  
March1990198.5  6.4056   2.2  
April199085.8  2.8630   1.0  
May1990470.3  15.2  230   1.2  
June1990279.2  9.3181   1.7  
July1990139.9  4.5140   1.5  
August1990114.5  3.6928   1.0  
CAL YR19891362.403.7359   .52
WTR YR19901800.394.93230   .52
October1990220.287.1137   .78
November1990108.183.6137   .56
December1990304.5  9.82114   1.8  
January1991116.7  3.7620   1.8  
February199177.912.7812   .91
March1991183.165.9120   .96
April1991125.1  4.1724   1.6  
May1991455.3  14.7  115   2.0  
July1991100.323.2423   .90
August199175.252.4335   .37
CAL YR19902281.386.25230   .56
WTR YR19911861.195.10115   .26
October1991101.493.2727   .24
November199192.893.1019   .35
December199190.312.9114   .80
February199259.082.048.5.53
March199269.422.2416   .78
April1992135.5  4.5224   1.1  
May199261.501.988.5.87
June199299.6  3.3221   1.0  
July1992451.2  14.6  88   1.1  
August1992120.383.8830   .56
September1992106.863.5622   .64
CAL YR19911512.624.14115   .24
WTR YR19921435.623.9288   .24
October199259.441.9216   .52
November1992296.8  9.89114   1.8  
December199298.9  3.1915   1.1  
January1993281.1  9.0797   1.8  
February199367.6  2.4110   1.5  
March1993196.4  6.3424   2.4  
April1993246.2  8.2136   1.8  
May199382.112.6514   .91
June1993215.7  7.1970   1.4  
July1993320.4  10.3  73   2.1  
August1993375.1  12.1  215   1.4  
September1993270.4  9.0165   1.4  
CAL YR19921606.074.39114   .36
WTR YR19932510.156.88215   .52
October1993198.016.3968   .91
November1993151.9  5.0633   1.2  
January1994200.556.4752   .95
March199487.4  2.8213   1.4  
April1994472.0  15.7  120   1.4  
May1994199.8  6.4534   2.2  
June199487.3  2.9116   1.2  
July199445.581.4711   .34
August1994151.824.9026   .55
September199496.863.2327   .41
CAL YR19932487.126.81215   .91
WTR YR19941835.375.03120   .34
October199487.212.8127   .80
November1994173.5  5.7831   1.2  
December199485.252.7518   .80
January1995103.7  3.3521   1.0  
March1995118.793.8354   .83
May1995462.2  14.9  87   1.1    
August1995106.413.4319   .63
September199553.951.8021   .77
CAL YR19941735.224.75120   .34
WTR YR19951490.564.0887   .63
October199596.833.1218   .69
November199593.153.1119   .60
December199541.891.3516   .52
January199668.162.2019   .69
February199650.671.7512   .78
March199679.302.5625   .86
April1996112.453.7528   .95
May1996365.1  11.8  119   1.4  
June1996143.454.7833   .95
July1996116.233.7536   .74
August199653.211.7219   .54
September199643.521.4512   .47
CAL YR19951376.473.7787   .52
WTR YR19961263.963.45119   .47


DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1997 TO SEPTEMBER 1998
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAYOCTNOVDECJANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEP
 
11.410   2.11.71.62.25.720   2.22.21.4  1.1  
21.42.51.81.71.52.23.66.42.42.21.5  1.1  
31.52.01.82.61.52.215   90   4.03.02.5  1.1  
41.61.41.73.91.52.74.617   2.0e18   2.4  1.0  
51.85.31.519   1.52.13.76.96.8e2.042     .97
 
62.63.91.53.51.42.03.811   2.1e24   5.0  1.0  
73.21.51.47.71.32.613   8.81.815   9.8  .99
82.91.41.426   1.330   4.313   7.23.41.8  1.0  
97.51.44.15.01.315   3.84.616   3.03.3  .98
103.51.411   3.61.37.33.03.82.32.82.2  .86
 
113.41.41.93.214   e4.32.93.531   2.71.6  .91
123.41.31.82.81.93.32.611   16   2.61.5  .92
1315   1.31.72.21.74.215   5.33.22.61.4  .97
142.41.81.77.01.53.24.22.950   2.51.3  1.1  
152.12.41.5e3.01.52.82.92.816   2.41.3  1.1  
 
162.01.41.4e2.26.82.82.72.443   2.31.6  1.0  
172.01.31.42.014   31   2.32.46.82.41.6  1.0  
182.11.31.32.05.38.62.22.630   2.21.5  1.0  
192.21.31.32.03.57.02.214   7.62.31.1  1.1  
202.21.31.31.93.942   9.22.23.92.41.2  13     
 
212.21.51.81.92.79.92.71.83.32.41.5  2.9  
222.11.311   2.72.25.22.716   21   19   1.2  2.3  
232.01.31.43.12.15.71.821   3.82.11.4  1.3  
242.01.317   2.23.73.32.057   3.12.11.4  3.0  
251.81.22.62.21.92.83.85.13.12.01.7  2.3  
 
2616   1.21.72.32.42.71.83.62.92.01.3  2.3  
271.48.21.72.17.78.81.73.72.92.11.3  1.1  
281.110   1.82.03.372   4.23.12.82.21.5  1.3  
291.14.41.81.9---   8.534   9.218   2.11.2  1.2  
301.010   1.71.7---   5.640   2.92.45.41.2  2.2  
 
311.0---   1.71.6---   13   ---   2.2---   2.0.88---     

TOTAL95.986.087.8126.794.3315.0201.4356.2317.6143.4100.5852.10
MEAN3.092.872.834.093.3710.26.7111.510.64.633.241.74
MAX161017261472409050244213
MIN1.01.21.31.61.32.01.71.81.82.0.88.86

e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1949 - 1998, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN3.193.483.623.533.965.046.175.985.095.404.433.64
MAX10.811.711.518.613.910.918.315.215.614.612.19.97
(WY)195619861967195019821982196419901983199219931972
MIN1.251.08.95.601.11.941.431.851.151.471.11.84
(WY)196519721990198119951981197119721988199419861983

SUMMARY STATISTICSFOR 1997 CALENDAR YEARFOR 1998 WATER YEARWATER YEARS 1949 - 1998
ANNUAL TOTAL1493.33    1976.98
ANNUAL MEAN4.09    5.424.46    
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN6.96    1950
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN3.00    1954
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN132             Sep 290         May 3241         Jun 19 1983
LOWEST DAILY MEAN.60 A    Jan 7.86    Sep 10.03    Feb 12 1981
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM.80        Jan 6.95    Sep 7.05    Feb 6 1981
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW779         May 24946      BAug 12 1993
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE7.01    May 249.93 CAug 12 1993
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW.51    D
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS7.9      14     9.0      
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS1.7      2.3  2.1      
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS1.0      1.3  1.0      
A - Estimated, result of freezeup.
B - From rating based on indirect measurements.
C - From floodmarks.
D - Aug. 19, 22, and 30-31.


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