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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
05577500 SPRING CREEK AT SPRINGFIELD, IL
LOCATION - Lat 39°48'55.5", long 89°41'57.9" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in NW 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.30, T.16 N., R.5 W., Sangamon County, IL, Hydrologic Unit 07130008, on right bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highways 125 and 97 (Jefferson St.), 0.1 mi east of intersection of State Highway 4 (Veterans Parkway) and State Highways 125 and 97 (Jefferson St), in Springfield, and at mile 8.2.
DRAINAGE AREA - 107 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - Revisions: Gage datum was updated to 523.99 ft NAVD88 on June 6, 2023, as determined by a GNSS Level II survey. Gage datum was previously published as 524.65 ft NGVD29 (524.33 ft NAVD88) from levels.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
DISCHARGE: January to February 1948, April to June 1948, December 1948 to current.
STAGE: Water years 1994 to current.
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
DISCHARGE: January to February 1948, April to June 1948, December 1948 to current.
STAGE: Water years 1994 to current.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 523.99 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988. Prior to Dec. 22, 1948, and for the period Mar. 24, 1981, to Mar. 30, 1983, 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, 10,700 ft³/s, May 8, 1996, gage height, 16.23 ft; no flow for many days in most years.
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 10,700 ft³/s, May 8, 1996, gage height, 16.23 ft; no flow for many days in most years.
