USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
05576195 SUGAR CREEK NEAR CHATHAM, IL
LOCATION - Lat 39°39'32.67", long 89°39'32.17" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in SE 1/4 NE 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.16, T.14 N., R.5 W., Sangamon County, IL, Hydrologic Unit 07130007,
DRAINAGE AREA - 90.43 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
DISCHARGE: Jan. 2016 to current.
STAGE: June 2015 to current.
SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
WATER TEMPERATURE: June 2015 to current.
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: June 2015 to current.
DISSOLVED OXYGEN: June 2015 to current.
PH: June 2015 to current.
TURBIDITY: June 2015 to current.
NITRATE: June 2015 to current.
PHOSPHORUS: June 2015 to current.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder, acoustic velocity meter, and water-quality monitor.
Datum of gage is 0.00 ft above NAVD 1988.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD -
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 5810 ft³/s, Apr. 30, 2017,
gage height, 562.46 ft; maximum gage height, 562.67 ft, Dec. 28, 2015,
minimum, -153ft 3/s, July 10, 2017.
WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 30.2 oC, July 23, 2017; minimum, 0.1 oC, Jan. 20-21, 2016.
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum, 755 uS/cm at 25oC, Dec. 26, 2016; minimum, 114 uS/cm at 25oC, July 27, 2016.
DISSOLVED OXYGEN: Maximum, 23.8 mg/L, March 22, 2017; minimum, 0.0 mg/L, Nov. 7, 9 of 2015, July 5, 21, Nov. 5, 7, and 16 of 2016.
PH: Maximum, 8.8 standard units, March 21, 2017; minimum, 6.7 standard units, April 30, 2017.
TURBIDITY (YSI): Maximum, 1080 FNU, April 29, 2017; minimum, 0.5 FNU, Dec. 7, 2015 and April 26, 2016.
TURBIDITY (HACH): Maximum, 1800 FNU, April 29, 2017; minimum, 0.6 FNU, Oct. 31 and Nov. 5-6, 2015.
NITRATE: Maximum, 19.3 mg/L, April 1, 2017; minimum, 0.11 mg/L, Aug. 16, 2017.
PHOSPHATE: Maximum, 0.60 mg/L, Nov. 19, 2016; minimum, 0.02 mg/L, September 2, 2015.