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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 1998 TO SEPTEMBER 1999
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
 
1 4.5 17    6.8 e3.0 e29    e21    6.0 52    64    10      .25 .33
2 6.0 14    7.3 e3.0 e34    e17    6.0 41    155    7.1   .30 .19
3 7.2 12    7.1 e3.0 e39    e13    5.5 28    135    5.1   .32 .15
4 5.7 12    5.6 e2.9 e33    e10    6.0 22    78    4.1   .27 .19
5 21    12    6.4 e3.0 e28    e15    5.8 18    49    3.5   .22 .18
 
6 21    15    23    e3.1 e30    18    6.6 22    54    2.5   .55 .38
7 15    20    47    e3.2 e32    16    5.9 20    43    1.9   .34 .34
8 11    23    48    e3.2 e24    15    23    16    27    1.3   .36 .14
9 7.9 25    33    e3.1 e20    17    126    13    26    2.9   .28 .06
10 5.9 93    23    e3.0 e17    18    114    11    17    2.3   .27 .05
 
11 4.9 81    17    e2.9 e25    18    73    14    12    2.1   .20 .01
12 4.4 60    13    e2.8 e24    19    46    31    11    1.3   2.2   .58
13 3.5 43    12    e2.8 e22    19    32    29    201    1.0   .98 .59
14 3.5 31    9.9 e2.9 e18    19    24    20    177    .77 1.3   .25
15 4.7 22    8.5 e4.0 e15    21    31    14    139    .69 1.0   .43
 
16 4.6 17    7.3 e10    e12    32    119    11    74    .77 .59 .31
17 125    15    6.3 e20    e11    56    115    31    36    2.0   e45      .24
18 194    12    5.7 e58    e9.0 66    78    29    25    1.6   .37 .17
19 142    11    5.1 e64    e7.8 53    53    22    17    2.1   19      .61
20 80    9.2 4.7 e60    e7.8 41    44    14    11    1.7   9.4   .58
 
21 43    8.0 e3.8 e54    e6.2 29    62    16    8.0 1.7   4.0   .67
22 28    7.2 e3.6 e100    e5.6 21    205    22    6.8 1.5   1.8   .58
23 19    6.5 e3.4 e250    e5.0 17    361    21    6.5 2.6   1.7   .37
24 14    5.7 e3.3 e220    e4.2 14    273    14    6.3 2.0   3.2   .29
25 13    5.2 e3.2 e140    e6.0 12    206    11    5.3 1.9   7.2   .21
 
26 11    4.6 e3.2 e100    e10    11    173    8.6 4.0 1.7   5.7   .18
27 17    3.9 e3.3 e74    e15    9.4 122    7.4 3.8 1.1   3.4   4.5  
28 21    3.5 e3.5 e80    e25    8.3 136    6.1 5.0 .65 1.7   61     
29 23    3.7 e3.4 e50    ---    7.2 114    5.2 4.5 .35 .95 50     
30 25    8.0 e3.3 e40    ---    6.7 72    4.7 3.9 .33 .53 33     
 
31 22    ---    e3.2 e35    ---    6.1 ---    25    ---    .31 .44 ---     

TOTAL 907.8 600.5 333.9 1400.9 514.6 645.7 2643.8 599.0 1405.1 68.87 113.82 156.58
MEAN 29.3 20.0 10.8 45.2 18.4 20.8 88.1 19.3 46.8 2.22 3.67 5.22
MAX 194 93 48 250 39 66 361 52 201 10 45 61
MIN 3.5 3.5 3.2 2.8 4.2 6.1 5.5 4.7 3.8 .31 .20 .01
CFSM 1.49 1.02 .55 2.31 .94 1.06 4.50 .99 2.39 .11 .19 .27
IN. 1.72 1.14 .63 2.66 .98 1.23 5.02 1.14 2.67 .13 .22 .30

e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1952 - 1999, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 8.56 15.0 16.4 14.7 20.8 33.8 37.1 23.5 18.0 11.3 10.8 10.0
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 1998 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 1999 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1952 - 1999
ANNUAL TOTAL 8314.19 9390.57
ANNUAL MEAN 22.8   25.7   18.3  
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 32.9   1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 2.00 1963
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 194          Oct 18 361          Apr 23 525      Dec 3 1982
LOWEST DAILY MEAN .01     Aug 3 .01     Sep 11 .00 A
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM .07     Jul 28 .17     Sep 5 .00 Aug 22 1952
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 621          Jun 13 887      Jul 22 1982
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 6.99     Jun 13 7.94 Jul 22 1982
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW .00     Sep 9-12
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) 1.16 1.31 .93
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 15.78 17.82 12.70
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 61      65      44     
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 12      10      7.8  
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 1.7   .54 .40
A - At times in several years.


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