05536235 DATA: Discharge Tables, 2001

Station list Available data
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 1994-2001.

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 Feb. 9-11, 25-26, and estimated daily discharges, which are poor.

DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2000 TO SEPTEMBER 2001 DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY	OCT	NOV	DEC	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP

1	2.5	1.3	7.2	e3.0	e53	32	8.8	4.6	15	2.0	1.6	2.9
2	2.4	1.3	6.0	e3.1	e42	26	8.0	4.4	18	2.2	35	2.1
3	2.4	1.2	4.7	e3.1	e27	20	7.7	4.0	13	6.3	18	1.8
4	29	.97	4.2	e3.2	e20	18	7.2	3.7	8.5	8.0	9.9	1.4
5	9.1	.92	3.7	e3.2	e17	16	7.7	3.5	63	2.6	4.3	1.4

6	6.3	1.3	3.5	e3.2	e16	14	13	3.3	79	1.5	2.7	2.3
7	3.2	5.3	3.4	e3.2	e14	13	12	3.4	42	2.1	2.2	11
8	8.5	3.3	3.6	e3.1	48	13	8.8	2.8	25	2.3	1.8	2.7
9	12	46	3.1	e3.1	493	12	8.6	2.6	17	2.7	2.4	4.8
10	6.2	61	3.4	e3.0	376	12	8.3	3.2	13	1.9	2.5	14

11	3.5	22	3.1	e3.0	136	12	7.9	4.5	9.9	1.6	1.7	10
12	2.4	11	3.1	e3.0	69	13	9.2	4.0	12	1.7	1.7	3.5
13	1.8	22	e3.6	e3.2	47	14	7.3	2.6	9.6	2.1	1.6	1.6
14	1.6	19	e3.5	9.3	51	13	6.4	2.6	8.3	2.0	1.4	1.5
15	1.6	11	e3.4	e25	61	16	17	2.4	7.5	1.8	1.5	1.3

16	1.8	7.7	e3.3	e27	43	24	17	3.4	7.0	2.9	2.8	1.4
17	2.0	5.8	e3.2	e23	27	32	12	3.1	6.0	2.4	2.2	1.5
18	1.7	4.8	e3.1	e18	e20	40	9.9	3.5	4.9	2.9	6.5	2.2
19	1.9	4.2	e3.0	e12	e16	38	13	2.7	4.3	2.6	7.7	15
20	2.3	3.9	e2.8	e9.5	e14	27	14	1.9	3.5	1.8	2.2	4.4

21	1.2	3.2	e2.7	e8.0	e12	24	19	3.5	4.7	12	1.9	2.3
22	1.2	3.0	e2.6	e6.7	e11	18	17	4.2	4.6	15	1.6	1.9
23	1.4	2.9	e2.6	e5.8	e10	15	14	2.3	3.2	39	1.5	5.6
24	3.6	3.1	e2.5	e5.3	99	13	11	2.5	2.6	23	2.3	10
25	3.3	3.6	e2.5	e4.9	385	12	8.9	4.7	2.6	9.1	15	6.9

26	2.0	7.9	e2.6	e4.4	111	11	7.4	13	2.4	7.2	16	3.2
27	1.2	7.8	e2.6	e4.2	61	10	6.7	40	1.7	5.5	6.3	5.6
28	1.1	7.7	e2.7	e3.8	44	10	5.7	27	1.7	3.7	4.5	4.5
29	.94	11	e2.8	e4.2	---	9.7	5.2	14	3.2	2.9	3.5	2.5
30	1.0	11	e2.8	e18	---	9.2	4.8	9.5	2.4	2.8	2.5	1.9

31	.92	---	e2.9	e62	---	8.9	---	10	---	2.5	4.9	---

TOTAL	120.06	295.19	104.2	291.5	2323	545.8	303.5	196.9	395.6	176.1	169.7	131.2
MEAN	3.87	9.84	3.36	9.40	83.0	17.6	10.1	6.35	13.2	5.68	5.47	4.37
MAX	29	61	7.2	62	493	40	19	40	79	39	35	15
MIN	.92	.92	2.5	3.0	10	8.9	4.8	1.9	1.7	1.5	1.4	1.3
CFSM	.17	.43	.15	.41	3.59	.76	.44	.27	.57	.25	.24	.19
IN.	.19	.48	.17	.47	3.74	.88	.49	.32	.64	.28	.27	.21

e Estimated

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1948 - 2001, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN	7.61	14.4	18.6	18.8	26.7	38.1	34.7	23.2	20.7	9.47	7.09	7.10
MAX	55.9	78.3	83.6	74.5	119	167	78.2	77.7	109	57.0	43.1	59.9
(WY)	1955	1991	1983	1993	1997	1979	1999	1974	1993	1996	1968	1993
MIN	.000	.25	.59	.36	.51	3.26	3.75	2.15	.61	.54	.63	.030
(WY)	1957	1957	1957	1984	1978	2000	1963	1988	1988	1988	1956	1956

SUMMARY STATISTICS	FOR 2000 CALENDAR YEAR		FOR 2001 WATER YEAR		WATER YEARS 1948 - 2001
ANNUAL TOTAL	4873.30		5052.75
ANNUAL MEAN	13.3		13.8		18.9
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN					42.8	1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN					5.77	1963
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN	589	Jun 25	493 A	Feb 9	860	Jul 13 1957
LOWEST DAILY MEAN	.59	Sep 3	.92	Oct 31, Nov. 5	.00	B
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM	1.1	Oct 30	1.1	Oct 30	.00	B
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW			645	Feb 9	1380 C	Jul 13 1957
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE			11.28 D	Feb 9	11.79 E	Nov 28 1990
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW			.82	Oct 31, Nov. 5
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM)	.58		.60		.82
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)	7.85		8.14		11.09
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS	27		25		42
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS	3.6		4.6		5.0
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS	1.6		1.7		.96

	A - From graph based on gage readings and floodmark.
	B - At times in several years.
	C - Gage height, 11.75 ft.
	D - From floodmark.
	E - Discharge, 809 ft³/s.