Station list
05439500 SOUTH BRANCH KISHWAUKEE RIVER NEAR FAIRDALE, IL
LOCATION.--Lat 42�06'39", long 88�54'02", in SE¼SE¼ sec.17, T.42 N., R.3 E., De Kalb County, Hydrologic Unit 07090006,
on right bank at downstream side of bridge on Irene Road, 1.2 mi downstream from Owens Creek, 1.8 mi northeast of Fairdale,
and at mile 11.0.
DRAINAGE AREA.--387 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1939 to current year. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1308.
REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1508: 1940, 1942(M). WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 733.90 ft above sea level (levels by U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers). Prior to May 1, 1940, nonrecording gage at same site and datum. Prior to Nov. 7, 1986, water-stage recorder on left
bank at upstream side of bridge at same site and datum.
REMARKS.--Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Gage-height telemeter at station.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--A stage of 11.9 ft occurred in March 1937, from information by a local resident.