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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN
05536500 TINLEY CREEK NEAR PALOS PARK, IL
LOCATION.--Lat 41°38'48", long 87°45'59", in SW1/4SE1/4 sec.32, T.37 N., R.13 E., Cook County, Hydrologic Unit 07120003,
on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 135th Street, 1.5 mi west of State Highway 50, 3 mi southeast of Palos Park, and at
mile 1.8.
DRAINAGE AREA.--11.2 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--July 1951 to current year. Prior to October 1952, records published with those for streams in the
St. Lawrence River basin (WSP 1237).
REVISED RECORDS.--WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area. WDR IL-81-2: 1955(M), 1957(M), 1970(M), 1978(M).
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 607.40 ft above sea level.
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 | 7.6 | 5.9 | 3.2 | e.64 | 15 | 6.3 | 2.6 | 12 | 63 | 12 | .85 | 1.7
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| 2 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 2.1 | e.60 | 38 | 5.3 | 2.4 | 8.2 | 264 | 9.3 | 1.1 | 1.5
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| 3 | 13 | 2.5 | 1.6 | e.88 | 30 | 12 | 2.3 | 6.2 | 34 | 6.2 | 1.2 | 1.4
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| 4 | 5.9 | 2.2 | 1.3 | e1.4 | 19 | 8.7 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 17 | 4.8 | .93 | 1.2
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| 5 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 1.3 | e1.3 | 12 | 6.7 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 10 | 3.3 | .79 | 1.1
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| 6 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 24 | e1.2 | 11 | 14 | 5.4 | 6.2 | 7.0 | 2.5 | .67 | 1.1
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| 7 | 5.6 | 2.5 | 90 | e1.2 | 9.4 | 17 | 4.3 | 7.3 | 5.2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | .92
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| 8 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 19 | e1.2 | 7.4 | 16 | 3.3 | 5.2 | 3.7 | 1.9 | .85 | .80
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| 9 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 8.8 | e1.1 | 6.5 | 13 | 60 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 1.4 | .69 | .68
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| 10 | e.88 | 101 | 5.4 | e1.1 | 5.7 | 12 | 27 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 1.1 | .54 | .70
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| 11 | e.56 | 30 | 3.8 | e1.1 | 5.8 | 13 | 26 | 3.1 | 22 | .91 | .42 | .75
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| 12 | .50 | 11 | 3.0 | e1.0 | 9.7 | 13 | 15 | 47 | 36 | 1.1 | 1.9 | .75
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| 13 | .61 | 6.7 | 2.4 | e1.0 | 8.0 | 15 | 9.0 | 28 | 94 | .88 | 5.2 | 2.2
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| 14 | .45 | 4.7 | 2.1 | e1.0 | 5.3 | 13 | 6.3 | 13 | 42 | .79 | 3.4 | 1.6
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| 15 | .44 | 3.7 | 1.8 | e1.0 | 4.9 | 18 | 30 | 7.5 | 15 | .66 | 2.1 | 1.1
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| 16 | .63 | 2.8 | 1.6 | e1.0 | 4.5 | 50 | 219 | 5.5 | 8.4 | .52 | 1.3 | .85
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| 17 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 1.5 | e1.7 | 4.3 | 81 | 51 | 39 | 6.0 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 1.0
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| 18 | 41 | 1.9 | 1.3 | e38 | 3.7 | 36 | 24 | 21 | 4.5 | 7.5 | .77 | .95
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| 19 | 12 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 51 | 3.4 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 5.5 | .63
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| 20 | 4.9 | 1.5 | .91 | 35 | 2.9 | 13 | 10 | 6.7 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 5.6 | .54
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| 21 | 2.9 | 1.3 | .88 | 26 | 2.6 | 11 | 13 | 25 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 3.2 | .53
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| 22 | 2.0 | 1.2 | .89 | 374 | 2.4 | 7.6 | 99 | 98 | 28 | 16 | 2.3 | .69
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| 23 | 1.4 | 1.0 | .85 | 427 | 2.1 | 6.4 | 192 | 40 | 50 | 6.6 | 1.7 | .50
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| 24 | 1.1 | 1.0 | .76 | 141 | 2.1 | 5.3 | 36 | 24 | 241 | 5.1 | 42 | .91
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| 25 | 1.0 | .95 | .67 | 54 | 2.4 | 4.7 | 18 | 12 | 35 | 3.1 | 63 | .46
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| 26 | .92 | 1.1 | .68 | 32 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 11 | 7.1 | 21 | 2.0 | 18 | .82
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| 27 | 2.0 | 1.1 | .68 | 38 | 7.6 | 3.5 | 146 | 5.1 | 24 | 1.5 | 8.5 | .46
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| 28 | 29 | 1.0 | .62 | 45 | 7.2 | 3.2 | 215 | 4.1 | 12 | 1.5 | 5.4 | 8.2
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| 29 | 17 | .98 | e.64 | 26 | --- | 2.9 | 41 | 3.3 | 9.5 | 1.1 | 3.7 | 16
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| 30 | 51 | 1.1 | e.76 | 18 | --- | 2.7 | 21 | 2.8 | 6.2 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 7.0
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| 31 | 12 | --- | e.69 | 14 | --- | 2.6 | --- | 13 | --- | 1.0 | 2.1 | ---
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| TOTAL | 236.49 | 206.43 | 184.33 | 1337.42 | 235.7 | 435.8 | 1315.5 | 478.3 | 1073.8 | 110.86 | 188.61 | 57.04
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| MEAN | 7.63 | 6.88 | 5.95 | 43.1 | 8.42 | 14.1 | 43.8 | 15.4 | 35.8 | 3.58 | 6.08 | 1.90
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| MAX | 51 | 101 | 90 | 427 | 38 | 81 | 219 | 98 | 264 | 16 | 63 | 16
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| MIN | .44 | .95 | .62 | .60 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 2.7 | .52 | .42 | .46
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| CFSM | .68 | .61 | .53 | 3.85 | .75 | 1.26 | 3.92 | 1.38 | 3.20 | .32 | .54 | .17
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| IN. | .79 | .69 | .61 | 4.44 | .78 | 1.45 | 4.37 | 1.59 | 3.57 | .37 | .63 | .19
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e Estimated
| STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1951 - 1999, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
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| MEAN | 6.29 | 9.41 | 10.1 | 11.2 | 13.2 | 21.5 | 21.6 | 14.5 | 10.8 | 6.31 | 4.88 | 5.25
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| MAX | 87.0 | 46.2 | 57.7 | 43.1 | 69.8 | 90.2 | 50.7 | 43.5 | 50.2 | 58.5 | 28.3 | 38.2
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| (WY) | 1955 | 1991 | 1983 | 1999 | 1997 | 1979 | 1970 | 1991 | 1993 | 1996 | 1987 | 1993
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| MIN | .000 | .17 | .15 | .062 | .19 | 2.24 | 1.52 | 1.79 | .67 | .15 | .003 | .000
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| (WY) | 1953 | 1954 | 1964 | 1977 | 1963 | 1981 | 1963 | 1963 | 1965 | 1956 | 1964 | 1953
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| SUMMARY STATISTICS | FOR 1998 CALENDAR YEAR | FOR 1999 WATER YEAR | WATER YEARS 1951 - 1999 |
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| ANNUAL TOTAL | 5950.67 | | 5860.28 | | |
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| ANNUAL MEAN | 16.3 | | 16.1 | | 11.2 |
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| HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN | | | | | 22.7 | 1993
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| LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN | | | | | 2.27 | 1963
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| HIGHEST DAILY MEAN | 473 | May 7 | 427 | Jan 23 | 891 | Oct 10 1954
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| LOWEST DAILY MEAN | .39 | Aug 2 | .42 | Aug 11 | .00 | A
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| ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM | .48 | Jul 28 | .58 | Oct 10 | .00 | Oct 1 1952
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| INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW | | | 575 | Jan 23 | 2010 B,C | Jul 18 1996
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| INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE | | | 7.46 | Jan 23 | 10.30 | Oct 10 1954
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| INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW | | | .35 | D | |
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| ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) | 1.46 | | 1.43 | | 1.00 |
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| ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) | 19.76 | | 19.46 | | 13.61 |
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| 10 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 41 | | 36 | | 25 |
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| 50 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 4.3 | | 3.7 | | 2.6 |
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| 90 PERCENT EXCEEDS | .92 | | .80 | | .17 |
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A - At times in most years.
B - From rating curve extended above 800 ft3/s on a basis of indirect measurement of flow through culvert.
C - Gage height, 10.25 ft.
D - Oct. 12, 14, Aug. 11, 12.