Station list
05556500 BIG BUREAU CREEK AT PRINCETON, IL
LOCATION.--Lat 41°21'55", long 89°29'55", in SW¼SE¼ sec.18, T.16 N., R.9 E., Bureau County, Hydrologic Unit 07130001,
on right bank 500 ft downstream from bridge on U.S. Highways 6 and 34, 0.6 mi downstream from Epperson Run, 1.5 mi west
of Princeton, and at mile 20.5.
DRAINAGE AREA.--196 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--March 1936 to current year. Prior to October 1974, published as Bureau Creek at Princeton.
REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1175: 1940-41, 1948. WSP 1308: 1942(M). WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 555.39 ft above sea level (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers). Prior to
July 18, 1940, nonrecording gage at bridge 400 ft upstream at datum 30.00 ft lower. July 18, 1940, to Sept. 30, 1944, water-stage
recorder at site 500 ft upstream at present datum.
REMARKS.--Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. 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 | 4.2 | 6.9 | 8.5 | 12 | 78 | 403 | 675 | 324 | 143 | 336 | 22 | 10 |
| 2 | 4.1 | 6.1 | 8.4 | 18 | 117 | 334 | 587 | 304 | 138 | 246 | 20 | 9.4
|
| 3 | 4.4 | 6.8 | 9.1 | 42 | 145 | 297 | 495 | 281 | 133 | 201 | 18 | 10 |
| 4 | 3.9 | 6.7 | 8.6 | 111 | 156 | 264 | 424 | 265 | 127 | 180 | 19 | 8.4
|
| 5 | 3.6 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 227 | 145 | 234 | 365 | 253 | 124 | 160 | 25 | 7.3
|
| |
| 6 | 3.5 | 13 | 8.2 | 235 | 139 | 217 | 329 | 280 | 119 | 446 | 237 | 15 |
| 7 | 3.7 | 9.1 | 7.9 | 301 | 130 | 207 | 318 | 1670 | 111 | 592 | 173 | 18 |
| 8 | 4.0 | 9.0 | 7.7 | 366 | 126 | 310 | 450 | 3750 | 111 | 489 | 106 | 8.8
|
| 9 | 4.5 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 304 | 125 | 664 | 1180 | 1500 | 215 | 297 | 71 | 9.1
|
| 10 | 3.5 | 8.0 | 11 | 216 | 127 | 481 | 1060 | 900 | 239 | 226 | 52 | 9.3
|
| |
| 11 | 3.1 | 7.4 | 12 | 204 | 364 | 430 | 689 | 679 | 637 | 183 | 41 | 8.1
|
| 12 | 3.0 | 7.1 | 9.4 | 205 | 988 | 342 | 545 | 553 | 974 | 156 | 33 | 7.2
|
| 13 | 4.3 | 7.2 | 8.9 | 133 | 669 | 319 | 474 | 602 | 620 | 136 | 28 | 7.0
|
| 14 | 3.5 | 6.7 | 8.2 | e140 | 495 | 289 | 450 | 565 | 485 | 120 | 25 | 22 |
| 15 | 2.9 | 7.6 | 8.1 | e137 | 414 | 248 | 419 | 452 | 464 | 107 | 22 | 16 |
| |
| 16 | 2.6 | 7.0 | 8.4 | e120 | 364 | 235 | 828 | 392 | 400 | 93 | 19 | 11 |
| 17 | 2.4 | 6.9 | 8.2 | e102 | 330 | 318 | 700 | 336 | 357 | 83 | 19 | 11 |
| 18 | 2.3 | 7.0 | 8.2 | e92 | 304 | 1440 | 522 | 308 | 341 | 74 | 18 | 11 |
| 19 | 2.2 | 6.8 | 8.4 | e90 | 269 | 1480 | 440 | 286 | 974 | 66 | 16 | 9.7
|
| 20 | 2.2 | 7.1 | 8.3 | e87 | 248 | 905 | 394 | 266 | 543 | 81 | 15 | 30 |
| |
| 21 | 2.1 | 7.0 | 8.4 | e83 | 230 | 642 | 511 | 249 | 412 | 96 | 14 | 18 |
| 22 | 2.3 | 6.9 | 11 | 79 | 214 | 509 | 595 | 234 | 338 | 74 | 19 | 12 |
| 23 | 2.4 | 6.6 | 11 | 77 | 204 | 427 | 512 | 221 | 297 | 62 | 13 | 10 |
| 24 | 3.7 | 6.4 | 13 | 76 | 204 | 363 | 432 | 223 | 281 | 53 | 12 | 11 |
| 25 | 3.0 | 6.5 | 16 | 70 | 193 | 326 | 383 | 204 | 251 | 46 | 10 | 11 |
| |
| 26 | 9.0 | 6.5 | 15 | 64 | 198 | 307 | 361 | 190 | 221 | 41 | 9.3 | 11 |
| 27 | 13 | 7.0 | 13 | 65 | 393 | 280 | 417 | 180 | 200 | 37 | 8.6 | 9.9
|
| 28 | 9.4 | 10 | 13 | 65 | 516 | 269 | 411 | 172 | 218 | 34 | 20 | 9.4
|
| 29 | 8.3 | 9.2 | 14 | 69 | --- | 246 | 377 | 168 | 352 | 31 | 14 | 15 |
| 30 | 6.9 | 9.5 | 13 | 68 | --- | 234 | 344 | 161 | 1160 | 28 | 16 | 12 |
| |
| 31 | 6.4 | --- | 12 | 67 | --- | 340 | --- | 156 | --- | 25 | 12 | --- |
| TOTAL | 134.4 | 228.8 | 313.2 | 3925 | 7885 | 13360 | 15687 | 16124 | 10985 | 4799 | 1126.9 | 357.6
|
| MEAN | 4.34 | 7.63 | 10.1 | 127 | 282 | 431 | 523 | 520 | 366 | 155 | 36.4 | 11.9
|
| MAX | 13 | 13 | 16 | 366 | 988 | 1480 | 1180 | 3750 | 1160 | 592 | 237 | 30
|
| MIN | 2.1 | 6.1 | 7.7 | 12 | 78 | 207 | 318 | 156 | 111 | 25 | 8.6 | 7.0
|
| CFSM | .02 | .04 | .05 | .65 | 1.44 | 2.20 | 2.67 | 2.65 | 1.87 | .79 | .19 | .06
|
| IN. | .03 | .04 | .06 | .74 | 1.50 | 2.54 | 2.98 | 3.06 | 2.08 | .91 | .21 | .07
|
e Estimated
| STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1936 - 1998, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
|
|---|
| MEAN | 58.7 | 85.7 | 94.1 | 128 | 186 | 262 | 247 | 225 | 201 | 101 | 58.4 | 57.4
|
| MAX | 523 | 556 | 572 | 626 | 851 | 1439 | 832 | 915 | 716 | 624 | 356 | 567
|
| (WY) | 1942 | 1993 | 1983 | 1969 | 1949 | 1979 | 1973 | 1995 | 1972 | 1982 | 1972 | 1970
|
| MIN | .92 | .37 | 1.79 | .000 | 4.84 | 24.5 | 14.6 | 9.94 | 10.2 | .63 | 2.29 | 1.93
|
| (WY) | 1954 | 1954 | 1977 | 1940 | 1963 | 1977 | 1977 | 1989 | 1977 | 1936 | 1944 | 1943
|
| SUMMARY STATISTICS | FOR 1997 CALENDAR YEAR | FOR 1998 WATER YEAR | WATER YEARS 1936 - 1998 |
|---|
| ANNUAL TOTAL | 43415.7 | | 74925.9 | | |
|
| ANNUAL MEAN | 119 | | 205 | | 142 |
|
| HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN | | | | | 365 | 1993
|
| LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN | | | | | 14.6 | 1977
|
| HIGHEST DAILY MEAN | 6930 | Feb 21 | 3750 | May 8 | 8730 | Jun 24 1994
|
| LOWEST DAILY MEAN | 2.1 | Oct 21 | 2.1 | Oct 21 | .00 | A
|
| ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM | 2.3 | Oct 17 | 2.3 | Oct 17 | .00 | Jan 1 1940
|
| INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW | | | 4260 | May 8 | 12500 B | May 17 1974
|
| INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE | | | 9.32 | May 8 | 16.01 | May 17 1974
|
| INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW | | | 1.7 | Oct 21 | |
|
| ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) | .61 | | 1.05 | | .73 |
|
| ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) | 8.24 | | 14.22 | | 9.87 |
|
| 10 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 182 | | 501 | | 333 |
|
| 50 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 25 | | 93 | | 55 |
|
| 90 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 3.9 | | 6.9 | | 3.1 |
|
A - January 1990 and several days in October and November 1953.
B - From rating curve extended above 11,800 ft3/s.