Station list
05552500 FOX RIVER AT DAYTON, IL
LOCATION.--Lat 41°23'02", long 88°47'23", in SW¼SE¼ sec.29, T.34 N., R.4 E., La Salle County, Hydrologic Unit 07120007,
on left bank under County Highway 18 bridge in Dayton, and at mile 5.2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--November 1914 to current year. Prior to April 1925, published as "at Wedron." Monthly discharge only
for some periods, published in WSP 1308.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 462.30 ft above sea level. Prior to Apr. 13, 1925, nonrecording
gage at site 4.1 mi upstream at datum 496.80 ft above Memphis datum. Apr. 13, 1925, to Sept. 30, 1942, nonrecording gage at
site 1,000 ft upstream at datum 7.70 ft below sea level. Oct. 1, 1942, to Apr. 10, 1951, nonrecording gage, and Apr. 11, 1951, to
Sept. 30, 1978, water-stage recorder, at site 1.000 ft upstream at same datum. Oct. 1, 1978 to June 11, 1997, water-stage recorder
at site 500 ft upstream at same datum.