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05518000 KANKAKEE RIVER AT SHELBY, IN

LOCATION.--Lat 41°10'58", long 87°20'33", in SW¼NE¼ sec.33, T.32 N., R.8 W., Lake County, Hydrologic Unit 07120001, on right bank 25 ft upstream from Monon Railroad bridge, 1.0 mi south of Shelby, 7.7 mi upstream from Beaver Lake Ditch, and at mile 67.9.

DRAINAGE AREA.--1,779 mi², of which 201 mi² does not contribute directly to surface runoff.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1922 to current year. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1308.

REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1005: 1928(M). WSP 2115: Drainage area.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 628.13 ft above sea level. Prior to Dec. 19, 1934, nonrecording gage at highway bridge about 400 ft upstream. Dec. 19, 1934, to Oct. 4, 1965, water-stage recorder on left bank 50 ft downstream, and Oct. 5, 1965, to Sept. 21, 1966, nonrecording gage on right bank 200 ft upstream. All at same datum.

REMARKS.--Records poor.

DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1997 TO SEPTEMBER 1998 DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY	OCT	NOV	DEC	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP

1	1200	1200	1730	2170	2720	2400	4750	3090	1810	1570	816	784
2	1190	1210	1770	2100	2780	2360	4750	3060	1740	1520	783	784
3	1180	1240	1810	2060	2790	2310	4700	3040	1670	1440	784	786
4	1180	1280	1820	2270	2770	2270	4650	3060	1620	1470	1230	772
5	1160	1300	1790	2870	2710	2240	4600	3080	1600	1830	2190	764

6	1150	1280	1740	3570	2630	2190	4540	3110	1580	2060	2110	743
7	1130	1280	1710	4030	2560	2110	4480	3240	1570	2300	1990	771
8	1110	1300	1670	4340	2500	2090	4420	4120	1540	2990	2120	794
9	1100	1280	1640	4940	2440	2490	4410	4610	1580	2940	2220	774
10	1100	1270	1630	5070	2380	3150	4340	4520	1610	2900	2140	800

11	1090	1240	1620	5050	2360	3550	4290	4340	1660	2820	1920	815
12	1070	1230	1600	5040	2530	3750	4240	4140	1980	2620	1710	839
13	1060	1220	1580	5070	2670	3870	4230	3870	2290	2320	1470	809
14	1050	1210	1560	5090	2720	3960	4500	3580	2480	2070	1320	790
15	1040	1210	1540	5050	2730	4010	4850	3320	2530	1870	1190	785

16	1020	1190	1530	4920	2710	3980	4920	3090	2490	1710	1090	721
17	1010	1190	1510	4720	2680	3990	4840	2880	2450	1580	1010	706
18	999	1210	1500	4480	2700	4440	4720	2680	2400	1480	961	689
19	1010	1220	1490	4220	2750	5060	4540	2560	2350	1430	891	687
20	1010	1210	1490	3950	2770	5060	4350	2560	2260	1430	836	672

21	999	1210	1490	3710	2810	5020	4240	2480	2190	1430	800	687
22	989	1220	1510	3500	2800	5110	4170	2370	2110	e1400	814	697
23	984	1270	1570	3320	2750	5210	4050	2290	2000	e1420	854	698
24	995	1280	1650	3160	2660	5200	3890	2210	1870	e1370	924	698
25	1000	1290	1810	3020	2580	5130	3700	2160	1740	e1200	949	729

26	1010	1310	1980	2900	2530	5060	3560	2130	1610	e1100	863	720
27	1110	1290	2100	2800	2490	4990	3410	2090	1530	e1020	848	712
28	1170	1360	2210	2710	2440	4960	3230	2040	1480	e994	843	683
29	1200	1500	2300	2660	---	5010	3140	1980	1470	939	862	659
30	1210	1650	2300	2660	---	4900	3100	1920	1570	894	831	692

31	1210	---	2250	2670	---	4780	---	1860	---	874	813	---

TOTAL	33736	38150	53900	114120	73960	120650	127610	91480	56780	52991	38182	22260
MEAN	1088	1272	1739	3681	2641	3892	4254	2951	1893	1709	1232	742
MAX	1210	1650	2300	5090	2810	5210	4920	4610	2530	2990	2220	839
MIN	984	1190	1490	2060	2360	2090	3100	1860	1470	874	783	659
CFSM	.61	.71	.98	2.07	1.48	2.19	2.39	1.66	1.06	.96	.69	.42
IN.	.71	.80	1.13	2.39	1.55	2.52	2.67	1.91	1.19	1.11	.80	.47

e Estimated

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1924 - 1998, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN	1080	1357	1644	1845	1964	2565	2788	2310	1827	1288	989	884
MAX	3529	3413	4502	4867	3658	5570	5365	4409	4347	3228	3058	2843
(WY)	1991	1973	1928	1991	1950	1985	1982	1943	1981	1996	1990	1993
MIN	455	519	540	460	462	848	1226	789	569	441	402	356
(WY)	1954	1954	1964	1940	1963	1934	1925	1934	1934	1988	1988	1941

SUMMARY STATISTICS	FOR 1997 CALENDAR YEAR		FOR 1998 WATER YEAR		WATER YEARS 1924 - 1998
ANNUAL TOTAL	896766		823819
ANNUAL MEAN	2457		2257		1710
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN					2767	1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN					775	1964
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN	5830	Mar 2	5210	Mar 23	7650	Mar 26 1982
LOWEST DAILY MEAN	984	Oct 23	659	Sep 29	260	Jan 13 1954
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM	998	Oct 18	690	Sep 18	298	Aug 2 1988
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW			5220	Mar 23	7650	Mar 26 1982
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE			11.43	Mar 23	12.98	Mar 24 1982
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM)	1.38		1.27		.96
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)	18.75		17.23		13.06
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS	4400		4490		3370
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS	2160		1920		1380
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS	1210		834		637