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05527950 MILL CREEK AT OLD MILL CREEK, IL



LOCATION.--Lat 42°24'55", long 87°58'08", in SW¼SE¼ sec.32, T.46 N., R.11 E., Lake County, Hydrologic Unit 07120004, on right bank at upstream side of bridge on Hunt Club Road, about 0.5 mi southeast of Old Mill Creek, and at mile 2.9.

DRAINAGE AREA.--61.0 mi2.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--Annual maximum, water years 1962 to 1976. October 1989 to current year.

REVISED RECORDS.--WDR IL-77-1: 1962-76(M). WDR IL-91-2: 1990(P). WDR IL-92-2: 1990.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 668.00 ft above sea level. Prior to Oct. 1, 1989, at datum 8.85 ft higher.

REMARKS.--Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Gage-height telemeter at station.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 1,090 ft3/s, June 30, 1993, gage height, 12.06 ft; maximum gage height, 12.88 ft, present datum, Mar. 6, 1976; minimum discharge, 0.03 ft3/s, Sept. 7, 8, 10, 11, 1991.

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--A gage height of 13.73 ft, present datum, discharge unknown, occurred between October 1976 and September 1989, from mark on crest-stage gage.
DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1997 TO SEPTEMBER 1998
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAYOCTNOVDECJANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEP
 
12.82.733 24 63 74 234 97 22   54     .721.4  
22.42.527 25 130 70 191 90 20   44     .72.98
31.72.326 58 126 67 161 84 18   65     .681.0  
41.52.132 77 103 63 144 79 17   109     .791.1  
51.42.033 116 92 60 128 72 18   61     .97.99
 
61.13.128 158 86 58 116 67 18   45     2.0  .83
71.34.425 248 91 55 109 134 17   38     15     1.1  
81.94.225 184 87 75 206 178 16   33     34     1.1  
92.23.624 199 83 118 301 140 16   29     18     1.2  
101.53.328 158 80 89 257 123 15   24     12     1.2  
 
111.53.129 e135 154 83 210 109 17   21     7.8  1.1  
121.42.728 e115 291 73 177 99 21   18     5.4  1.0  
132.62.725 103 202 69 149 126 27   15     4.2  1.0  
143.32.923 e96 170 65 142 122 27   14     3.3  1.6  
153.25.923 e88 153 62 135 111 22   12     3.2  8.6  
 
162.67.223 e79 149 58 491 98 17   9.2  3.6  10     
172.57.226 e72 161 64 365 85 14   6.8  3.2  6.1  
182.26.928 67 188 233 321 73 12   5.5  2.7  3.9  
192.06.629 e64 163 243 291 64 16   4.8  2.0  2.7  
201.86.432 60 146 195 260 57 15   4.3  1.8  2.3  
 
211.67.832 57 132 167 287 50 12   3.6  1.7  1.7  
221.411   32 e52 118 150 267 45 9.53.6  1.7  1.6  
232.312   31 e50 106 142 226 42 7.83.1  1.5  1.9  
242.211   31 e49 97 131 188 42 7.12.4  1.5  1.8  
252.39.833 e46 90 116 156 40 7.31.7  3.6  1.9  
 
263.013   32 e47 83 102 150 37 45   1.4  4.5  1.9  
278.815   29 e48 83 90 137 32 51   1.3  3.2  1.8  
289.220   27 49 79 82 122 31 84   1.2  3.8  1.6  
296.321   e26 54 --- 79 112 29 82   1.0  4.5  1.6  
304.530   25 57 --- 79 103 27 66   .934.2  1.7  
 
313.3---   24 57 --- 140 --- 25 ---   .812.4  ---     

TOTAL85.8232.486926923506315261362408736.7633.64154.6866.70
MEAN2.777.7528.086.812510220577.724.620.44.992.22
MAX9.23033248291243491178841093410
MIN1.12.023246355103257.1.81.68.83
CFSM.05.13.461.422.051.673.361.27.40.34.08.04
IN..05.14.531.642.141.923.741.47.45.39.09.04

e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1990 - 1998, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN8.1843.945.350.071.610411789.456.731.511.56.83
MAX34.112710612613415729724518816844.024.6
(WY)199119931992199319971993199319961996199319901992
MIN1.387.596.158.2725.222.928.511.93.451.00.55.48
(WY)199519901990199419961996199419941992199119911991

SUMMARY STATISTICSFOR 1997 CALENDAR YEARFOR 1998 WATER YEARWATER YEARS 1990 - 1998
ANNUAL TOTAL18181.9  20672.92
ANNUAL MEAN49.8  56.6  52.9  
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN102     1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN29.3  1994
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN650         Feb 21491         Apr 16758     Feb 20 1994
LOWEST DAILY MEAN1.1      Oct 6.68    Aug 3.03Sep 11 1991
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM1.6      Oct 4.80    Jul 30.05Sep 5 1991
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW609         Apr 161090     Jun 30 1993
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE10.99    Apr 1612.06Jun 30 1993
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW.65    Jul 31, Aug 1-4.03A
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM).82.93.87
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)11.1012.6211.78
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS108     151     140     
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS28     27     25     
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS2.5  1.6  2.0  
A - Sept. 7, 8, 10, 11, 1991.

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