Station list
05555300 VERMILION RIVER NEAR LEONORE, IL
LOCATION.--Lat 41°12'30", long 88°55'51", in SW¼SW¼ sec.30, T.32 N., R.3 E., La Salle County, Hydrologic Unit 07130002,
on left downstream side of bridge on County Highway 57 (Red, White and Blue Bridge Road), 3 mi northeast of Leonore, 6.2 mi
downstream from Otter Creek, 8 mi northwest of Streator, and at mile 17.2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--May 1931 to current year. Prior to October 1971, published as "at Lowell."
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 520.58 ft above sea level. Prior to Aug. 20, 1952, nonrecording
gage at site 6.8 mi downstream at datum 19.97 ft lower. Aug. 20, 1952 to Sept. 30, 1971, nonrecording gage at site 6.7 mi
downstream at datum 19.97 ft lower.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 33,500 ft3/s, July 15, 1958, gage height, 15.30 ft, from graph
based on gage readings, site and datum then in use; maximum gage height, 27.13 ft, Dec. 4, 1982, present site; minimum
discharge, 2.6 ft3/s, Aug. 3, 1988.