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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN
05530000 WELLER CREEK AT DES PLAINES, IL
LOCATION.--Lat 42°02'58", long 87°55'05", in NW1/4NW1/4 sec.18, T.41 N., R.12 E., Cook County, Hydrologic Unit 07120004,
on right bank 10 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 58 (Golf Road) in Des Plaines, 2 mi west of U.S. Highway 45, and
at mile 3.0.
DRAINAGE AREA.--13.2 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1950 to current year.
REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1915: 1957-60. WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 634.02 ft above sea level (Cook County Highway Department
bench mark). Prior to Sept. 9, 1968, at site 90 ft downstream and at datum 1.00 ft higher. Sept. 9, 1968, to Sept. 10, 1970, at
present site at datum 1.00 ft higher.
REMARKS.--Records good except those greater than 150 ft3/s, which are fair, and those for estimated daily discharges, which are
poor. Prior to Nov. 15, 1958, effluent from Arlington Heights sewage-treatment plant entered Weller Creek above station.
Gage-height telemeter at station.
DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1997 TO SEPTEMBER 1998
DAILY MEAN VALUES
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| DAY | OCT | NOV | DEC | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP
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| 1 | .44 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 11 | 2.0 | 25 | 2.0 | e2.2 | .90 | 1.0 | .63
|
| 2 | .33 | .66 | 1.5 | 10 | 19 | 1.9 | 11 | 2.0 | e1.6 | .65 | .62 | .64
|
| 3 | .38 | .66 | 3.1 | 38 | 7.3 | 1.9 | 5.0 | 1.7 | e1.3 | 13 | 5.7 | .76
|
| 4 | .53 | .85 | 2.0 | 47 | 5.0 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 2.3 | e1.1 | 13 | 63 | 1.1
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| 5 | .50 | .58 | 1.4 | 40 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 4.4 | e1.9 | 2.7 | 65 | .46
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| 6 | .34 | 9.7 | 1.2 | 31 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 2.4 | e1.8 | 1.3 | 14 | .44
|
| 7 | .33 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 25 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 27 | 244 | e1.5 | 16 | 30 | e.62
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| 8 | .33 | .97 | .96 | 21 | 2.0 | 65 | 76 | 101 | e1.1 | 4.3 | 8.1 | e17
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| 9 | 2.0 | .77 | 1.1 | 26 | 1.9 | 35 | 40 | 25 | e6.0 | 1.5 | 2.2 | e9.0
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| 10 | .47 | .56 | 8.8 | 9.4 | 1.6 | 14 | 9.5 | 17 | e4.5 | 1.1 | 1.3 | e3.5
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| 11 | .36 | .47 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 47 | 5.6 | 3.9 | 11 | e3.0 | 1.1 | .97 | e2.2
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| 12 | .30 | .57 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 25 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 10 | 5.5 | 1.2 | .76 | 1.5
|
| 13 | 13 | .62 | 2.1 | e3.0 | 6.9 | 1.7 | 4.2 | 8.1 | 20 | .87 | .66 | 1.5
|
| 14 | 2.6 | .69 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 1.6 | .70 | 2.7 | 12
|
| 15 | .84 | 5.7 | 1.6 | e2.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 8.8 | 4.1 | .99 | .65 | 5.1 | 15
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| 16 | .75 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 2.2 | 8.1 | 1.8 | 23 | 3.7 | .58 | .65 | 1.3 | 3.9
|
| 17 | .64 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 31 | 33 | 4.1 | 2.5 | .53 | .62 | .83 | 3.1
|
| 18 | .51 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 25 | 91 | 2.0 | 2.2 | e.80 | .65 | .66 | 2.4
|
| 19 | .42 | .82 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 8.4 | 31 | 1.5 | 1.6 | e1.0 | 4.4 | .60 | 1.6
|
| 20 | .40 | .89 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 5.3 | 12 | 29 | 2.1 | e20 | 1.2 | .55 | 2.1
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| 21 | .36 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 6.4 | 45 | 1.7 | e5.0 | .65 | .57 | 2.0
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| 22 | .41 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 4.3 | 14 | 1.8 | .72 | .87 | 48 | 1.9
|
| 23 | .34 | .77 | 7.9 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 6.6 | 2.0 | .55 | .66 | 9.8 | 1.8
|
| 24 | 4.3 | .65 | 13 | 1.7 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 3.5 | 10 | .49 | .77 | 49 | 1.6
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| 25 | 1.9 | .65 | 22 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 5.1 | .65 | 85 | 1.6
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| 26 | 56 | .65 | 12 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 12 | e1.4 | 35 | .65 | 4.7 | 1.5
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| 27 | 45 | 5.3 | 7.8 | 1.6 | 5.5 | 2.1 | 3.0 | e1.7 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.2
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| 28 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 5.9 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 7.2 | 1.6 | e2.0 | 42 | 1.0 | 17 | 1.2
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| 29 | 1.3 | 5.0 | e5.0 | e2.9 | --- | 1.7 | 7.7 | e3.0 | 4.9 | .69 | 3.1 | 1.2
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| 30 | .78 | 4.0 | e4.8 | e2.5 | --- | 1.8 | 1.9 | e3.8 | 1.9 | .71 | 1.3 | 5.8
|
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| 31 | .65 | --- | 4.4 | 3.1 | --- | 61 | --- | e3.0 | --- | .47 | .90 | ---
|
| TOTAL | 138.81 | 56.93 | 137.86 | 299.6 | 237.9 | 401.3 | 381.3 | 484.7 | 175.96 | 74.81 | 426.12 | 99.25
|
| MEAN | 4.48 | 1.90 | 4.45 | 9.66 | 8.50 | 12.9 | 12.7 | 15.6 | 5.87 | 2.41 | 13.7 | 3.31
|
| MAX | 56 | 9.7 | 22 | 47 | 47 | 91 | 76 | 244 | 42 | 16 | 85 | 17
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| MIN | .30 | .47 | .96 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.4 | .49 | .47 | .55 | .44
|
| CFSM | .34 | .14 | .34 | .73 | .64 | .98 | .96 | 1.18 | .44 | .18 | 1.04 | .25
|
| IN. | .39 | .16 | .39 | .84 | .67 | 1.13 | 1.07 | 1.37 | .50 | .21 | 1.20 | .28
|
e Estimated
| STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1951 - 1998, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
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| MEAN | 6.58 | 8.13 | 6.95 | 6.52 | 9.08 | 15.0 | 18.9 | 12.6 | 12.4 | 9.04 | 10.6 | 8.13
|
| MAX | 35.6 | 46.4 | 34.3 | 43.2 | 38.2 | 107 | 54.1 | 64.0 | 54.1 | 38.4 | 69.9 | 55.7
|
| (WY) | 1955 | 1986 | 1983 | 1974 | 1997 | 1979 | 1975 | 1974 | 1972 | 1957 | 1987 | 1972
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| MIN | .13 | .31 | .077 | .077 | .19 | .72 | 2.24 | 1.44 | .90 | 2.41 | .32 | .60
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| (WY) | 1963 | 1963 | 1964 | 1959 | 1972 | 1968 | 1989 | 1982 | 1982 | 1998 | 1973 | 1966
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| SUMMARY STATISTICS | FOR 1997 CALENDAR YEAR | FOR 1998 WATER YEAR | WATER YEARS 1951 - 1998 |
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| ANNUAL TOTAL | 2955.29 | | 2914.54 | | |
|
| ANNUAL MEAN | 8.10 | | 7.99 | | 10.3 |
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| HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN | | | | | 23.4 | 1974
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| LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN | | | | | 3.07 | 1963
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| HIGHEST DAILY MEAN | 639 | Feb 21 | 244 | May 7 | 1120 | Aug 14 1987
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| LOWEST DAILY MEAN | .30 | Sep 4, Oct 12 | .30 | Oct 12 | .00 | A
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| ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM | .39 | Oct 2 | .39 | Oct 2 | .00 | Nov 4 1958
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| INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW | | | 484 | May 7 | 1590 | Jun 10 1967
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| INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE | | | 4.78 | May 7 | 15.09 B | Jun 10 1967
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| INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW | | | .07 | Sep 2 | |
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| ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) | .61 | | .60 | | .78 |
|
| ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) | 8.33 | | 8.21 | | 10.62 |
|
| 10 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 13 | | 22 | | 21 |
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| 50 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 1.4 | | 1.9 | | 2.2 |
|
| 90 PERCENT EXCEEDS | .51 | | .64 | | .23 |
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A - At times in most years.
B - Present datum.