05537980 DATA: Discharge Tables, 2005

Station list Available data
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

05537980 DES PLAINES RIVER AT ROUTE 53 AT JOLIET, IL


LOCATION.-- Lat 41°32'11", long 88°04'57" (NAD of 1983), in NE1/4NE1/4 sec. 9, T.35 N., R.10 E., Will County, Hydrologic Unit 07120004, on the downstream side of State Highway 53 (Ruby St.) bridge, and at river mile 15.7.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 1,503 mi².

PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
	DISCHARGE: February 2005 to current year.
	STAGE: February 2005 to current year.
SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
	CHEMICAL: Water years 1982-87.

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, acoustic-velocity meter, and satellite telemeter. Datum of gage is 0.00 ft above NGVD of 1929 (-0.29 ft NAVD 1988) (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers bench mark).

REMARKS.-- Flow regulated by navigation dams upstream and downstream from the gage. Since Jan. 17, 1900, flow includes diversion from Lake Michigan through the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 11,500 ft³/s, Aug. 20, 2005, gage height, 539.82 ft; maximum gage height, 539.91 ft, Aug. 20, 2005, discharge, 10,100 ft³/s; periods of no flow or reverse flow are possible at this site.

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum measured discharge, 28,000 ft³/s, July 18, 1996, gage height unknown; maximum observed gage height, 539.96 ft, Jan. 13, 2005.

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor.

Discharge, cubic feet per second, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2004 TO SEPTEMBER 2005 DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY	OCT	NOV	DEC	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP

1	---	---	---	---	---	3960	4980	2460	2480	e3450	2970	e4260
2	---	---	---	---	---	3440	4320	2500	2490	3020	3220	e3750
3	---	---	---	---	---	3900	4020	2410	2840	3000	3430	e3730
4	---	---	---	---	---	3220	4190	2670	3120	2860	3210	e4060
5	---	---	---	---	---	3330	3220	2350	3540	3010	3330	e4180

6	---	---	---	---	---	3070	3670	2720	3820	3450	3340	e3610
7	---	---	---	---	---	3000	3270	2490	3110	3110	3200	e3980
8	---	---	---	---	5100	2820	3170	2490	3310	3290	3580	e4120
9	---	---	---	---	4660	3080	2820	2870	2620	3200	3290	e3580
10	---	---	---	---	4550	3430	3320	2500	3030	3160	3070	e3980

11	---	---	---	---	4120	3180	3110	4070	2920	2950	4380	e3930
12	---	---	---	---	3720	3390	3910	3300	e2840	3480	3420	e3570
13	---	---	---	---	4810	2930	3500	3310	e3010	2740	4520	e3510
14	---	---	---	---	7680	3330	4190	3370	2840	3380	3750	e3300
15	---	---	---	---	8560	2690	3080	2920	2670	3330	3940	e3860

16	---	---	---	---	7620	2700	3480	2540	2810	3100	3710	e4970
17	---	---	---	---	6890	2780	3180	2480	2770	2860	3320	e4670
18	---	---	---	---	5140	3140	2930	3130	2590	3220	3900	e4790
19	---	---	---	---	5080	2900	2580	4670	2690	3000	3920	e3810
20	---	---	---	---	5510	2740	2780	4060	2690	3400	e7320	e4060

21	---	---	---	---	5040	2990	2410	5120	2710	3290	4890	e3760
22	---	---	---	---	4730	2860	4550	3880	2470	3670	e4460	e4200
23	---	---	---	---	4530	2590	2970	3240	2770	3580	e3410	e4030
24	---	---	---	---	3940	3280	3470	3080	e2670	3270	e3780	e4550
25	---	---	---	---	3810	3610	2620	2910	e3120	3610	e3510	e4350

26	---	---	---	---	3650	3360	2920	2750	e3100	5280	e3300	e3630
27	---	---	---	---	3440	3360	2620	2770	e3000	4000	e3070	e5520
28	---	---	---	---	4790	3210	2580	2640	e3230	4610	e3510	e5220
29	---	---	---	---	---	2880	2780	2780	e3170	3470	e3190	e6260
30	---	---	---	---	---	4470	2480	2520	e3050	3750	e3160	e5110

31	---	---	---	---	---	4490	---	2410	---	3550	e3630	---

TOTAL	---	---	---	---	---	100130	99120	93410	87480	105090	114730	126350
MEAN	---	---	---	---	---	3230	3304	3013	2916	3390	3701	4212
MAX	---	---	---	---	---	4490	4980	5120	3820	5280	7320	6260
MIN	---	---	---	---	---	2590	2410	2350	2470	2740	2970	3300

e Estimated

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 2005 - 2005, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN	---	---	---	---	---	3230	3304	3013	2916	3390	3701	4212
MAX	---	---	---	---	---	3230	3304	3013	2916	3390	3701	4212
(WY)	---	---	---	---	---	2005	2005	2005	2005	2005	2005	2005
MIN	---	---	---	---	---	3230	3304	3013	2916	3390	3701	4212
(WY)	---	---	---	---	---	2005	2005	2005	2005	2005	2005	2005