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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05528500                   BUFFALO CREEK NEAR WHEELING, IL



LOCATION.--Lat 42°09'05", long 87°57'25", in NE1/4NW1/4 sec.4, T.42 N., R.11 E., Cook County, Hydrologic Unit 07120004, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on Short Aptakisic Road, 1.0 mi downstream from unnamed tributary, 2.5 mi west of Wheeling, and at mile 5.0.

DRAINAGE AREA.--19.6 mi2.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--August 1952 to current year.

REVISED RECORDS.--WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area. WDR IL-94-2: 1986-93 (P), 1993.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 658.60 ft above sea level (Cook County Highway Department bench mark).

REMARKS.--Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Gage-height telemeter at station.
DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1997 TO SEPTEMBER 1998
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
 
1 .56 4.0 16    e5.0 8.8 18  74  26    4.5 34      .06 2.2  
2 .75 2.7 16    9.4 33    15  69  24    3.5 23      .06 1.6  
3 .63 2.8 16    19    33    15  52  20    3.6 27      .01 1.4  
4 2.7   3.3 12    74    20    14  38  18    3.8 36      7.1   1.0  
5 .86 4.6 11    106    9.4 12  29  18    5.4 31      6.9   .74
 
6 .52 13    7.5 115    4.2 11  26  17    4.8 22      5.2   .51
7 .49 11    5.7 128    3.3 10  30  99    4.2 21      15      37     
8 1.0   9.4 4.1 105    3.2 37  78  156    3.3 19      11      24     
9 3.1   6.4 8.2 79    3.2 67  123  138    13    14      5.6   15     
10 1.7   e5.0 13    39    2.8 56  101  79    14    10      3.3   9.4  
 
11 1.6   e4.0 e21    28    23    45  62  42    25    7.8   2.3   5.8  
12 1.1   e3.5 e13    12    65    32  42  33    28    5.7   1.8   3.8  
13 9.2   e3.5 e7.8 6.4 60    27  33  41    27    4.5   1.5   2.9  
14 6.3   e4.0 e11    3.4 43    24  32  33    e35    3.8   1.2   8.3  
15 3.6   e8.4 e9.5 e2.0 33    21  34  28    10    3.2   1.1   13     
 
16 1.9   e12    e10    e1.8 30    20  78  23    6.9 2.5   .61 9.8  
17 1.3   9.8 e9.0 e1.7 38    31  95  15    5.9 2.1   .51 6.4  
18 .96 7.5 e8.4 e1.6 53    110  61  11    14    1.7   .31 4.5  
19 .62 6.3 e7.4 e1.5 48    126  40  8.5 27    3.1   .23 3.2  
20 .51 5.9 e6.4 e1.6 38    91  38  7.9 26    2.2   .18 13     
 
21 .44 e8.4 e6.0 e1.7 30    55  73  6.3 16    2.4   .26 13     
22 .33 e7.3 e6.6 e1.8 26    42  92  5.1 9.2 2.1   1.8   7.2  
23 .28 e5.8 e6.2 e1.9 24    32  66  4.5 5.7 1.6   2.8   4.0  
24 .73 e5.0 10    e1.8 24    28  42  14    4.2 .94 3.7   3.6  
25 .93 e4.3 18    e1.6 21    25  31  10    12    .80 8.9   3.5  
 
26 15      e3.9 18    e1.5 18    23  38  7.6 112    .54 4.4   3.1  
27 33      e5.5 14    e1.6 20    19  37  5.9 107    .27 2.4   2.1  
28 19      7.2 11    e1.7 19    18  31  5.1 108    .18 8.7   1.7  
29 11      9.4 e9.0 e1.4 ---    16  29  6.5 79    .08 5.2   1.5  
30 7.9   15    e7.4 e1.3 ---    14  27  6.0 50    .07 3.1   3.8  
 
31 5.6   ---    e6.0 e2.6 ---    45  ---  5.7 ---    .03 2.8   ---     

TOTAL 133.61 198.9 325.2 758.3 733.9 1099 1601 914.1 768.0 282.61 108.03 207.05
MEAN 4.31 6.63 10.5 24.5 26.2 35.5 53.4 29.5 25.6 9.12 3.48 6.90
MAX 33 15 21 128 65 126 123 156 112 36 15 37
MIN .28 2.7 4.1 1.3 2.8 10 26 4.5 3.3 .03 .01 .51
CFSM .22 .34 .54 1.25 1.34 1.81 2.72 1.50 1.31 .47 .18 .35
IN. .25 .38 .62 1.44 1.39 2.09 3.04 1.73 1.46 .54 .21 .39

e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1952 - 1998, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 8.11 14.9 16.6 14.0 20.9 34.1 36.0 23.6 17.4 11.5 10.9 10.1
MAX 37.9 89.6 92.8 53.1 69.9 147 97.1 116 103 46.1 64.5 65.4
(WY) 1987 1986 1983 1974 1997 1979 1983 1996 1970 1978 1987 1972
MIN .000 .000 .032 .042 .12 4.80 4.26 3.33 .74 .058 .000 .000
(WY) 1953 1954 1954 1954 1963 1956 1963 1977 1963 1953 1955 1953

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1997 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 1998 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1952 - 1998
ANNUAL TOTAL 6654.58 7129.70
ANNUAL MEAN 18.2   19.5   18.2  
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 32.9   1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 2.00 1963
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 384          Feb 21 156          May 8 525      Dec 3 1982
LOWEST DAILY MEAN .28     Oct 23 .01     Aug 3 .00 A
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM .55     Oct 19 .07     Jul 28 .00 Aug 22 1952
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 272          Jun 25 887      Jul 22 1982
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 5.05     Jun 25 7.94 Jul 22 1982
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW .00     Jul 27-Aug. 3
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) .93 1.00 .93
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 12.63 13.53 12.59
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 32      51      44     
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 8.4   8.9   7.7  
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 1.3   1.1   .40
A - At times in several years.


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