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Water-Year Summary for Site 05440000

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Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
05440000 KISHWAUKEE RIVER NEAR PERRYVILLE, IL
LOCATION - Lat 42°11'40", long 88°59'56" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in NE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.21, T.43 N., R.2 E., Winnebago County, IL, Hydrologic Unit 07090006, on left bank at upstream side of bridge on Blackhawk Road, 1.4 mi downstream from South Branch Kishwaukee River, 2 mi southwest of Perryville, 7.1 mi upstream from Killbuck Creek, and at mile 9.6.
DRAINAGE AREA - 1,099 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY -

WSP 1175: 1941(P), 1942. WSP 1508: 1941, 1949. WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
  DISCHARGE: October 1939 to current.
  STAGE: Water years 1994 to current.
SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
  CHEMICAL: Water years 1978-91 and 2009-2011.
  SEDIMENT: April 1979 to September 1981.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and satellite telemeter. Datum of gage is 691.95 ft above NAVD of 1988. Prior to Apr. 30, 1949, nonrecording gage at same site and datum.
REMARKS - Accuracy of records is discussed in the annual Station Analysis archived at the USGS IL Water Science Center.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Flood in January 1938 reached a stage of 23.85 ft, from information by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 24,200 ft³/s, July 18, 1996, gage height 23.54 ft; minimum discharge, 46 ft³/s, Oct. 6, 7, 10, 1956.
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT CONCENTRATION: Maximum daily mean, 1,860 mg/L June 7, 1980; minimum daily mean, 13 mg/L Sept. 17, 1981.
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT LOADS: Maximum daily, 24,000 tons Apr. 1, 1979; minimum daily, 11 tons Sept. 17, 1981.