05536500 DATA: Discharge Tables, 2000

Station list Available data
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.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE

DISCHARGE: July 1951 to current year. Prior to October 1952, records published with those for streams in the St. Lawrence River basin (WSP 1237).

STAGE: Water years 1994-2000.

REVISED RECORDS.-- WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area. WDR IL-81-2: 1955(M), 1957(M), 1970(M), 1978(M).

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder and phone telemeter. Datum of gage is 607.40 ft above sea level.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 2,010 ft³/s, July 18, 1996, from rating curve extended above 800 ft³/s on basis of indirect measurement of flow through culvert, gage height, 10.25 ft, maximum gage height, 10.30 ft, Oct. 10, 1954; no flow at times in most years.

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records good 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
DAY	OCT	NOV	DEC	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP

1	2.8	.43	1.1	.85	e.89	4.7	1.7	5.9	162	3.9	9.9	.97
2	1.5	.32	1.0	1.1	e.95	3.7	1.5	7.5	40	3.3	7.4	.95
3	3.9	.44	1.2	1.4	e1.0	3.1	1.4	5.1	19	55	8.9	1.0
4	19	.43	11	3.1	e1.1	2.9	1.3	4.0	12	22	5.3	1.2
5	5.8	.38	130	2.9	e.98	2.6	1.2	3.3	34	9.7	7.4	.95

6	2.7	.32	57	2.1	e.91	2.5	1.1	2.9	20	5.9	28	.85
7	1.3	.28	14	1.6	e.86	2.3	2.3	2.7	9.4	4.2	48	.86
8	1.0	.27	6.4	1.2	e1.1	2.2	12	2.5	6.0	3.4	13	.85
9	1.3	.33	4.1	2.8	2.0	1.9	8.0	40	4.4	2.7	5.5	1.0
10	1.0	.33	3.3	8.1	3.1	1.4	4.6	44	3.4	97	3.3	2.4

11	.99	.34	2.6	8.2	11	1.3	6.0	20	3.3	44	2.4	54
12	.98	.35	2.0	4.6	11	1.2	4.6	18	144	15	1.9	120
13	.66	.32	1.9	3.2	7.9	1.3	3.4	14	218	7.8	1.6	23
14	.45	.28	1.9	2.5	6.0	1.3	2.7	7.7	256	5.2	1.4	14
15	.55	.23	4.3	1.8	4.5	1.6	2.3	5.0	151	3.9	1.2	9.2

16	.43	.20	8.6	1.6	4.3	3.6	6.0	4.1	41	3.0	1.2	4.8
17	.32	.17	5.7	1.2	5.1	3.0	151	4.5	21	2.3	30	3.2
18	.43	.15	e4.2	e1.1	5.6	2.4	34	43	12	2.1	23	2.4
19	.50	.15	e2.6	e1.0	9.0	3.7	59	97	8.6	1.8	7.6	2.3
20	1.1	.15	e2.1	e.97	9.0	16	184	25	29	1.6	4.1	2.5

21	.60	.34	e1.6	e.92	7.7	11	207	12	187	1.5	2.7	7.1
22	.44	.33	e1.3	e.87	58	6.2	65	80	38	1.3	2.2	4.3
23	.34	1.4	e1.0	e.83	56	4.5	30	21	15	1.3	1.8	17
24	.26	6.5	e.80	e.79	78	3.7	25	9.6	45	1.1	1.6	15
25	.24	3.6	e.72	e.77	61	3.5	15	5.8	157	1.1	1.5	11

26	.31	2.7	e.64	e.76	18	2.9	9.8	4.2	35	1.1	1.4	4.9
27	.34	2.2	e.67	e.74	12	3.1	7.3	6.1	15	.95	1.4	3.2
28	.47	1.8	e.70	e.72	7.5	3.5	5.8	79	8.7	3.0	1.3	2.5
29	.41	1.5	e.74	e.74	5.5	3.1	6.3	25	6.9	2.0	1.1	2.5
30	.38	1.2	e.78	e.77	---	2.5	6.1	16	5.1	9.6	1.1	2.0

31	.55	---	e.82	e.82	---	2.0	---	164	---	12	1.1	---

TOTAL	51.05	27.44	274.77	60.05	389.99	108.7	865.4	778.9	1706.8	328.75	228.3	315.93
MEAN	1.65	.91	8.86	1.94	13.4	3.51	28.8	25.1	56.9	10.6	7.36	10.5
MAX	19	6.5	130	8.2	78	16	207	164	256	97	48	120
MIN	.24	.15	.64	.72	.86	1.2	1.1	2.5	3.3	.95	1.1	.85
CFSM	.15	.08	.79	.17	1.20	.31	2.58	2.24	5.08	.95	.66	.94
IN.	.17	.09	.91	.20	1.30	.36	2.87	2.59	5.67	1.09	.76	1.05

e Estimated

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1951 - 2000, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN	6.20	9.24	10.1	11.0	13.2	21.2	21.7	14.7	11.8	6.40	4.93	5.36
MAX	87.0	46.2	57.7	43.1	69.8	90.2	50.7	43.5	56.9	58.5	28.3	38.2
(WY)	1955	1991	1983	1999	1997	1979	1970	1991	2000	1996	1987	1993
MIN	.000	.17	.15	.062	.19	2.24	1.52	1.79	.67	.15	.003	.000
(WY)	1953	1954	1964	1977	1963	1981	1963	1963	1965	1956	1964	1953

SUMMARY STATISTICS	FOR 1999 CALENDAR YEAR		FOR 2000 WATER YEAR		WATER YEARS 1951 - 2000
ANNUAL TOTAL	5586.29		5136.08
ANNUAL MEAN	15.3		14.0		11.3
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN					22.7	1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN					2.27	1963
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN	427	Jan 23	256	Jun 14	891	Oct 10 1954
LOWEST DAILY MEAN	.15	Nov 18-20	.15	Nov 18-20	.00	A
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM	.19	Nov 14	.19	Nov 14	.00	Oct 1 1952
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW			582	Jun 14	2010 B,C	Jul 18 1996
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE			7.76	Jun 14	10.30	Oct 10 1954
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW			.15	Nov 17-20
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM)	1.37		1.25		1.01
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)	18.55		17.06		13.68
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS	35		34		25
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS	3.3		2.9		2.6
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS	.46		.54		.18

A - At times in most years.
B - From rating curve extended above 800 ft³/s on basis of indirect measurement of flow through culvert.
C - Gage height, 10.25 ft.