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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05536235       DEER CREEK NEAR CHICAGO HEIGHTS, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 41°31'15", long 87°35'25", in SE1/4NW1/4 sec.14, T.35 N., R.14 E., Cook County, Hydrologic Unit 07120003, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on Joe Orr Road, 0.4 mi east of Cottage Grove Avenue, 1.0 mi north of U.S. Highway 30, 1.5 mi northeast of Chicago Heights, and at mile 2.8.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 23.1 mi2.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
 

DISCHARGE: May 1948 to current year. Prior to October 1974, records published with those for streams in the St. Lawrence River basin (WSP 1307, 1727, 1911, 2111, WDR IL 1971-74).

 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2000.


REVISED RECORDS.-- WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 615.95 ft above sea level. See WSP 1707 or 1727 for history of changes prior to Aug. 13, 1958.

REMARKS.-- Undetermined amount of flow diverted for irrigation upstream from the gage.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 1,380 ft3/s, July 13, 1957, gage height, 11.75 ft; maximum gage height, 11.79 ft, Nov. 28, 1990, discharge, 809 ft3/s; no flow at times in several years.

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records fair except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor.
DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1999 TO SEPTEMBER 2000
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAYOCTNOVDECJANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEP
 
11.9  .21.52e2.0e1.96.9  .657.6  81   18   5.62.3  
21.8  .25.462.4e1.93.5  1.0  10     31   14   4.71.2  
33.8  .171.1  2.5e1.92.6  2.2  4.6  15   18   5.3.59
47.0  .1817     2.3e1.93.3  1.7  2.9  8.111   3.31.9  
52.5  .1748     e2.2e1.92.6  1.3  2.2  44   9.45.61.7  
 
61.8  .2425     2.6e1.91.4  .681.6  33   8.121   1.8  
71.0  .2315     3.7e2.01.5  7.3  1.2  16   7.453   2.9  
81.0  .229.5  3.4e2.61.3  22     1.0  12   6.520   1.7  
9.90.227.2  5.0e3.21.9  14     16     7.06.111   2.0  
10.87.228.2  8.53.92.0  9.2  49     2.749   7.22.7  
 
11.50.334.8  7.55.72.0  9.6  28     2.832   5.414     
12.28.473.2  3.84.51.3  7.4  24     107   17   4.436     
13.24.372.5  3.63.21.1  5.8  15     142   12   4.36.7  
14.40.223.9  e3.12.61.3  5.9  8.9  146   13   3.18.7  
15.65.267.6  2.61.72.5  4.9  5.6  124   8.33.26.0  
 
16.66.5510     2.82.43.3  5.9  5.2  55   6.32.92.9  
17.45.405.5  e2.63.11.4  29     3.7  32   6.217   2.0  
18.39.524.1  e2.43.51.4  11     8.5  17   4.99.11.7  
19.25.603.6  e2.33.84.5  20     19     9.35.14.11.9  
20.20.55e2.7  e2.14.014     106     7.1  31   4.52.53.8  
 
21.18.75e2.0  e2.05.410     128     4.0  281   6.42.54.9  
22.19.58e1.6  e1.919   5.4  77     3.8  90   4.82.42.6  
23.18.33e1.3  e1.827   3.6  56     2.8  48   4.23.34.6  
24.31.24e1.1  e1.725   2.9  44     2.8  101   3.62.75.3  
25.38.25e1.1  e1.719   4.2  27     1.4  589   3.23.13.8  
 
26.30.32e1.0  e1.712   4.4  17     .84148   3.12.72.9  
27.17.34e1.0  e1.717   2.5  12     1.0  70   3.31.82.4  
28.35.39e1.1  e1.89.53.5  8.4  4.6  49   4.11.93.4  
29.19.43e1.2  e1.87.32.8  6.7  1.4  37   13   2.12.7  
30.19.46e1.3  e1.8---   1.2  5.1  3.0  26   15   1.62.5  
 
31.19---     e1.6  e1.8---   .79---     35     ---   8.92.7---     

TOTAL29.2210.47194.1887.1198.8101.09646.73281.742354.9326.4219.5137.59
MEAN.94.356.262.816.863.2621.69.0978.510.57.084.59
MAX7.0.75488.5271412849589495336
MIN.17.17.461.71.7.79.65.842.73.11.6.59
CFSM.04.02.27.12.30.14.93.393.40.46.31.20
IN..05.02.31.14.32.161.04.453.79.53.35.22

e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1948 - 2000, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN7.6814.518.918.925.638.535.223.520.89.547.127.16
MAX55.978.383.674.511916778.277.710957.043.159.9
(WY)195519911983199319971979199919741993199619681993
MIN.000.25.59.36.513.263.752.15.61.54.63.030
(WY)195719571957198419782000196319881988198819561956

SUMMARY STATISTICSFOR 1999 CALENDAR YEARFOR 2000 WATER YEARWATER YEARS 1948 - 2000
ANNUAL TOTAL7101.014587.72
ANNUAL MEAN19.5  12.5  19.0      
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN42.8      1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN5.77    1963
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN517         Jan 23589         Jun 25860         Jul 13 1957
LOWEST DAILY MEAN.17    A.17    A.00    B
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM.19    Oct 30.19    Oct 30.00    B
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW678         Jun 251380      CJul 13 1957
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE11.35    Jun 2511.79 DNov 28 1990
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW.12    Oct 21
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM).84.54.82    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)11.447.3911.15    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS42     26     42         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS4.5  3.2  5.0      
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS.40.40.93    
A - Oct. 27, Nov. 3, 5.
B - At times in several years.
C - Gage height, 11.75 ft.
D - Discharge, 809 ft3/s.

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