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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN
05535070 SKOKIE RIVER NEAR HIGHLAND PARK, IL
LOCATION.--Lat 42°09'34", long 87°47'52", in NW1/4SE1/4 sec.35, T.43 N., R.12 E., Lake County, Hydrologic Unit 07120003,
on right bank at downstream side of bridge on Clavey Road in Highland Park, and at mile 7.3.
DRAINAGE AREA.--21.1 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--August 1967 to current year.
REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 2115: 1968. WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 622.83 ft above sea level (city of Highland Park bench mark).
REMARKS.--Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Gage-height telemeter at station.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Flood of July 1938 reached a stage of 10.6 ft, discharge not determined, from
information furnished by Highland Park City Engineer.
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 | .70 | 16 | 10 | e3.3 | e50 | e26 | 6.4 | 34 | 45 | 13 | .99 | .87
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| 2 | .80 | 13 | 6.8 | e3.2 | e70 | e23 | 6.1 | 27 | 142 | 6.9 | .69 | 1.3
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| 3 | 1.3 | 10 | 5.8 | e3.2 | e80 | e30 | 6.0 | 24 | 50 | 5.8 | .71 | 1.0
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| 4 | .93 | 13 | 5.4 | e3.3 | e60 | e22 | 8.9 | 22 | 31 | 4.9 | .26 | .82
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| 5 | 46 | 10 | 5.3 | e3.5 | e50 | e18 | 7.0 | 20 | 25 | 4.0 | .41 | .95
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| 6 | 23 | 5.9 | 33 | e3.6 | e42 | e20 | 8.5 | 37 | 27 | 3.2 | .04 | .86
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| 7 | 16 | 4.2 | 65 | e3.8 | e45 | e22 | 6.0 | 26 | 53 | 1.0 | .78 | .73
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| 8 | 10 | 4.6 | 31 | e3.8 | e41 | e17 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 1.0 | 2.3 | .67
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| 9 | 6.3 | 4.7 | 24 | e3.7 | e44 | e18 | 350 | 18 | 13 | 2.9 | 2.3 | .43
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| 10 | 3.2 | 152 | 19 | e3.5 | e41 | e25 | 190 | 16 | 12 | 1.8 | .56 | .49
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| 11 | 2.5 | 93 | 15 | e3.4 | e47 | e24 | 90 | 15 | 21 | 1.3 | .29 | .41
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| 12 | 1.9 | 47 | 13 | e3.3 | e56 | e25 | 47 | 83 | 14 | .97 | 6.3 | 1.6
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| 13 | 1.8 | 32 | 9.9 | e3.3 | e40 | e26 | 34 | 29 | 257 | .98 | 4.7 | 3.7
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| 14 | 1.8 | 27 | 7.6 | e3.4 | e33 | e25 | 29 | 17 | 332 | .86 | 1.8 | 1.9
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| 15 | 1.8 | 23 | 6.3 | e4.1 | e32 | e20 | 43 | 13 | 86 | .59 | 1.1 | 1.2
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| 16 | 1.0 | 21 | 6.1 | 13 | e32 | e30 | 229 | 12 | 48 | .32 | .80 | 1.1
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| 17 | 127 | 19 | 7.0 | 25 | e31 | e54 | 127 | 44 | 28 | 1.1 | .69 | 1.1
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| 18 | 276 | 15 | 5.6 | 42 | e31 | e96 | 61 | 34 | 23 | 2.4 | .58 | .81
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| 19 | 76 | 12 | 4.8 | 31 | e30 | e60 | 44 | 27 | 21 | 2.3 | 73 | .76
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| 20 | 32 | 9.9 | 4.1 | 26 | e28 | e45 | 48 | 19 | 18 | 2.1 | 11 | 1.0
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| 21 | 22 | 8.7 | 3.9 | 28 | e19 | e38 | 72 | 19 | 17 | 7.9 | 5.8 | 11
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| 22 | 18 | 8.1 | 3.7 | 291 | e15 | e35 | 395 | 20 | 15 | 9.2 | 4.2 | 3.6
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| 23 | 13 | 7.9 | e3.6 | 425 | e11 | e32 | 734 | 21 | 16 | 28 | 2.8 | 1.6
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| 24 | 10 | 7.9 | e3.5 | 336 | e12 | e29 | 344 | 22 | 14 | 25 | 14 | 1.3
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| 25 | 8.0 | 7.0 | e3.5 | 164 | e13 | e24 | 159 | 14 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 17 | .95
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| 26 | 5.4 | 6.9 | e3.5 | 87 | e16 | e18 | 74 | 11 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 10 | .94
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| 27 | 9.3 | 5.5 | e3.6 | e80 | e25 | e14 | 74 | 9.6 | 7.0 | 3.9 | 7.2 | 3.7
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| 28 | 17 | 5.3 | e3.6 | e84 | e34 | e11 | 199 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 1.7 | 7.7 | 133
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| 29 | 16 | 5.2 | e3.5 | e72 | --- | 6.9 | 76 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 1.3 | 3.9 | 83
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| 30 | 40 | 13 | e3.4 | e60 | --- | 5.4 | 45 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 28
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| 31 | 24 | --- | e3.3 | e52 | --- | 6.6 | --- | 31 | --- | 1.3 | .93 | ---
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| TOTAL | 812.73 | 607.8 | 323.8 | 1868.4 | 1028 | 845.9 | 3535.9 | 706.1 | 1368.1 | 151.92 | 184.33 | 288.79
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| MEAN | 26.2 | 20.3 | 10.4 | 60.3 | 36.7 | 27.3 | 118 | 22.8 | 45.6 | 4.90 | 5.95 | 9.63
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| MAX | 276 | 152 | 65 | 425 | 80 | 96 | 734 | 83 | 332 | 28 | 73 | 133
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| MIN | .70 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 11 | 5.4 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 5.1 | .32 | .04 | .41
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| CFSM | 1.24 | .96 | .50 | 2.86 | 1.74 | 1.29 | 5.59 | 1.08 | 2.16 | .23 | .28 | .46
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| IN. | 1.43 | 1.07 | .57 | 3.29 | 1.81 | 1.49 | 6.23 | 1.24 | 2.41 | .27 | .32 | .51
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e Estimated
| STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1967 - 1999, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
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| MEAN | 12.2 | 18.7 | 19.8 | 17.2 | 24.4 | 37.2 | 40.7 | 24.3 | 21.7 | 15.4 | 16.9 | 15.3
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| MAX | 51.4 | 69.9 | 79.3 | 60.3 | 71.0 | 119 | 118 | 90.5 | 64.4 | 55.0 | 69.7 | 98.0
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| (WY) | 1987 | 1986 | 1983 | 1999 | 1997 | 1979 | 1999 | 1996 | 1969 | 1969 | 1987 | 1986
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| MIN | 2.01 | 4.23 | 2.53 | 2.83 | 3.28 | 8.60 | 7.63 | 3.48 | 1.92 | 1.31 | 3.40 | 2.38
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| (WY) | 1989 | 1977 | 1977 | 1977 | 1978 | 1968 | 1989 | 1992 | 1988 | 1991 | 1991 | 1982
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| SUMMARY STATISTICS | FOR 1998 CALENDAR YEAR | FOR 1999 WATER YEAR | WATER YEARS 1967 - 1999 |
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| ANNUAL TOTAL | 9735.00 | | 11721.77 | | |
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| ANNUAL MEAN | 26.7 | | 32.1 | | 22.0 |
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| HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN | | | | | 33.2 | 1993
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| LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN | | | | | 7.83 | 1977
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| HIGHEST DAILY MEAN | 276 | Oct 18 | 734 | Apr 23 | 734 | Apr 23 1999
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| LOWEST DAILY MEAN | .56 | Aug 18,Sept. 28 | .04 | Aug 6 | .00 | A
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| ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM | .59 | Aug 15 | .55 | Aug 1 | .00 | Jun 14 1988
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| INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW | | | 880 | Apr 23 | 895 B | Aug 14 1987
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| INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE | | | 9.09 | Apr 23 | 9.13 | Feb 21 1997
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| INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW | | | .00 | C | |
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| ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) | 1.26 | | 1.52 | | 1.04 |
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| ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) | 17.16 | | 20.67 | | 14.14 |
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| 10 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 70 | | 72 | | 48 |
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| 50 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 14 | | 13 | | 9.4 |
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| 90 PERCENT EXCEEDS | .90 | | 1.0 | | 2.3 |
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A - At times in 1988, 89, 91.
B - Gage height, 9.09 ft.
C - Aug. 4, 6, 7, 11, 12.