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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05534500                   NORTH BRANCH CHICAGO RIVER AT DEERFIELD, IL



LOCATION.--Lat 42°09'10", long 87°49'07", in SW1/4SE1/4 sec.34, T.43 N., R.12 E., Lake County, Hydrologic Unit 07120003, on right bank at upstream side of bridge on Lake-Cook Road, 1.7 mi southeast of Deerfield, 5.7 mi upstream from Skokie River, and at mile 64.7.

DRAINAGE AREA.--19.7 mi2.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--August 1952 to current year.

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

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 638.88 ft above sea level (Cook County Highway Department bench mark).

REMARKS.--Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Gage-height telemeter at station.
DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1998 TO SEPTEMBER 1999
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAYOCTNOVDECJANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEP
 
1.8123   5.1  .4543   17 11   46   70   8.2  1.6  1.2  
21.6  18   3.4  e.8469   21 9.429   141   2.9  1.4  1.1  
33.5  13   3.8  e.8666   25 8.825   79   2.2  1.2  .98
41.8  13   3.0  e.8658   15 9.614   57   1.8  1.0  .90
527     11   2.5  e.8450   13 9.013   49   1.7  .92.86
 
625     8.122     e.8251   16 9.921   32   1.7  .83.90
717     5.662     e.8240   14 8.119   70   1.6  .89.91
811     5.133     e.8233   13 19   11   37   1.4  .80.88
98.5  5.027     e.8237   19 278   7.024   2.7  .86.79
105.9  96   21     e.8234   30 151   7.522   1.6  .82.72
 
113.8  82   16     e.8436   47 95   6.133   1.2  .86.73
122.3  48   13     e.8648   27 62   72   27   1.1  2.4  1.2  
131.4  35   10     e.9230   33 46   38   179   1.0  2.2  1.4  
141.2  26   8.0  e1.1  26   29 37   16   271   .901.4  1.3  
151.1  21   6.5  1.3  21   36 40   12   141   .821.2  .90
 
16.8415   5.2  1.6  20   57 183   8.7125   .781.1  .72
1780     12   4.2  12     20   116 142   31   70   1.3  1.2  .69
18177     9.73.6  27     15   112 90   44   57   1.1  .95.79
1975     7.7e3.2  12     13   78 65   29   46   1.5  42     .75
2040     6.4e2.8  14     12   59 55   25   34   1.4  9.1  .71
 
2126     4.72.2  17     10   46 75   37   16   2.5  3.0  4.4  
2217     3.71.6  295     8.842 322   49   10   3.2  2.2  1.4  
2312     3.11.1  348     8.331 490   32   15   13     2.4  .93
248.5  2.7.94278     6.631 314   30   11   19     8.3  .68
255.6  2.6.94176     8.121 158   28   4.35.8  11     .63
 
263.6  2.4e.94114     8.918 102   22   2.63.5  9.3  .68
276.8  1.9e.9096     21   22 92   23   3.32.6  4.0  1.9  
2812     1.6e.8887     21   14 177   5.53.72.0  2.6  60     
2915     1.6e.8462     ---   12 127   6.43.71.7  2.0  57     
3025     6.6.6953     ---   11 97   2.72.31.6  1.7  24     
 
3126     ---   .5545     ---   11 ---   13   ---   1.7  1.4  ---     

TOTAL642.25491.5266.881650.57814.710363282.8722.91635.993.50120.63170.05
MEAN20.716.48.6153.229.133.410923.354.53.023.895.67
MAX17796623486911649072271194260
MIN.811.6.55.456.6118.12.72.3.78.80.63
CFSM1.05.83.442.701.481.705.551.182.77.15.20.29
IN.1.21.93.503.121.541.966.201.373.09.18.23.32

e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1953 - 1999, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN6.9113.414.912.918.935.137.519.815.59.278.498.34
MAX42.876.395.962.864.215310910864.359.759.970.5
(WY)198719861983197419971979199919961996198219901972
MIN.094.16.048.000.0823.896.402.16.79.44.22.023
(WY)196119631963196319631968198619921963196519661966

SUMMARY STATISTICSFOR 1998 CALENDAR YEARFOR 1999 WATER YEARWATER YEARS 1953 - 1999
ANNUAL TOTAL8146.2510927.68
ANNUAL MEAN22.3  29.9  16.7  
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN32.2  1974
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN2.321963
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN177         Oct 18490         Apr 23601     Dec 3 1982
LOWEST DAILY MEAN.55    Aug 19,Dec.31.45    Jan 1.00A
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM.66    Jul 28.73    Dec 29.00Oct 5 1953
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW590         Apr 23933     Aug 14 1987
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE10.63    Apr 2311.52Aug 14 1987
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW.38    Oct 1,2
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM)1.131.52.85
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)15.3820.6411.53
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS66     75     41     
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS10     10     4.7  
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS1.1  .87.32
A - At times in most years.

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