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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
05557500 EAST BUREAU CREEK NEAR BUREAU, IL
LOCATION - Lat 41°20'05", long 89°22'55" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in NW 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.31, T.16 N., R.10 E., Bureau County, IL, Hydrologic Unit 07130001, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on County Road, 1300 N, 0.5 mi. downstream from Brush Creek, 2.5 mi. upstream from mouth, and 3.5 mi. north of Bureau.
DRAINAGE AREA - 99 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
DISCHARGE: March 1936 to September 1966 and May 2012 to September 2014.
STAGE: May 2012 to September 2014.
PARTIAL RECORD: Annual maximum, water years 1967 to 2011 and 2015 to 2019 and 2022 to current.
SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
NITRATE: May 2012 to December 2013
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
DISCHARGE: March 1936 to September 1966 and May 2012 to September 2014.
STAGE: May 2012 to September 2014.
PARTIAL RECORD: Annual maximum, water years 1967 to 2011 and 2015 to 2019 and 2022 to current.
SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
NITRATE: May 2012 to December 2013
GAGE - Crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 484.45 ft. NAVD 1988. Prior to Oct. 1, 1939, nonrecording gage at same site at datum 30.00 ft. lower. Oct. 1, 1939, to Apr. 9, 1941, 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 FOR PERIOD OF RECORD -
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 9,260 ft³/s, Feb. 21, 1997, gage height, 17.09 ft; maximum gage height, 17.39 ft, Jan. 24, 1938, present datum, discharge, 6,200 ft³/s, from rating curve extended above 2,300 ft³/s; no flow for several days in most years.
NITRATE: Maximum nitrate, 19.5 mg/L Nitrate-Nitrogen, June 1-2, 2013; minimum, 0.44 mg/L, Nov. 11, 2013.
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 9,260 ft³/s, Feb. 21, 1997, gage height, 17.09 ft; maximum gage height, 17.39 ft, Jan. 24, 1938, present datum, discharge, 6,200 ft³/s, from rating curve extended above 2,300 ft³/s; no flow for several days in most years.
NITRATE: Maximum nitrate, 19.5 mg/L Nitrate-Nitrogen, June 1-2, 2013; minimum, 0.44 mg/L, Nov. 11, 2013.
