05527800 DATA: Discharge Tables, 1998

Station list Available data
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

05527800 DES PLAINES RIVER AT RUSSELL, IL

LOCATION.--Lat 42°29'22", long 87°55'32", in SE1/4 sec.3, T.46 N., R.11 E., Lake County, Hydrologic Unit 07120004, on right bank at upstream side of Russell Road bridge, 0.3 mi west of Russell, 7.2 mi upstream from Mill Creek, and at mile 109.3.

DRAINAGE AREA.--123 mi².

PERIOD OF RECORD.--Occasional low-flow measurements, water years 1961-63, and annual maximum gage heights, water years 1962-66. June 1967 to current year.

REVISED RECORDS.--WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area. WDR IL-76-1: 1960-68(M), 1973(M).

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 662.00 ft above sea level. Oct. 17, 1961 to June 29, 1967, crest-stage gage at left downstream side of bridge at datum 4.29 ft higher.

REMARKS.--Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Recording rain gage and gage-height telemeter at station.

DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1997 TO SEPTEMBER 1998 DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY	OCT	NOV	DEC	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP

1	13	19	108	e47	108	170	235	188	37	110	.64	1.2
2	11	15	117	46	149	160	289	164	32	99	.56	1.2
3	9.4	16	113	78	210	149	326	143	25	79	.48	1.3
4	8.7	10	115	123	246	137	337	125	21	92	.49	1.5
5	7.8	9.2	123	185	261	123	327	112	19	132	.87	1.5

6	6.7	12	121	242	263	113	305	98	18	150	1.8	1.6
7	5.4	20	107	307	256	102	278	119	16	151	5.3	1.5
8	5.1	20	88	352	245	115	274	191	14	141	8.3	1.3
9	5.6	20	72	393	231	197	303	229	15	124	6.0	1.3
10	5.4	42	68	402	216	233	343	246	16	101	3.9	1.4

11	5.2	35	79	400	226	235	396	247	22	76	2.6	1.5
12	5.3	21	84	e340	318	224	431	240	45	55	1.7	1.5
13	7.9	14	84	e295	366	204	433	246	68	39	1.4	1.5
14	13	13	73	e260	406	181	410	237	64	28	1.1	1.8
15	12	15	73	e230	427	155	375	215	48	18	1.2	12

16	10	18	65	e200	419	131	555	183	36	12	1.2	28
17	9.4	19	71	170	401	118	744	144	28	9.6	1.2	19
18	9.3	19	76	145	388	185	782	106	23	8.8	1.1	13
19	7.8	19	79	124	368	274	722	82	26	5.9	1.1	8.2
20	12	18	80	106	347	318	620	69	27	4.7	1.3	4.7

21	9.2	19	82	95	324	342	533	58	24	4.6	1.5	3.0
22	7.2	25	79	90	297	346	460	51	19	5.8	1.5	3.1
23	6.9	34	73	87	268	331	409	51	14	6.8	1.5	3.2
24	7.5	39	68	83	243	305	367	53	11	5.2	1.1	3.2
25	19	34	65	e80	221	273	333	53	12	4.1	2.2	5.6

26	16	46	64	e78	201	244	313	49	24	2.8	6.0	6.3
27	37	49	66	76	187	213	293	42	44	2.2	4.8	3.6
28	44	52	64	77	177	181	266	36	80	3.6	6.4	2.3
29	32	53	54	82	---	156	240	36	100	1.5	4.7	2.5
30	27	80	e52	91	---	138	214	37	109	.91	2.1	2.5

31	26	---	e49	99	---	152	---	38	---	.72	1.3	---

TOTAL	401.8	805.2	2512	5383	7769	6205	11913	3888	1037	1474.23	75.34	140.3
MEAN	13.0	26.8	81.0	174	277	200	397	125	34.6	47.6	2.43	4.68
MAX	44	80	123	402	427	346	782	247	109	151	8.3	28
MIN	5.1	9.2	49	46	108	102	214	36	11	.72	.48	1.2
CFSM	.11	.22	.66	1.41	2.26	1.63	3.23	1.02	.28	.39	.02	.04
IN.	.12	.24	.76	1.63	2.35	1.88	3.60	1.18	.31	.45	.02	.04

e Estimated

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1967 - 1998, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN	41.7	70.1	93.8	68.1	105	221	225	120	80.0	56.5	43.7	55.6
MAX	364	390	382	279	327	673	718	410	356	363	417	410
(WY)	1987	1986	1983	1993	1974	1979	1993	1996	1996	1978	1978	1972
MIN	.056	2.75	3.06	1.46	2.35	14.9	33.4	6.15	1.90	.78	.87	.060
(WY)	1995	1972	1977	1977	1977	1968	1977	1977	1988	1988	1988	1994

SUMMARY STATISTICS	FOR 1997 CALENDAR YEAR		FOR 1998 WATER YEAR		WATER YEARS 1967 - 1998
ANNUAL TOTAL	29645.3		41603.87
ANNUAL MEAN	81.2		114		98.5
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN					206	1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN					9.24	1977
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN	799	Feb 24	782	Apr 18	2100	Mar 21 1979
LOWEST DAILY MEAN	2.0	Sep 16	.48	Aug 3	.00	A
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM	2.5	Sep 10	.67	Jul 30	.00	Jul 27 1988
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW			794	Apr 18	2120 B	Mar 21 1979
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE			7.66	Apr 18	10.75	C
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW			.46	Aug 3,4
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM)	.66		.93		.80
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)	8.97		12.58		10.88
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS	190		320		274
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS	53		64		33
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS	5.7		1.8		3.0

A - At times in most years.
B - Gage-height, 9.69 ft.
C - Mar. 6, 1976; Sept. 27, 1986.