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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05535070       SKOKIE RIVER NEAR HIGHLAND PARK, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 42°09'34", long 87°47'52", in NW1/4SE1/4 sec.35, T.43 N., R.12 E., Lake County, Hydrologic Unit 07120003, on right bank at downstream side of bridge on Clavey Road in Highland Park, and at mile 7.3.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 21.1 mi2.

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

DISCHARGE: August 1967 to current year.

 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2001.


REVISED RECORDS.-- WSP 2115: 1968. WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 622.83 ft above sea level (city of Highland Park bench mark).

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 895 ft3/s, Aug. 14, 1987, gage height, 9.09 ft; maximum gage height, 9.13, Feb. 21, 1997; no flow at times in 1988, 1989, 1991 and 2000.

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Flood of July 1938 reached a stage of 10.6 ft, discharge not determined, from information furnished by Highland Park City Engineer.

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor.
DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2000 TO SEPTEMBER 2001
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
 
1 7.9 1.5 16    e4.7 62    25    16    6.0 69    .89 1.9 4.9
2 4.7 2.4 15    e4.6 49    21    11    5.7 75    .56 92    3.5
3 2.7 3.3 12    e4.6 36    20    8.7 4.9 41    .53 15    2.9
4 74    5.2 10    e4.8 29    17    7.6 4.0 28    1.2   6.6 2.8
5 28    1.6 7.8 e5.1 20    12    11    4.2 53    1.3   4.2 2.2
 
6 40    7.8 6.4 e5.2 16    11    32    4.5 45    1.1   4.0 8.7
7 19    66    5.3 e5.3 14    10    20    13    31    86      2.4 18   
8 12    26    2.4 e5.3 42    8.9 14    15    20    24      2.4 9.1
9 6.9 119    1.7 e5.4 312    6.8 24    8.1 15    13      19    13   
10 4.6 104    e1.5 e5.4 206    6.5 20    22    14    7.6   64    18   
 
11 3.3 49    e1.5 e9.0 116    9.6 43    312    11    4.7   9.9 9.4
12 2.7 35    e1.5 e14    73    14    90    103    156    3.1   4.9 5.7
13 2.4 41    e1.6 22    54    17    42    46    65    2.4   5.2 3.4
14 2.5 29    e1.9 32    56    13    29    94    33    2.3   3.8 2.7
15 2.3 21    e2.7 55    51    49    27    141    21    2.0   3.1 2.3
 
16 2.7 17    e3.9 60    42    68    24    67    16    1.9   37    1.8
17 2.2 13    e4.4 47    31    57    20    39    12    48      15    1.3
18 2.1 10    e4.5 39    29    53    16    25    17    29      10    3.0
19 1.9 8.6 e4.4 33    25    54    12    17    8.4 13      83    573   
20 1.6 8.1 e4.1 25    22    53    28    14    5.1 7.5   35    358   
 
21 2.0 6.9 e3.8 e18    25    52    41    19    6.7 4.8   15    222   
22 1.9 6.7 e3.6 e14    18    42    36    15    11    16      61    105   
23 2.5 5.6 e3.4 e11    9.6 33    65    13    10    26      180    128   
24 6.1 5.5 e3.3 e10    69    25    45    17    8.3 15      41    109   
25 3.4 7.6 e3.2 e9.0 178    18    23    13    5.1 11      41    52   
 
26 2.7 27    e3.2 e8.2 77    13    16    24    4.6 7.9   57    29   
27 6.2 22    e3.3 e7.6 46    11    11    153    4.0 4.9   17    22   
28 3.8 16    e3.5 8.1 32    10    8.4 70    3.6 3.1   14    18   
29 1.7 18    e3.8 23    ---    10    7.2 64    3.6 2.1   7.9 17   
30 2.2 18    e4.2 112    ---    10    6.6 33    1.2 1.8   6.4 14   
 
31 2.4 ---    e4.5 90    ---    12    ---    25    ---    1.6   8.4 ---   

TOTAL 258.4 701.8 148.4 697.3 1739.6 761.8 754.5 1391.4 793.6 344.28 867.1 1759.7
MEAN 8.34 23.4 4.79 22.5 62.1 24.6 25.1 44.9 26.5 11.1 28.0 58.7
MAX 74 119 16 112 312 68 90 312 156 86 180 573
MIN 1.6 1.5 1.5 4.6 9.6 6.5 6.6 4.0 1.2 .53 1.9 1.3
CFSM .40 1.11 .23 1.07 2.94 1.16 1.19 2.13 1.25 .53 1.33 2.78
IN. .46 1.24 .26 1.23 3.07 1.34 1.33 2.45 1.40 .61 1.53 3.10
e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1967 - 2001, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 12.0 18.3 19.0 17.0 25.3 36.0 40.4 25.7 22.3 16.3 16.9 17.0
MAX 51.4 69.9 79.3 60.3 71.0 119 118 90.5 64.4 55.0 69.7 98.0
(WY) 1987 1986 1983 1999 1997 1979 1999 1996 1969 1969 1987 1986
MIN 2.01 1.24 2.53 2.83 3.28 8.24 7.63 3.48 1.92 1.31 3.40 2.38
(WY) 1989 2000 1977 1977 1978 2000 1989 1992 1988 1991 1991 1982

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 2000 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2001 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1967 - 2001
ANNUAL TOTAL 8810.24 10217.88
ANNUAL MEAN 24.1   28.0   22.2      
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 33.2       1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 7.83     1977
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 487          Apr 21 573          Sep 19 734          Apr 23 1999
LOWEST DAILY MEAN .00     Aug 15 .53     Jul 3 .00     A
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM .68     Aug 10 .97     Jun 30 .00     Jun 14 1988
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW 762          Sep 19 895      B Aug 14 1987
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE 8.81     Sep 19 9.13     Feb 21 1997
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW .04     Jul 3
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) 1.14 1.33 1.05    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 15.53 18.01 14.27    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 53      65      49         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 7.6   13      9.4      
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 1.7   2.4   2.2      

A - At times in 1988, 1989, 1991 and 2000.
B - Gage height, 9.09 ft.


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