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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05534500                   NORTH BRANCH CHICAGO RIVER AT DEERFIELD, IL



LOCATION.--Lat 42°09'10", long 87°49'07", in SW1/4SE1/4 sec.34, T.43 N., R.12 E., Lake County, Hydrologic Unit 07120003, on right bank at upstream side of bridge on Lake-Cook Road, 1.7 mi southeast of Deerfield, 5.7 mi upstream from Skokie River, and at mile 64.7.

DRAINAGE AREA.--19.7 mi2.

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

REVISED RECORDS.--WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 638.88 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 .89 3.4 13    6.9 21  15  109  24    2.7 33      .66 1.1  
2 .98 2.8 11    7.7 57  14  84  19    2.2 21      .58 .91
3 1.1   2.3 12    27    50  14  57  14    1.9 35      .63 1.2  
4 1.3   2.2 14    66    38  13  36  16    1.5 78      7.8   .84
5 1.2   2.1 11    74    30  12  25  17    2.3 32      7.2   .97
 
6 1.2   7.2 9.7 80    22  11  20  17    2.4 22      3.9   .64
7 1.1   7.6 7.2 99    20  10  23  130    1.9 39      10      17     
8 1.2   5.3 6.1 83    17  85  124  138    1.6 21      13      9.7  
9 1.6   4.3 5.9 87    15  122  141  80    5.9 14      6.0   3.4  
10 2.5   3.7 19    58    14  79  100  47    4.2 9.8   2.8   2.2  
 
11 1.3   3.0 32    44    58  54  66  31    15    7.0   2.0   1.7  
12 .94 2.4 23    25    109  e40  42  23    18    5.0   1.5   1.5  
13 3.3   2.2 16    16    68  29  27  52    14    3.6   1.1   1.3  
14 4.0   2.9 12    13    45  22  24  39    9.2 2.9   .84 4.9  
15 2.4   9.9 10    11    31  20  23  26    7.3 2.5   .80 17     
 
16 2.0   6.7 11    e9.2 25  18  77  20    5.2 2.5   1.0   10     
17 1.8   6.1 11    e8.0 50  42  88  13    3.8 1.6   .92 5.2  
18 1.6   5.4 9.9 e7.6 80  e130  73  9.7 12    1.1   .78 3.7  
19 1.4   5.7 8.9 e7.0 51  e160  44  9.8 29    3.1   .55 2.6  
20 1.2   5.7 8.1 e6.8 36  e100  32  10    11    1.6   1.5   7.1  
 
21 1.1   9.5 7.3 6.8 27  e60  51  7.0 7.5 1.5   .86 9.4  
22 1.3   14    10    6.9 22  e40  44  5.0 6.0 .97 .65 4.9  
23 1.6   11    8.6 7.2 18  e22  29  4.5 4.7 2.1   1.5   3.0  
24 1.9   7.8 8.0 6.9 18  23  21  12    3.6 1.8   1.0   2.6  
25 2.3   6.2 18    6.0 16  20  17  5.9 6.2 1.2   13      1.7  
 
26 10      6.1 17    6.0 14  18  36  4.2 145    .93 5.3   1.2  
27 30      8.8 12    6.6 17  15  49  3.3 121    .81 1.6   2.1  
28 9.4   13    9.4 6.9 17  16  30  3.1 138    .84 7.2   2.1  
29 6.4   12    8.7 9.9 ---  13  27  3.2 97    .77 5.7   1.2  
30 4.8   15    7.6 12    ---  12  24  4.4 54    .60 2.3   1.7  
 
31 4.3   ---    6.9 11    ---  65  ---  3.3 ---    .57 1.4   ---     

TOTAL 106.11 194.3 364.3 822.4 986 1294 1543 791.4 734.1 347.79 104.07 122.86
MEAN 3.42 6.48 11.8 26.5 35.2 41.7 51.4 25.5 24.5 11.2 3.36 4.10
MAX 30 15 32 99 109 160 141 138 145 78 13 17
MIN .89 2.1 5.9 6.0 14 10 17 3.1 1.5 .57 .55 .64
CFSM .17 .33 .60 1.35 1.79 2.12 2.61 1.30 1.24 .57 .17 .21
IN. .20 .37 .69 1.55 1.86 2.44 2.91 1.49 1.39 .66 .20 .23

e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1953 - 1998, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 6.61 13.3 15.0 12.0 18.7 35.2 36.0 19.7 14.7 9.40 8.59 8.40
MAX 42.8 76.3 95.9 62.8 64.2 153 101 108 64.3 59.7 59.9 70.5
(WY) 1987 1986 1983 1974 1997 1979 1965 1996 1996 1982 1990 1972
MIN .094 .16 .048 .000 .082 3.89 6.40 2.16 .79 .44 .22 .023
(WY) 1961 1963 1963 1963 1963 1968 1986 1992 1963 1965 1966 1966

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1997 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 1998 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1953 - 1998
ANNUAL TOTAL 5664.51 7410.33    
ANNUAL MEAN 15.5   20.3       16.4  
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 32.2   1974
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 2.32 1963
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 489          Feb 21 160      A     Mar 19 601      Dec 3 1982
LOWEST DAILY MEAN .64     Aug 9 .55         Aug 19 .00 B
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM .75     Aug 4 .66         Jul 28 .00 Oct 5 1953
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 239              Mar 19 933      Aug 14 1987
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 8.34 C     Mar 19 11.52 Aug 14 1987
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW .45         Aug 3
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) .79 1.03     .83
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 10.70 13.99     11.33
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 29      57          40     
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 7.7   9.4       4.7  
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 1.4   1.2       .30
A - Estimated.
B - At times in most years.
C - From floodmark.


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