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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.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
 

DISCHARGE: 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).
 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2001.

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

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, 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.-- Undetermined amount of flow diverted for irrigation upstream from the gage.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 1,380 ft3/s, July 13, 1957, gage height, 11.75 ft; maximum gage height, 11.79 ft, Nov. 28, 1990, discharge, 809 ft3/s; no flow at times in several years.

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records fair except those for Feb. 9-11, 25-26, and 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 2.5   1.3   7.2 e3.0 e53  32    8.8 4.6 15    2.0 1.6 2.9
2 2.4   1.3   6.0 e3.1 e42  26    8.0 4.4 18    2.2 35    2.1
3 2.4   1.2   4.7 e3.1 e27  20    7.7 4.0 13    6.3 18    1.8
4 29      .97 4.2 e3.2 e20  18    7.2 3.7 8.5 8.0 9.9 1.4
5 9.1   .92 3.7 e3.2 e17  16    7.7 3.5 63    2.6 4.3 1.4
 
6 6.3   1.3   3.5 e3.2 e16  14    13    3.3 79    1.5 2.7 2.3
7 3.2   5.3   3.4 e3.2 e14  13    12    3.4 42    2.1 2.2 11   
8 8.5   3.3   3.6 e3.1 48  13    8.8 2.8 25    2.3 1.8 2.7
9 12      46      3.1 e3.1 493  12    8.6 2.6 17    2.7 2.4 4.8
10 6.2   61      3.4 e3.0 376  12    8.3 3.2 13    1.9 2.5 14   
 
11 3.5   22      3.1 e3.0 136  12    7.9 4.5 9.9 1.6 1.7 10   
12 2.4   11      3.1 e3.0 69  13    9.2 4.0 12    1.7 1.7 3.5
13 1.8   22      e3.6 e3.2 47  14    7.3 2.6 9.6 2.1 1.6 1.6
14 1.6   19      e3.5 9.3 51  13    6.4 2.6 8.3 2.0 1.4 1.5
15 1.6   11      e3.4 e25    61  16    17    2.4 7.5 1.8 1.5 1.3
 
16 1.8   7.7   e3.3 e27    43  24    17    3.4 7.0 2.9 2.8 1.4
17 2.0   5.8   e3.2 e23    27  32    12    3.1 6.0 2.4 2.2 1.5
18 1.7   4.8   e3.1 e18    e20  40    9.9 3.5 4.9 2.9 6.5 2.2
19 1.9   4.2   e3.0 e12    e16  38    13    2.7 4.3 2.6 7.7 15   
20 2.3   3.9   e2.8 e9.5 e14  27    14    1.9 3.5 1.8 2.2 4.4
 
21 1.2   3.2   e2.7 e8.0 e12  24    19    3.5 4.7 12    1.9 2.3
22 1.2   3.0   e2.6 e6.7 e11  18    17    4.2 4.6 15    1.6 1.9
23 1.4   2.9   e2.6 e5.8 e10  15    14    2.3 3.2 39    1.5 5.6
24 3.6   3.1   e2.5 e5.3 99  13    11    2.5 2.6 23    2.3 10   
25 3.3   3.6   e2.5 e4.9 385  12    8.9 4.7 2.6 9.1 15    6.9
 
26 2.0   7.9   e2.6 e4.4 111  11    7.4 13    2.4 7.2 16    3.2
27 1.2   7.8   e2.6 e4.2 61  10    6.7 40    1.7 5.5 6.3 5.6
28 1.1   7.7   e2.7 e3.8 44  10    5.7 27    1.7 3.7 4.5 4.5
29 .94 11      e2.8 e4.2 ---  9.7 5.2 14    3.2 2.9 3.5 2.5
30 1.0   11      e2.8 e18    ---  9.2 4.8 9.5 2.4 2.8 2.5 1.9
 
31 .92 ---      e2.9 e62    ---  8.9 ---    10    ---    2.5 4.9 ---   

TOTAL 120.06 295.19 104.2 291.5 2323 545.8 303.5 196.9 395.6 176.1 169.7 131.2
MEAN 3.87 9.84 3.36 9.40 83.0 17.6 10.1 6.35 13.2 5.68 5.47 4.37
MAX 29 61 7.2 62 493 40 19 40 79 39 35 15
MIN .92 .92 2.5 3.0 10 8.9 4.8 1.9 1.7 1.5 1.4 1.3
CFSM .17 .43 .15 .41 3.59 .76 .44 .27 .57 .25 .24 .19
IN. .19 .48 .17 .47 3.74 .88 .49 .32 .64 .28 .27 .21
e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1948 - 2001, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 7.61 14.4 18.6 18.8 26.7 38.1 34.7 23.2 20.7 9.47 7.09 7.10
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 3.26 3.75 2.15 .61 .54 .63 .030
(WY) 1957 1957 1957 1984 1978 2000 1963 1988 1988 1988 1956 1956

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 2000 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2001 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1948 - 2001
ANNUAL TOTAL 4873.30 5052.75    
ANNUAL MEAN 13.3   13.8       18.9      
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 42.8       1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 5.77     1963
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 589          Jun 25 493      A     Feb 9 860          Jul 13 1957
LOWEST DAILY MEAN .59     Sep 3 .92         Oct 31, Nov. 5 .00     B
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 1.1       Oct 30 1.1           Oct 30 .00     B
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW 645              Feb 9 1380      C Jul 13 1957
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE 11.28 D     Feb 9 11.79 E Nov 28 1990
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW .82         Oct 31, Nov. 5
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) .58 .60     .82    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 7.85 8.14     11.09    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 27      25          42         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 3.6   4.6       5.0      
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 1.6   1.7       .96    

A - From graph based on gage readings and floodmark.
B - At times in several years.
C - Gage height, 11.75 ft.
D - From floodmark.
E - Discharge, 809 ft3/s.


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