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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 to current year.

 

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 of present location at same datum. May 1978 to Mar. 1994, at present location. Mar. 7 to Sept. 30, 1994, at temporary site 50 ft upstream of present location at same datum. Oct. 1994, moved back to present location.

 

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, cubic feet per second, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2002 TO SEPTEMBER 2003
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAYOCTNOVDECJANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEP
 
12.8  0.710.741.0  e0.05e0.142.8  106   3.1  0.425.9  1.4  
27.9  1.2  0.791.00e0.04e0.302.2  52   2.4  0.424.7  1.1  
35.1  1.4  0.760.95e0.030.703.2  17   2.5  0.449.8  1.1  
413     1.4  0.802.4  e0.030.9738     17   2.1  1.1  8.4  0.90
57.0  1.7  0.811.0  e0.031.4  39     80   1.9  4.0  5.9  0.95
 
63.6  1.9  2.5  1.1  e0.023.1  13     29   2.0  16     7.9  0.95
72.8  1.9  2.6  1.2  e0.025.0  10     11   2.3  20     9.7  0.92
82.4  2.1  e2.1  1.1  e0.028.4  9.5  6.36.4  15     5.8  0.88
91.8  2.1  e2.3  1.1  e0.0211     10     60   4.2  16     3.7  0.91
101.5  2.2  e2.0  1.0  e0.0211     9.8  31   2.5  12     3.1  0.91
 
111.3  2.1  e1.4  e0.80e0.0216     7.1  57   2.0  5.3  2.6  1.0  
121.2  2.1  e1.3  e0.61e0.0227     5.0  27   1.8  3.1  2.4  1.4  
131.1  2.1  e1.0  e0.41e0.0229     4.0  12   1.5  2.1  2.2  1.8  
140.942.3  e0.72e0.37e0.0223     3.9  16   1.3  1.9  2.2  9.6  
150.891.4  e0.70e0.32e0.0216     3.9  21   1.0  45     2.5  2.7  
 
160.800.77e0.63e0.33e0.0210     2.7  9.50.8716     2.3  1.5  
170.910.81e0.62e0.28e0.026.3  2.0  5.90.7517     2.5  1.3  
181.0  1.1  11     e0.25e0.024.3  1.7  4.41.5  17     2.0  1.2  
190.761.9  6.6  e0.22e0.023.1  1.9  3.61.2  8.1  1.9  0.95
200.660.953.4  e0.20e0.026.3  1.9  3.00.865.9  1.7  0.71
 
210.631.6  2.2  e0.18e0.024.2  1.7  2.10.7710     1.6  0.68
220.591.3  2.0  e0.17e0.023.0  1.5  1.80.745.8  1.3  1.2  
230.660.972.1  e0.11e0.022.5  1.3  1.60.684.5  1.2  0.87
240.660.711.6  e0.12e0.032.2  1.3  1.50.594.8  1.2  0.72
251.6  0.671.5  e0.15e0.034.1  1.3  1.40.525.0  1.1  0.57
 
261.2  0.651.4  e0.14e0.042.3  1.2  1.30.513.8  1.4  2.7  
270.870.751.4  e0.12e0.062.2  1.2  1.30.393.0  1.0  2.7  
280.770.751.4  e0.10e0.095.3  1.2  14   0.402.6  0.981.2  
290.691.0  1.3  e0.07---     5.1  0.978.90.442.3  0.940.94
300.710.781.5  e0.06---     3.2  11     4.80.442.1  0.830.83
 
310.68---     1.1  e0.06---     2.9  ---     5.2---     2.0  0.91---     

TOTAL66.5241.3260.2716.920.79220.01194.27612.647.66252.6899.6644.59
MEAN2.151.381.940.550.0287.106.4819.81.598.153.211.49
MAX132.3112.40.0929391066.4459.89.6
MIN0.590.650.620.060.020.140.971.30.390.420.830.57
CFSM0.270.170.250.070.000.890.822.490.201.030.410.19
IN.0.310.190.280.080.001.030.912.870.221.190.470.21

e Estimated

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1952 - 2003, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN4.085.084.834.436.289.7312.08.007.164.655.284.24
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 2002 CALENDAR YEARFOR 2003 WATER YEARWATER YEARS 1952 - 2003
ANNUAL TOTAL2486.94    1657.29    
ANNUAL MEAN6.81    4.54    6.31    
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN11.7      1972
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN1.17    1963
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN274             Aug 22106             May 1476         Aug 14 1987
LOWEST DAILY MEAN0.27 A    Jan 11-130.02 A,B0.00 C
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM0.28        Jan 70.02 A0.00    Sep 12 1952
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW135             May 1806         Aug 14 1987
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE4.26        May 18.08    Aug 14 1987
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW D
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM)0.86    0.57    0.80    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)11.67    7.77    10.81    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS14         11         14         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS2.5      1.5      2.2      
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS0.66    0.14    0.08    

A - Estimated.

B - Several days.

C - At times in several years.

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



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