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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN
05529500 McDONALD CREEK NEAR MOUNT PROSPECT, IL
LOCATION.--Lat 42°05'43", long 87°54'46", in SW1/4SE1/4 sec.23, T.42 N., R.11 E., Cook County, Hydrologic Unit 07120004,
on left bank at upstream side of bridge on Camp McDonald Road, 2.5 mi northeast of Mount Prospect, and at mile 2.0.
DRAINAGE AREA.--7.93 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--August 1952 to current year.
REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1915: 1958. WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 638.12 ft above sea level (Cook County Highway Department
bench mark). Prior to May 9, 1978, at site 55 ft downstream at same datum. Mar. 7 to Sept. 30, 1994, at temporary site 50 ft
upstream at same datum.
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 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.7 | e1.2 | 12 | 4.9 | 1.4 | 13 | 13 | 6.6 | .16 | .43
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| 2 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.0 | e1.2 | 20 | 5.0 | 1.7 | 9.1 | 34 | 2.7 | .16 | .43
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| 3 | 6.3 | 1.8 | 1.9 | e1.2 | 16 | 4.9 | 1.6 | 7.2 | 16 | 1.3 | .14 | .32
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| 4 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.6 | e1.2 | 13 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 5.8 | 8.7 | .94 | .14 | .26
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| 5 | 24 | 1.7 | 1.6 | e1.1 | 12 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 6.1 | 6.3 | .70 | .12 | .23
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| 6 | 13 | 1.2 | 16 | e1.3 | 15 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 8.8 | 7.7 | .54 | .15 | .19
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| 7 | 8.5 | .96 | 20 | e1.3 | 11 | 3.9 | 1.8 | 6.0 | 18 | .47 | .15 | .18
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| 8 | 4.8 | 1.2 | 12 | e1.3 | 8.2 | 3.4 | 8.9 | 4.2 | 9.6 | .41 | .13 | .16
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| 9 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 7.8 | e1.2 | 7.9 | 4.9 | 80 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 4.6 | .15 | .17
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| 10 | 2.3 | 58 | 6.3 | e1.2 | 6.7 | 5.6 | 40 | 3.3 | 6.8 | 1.2 | .16 | .13
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| 11 | 1.7 | 25 | 4.9 | e1.15 | 10 | 6.1 | 23 | 4.8 | 5.7 | .75 | .15 | .10
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| 12 | 1.5 | 17 | 3.9 | e1.1 | 9.4 | 7.2 | 15 | 34 | 4.7 | .54 | 1.1 | .29
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| 13 | 1.3 | e14 | 3.0 | e1.15 | 7.3 | 6.6 | 9.9 | 14 | 95 | .47 | .45 | .21
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| 14 | 1.2 | e11 | 2.5 | e1.2 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 7.1 | 8.4 | 127 | .42 | .33 | .13
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| 15 | 1.0 | e9.0 | 2.2 | e2.4 | 4.3 | 7.9 | 14 | 6.0 | 48 | .29 | .27 | .11
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| 16 | 1.1 | e7.0 | 2.0 | 6.2 | 3.9 | 15 | 66 | 5.0 | 23 | .26 | .25 | .09
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| 17 | 63 | e6.0 | 1.8 | 20 | 3.3 | 24 | 37 | 18 | 12 | .28 | .30 | .09
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| 18 | 141 | e5.0 | 1.8 | 31 | 2.7 | 15 | 23 | 12 | 6.7 | .33 | .22 | .10
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| 19 | 60 | e4.5 | 1.5 | 28 | 2.7 | 11 | 16 | 7.4 | 6.0 | .38 | 15 | .21
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| 20 | 27 | e3.8 | 1.3 | 24 | 2.1 | 8.6 | 13 | 5.1 | 4.7 | .52 | 4.4 | .31
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| 21 | 13 | e3.2 | 1.3 | 23 | 1.8 | 6.9 | 24 | 6.3 | 3.8 | .51 | 2.0 | .30
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| 22 | 6.9 | e2.7 | 1.4 | 111 | 1.7 | 5.4 | 118 | 11 | 3.4 | .33 | 1.1 | .15
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| 23 | 4.1 | e2.4 | e1.3 | 115 | 1.5 | 4.5 | 217 | 8.4 | 1.9 | .35 | 1.3 | .13
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| 24 | 2.8 | e2.2 | e1.3 | 86 | 1.5 | 3.7 | 89 | 5.4 | 2.0 | .56 | 9.8 | .09
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| 25 | 2.1 | e2.0 | e1.3 | 46 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 47 | 3.7 | 2.0 | .31 | 22 | .10
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| 26 | 1.7 | e1.9 | e1.3 | 30 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 30 | 2.7 | 1.6 | .25 | 9.6 | .11
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| 27 | 5.6 | 1.4 | e1.4 | 30 | 9.0 | 2.9 | 35 | 2.3 | 1.7 | .20 | 4.0 | 1.1
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| 28 | 6.3 | 1.4 | e1.4 | 28 | 6.7 | 2.5 | 68 | 2.6 | 1.6 | .21 | 1.9 | 48
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| 29 | 4.7 | 1.4 | e1.3 | 18 | --- | 2.1 | 35 | 3.3 | 1.1 | .27 | .94 | 41
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| 30 | 9.3 | 5.4 | e1.3 | 15 | --- | 1.8 | 20 | 3.3 | 1.0 | .27 | .54 | 17
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| 31 | 4.7 | --- | e1.2 | 12 | --- | 1.7 | --- | 3.6 | --- | .19 | .42 | ---
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| TOTAL | 429.8 | 200.16 | 112.3 | 642.40 | 199.5 | 187.9 | 1050.1 | 234.5 | 478.1 | 27.15 | 77.53 | 112.12
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| MEAN | 13.9 | 6.67 | 3.62 | 20.7 | 7.12 | 6.06 | 35.0 | 7.56 | 15.9 | .88 | 2.50 | 3.74
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| MAX | 141 | 58 | 20 | 115 | 20 | 24 | 217 | 34 | 127 | 6.6 | 22 | 48
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| MIN | 1.0 | .96 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 1.0 | .19 | .12 | .09
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| CFSM | 1.75 | .84 | .46 | 2.61 | .90 | .76 | 4.41 | .95 | 2.01 | .11 | .32 | .47
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| IN. | 2.02 | .94 | .53 | 3.01 | .94 | .88 | 4.93 | 1.10 | 2.24 | .13 | .36 | .53
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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 | 3.62 | 5.28 | 4.96 | 4.63 | 6.17 | 10.1 | 12.2 | 7.61 | 7.19 | 4.64 | 4.93 | 3.85
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| MAX | 16.9 | 28.5 | 27.2 | 20.7 | 26.5 | 36.2 | 35.0 | 31.3 | 33.5 | 26.2 | 39.7 | 23.9
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| (WY) | 1955 | 1986 | 1983 | 1999 | 1997 | 1979 | 1999 | 1996 | 1970 | 1957 | 1987 | 1972
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| MIN | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 1.58 | 2.05 | 1.46 | .50 | .019 | .000 | .000
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| (WY) | 1953 | 1954 | 1954 | 1954 | 1954 | 1956 | 1989 | 1988 | 1963 | 1953 | 1953 | 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 | 3076.94 | | 3751.56 | | |
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| ANNUAL MEAN | 8.43 | | 10.3 | | 6.26 |
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| HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN | | | | | 11.7 | 1972
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| LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN | | | | | 1.17 | 1963
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| HIGHEST DAILY MEAN | 141 | Oct 18 | 217 | Apr 23 | 476 | Aug 14 1987
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| LOWEST DAILY MEAN | .52 | Jul 31 | .09 | Sep 16,17,24 | .00 | A
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| ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM | .61 | Jul 28 | .13 | Sep 13 | .00 | Sep 12 1952
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| INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW | | | 286 | Apr 23 | 806 | Aug 14 1987
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| INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE | | | 6.23 | Apr 23 | 8.08 | Aug 14 1987
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| INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW | | | .06 | Sep 25 | |
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| ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) | 1.06 | | 1.30 | | .79 |
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| ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) | 14.43 | | 17.60 | | 10.73 |
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| 10 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 20 | | 24 | | 14 |
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| 50 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 4.6 | | 3.0 | | 2.2 |
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| 90 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 1.2 | | .26 | | .03 |
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A - At times in several years.