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.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--March 1936 to current year. Prior to October 1974, published as Bureau Creek at Princeton.
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.