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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05536235                   DEER CREEK NEAR CHICAGO HEIGHTS, IL



LOCATION.--Lat 41°31'15", long 87°35'25", in SE1/4NW1/4 sec.14, T.35 N., R.14 E., Cook County, Hydrologic Unit 07120003, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on Joe Orr Road, 0.4 mi east of Cottage Grove Avenue, 1.0 mi north of U.S. Highway 30, 1.5 mi northeast of Chicago Heights, and at mile 2.8.

DRAINAGE AREA.--23.1 mi2.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--May 1948 to current year. Prior to October 1974, records published with those for streams in the St. Lawrence River basin (WSP 1307, 1727, 1911, 2111, WDR IL 1971-74).

REVISED RECORDS.--WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 615.95 ft above sea level. See WSP 1707 or 1727 for history of changes prior to Aug. 13, 1958.

REMARKS.--Records fair except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Undetermined amount of flow diverted for irrigation. Gage-height telemeter at station.
DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1998 TO SEPTEMBER 1999
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAYOCTNOVDECJANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEP
 
14.93.92.7e2.436   8.94.057   71   16   8.83.0  
23.32.82.3e2.851   8.43.835   118   7.71.73.2  
36.12.51.8e3.250   14   4.324   55   5.82.33.1  
42.72.81.2e3.037   11   6.719   32   5.21.92.7  
51.63.81.3e2.926   14   4.615   25   3.81.82.1  
 
65.44.227   e2.823   26   5.118   19   3.52.22.1  
76.13.6106   e2.720   e20   5.514   15   2.92.72.3  
82.63.554   e2.721   17   4.811   11   3.03.02.5  
91.43.532   e2.617   16   29   9.210   3.41.72.4  
101.636   20   e2.615   15   32   8.28.73.32.31.6  
 
112.024   12   e2.516   14   83   8.07.42.52.62.0  
121.511   8.8e2.515   15   46   42   8.92.35.92.3  
131.412   7.9e2.512   16   24   75   29   3.14.42.7  
142.87.86.8e2.59.815   14   46   35   2.52.21.9  
152.74.35.9e2.59.421   25   30   20   2.71.81.6  
 
161.93.34.8e2.510   41   212   17   13   3.22.61.9  
172.62.34.4e5.09.682   119   14   11   3.43.31.7  
189.72.14.5e42   7.857   69   12   8.54.52.61.6  
195.32.04.1e25   7.443   46   9.46.53.611   1.4  
201.91.93.913   6.926   34   10   5.02.12.41.6  
 
211.31.64.418   6.516   32   7.85.43.91.81.6  
221.71.8e4.0258   5.412   80   9.85.67.41.81.5  
231.31.8e3.0517   5.418   379   16   11   3.82.21.1  
241.41.6e2.8436   5.013   131   17   20   3.36.31.6  
251.32.13.0188   5.39.974   11   11   2.37.21.1  
 
261.71.52.799   5.56.652   7.48.52.03.41.4  
274.62.02.999   12   6.7156   5.99.52.12.0.84
2814   1.83.3118   11   5.7451   5.87.31.92.32.9  
295.21.73.271   ---   5.1143   4.97.12.02.42.6  
308.23.0e2.852   ---   4.477   5.14.82.02.91.8  
 
316.6---   e2.541   ---   4.3---   13   ---   3.03.1---     

TOTAL114.8156.2346.02024.7456.0582.02346.8577.5599.2118.2102.660.14
MEAN3.705.2111.265.316.318.878.218.620.03.813.312.00
MAX143610651751824517511816113.2
MIN1.31.51.22.45.04.33.84.94.81.91.7.84
CFSM.16.23.482.83.71.813.39.81.86.17.14.09
IN..18.25.563.26.73.943.78.93.96.19.17.10

e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1948 - 1999, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN7.8114.819.119.326.039.135.423.819.79.527.127.20
MAX55.978.383.674.511916778.277.710957.043.159.9
(WY)195519911983199319971979199919741993199619681993
MIN.000.25.59.36.513.753.752.15.61.54.63.030
(WY)195719571957198419781957196319881988198819561956

SUMMARY STATISTICSFOR 1998 CALENDAR YEARFOR 1999 WATER YEARWATER YEARS 1948 - 1999
ANNUAL TOTAL10060.497484.14
ANNUAL MEAN27.6  20.5  19.1      
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN42.8      1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN5.77    1963
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN427         Aug 5517         Jan 23860         Jul 13 1957
LOWEST DAILY MEAN.87    Jan 2.84    Sep 27.00    A
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM1.4      Sep 231.3      Sep 21.00    Sep 21 1949
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW587         Jan 231380      BJul 13 1957
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE11.15    Jan 2311.79 CNov 28 1990
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW.62    Sep 27
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM)1.19.89.83    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)16.2012.0511.22    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS70     44     43         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS7.1  5.2  5.1      
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS1.9  1.8  .95    
A - At times in several years.
B - Gage height, 11.75 ft.
C - Discharge, 809 ft3/s.


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