LOCATION
LOCATION.--Lat 42°36'39", long 88°13'33", in NW 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.26, T.2 N., R.19 E., Kenosha
County, Hydrologic Unit 07120006, on right bank 40 ft downstream from bridge on County Trunk
Highway JB, 2.2 mi north of New Munster, and 17.0 mi upstream from Fox Chain of Lakes.
DRAINAGE AREA.--811 square miles.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1939 to current year. Prior to October 1993, published as "at Wilmot"
under station number 05546500.
REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1308: 1943(M), 1945(M). WDR WI-67-1: Drainage area. WDR WI-92-
1: 1991.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 735.72 ft above sea level (Racine County Surveyor
bench mark). Prior to Sept. 1, 1965, nonrecording gage at bridge in Wilmot 11 mi downstream at datum
0.50 ft lower, and recording gage Sept. 1, 1965 to Sept. 30, 1993.
REMARKS.--Gage-height telemeter and data-collection platform at station.
Station operated in cooperation with the Illinois Department of Transportation.
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