USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
05579620 KICKAPOO CREEK TRIBUTARY NEAR BLOOMINGTON, IL
LOCATION - Lat 40°28'22", long 88°52'47" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in NE 1/4 NW 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.9, T.23 N., R.3 E., McLean County, IL, Hydrologic Unit 07130009, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 1300N Road (Oakland Ave.), just south of the right-of-way, 1.5 miles east of Central Illinois Regional Airport (Bloomington), and at mile 1.0.
DRAINAGE AREA - 3.80 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
DISCHARGE: October 2006 to October 2015.
STAGE: October 2006 to October 2015.
SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
SEDIMENT: October 2006 to September 2015.
WATER TEMPERATURE: April 2014 to July 2015.
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: April 2014 to July 2015.
NITRATE: July 2010 to July 2015.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder, telephone telemeter, automatic water sampler, water-quality monitor, and a crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 785.66 ft above NGVD of 1929.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD -
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 3,330 ft³/s, July 8, 2015, gage height 20.53 ft; no flow for many days.
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS: Maximum daily, 3,540 mg/L, June 1, 2009; minimum daily, 0.00 mg/L, many days.
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT LOADS: Maximum daily, 1,980 tons, June 1, 2009; minimum daily, 0.00 tons, many days.
WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 32.3 oC, Aug. 25, 2014; minimum, 1.6 oC, Mar. 29, 2015.
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum 1,900 uS/cm, Mar. 25, 2015; minimum, 52 uS/cm, July 8, 2015.
NITRATE: Maximum, 15.5 mg/L, May 31, 2015; minimum, 0.03 mg/L, Sept. 6 and 9, 2014.