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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05536235                   DEER CREEK NEAR CHICAGO HEIGHTS, IL



LOCATION.--Lat 41°31'15", long 87°35'25", in SE1/4NW1/4 sec.14, T.35 N., R.14 E., Cook County, Hydrologic Unit 07120003, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on Joe Orr Road, 0.4 mi east of Cottage Grove Avenue, 1.0 mi north of U.S. Highway 30, 1.5 mi northeast of Chicago Heights, and at mile 2.8.

DRAINAGE AREA.--23.1 mi2.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--May 1948 to current year. Prior to October 1974, records published with those for streams in the St. Lawrence River basin (WSP 1307, 1727, 1911, 2111, WDR IL 1971-74).

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

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 615.95 ft above sea level. See WSP 1707 or 1727 for history of changes prior to Aug. 13, 1958.

REMARKS.--Records fair except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Undetermined amount of flow diverted for irrigation. 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 4.9 3.9 2.7 e2.4 36    8.9 4.0 57    71    16    8.8 3.0  
2 3.3 2.8 2.3 e2.8 51    8.4 3.8 35    118    7.7 1.7 3.2  
3 6.1 2.5 1.8 e3.2 50    14    4.3 24    55    5.8 2.3 3.1  
4 2.7 2.8 1.2 e3.0 37    11    6.7 19    32    5.2 1.9 2.7  
5 1.6 3.8 1.3 e2.9 26    14    4.6 15    25    3.8 1.8 2.1  
 
6 5.4 4.2 27    e2.8 23    26    5.1 18    19    3.5 2.2 2.1  
7 6.1 3.6 106    e2.7 20    e20    5.5 14    15    2.9 2.7 2.3  
8 2.6 3.5 54    e2.7 21    17    4.8 11    11    3.0 3.0 2.5  
9 1.4 3.5 32    e2.6 17    16    29    9.2 10    3.4 1.7 2.4  
10 1.6 36    20    e2.6 15    15    32    8.2 8.7 3.3 2.3 1.6  
 
11 2.0 24    12    e2.5 16    14    83    8.0 7.4 2.5 2.6 2.0  
12 1.5 11    8.8 e2.5 15    15    46    42    8.9 2.3 5.9 2.3  
13 1.4 12    7.9 e2.5 12    16    24    75    29    3.1 4.4 2.7  
14 2.8 7.8 6.8 e2.5 9.8 15    14    46    35    2.5 2.2 1.9  
15 2.7 4.3 5.9 e2.5 9.4 21    25    30    20    2.7 1.8 1.6  
 
16 1.9 3.3 4.8 e2.5 10    41    212    17    13    3.2 2.6 1.9  
17 2.6 2.3 4.4 e5.0 9.6 82    119    14    11    3.4 3.3 1.7  
18 9.7 2.1 4.5 e42    7.8 57    69    12    8.5 4.5 2.6 1.6  
19 5.3 2.0 4.1 e25    7.4 43    46    9.4 6.5 3.6 11    1.4  
20 1.9 1.9 3.9 13    6.9 26    34    10    5.0 2.1 2.4 1.6  
 
21 1.3 1.6 4.4 18    6.5 16    32    7.8 5.4 3.9 1.8 1.6  
22 1.7 1.8 e4.0 258    5.4 12    80    9.8 5.6 7.4 1.8 1.5  
23 1.3 1.8 e3.0 517    5.4 18    379    16    11    3.8 2.2 1.1  
24 1.4 1.6 e2.8 436    5.0 13    131    17    20    3.3 6.3 1.6  
25 1.3 2.1 3.0 188    5.3 9.9 74    11    11    2.3 7.2 1.1  
 
26 1.7 1.5 2.7 99    5.5 6.6 52    7.4 8.5 2.0 3.4 1.4  
27 4.6 2.0 2.9 99    12    6.7 156    5.9 9.5 2.1 2.0 .84
28 14    1.8 3.3 118    11    5.7 451    5.8 7.3 1.9 2.3 2.9  
29 5.2 1.7 3.2 71    ---    5.1 143    4.9 7.1 2.0 2.4 2.6  
30 8.2 3.0 e2.8 52    ---    4.4 77    5.1 4.8 2.0 2.9 1.8  
 
31 6.6 ---    e2.5 41    ---    4.3 ---    13    ---    3.0 3.1 ---     

TOTAL 114.8 156.2 346.0 2024.7 456.0 582.0 2346.8 577.5 599.2 118.2 102.6 60.14
MEAN 3.70 5.21 11.2 65.3 16.3 18.8 78.2 18.6 20.0 3.81 3.31 2.00
MAX 14 36 106 517 51 82 451 75 118 16 11 3.2
MIN 1.3 1.5 1.2 2.4 5.0 4.3 3.8 4.9 4.8 1.9 1.7 .84
CFSM .16 .23 .48 2.83 .71 .81 3.39 .81 .86 .17 .14 .09
IN. .18 .25 .56 3.26 .73 .94 3.78 .93 .96 .19 .17 .10

e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1948 - 1999, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 7.81 14.8 19.1 19.3 26.0 39.1 35.4 23.8 19.7 9.52 7.12 7.20
MAX 55.9 78.3 83.6 74.5 119 167 78.2 77.7 109 57.0 43.1 59.9
(WY) 1955 1991 1983 1993 1997 1979 1999 1974 1993 1996 1968 1993
MIN .000 .25 .59 .36 .51 3.75 3.75 2.15 .61 .54 .63 .030
(WY) 1957 1957 1957 1984 1978 1957 1963 1988 1988 1988 1956 1956

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1998 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 1999 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1948 - 1999
ANNUAL TOTAL 10060.49 7484.14
ANNUAL MEAN 27.6   20.5   19.1      
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 42.8       1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 5.77     1963
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 427          Aug 5 517          Jan 23 860          Jul 13 1957
LOWEST DAILY MEAN .87     Jan 2 .84     Sep 27 .00     A
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 1.4       Sep 23 1.3       Sep 21 .00     Sep 21 1949
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 587          Jan 23 1380      B Jul 13 1957
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 11.15     Jan 23 11.79 C Nov 28 1990
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW .62     Sep 27
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) 1.19 .89 .83    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 16.20 12.05 11.22    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 70      44      43         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 7.1   5.2   5.1      
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 1.9   1.8   .95    
A - At times in several years.
B - Gage height, 11.75 ft.
C - Discharge, 809 ft3/s.


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