USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
05551581 FOX RIVER TAILWATER AT YORKVILLE, IL
LOCATION - Lat 41°38'34.22", long 88°26'36.17" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in NE 1/4 SW 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.33, T.37 N., R.7 E., Kendall County, IL, Hydrologic Unit 07120007, on island located between the Glen D. Palmer dam and bypass channel 0.2 mi upstream from Route 47 bridge, 0.5 mi upstream from confluence with Blackberry Creek, and at river mile 36.1.
DRAINAGE AREA - 1,804 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - Revisions: Gage datum was revised to 562.28 ft NAVD88 on January 3, 2023, as determined by a GNSS Level II survey using GEOID18. Gage datum was previously published in error as 559.76 ft NAVD88 (furnished).
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
STAGE: May 2012 to current.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder, crest-stage gage, and satellite telemeter. Datum of gage is 562.28 ft. above NAVD of 1988.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - STAGE: Maximum gage-height, 15.94 ft, April 18, 2013; minimum, 5.61 ft, March 6 and 7, 2014.