Station list
05550000 FOX RIVER AT ALGONQUIN, IL
LOCATION.--Lat 42°09'59", long 88°17'25", in NE¼NW¼ sec.34, T.43 N., R.8 E., McHenry County, Hydrologic Unit
07120006, on right bank 20 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 62 (Chicago Street) in Algonquin, 140 ft upstream from
Algonquin Dam, and at mile 81.6.
DRAINAGE AREA.--1,403 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1915 to current year. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1308.
REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1175: 1916. WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and concrete dam. Datum of gage is 729.48 ft above sea level. Prior to Oct. 20, 1933, nonrecording
gage at site 20 ft downstream at same datum.
REMARKS.--Records good. Flow regulated by Stratton Lock and Dam (previously known as McHenry Dam), 16 mi upstream from
station, and occasionally affected by wind action. Gage-height telemeter at station.
DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1997 TO SEPTEMBER 1998
DAILY MEAN VALUES
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DAY | OCT | NOV | DEC | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP
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1 | 465 | 448 | 842 | 567 | 939 | 1690 | 1720 | 1940 | 912 | 2050 | 344 | 460 |
2 | 385 | 573 | 807 | 543 | 1050 | 1630 | 2180 | 1810 | 690 | 1970 | 321 | 441 |
3 | 328 | 689 | 805 | 561 | 1070 | 1580 | 2340 | 1780 | 671 | 1880 | 319 | 431 |
4 | 320 | 695 | 807 | 662 | 1130 | 1490 | 2340 | 1740 | 672 | 1950 | 325 | 419 |
5 | 296 | 682 | 821 | 826 | 1210 | 1410 | 2260 | 1660 | 695 | 1870 | 342 | 372 |
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6 | 335 | 714 | 809 | 1170 | 1190 | 1280 | 2030 | 1550 | 665 | 1770 | 594 | 360 |
7 | 334 | 753 | 810 | 1760 | 1190 | 1270 | 1820 | 1660 | 640 | 1740 | 1090 | 494 |
8 | 314 | 739 | 773 | 2060 | 1190 | 1320 | 1930 | 2230 | 635 | 1660 | 1240 | 459 |
9 | 293 | 733 | 701 | 2010 | 1160 | 1430 | 2290 | 2640 | 651 | 1550 | 1260 | 412 |
10 | 340 | 735 | 696 | 1890 | 1140 | 1330 | 2360 | 2740 | 656 | 1410 | 1270 | 367 |
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11 | 334 | 717 | 674 | 1750 | 1160 | 1380 | 2350 | 2720 | 677 | 1130 | 1280 | 344 |
12 | 308 | 697 | 621 | 1800 | 1360 | 1320 | 2280 | 2610 | 689 | 966 | 1230 | 345 |
13 | 306 | 619 | 581 | 1640 | 1520 | 1250 | 2240 | 2650 | 805 | 745 | 1100 | 335 |
14 | 337 | 586 | 562 | 1550 | 1610 | 1280 | 2250 | 2620 | 871 | 603 | 1070 | 368 |
15 | 362 | 646 | 545 | 1330 | 1680 | 1280 | 2280 | 2450 | 1030 | 549 | 1080 | 485 |
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16 | 379 | 613 | 525 | 1260 | 1770 | 1270 | 2730 | 2010 | 1040 | 533 | 1000 | 555 |
17 | 376 | 624 | 514 | 1210 | 1740 | 1290 | 2870 | 1870 | 992 | 438 | 949 | 667 |
18 | 354 | 641 | 493 | 1190 | 1760 | 1390 | 2890 | 1710 | 917 | 397 | 852 | 682 |
19 | 350 | 748 | 509 | 1180 | 1750 | 1530 | 2900 | 1450 | 814 | 385 | 668 | 651 |
20 | 372 | 745 | 508 | 1150 | 1770 | 1660 | 2880 | 1150 | 785 | 401 | 523 | 610 |
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21 | 365 | 755 | 519 | 1140 | 1800 | 1630 | 2890 | 953 | 797 | 356 | 426 | 604 |
22 | 355 | 725 | 516 | 1120 | 1800 | 1590 | 2920 | 926 | 810 | 411 | 408 | 546 |
23 | 347 | 753 | 542 | 1080 | 1800 | 1520 | 2890 | 920 | 800 | 430 | 338 | 398 |
24 | 392 | 729 | 602 | 1030 | 1780 | 1300 | 2820 | 881 | 732 | 434 | 378 | 352 |
25 | 447 | 710 | 565 | 1040 | 1770 | 1140 | 2740 | 852 | 644 | 434 | 460 | 334 |
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26 | 530 | 738 | 570 | 1030 | 1740 | 1020 | 2720 | 815 | 1320 | 421 | 469 | 271 |
27 | 512 | 723 | 588 | 1010 | 1700 | 974 | 2670 | 709 | 1640 | 398 | 488 | 337 |
28 | 395 | 725 | 577 | 971 | 1700 | 994 | 2540 | 661 | 1740 | 382 | 517 | 371 |
29 | 421 | 718 | 586 | 976 | --- | 949 | 2460 | 756 | 1970 | 403 | 511 | 349 |
30 | 398 | 833 | 558 | 982 | --- | 976 | 2310 | 987 | 2030 | 394 | 514 | 358 |
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31 | 387 | --- | 570 | 941 | --- | 1180 | --- | 988 | --- | 391 | 506 | --- |
TOTAL | 11437 | 20806 | 19596 | 37429 | 41479 | 41353 | 73900 | 50438 | 27990 | 28451 | 21872 | 13177
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MEAN | 369 | 694 | 632 | 1207 | 1481 | 1334 | 2463 | 1627 | 933 | 918 | 706 | 439
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MAX | 530 | 833 | 842 | 2060 | 1800 | 1690 | 2920 | 2740 | 2030 | 2050 | 1280 | 682
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MIN | 293 | 448 | 493 | 543 | 939 | 949 | 1720 | 661 | 635 | 356 | 319 | 271
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CFSM | .26 | .49 | .45 | .86 | 1.06 | .95 | 1.76 | 1.16 | .67 | .65 | .50 | .31
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IN. | .30 | .55 | .52 | .99 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.96 | 1.34 | .74 | .75 | .58 | .35
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STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1916 - 1998, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
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MEAN | 611 | 809 | 788 | 720 | 853 | 1668 | 1719 | 1132 | 785 | 601 | 466 | 498
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MAX | 3650 | 2492 | 3105 | 2675 | 3613 | 4162 | 4961 | 3786 | 3075 | 2902 | 2964 | 2926
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(WY) | 1987 | 1986 | 1983 | 1960 | 1938 | 1918 | 1993 | 1973 | 1996 | 1938 | 1924 | 1972
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MIN | 31.8 | 147 | 185 | 142 | 168 | 274 | 237 | 150 | 110 | 57.7 | 31.4 | 52.9
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(WY) | 1957 | 1954 | 1940 | 1940 | 1940 | 1934 | 1934 | 1934 | 1934 | 1934 | 1934 | 1934
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SUMMARY STATISTICS | FOR 1997 CALENDAR YEAR | FOR 1998 WATER YEAR | WATER YEARS 1916 - 1998 |
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ANNUAL TOTAL | 351677 | | 387928 | | |
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ANNUAL MEAN | 963 | | 1063 | | 887 |
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HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN | | | | | 1936 | 1993
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LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN | | | | | 202 | 1934
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HIGHEST DAILY MEAN | 3520 | Feb 24 | 2920 | Apr 22 | 6610 | Apr 2 1979
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LOWEST DAILY MEAN | 281 | Sep 16 | 271 | Sep 26 | 12 | A
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ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM | 309 | Sep 10 | 317 | Oct 3 | 19 | Oct 16 1956
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INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW | | | 2930 | Apr 22 | 6610 | B
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INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE | | | 2.65 | Apr 22 | 4.50 C | Apr 1 1916
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INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW | | | 157 | Oct 5 | .00 | D
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ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) | .69 | | .76 | | .63 |
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ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) | 9.32 | | 10.29 | | 8.59 |
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10 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 1700 | | 2040 | | 2000 |
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50 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 807 | | 814 | | 596 |
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90 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 375 | | 368 | | 187 |
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A - Aug. 30, 31, 1934; July 28, 1942.
B - Apr. 6, 1960; Apr. 2, 1979.
C - From graph based on gage readings.
D - Nov. 26, 1952; Nov. 20, 1953; Oct. 25, 1956; and Sept. 9, 14, 1958, result of windstorm.