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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05531050       SALT CREEK NEAR WOOD DALE, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 41°59'34", long 87°59'44" (NAD of 1927), in NW1/4NW1/4 sec. 4, T. 40 N., R. 11 E., Du Page County, Hydrologic Unit 07120004, on downstream side of bridge on Devon Avenue on Cook-Du Page County line, 2.0 mi northwest of Wood Dale.

 

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 53.6 mi2.

 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE

 

PARTIAL RECORD: Annual maximum, water years 1960 to 1979.

 

GAGE.-- Crest-stage gage. Datum is 677.40 ft above NGVD of 1929 (677.12 ft NAVD 1988).

 

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 1740 ft3/sec, March 4, 1979, gage height, 5.19 ft.

 

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Flood of October 10, 1954 reached a stage of 2.60 ft, discharge 610 ft3/s. Flood of July 2, 1957 reached a stage of 1.10 ft, discharge 287 ft3/s.




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Introduction

Station Descriptions

Surface-Water Data

Ground-Water Data

Meteorological Data

Biological Data