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05547500 FOX LAKE NEAR LAKE VILLA, IL

LOCATION.--Lat 42°25'10", long 88°07'35", in SE¼SE¼ sec.36, T.46 N., R.9 E., Lake County, Hydrologic Unit 07120006, on east shore of Columbia Bay of Fox Lake, 2.5 mi west of Lake Villa.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1939 to current year (gage heights only).

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 733.00 ft above sea level (levels by Illinois Department of Transportation). Prior to Dec. 15, 1939, nonrecording gage at same site at datum 2.26 ft higher. Dec. 15, 1939, to Sept. 30, 1971, at datum 2.26 ft higher.

REMARKS.--Stage regulated by Stratton lock and Dam (previously known as McHenry Dam). Gage-height telemeter at station.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum gage height, 8.18 ft, present datum, Apr. 6, 1960; minimum, 1.83 ft, present datum, Jan. 11-14, 16-18, 1968.

EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.--Maximum gage height, 5.00 ft, Apr. 19, 20, 23; minimum, 2.55 ft, Dec. 10, 11, Mar. 15.

GAGE HEIGHT, FEET, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1997 TO SEPTEMBER 1998 DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY	OCT	NOV	DEC	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP

1	4.03	4.22	2.78	2.75	2.58	3.22	4.03	4.33	4.13	4.86	4.04	4.23
2	4.02	4.22	2.73	2.73	2.58	3.15	4.09	4.31	4.18	4.82	4.02	4.22
3	4.02	4.13	2.69	2.78	2.65	3.06	4.12	4.29	4.17	4.72	4.00	4.19
4	4.03	4.07	2.73	2.83	2.78	3.02	4.12	4.25	4.18	4.68	4.01	4.16
5	4.04	4.02	2.75	2.96	2.88	2.94	4.11	4.19	4.17	4.63	4.02	4.14

6	4.02	3.99	2.72	3.12	2.90	2.91	4.10	4.14	4.16	4.60	4.14	4.14
7	4.02	3.94	2.67	3.27	2.91	2.82	4.10	4.23	4.13	4.51	4.25	4.14
8	4.02	3.88	2.61	3.41	2.93	2.72	4.21	4.46	4.11	4.41	4.28	4.14
9	4.06	3.82	2.60	3.70	2.93	2.89	4.31	4.59	4.09	4.32	4.26	4.13
10	4.04	3.77	2.55	3.73	2.93	2.84	4.43	4.67	4.10	4.22	4.23	4.12

11	4.01	3.70	2.55	3.60	2.93	2.84	4.56	4.69	4.16	4.17	4.19	4.12
12	4.01	3.65	2.57	3.48	3.03	2.77	4.60	4.66	4.27	4.12	4.16	4.10
13	4.08	3.58	2.57	3.39	3.21	2.72	4.60	4.64	4.32	4.10	4.16	4.07
14	4.09	3.56	2.57	3.33	3.35	2.70	4.60	4.60	4.32	4.10	4.19	4.08
15	4.05	3.56	2.57	3.32	3.44	2.65	4.57	4.51	4.31	4.12	4.20	4.23

16	4.04	3.57	2.57	3.32	3.50	2.61	4.77	4.52	4.28	4.10	4.21	4.27
17	4.04	3.54	2.59	3.32	3.52	2.57	4.88	4.39	4.24	4.09	4.20	4.27
18	4.04	3.50	2.60	3.29	3.59	2.63	4.97	4.29	4.20	4.11	4.18	4.25
19	4.05	3.42	2.63	3.24	3.64	2.75	5.00	4.20	4.26	4.14	4.16	4.22
20	4.06	3.35	2.64	3.19	3.65	2.84	4.98	4.16	4.27	4.14	4.15	4.19

21	4.06	3.26	2.64	3.12	3.65	2.99	4.98	4.15	4.31	4.19	4.15	4.13
22	4.05	3.20	2.69	3.04	3.64	3.09	4.98	4.14	4.29	4.18	4.14	4.09
23	4.05	3.15	2.71	2.99	3.59	3.15	4.99	4.12	4.26	4.20	4.15	4.07
24	4.06	3.05	2.71	2.93	3.56	3.24	4.96	4.12	4.23	4.19	4.15	4.05
25	4.07	2.99	2.76	2.87	3.46	3.33	4.85	4.12	4.24	4.19	4.20	4.05

26	4.05	2.95	2.79	2.82	3.38	3.51	4.75	4.11	4.44	4.18	4.24	4.08
27	4.13	2.89	2.80	2.76	3.37	3.59	4.68	4.13	4.51	4.19	4.27	4.08
28	4.16	2.87	2.79	2.68	3.29	3.64	4.61	4.19	4.66	4.18	4.30	4.06
29	4.18	2.83	2.78	2.63	---	3.66	4.50	4.22	4.77	4.14	4.31	4.05
30	4.18	2.81	2.78	2.61	---	3.73	4.37	4.16	4.87	4.10	4.29	4.05

31	4.20	---	2.78	2.58	---	3.85	---	4.17	---	4.07	4.25	---

MEAN	4.06	3.52	2.67	3.09	3.21	3.05	4.56	4.31	4.29	4.28	4.18	4.14
MAX	4.20	4.22	2.80	3.73	3.65	3.85	5.00	4.69	4.87	4.86	4.31	4.27
MIN	4.01	2.81	2.55	2.58	2.58	2.57	4.03	4.11	4.09	4.07	4.00	4.05

WTR YR 1998

MEAN 3.78

MAX 5.00

MIN 2.55