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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05529500       MCDONALD CREEK NEAR MOUNT PROSPECT, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 42°05'43", long 87°54'46" (NAD of 1927), in SW1/4SE1/4 sec.23, T.42 N., R.11 E., Cook County, Hydrologic Unit 07120004, on left bank at upstream side of bridge on Camp McDonald Road, 2.5 mi northeast of Mount Prospect, and at mile 2.0.

 

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 7.93 mi2.

 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE

 

DISCHARGE: August 1952 to current year.

 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2002.

 

REVISED RECORDS.-- WSP 1915: 1958. WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.

 

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 639.12 ft above NGVD of 1929 (Cook County Highway Department bench mark). Prior to May 9, 1978, at site 55 ft downstream at same datum. Mar. 7 to Sept. 30, 1994, at temporary site 50 ft upstream at same datum.

 

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 806 ft3/s, Aug. 14, 1987, gage height, 8.08 ft; no flow at times in several years.

 

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor.


DISCHARGE, in CFS, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2001 TO SEPTEMBER 2002
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAYOCTNOVDECJANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEP
 
12.27.4  e13     e0.404.32.75.312   2.3  0.980.813.4
22.16.0  e13     e0.393.74.26.546   1.7  0.910.5724   
32.14.7  e8.0  e0.353.15.34.817   5.9  0.890.5617   
44.14.0  e8.0  e0.312.75.63.811   107     0.891.1  8.4
511   e2.4  e4.4  e0.302.84.14.27.153     0.752.7  5.4
 
65.2e2.0  e4.4  e0.322.54.33.56.030     1.0  1.2  4.1
73.4e1.6  e2.7  e0.302.66.26.04.818     0.830.863.2
82.7e1.8  e2.0  e0.283.028   23   4.420     0.860.822.9
92.2e1.4  e1.5  e0.284.628   46   8.615     2.7  0.892.7
102.6e1.4  e1.9  e0.289.99.322   5.07.3  1.2  0.812.4
 
114.0e0.70e1.1  e0.276.823   13   24   14     0.940.762.2
1220   e0.64e1.3  e0.275.726   9.292   9.0  0.890.682.1
13125   e0.60e12     e0.274.715   6.739   5.0  0.8130     2.0
14223   e0.56e13     e0.324.79.06.019   6.2  0.7337     2.2
1579   e0.54e10     e0.365.26.95.311   7.1  e0.7013     1.9
 
1660   e0.72e7.0  e0.364.35.24.732   3.6  0.676.5  1.9
1735   e0.48e10     e0.463.54.44.632   2.5  0.624.1  1.9
1821   e0.44e5.2  e0.433.33.94.215   2.1  0.592.7  2.4
1913   e0.58e5.8  e0.377.53.63.79.21.7  0.613.5  13   
209.4e0.58e13     e0.3320   3.63.36.31.4  0.662.5  17   
 
217.2e0.44e5.4  e0.3614   3.27.45.21.2  0.7213     11   
2214   e0.38e5.0  e0.359.42.96.54.41.2  0.60274     21   
2385   e0.35e6.4  e0.977.12.84.73.81.2  0.46147     9.5
2458   e1.2  e4.3  e1.0  5.92.54.63.11.2  0.5054     6.7
2533   e3.8  e3.2  e0.724.62.34.23.81.1  0.5928     3.6
 
2640   e2.5  e2.3  e0.684.12.33.13.41.2  0.6617     3.0
2737   e1.8  e1.6  e0.903.62.36.42.91.0  1.2  11     2.6
2820   e1.5  e1.2  e1.1  3.12.49.72.81.001.0  7.7  2.3
2920   e3.7  e0.80e0.92---   10   6.32.90.942.4  5.8  5.6
3017   e15     e0.561.1  ---   8.94.92.61.0  1.2  4.5  3.9
 
3110   ---     e0.462.5  ---   6.1---   2.5---     0.923.8  ---   

TOTAL968.269.21168.5217.25156.7244.0243.6438.8323.8428.48676.86189.3
MEAN31.232.3075.4360.5565.5967.8718.12014.1510.790.91921.836.310
MAX22315132.5202846921072.727424
MIN2.10.350.460.272.52.33.12.50.940.460.561.9
CFSM3.940.290.690.070.710.991.021.781.360.122.750.80
IN.4.540.320.790.080.741.141.142.061.520.133.180.89

e Estimated

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1952 - 2002, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN4.1235.1524.8884.5116.4069.78212.067.7687.2754.5815.3254.294
MAX31.228.527.220.726.536.235.031.333.526.239.723.9
(WY)200219861983199919971979199919961970195719871972
MIN0.0000.0000.0000.0000.0001.582.051.460.500.0190.0000.000
(WY)195319541954195419541956198919881963195319531953

SUMMARY STATISTICSFOR 2001 CALENDAR YEARFOR 2002 WATER YEARWATER YEARS 1952 - 2002
ANNUAL TOTAL3592.09      3524.76      
ANNUAL MEAN9.841    9.657    6.344
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN11.7    1972
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN1.17  1963
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN223               Oct 14274               Aug 22476       Aug 14 1987
LOWEST DAILY MEAN0.35   A    Nov 230.27   A    Jan 11-130.00  B
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM0.46          Nov 170.28          Jan 70.00  Sep 12 1952
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW345        C    Aug 22806       Aug 14 1987
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE6.75   D    Oct 138.08  Aug 14 1987
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW E
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM)1.24      1.22      0.80  
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)16.85      16.53      10.87  
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS20           20           14       
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS4.0        3.6        2.2    
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS1.3        0.58      0.08  

A - Estimated.

B - At times in several years.

C - Gage height, 6.59 ft.

D - Discharge, 338 ft3/s.

E - Minimum not determined. Occurred during period of ice effect.



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