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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05536500       TINLEY CREEK NEAR PALOS PARK, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 41°38'48", long 87°45'59", in SW1/4SE1/4 sec.32, T.37 N., R.13 E., Cook County, Hydrologic Unit 07120003, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 135th Street, 1.5 mi west of State Highway 50, 3 mi southeast of Palos Park, and at mile 1.8.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 11.2 mi2.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
 

DISCHARGE: July 1951 to current year. Prior to October 1952, records published with those for streams in the St. Lawrence River basin (WSP 1237).
 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2000.

REVISED RECORDS.-- WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area. WDR IL-81-2: 1955(M), 1957(M), 1970(M), 1978(M).

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder and phone telemeter. Datum of gage is 607.40 ft above sea level.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 2,010 ft3/s, July 18, 1996, from rating curve extended above 800 ft3/s on basis of indirect measurement of flow through culvert, gage height, 10.25 ft, maximum gage height, 10.30 ft, Oct. 10, 1954; no flow at times in most years.

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor.
DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1999 TO SEPTEMBER 2000
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
 
1 2.8   .43 1.1   .85 e.89 4.7 1.7 5.9 162    3.9   9.9 .97
2 1.5   .32 1.0   1.1   e.95 3.7 1.5 7.5 40    3.3   7.4 .95
3 3.9   .44 1.2   1.4   e1.0   3.1 1.4 5.1 19    55      8.9 1.0  
4 19      .43 11      3.1   e1.1   2.9 1.3 4.0 12    22      5.3 1.2  
5 5.8   .38 130      2.9   e.98 2.6 1.2 3.3 34    9.7   7.4 .95
 
6 2.7   .32 57      2.1   e.91 2.5 1.1 2.9 20    5.9   28    .85
7 1.3   .28 14      1.6   e.86 2.3 2.3 2.7 9.4 4.2   48    .86
8 1.0   .27 6.4   1.2   e1.1   2.2 12    2.5 6.0 3.4   13    .85
9 1.3   .33 4.1   2.8   2.0   1.9 8.0 40    4.4 2.7   5.5 1.0  
10 1.0   .33 3.3   8.1   3.1   1.4 4.6 44    3.4 97      3.3 2.4  
 
11 .99 .34 2.6   8.2   11      1.3 6.0 20    3.3 44      2.4 54     
12 .98 .35 2.0   4.6   11      1.2 4.6 18    144    15      1.9 120     
13 .66 .32 1.9   3.2   7.9   1.3 3.4 14    218    7.8   1.6 23     
14 .45 .28 1.9   2.5   6.0   1.3 2.7 7.7 256    5.2   1.4 14     
15 .55 .23 4.3   1.8   4.5   1.6 2.3 5.0 151    3.9   1.2 9.2  
 
16 .43 .20 8.6   1.6   4.3   3.6 6.0 4.1 41    3.0   1.2 4.8  
17 .32 .17 5.7   1.2   5.1   3.0 151    4.5 21    2.3   30    3.2  
18 .43 .15 e4.2   e1.1   5.6   2.4 34    43    12    2.1   23    2.4  
19 .50 .15 e2.6   e1.0   9.0   3.7 59    97    8.6 1.8   7.6 2.3  
20 1.1   .15 e2.1   e.97 9.0   16    184    25    29    1.6   4.1 2.5  
 
21 .60 .34 e1.6   e.92 7.7   11    207    12    187    1.5   2.7 7.1  
22 .44 .33 e1.3   e.87 58      6.2 65    80    38    1.3   2.2 4.3  
23 .34 1.4   e1.0   e.83 56      4.5 30    21    15    1.3   1.8 17     
24 .26 6.5   e.80 e.79 78      3.7 25    9.6 45    1.1   1.6 15     
25 .24 3.6   e.72 e.77 61      3.5 15    5.8 157    1.1   1.5 11     
 
26 .31 2.7   e.64 e.76 18      2.9 9.8 4.2 35    1.1   1.4 4.9  
27 .34 2.2   e.67 e.74 12      3.1 7.3 6.1 15    .95 1.4 3.2  
28 .47 1.8   e.70 e.72 7.5   3.5 5.8 79    8.7 3.0   1.3 2.5  
29 .41 1.5   e.74 e.74 5.5   3.1 6.3 25    6.9 2.0   1.1 2.5  
30 .38 1.2   e.78 e.77 ---      2.5 6.1 16    5.1 9.6   1.1 2.0  
 
31 .55 ---      e.82 e.82 ---      2.0 ---    164    ---    12      1.1 ---     

TOTAL 51.05 27.44 274.77 60.05 389.99 108.7 865.4 778.9 1706.8 328.75 228.3 315.93
MEAN 1.65 .91 8.86 1.94 13.4 3.51 28.8 25.1 56.9 10.6 7.36 10.5
MAX 19 6.5 130 8.2 78 16 207 164 256 97 48 120
MIN .24 .15 .64 .72 .86 1.2 1.1 2.5 3.3 .95 1.1 .85
CFSM .15 .08 .79 .17 1.20 .31 2.58 2.24 5.08 .95 .66 .94
IN. .17 .09 .91 .20 1.30 .36 2.87 2.59 5.67 1.09 .76 1.05

e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1951 - 2000, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 6.20 9.24 10.1 11.0 13.2 21.2 21.7 14.7 11.8 6.40 4.93 5.36
MAX 87.0 46.2 57.7 43.1 69.8 90.2 50.7 43.5 56.9 58.5 28.3 38.2
(WY) 1955 1991 1983 1999 1997 1979 1970 1991 2000 1996 1987 1993
MIN .000 .17 .15 .062 .19 2.24 1.52 1.79 .67 .15 .003 .000
(WY) 1953 1954 1964 1977 1963 1981 1963 1963 1965 1956 1964 1953

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1999 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2000 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1951 - 2000
ANNUAL TOTAL 5586.29 5136.08
ANNUAL MEAN 15.3   14.0   11.3      
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 22.7       1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 2.27     1963
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 427          Jan 23 256          Jun 14 891          Oct 10 1954
LOWEST DAILY MEAN .15     Nov 18-20 .15     Nov 18-20 .00     A
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM .19     Nov 14 .19     Nov 14 .00     Oct 1 1952
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 582          Jun 14 2010  B,C Jul 18 1996
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 7.76     Jun 14 10.30     Oct 10 1954
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW .15     Nov 17-20
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) 1.37 1.25 1.01    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 18.55 17.06 13.68    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 35      34      25         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 3.3   2.9   2.6      
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS .46 .54 .18    
A - At times in most years.
B - From rating curve extended above 800 ft3/s on basis of indirect measurement of flow through culvert.
 C - Gage height, 10.25 ft.


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