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05520500 KANKAKEE RIVER AT MOMENCE, IL

LOCATION.--Lat 41°09'36", long 87°40'07", in SW¼NE¼ sec.24, T.31 N., R.13 E., Kankakee County, Hydrologic Unit 07120001, on right bank at end of Hill Street in Momence, 0.2 mi downstream from bridge on State Highways 1 and 17, 1.2 mi upstream from Tower Creek, and at mile 47.9.

DRAINAGE AREA.--2,294 mi², of which 201 mi² probably is noncontributing.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--February to December 1905, February to July 1906, December 1914 to current year.

REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1238: 1916, 1930. WSP 1308: 1915(M), 1917(M), 1919(M), 1922(M), 1926(M), 1934-35(M), 1938(M). WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 609.18 ft above sea level. Prior to Aug. 1, 1938, nonrecording gage at site 0.2 mi upstream at datum 1.00 ft higher. Aug. 1, 1938, to Aug. 8, 1969, water-stage recorder at present site at datum 1.00 ft higher.

REMARKS.--Records good. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter at station.

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	1240	1390	2280	2860	3320	3060	5980	4030	2190	2170	1100	1030
2	1220	1410	2330	2740	3430	3010	5940	3980	2120	2050	1030	1020
3	1220	1440	2340	2650	3450	2970	5610	3880	2050	1930	1020	1020
4	1220	1480	2340	3650	3420	2920	5340	3790	1990	1850	2720	991
5	1220	1480	2310	4630	3370	2850	5130	3750	1940	1990	3570	983

6	1190	1470	2210	5540	3320	2800	4940	3810	1920	2240	3250	966
7	1180	1430	2110	5480	3260	2740	4820	4750	1910	2730	3010	1090
8	1140	1440	2040	6410	3170	2810	4800	7060	1890	3280	3220	1120
9	1130	1440	1980	7750	3090	3840	4810	6830	2030	3270	3170	1050
10	1120	1420	1960	7150	3020	4130	4850	6280	2050	3290	2950	1020

11	1120	1390	1950	6510	3160	4290	4740	5760	2250	3210	2810	1020
12	1080	1350	1900	6080	3890	4390	4590	5240	2990	3130	2570	1030
13	1080	1320	1850	5840	3630	4470	4480	4830	3020	2980	2310	1050
14	1070	1310	1810	5740	3520	4480	4660	4400	3030	2720	2060	1020
15	1040	1320	1770	5520	3470	4470	4880	4110	3040	2410	1850	1030

16	1010	1310	1750	5370	3440	4460	5110	3850	3070	2170	1650	992
17	994	1260	1750	5250	3500	4740	5220	3620	3170	1950	1510	930
18	989	1280	1740	5080	3920	8040	5130	3410	3100	1760	1410	903
19	987	1310	1740	4890	3830	9730	4980	3230	3020	1660	1310	883
20	1000	1320	1820	4610	3670	8700	4830	3130	2910	1610	1220	892

21	1010	1330	1840	4340	3580	8000	4940	3110	2780	1610	1140	892
22	989	1340	1820	4140	3530	7710	5140	3020	2650	1780	1100	862
23	1010	1390	2000	4010	3490	7140	4930	2910	2540	1880	1130	872
24	1010	1440	2120	3910	3430	6730	4660	2800	2400	1850	1160	865
25	1030	1430	2670	3740	3350	6420	4420	2670	2260	1750	1240	883

26	1040	1440	2830	3490	3270	6130	4280	2570	2100	1600	1210	894
27	1170	1460	2830	3400	3200	5860	4140	2500	1960	1490	1130	894
28	1320	1610	2870	3330	3130	5770	3990	2440	1820	1400	1130	862
29	1360	1920	2960	3290	---	5810	3950	2380	1790	1300	1150	823
30	1400	2200	3010	3270	---	5740	3950	2310	2310	1220	1130	821

31	1400	---	2960	3270	---	5650	---	2250	---	1150	1070	---

TOTAL	34989	43130	67890	143940	95860	159860	145240	118700	72300	65430	56330	28708
MEAN	1129	1438	2190	4643	3424	5157	4841	3829	2410	2111	1817	957
MAX	1400	2200	3010	7750	3920	9730	5980	7060	3170	3290	3570	1120
MIN	987	1260	1740	2650	3020	2740	3950	2250	1790	1150	1020	821
CFSM	.49	.63	.95	2.02	1.49	2.25	2.11	1.67	1.05	.92	.79	.42
IN.	.57	.70	1.10	2.33	1.55	2.59	2.36	1.92	1.17	1.06	.91	.47

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1905 - 1998, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN	1203	1573	2011	2246	2480	3289	3504	2899	2199	1489	1096	992
MAX	4739	4731	6759	6250	5136	7485	7438	5936	5966	4471	3530	4014
(WY)	1994	1991	1928	1991	1968	1982	1950	1943	1997	1996	1996	1993
MIN	429	511	547	404	498	1001	862	883	640	434	378	369
(WY)	1964	1965	1964	1918	1963	1957	1915	1934	1934	1988	1988	1919

SUMMARY STATISTICS	FOR 1997 CALENDAR YEAR		FOR 1998 WATER YEAR		WATER YEARS 1905 - 1998
ANNUAL TOTAL	1160449		1032377
ANNUAL MEAN	3179		2828		2090
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN					3743	1991
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN					857	1964
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN	9400	Feb 27	9730	Mar 19	14800	Mar 7 1979
LOWEST DAILY MEAN	987	Oct 19	821	Sep 30	248	Aug 7 1988
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM	997	Oct 16	863	Sep 24	271	Aug 3 1988
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW			9990	Mar 19	16000	Mar 6 1979
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE			5.91	Mar 19	10.51 A	Mar 6 1979
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW			810	B	243	Aug. 7 1988
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM)	1.39		1.23		.91
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)	18.82		16.74		12.38
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS	5970		5170		4330
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS	2800		2500		1590
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS	1320		1030		658

A - Estimated due to backwater from ice.
B - Sept. 29-30.