Flood Tracking Chart for the Illinois River Basin
Open-File Report
98-390
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Abstract
This Flood Tracking Chart for the Illinois River Basin in Illinois can be used to record and compare the predicted or current flood-crest stage to past flood-crest information. This information can then be used by residents and emergency-response personnel to make informed decisions concerning the threat of flooding to life and property. The chart shows a map of the Illinois River Basin (see below), the location of real-time streamflow-gaging stations in the basin, graphs of selected historical recorded flood-crest stages at each of the stations, and sea-level conversion (SLC) factors that allow conversion of the current or predicted flood-crest stage to elevation above sea level. Each graph represents a streamflow-gaging station and has a space to record the most current river stage reported for that station by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The National Weather Service (NWS) predicts flood crests for many of the stations shown on this chart.
Suggested Citation
Avery, C.F., Holmes, R.R., and Sharpe, J.B., 1998, Flood tracking chart for the Illinois River basin: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 98-390, 1 Sheet: 11 x 17 inches, https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr98390.
ISSN: 2331-1258 (online)
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Flood tracking chart for the Illinois River basin |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 98-390 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr98390 |
| Year Published | 1998 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | Illinois Water Science Center |
| Description | 1 Sheet: 11 x 17 inches |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| Other Geospatial | Illinois River basin |