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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN
05528500 BUFFALO CREEK NEAR WHEELING, IL
LOCATION.--Lat 42°09'05", long 87°57'25", in NE1/4NW1/4 sec.4, T.42 N., R.11 E., Cook County, Hydrologic Unit 07120004,
on left bank at downstream side of bridge on Short Aptakisic Road, 1.0 mi downstream from unnamed tributary, 2.5 mi west of
Wheeling, and at mile 5.0.
DRAINAGE AREA.--19.6 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--August 1952 to current year.
REVISED RECORDS.--WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area. WDR IL-94-2: 1986-93 (P), 1993.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 658.60 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
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| DAY | OCT | NOV | DEC | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP
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| 1 | 4.5 | 17 | 6.8 | e3.0 | e29 | e21 | 6.0 | 52 | 64 | 10 | .25 | .33
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| 2 | 6.0 | 14 | 7.3 | e3.0 | e34 | e17 | 6.0 | 41 | 155 | 7.1 | .30 | .19
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| 3 | 7.2 | 12 | 7.1 | e3.0 | e39 | e13 | 5.5 | 28 | 135 | 5.1 | .32 | .15
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| 4 | 5.7 | 12 | 5.6 | e2.9 | e33 | e10 | 6.0 | 22 | 78 | 4.1 | .27 | .19
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| 5 | 21 | 12 | 6.4 | e3.0 | e28 | e15 | 5.8 | 18 | 49 | 3.5 | .22 | .18
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| 6 | 21 | 15 | 23 | e3.1 | e30 | 18 | 6.6 | 22 | 54 | 2.5 | .55 | .38
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| 7 | 15 | 20 | 47 | e3.2 | e32 | 16 | 5.9 | 20 | 43 | 1.9 | .34 | .34
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| 8 | 11 | 23 | 48 | e3.2 | e24 | 15 | 23 | 16 | 27 | 1.3 | .36 | .14
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| 9 | 7.9 | 25 | 33 | e3.1 | e20 | 17 | 126 | 13 | 26 | 2.9 | .28 | .06
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| 10 | 5.9 | 93 | 23 | e3.0 | e17 | 18 | 114 | 11 | 17 | 2.3 | .27 | .05
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| 11 | 4.9 | 81 | 17 | e2.9 | e25 | 18 | 73 | 14 | 12 | 2.1 | .20 | .01
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| 12 | 4.4 | 60 | 13 | e2.8 | e24 | 19 | 46 | 31 | 11 | 1.3 | 2.2 | .58
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| 13 | 3.5 | 43 | 12 | e2.8 | e22 | 19 | 32 | 29 | 201 | 1.0 | .98 | .59
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| 14 | 3.5 | 31 | 9.9 | e2.9 | e18 | 19 | 24 | 20 | 177 | .77 | 1.3 | .25
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| 15 | 4.7 | 22 | 8.5 | e4.0 | e15 | 21 | 31 | 14 | 139 | .69 | 1.0 | .43
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| 16 | 4.6 | 17 | 7.3 | e10 | e12 | 32 | 119 | 11 | 74 | .77 | .59 | .31
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| 17 | 125 | 15 | 6.3 | e20 | e11 | 56 | 115 | 31 | 36 | 2.0 | e45 | .24
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| 18 | 194 | 12 | 5.7 | e58 | e9.0 | 66 | 78 | 29 | 25 | 1.6 | .37 | .17
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| 19 | 142 | 11 | 5.1 | e64 | e7.8 | 53 | 53 | 22 | 17 | 2.1 | 19 | .61
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| 20 | 80 | 9.2 | 4.7 | e60 | e7.8 | 41 | 44 | 14 | 11 | 1.7 | 9.4 | .58
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| 21 | 43 | 8.0 | e3.8 | e54 | e6.2 | 29 | 62 | 16 | 8.0 | 1.7 | 4.0 | .67
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| 22 | 28 | 7.2 | e3.6 | e100 | e5.6 | 21 | 205 | 22 | 6.8 | 1.5 | 1.8 | .58
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| 23 | 19 | 6.5 | e3.4 | e250 | e5.0 | 17 | 361 | 21 | 6.5 | 2.6 | 1.7 | .37
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| 24 | 14 | 5.7 | e3.3 | e220 | e4.2 | 14 | 273 | 14 | 6.3 | 2.0 | 3.2 | .29
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| 25 | 13 | 5.2 | e3.2 | e140 | e6.0 | 12 | 206 | 11 | 5.3 | 1.9 | 7.2 | .21
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| 26 | 11 | 4.6 | e3.2 | e100 | e10 | 11 | 173 | 8.6 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 5.7 | .18
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| 27 | 17 | 3.9 | e3.3 | e74 | e15 | 9.4 | 122 | 7.4 | 3.8 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 4.5
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| 28 | 21 | 3.5 | e3.5 | e80 | e25 | 8.3 | 136 | 6.1 | 5.0 | .65 | 1.7 | 61
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| 29 | 23 | 3.7 | e3.4 | e50 | --- | 7.2 | 114 | 5.2 | 4.5 | .35 | .95 | 50
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| 30 | 25 | 8.0 | e3.3 | e40 | --- | 6.7 | 72 | 4.7 | 3.9 | .33 | .53 | 33
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| 31 | 22 | --- | e3.2 | e35 | --- | 6.1 | --- | 25 | --- | .31 | .44 | ---
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| TOTAL | 907.8 | 600.5 | 333.9 | 1400.9 | 514.6 | 645.7 | 2643.8 | 599.0 | 1405.1 | 68.87 | 113.82 | 156.58
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| MEAN | 29.3 | 20.0 | 10.8 | 45.2 | 18.4 | 20.8 | 88.1 | 19.3 | 46.8 | 2.22 | 3.67 | 5.22
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| MAX | 194 | 93 | 48 | 250 | 39 | 66 | 361 | 52 | 201 | 10 | 45 | 61
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| MIN | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 3.8 | .31 | .20 | .01
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| CFSM | 1.49 | 1.02 | .55 | 2.31 | .94 | 1.06 | 4.50 | .99 | 2.39 | .11 | .19 | .27
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| IN. | 1.72 | 1.14 | .63 | 2.66 | .98 | 1.23 | 5.02 | 1.14 | 2.67 | .13 | .22 | .30
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e Estimated
| STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1952 - 1999, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
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| MEAN | 8.56 | 15.0 | 16.4 | 14.7 | 20.8 | 33.8 | 37.1 | 23.5 | 18.0 | 11.3 | 10.8 | 10.0
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| MAX | 37.9 | 89.6 | 92.8 | 53.1 | 69.9 | 147 | 97.1 | 116 | 103 | 46.1 | 64.5 | 65.4
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| (WY) | 1987 | 1986 | 1983 | 1974 | 1997 | 1979 | 1983 | 1996 | 1970 | 1978 | 1987 | 1972
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| MIN | .000 | .000 | .032 | .042 | .12 | 4.80 | 4.26 | 3.33 | .74 | .058 | .000 | .000
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| (WY) | 1953 | 1954 | 1954 | 1954 | 1963 | 1956 | 1963 | 1977 | 1963 | 1953 | 1955 | 1953
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| SUMMARY STATISTICS | FOR 1998 CALENDAR YEAR | FOR 1999 WATER YEAR | WATER YEARS 1952 - 1999 |
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| ANNUAL TOTAL | 8314.19 | | 9390.57 | | |
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| ANNUAL MEAN | 22.8 | | 25.7 | | 18.3 |
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| HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN | | | | | 32.9 | 1993
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| LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN | | | | | 2.00 | 1963
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| HIGHEST DAILY MEAN | 194 | Oct 18 | 361 | Apr 23 | 525 | Dec 3 1982
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| LOWEST DAILY MEAN | .01 | Aug 3 | .01 | Sep 11 | .00 | A
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| ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM | .07 | Jul 28 | .17 | Sep 5 | .00 | Aug 22 1952
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| INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW | | | 621 | Jun 13 | 887 | Jul 22 1982
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| INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE | | | 6.99 | Jun 13 | 7.94 | Jul 22 1982
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| INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW | | | .00 | Sep 9-12 | |
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| ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) | 1.16 | | 1.31 | | .93 |
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| ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) | 15.78 | | 17.82 | | 12.70 |
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| 10 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 61 | | 65 | | 44 |
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| 50 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 12 | | 10 | | 7.8 |
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| 90 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 1.7 | | .54 | | .40 |
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A - At times in several years.