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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05535070       SKOKIE RIVER NEAR HIGHLAND PARK, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 42°09'34", long 87°47'52" (NAD of 1927), 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: September 1967 to current year.
 

STAGE: Water years 1994 to current year.
 

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 NGVD of 1929 (city of Highland Park bench mark).
 

REMARKS.--Occasional diversion due to pumping upstream of gage.
 

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 1,230 ft3/s, Oct. 14, 2001, gage height, 9.95 ft; no flow at times in 1988, 1989, 1991, 2000, 2002, and 2003.
 

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, cubic feet per second, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2003 TO SEPTEMBER 2004
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
 
1 3.0   2.8 4.9 4.7 e1.9 48    26    7.9 159    11      0.79 3.3  
2 1.7   68    4.6 e4.2 e1.8 43    20    4.4 67    11      0.51 2.8  
3 8.6   153    4.1 e3.0 e1.9 25    16    3.4 34    37      7.8   1.5  
4 6.6   103    3.9 e2.7 e1.8 46    14    2.9 16    90      45      1.5  
5 2.8   145    17    e3.3 e1.8 361    12    2.3 12    33      13      1.1  
 
6 2.0   54    11    e2.3 e2.0 161    10    2.2 10    24      7.4   1.5  
7 1.9   29    8.5 e2.2 e2.2 69    8.7 2.0 9.3 20      3.8   0.87
8 1.1   20    6.6 e2.1 e2.3 37    8.3 2.2 8.5 19      2.6   0.84
9 0.85 17    17    e2.0 e2.1 25    7.2 1.5 8.8 23      1.7   0.71
10 0.97 15    162    e2.1 e2.0 20    6.5 6.6 108    120      1.6   0.73
 
11 1.0   14    74    e2.3 e2.1 17    5.9 12    183    48      1.6   0.26
12 1.8   13    42    e2.6 e1.8 14    5.6 13    98    24      1.4   0.17
13 1.4   12    25    e2.7 e1.7 12    5.0 30    52    13      1.2   0.43
14 47      11    21    e2.6 e1.8 15    4.3 72    40    8.9   1.1   0.42
15 17      10    17    e2.2 e1.7 11    3.9 46    21    6.3   1.1   0.83
 
16 9.0   9.7 16    e2.1 e3.0 10    3.6 27    16    4.6   1.1   4.2  
17 5.4   9.4 14    e2.5 6.5 11    19    19    16    5.9   12      2.5  
18 3.4   132    12    e2.3 14    11    6.3 192    12    4.8   5.7   1.1  
19 1.7   67    11    e2.1 23    11    4.3 93    11    2.9   2.0   0.85
20 1.4   36    16    e2.0 32    12    9.8 78    10    2.7   0.71 0.68
 
21 1.5   24    12    e1.9 43    8.5 19    133    78    17      0.94 0.47
22 1.5   19    6.5 e1.9 32    7.3 7.7 332    61    24      0.89 0.18
23 1.3   30    6.0 e1.9 47    7.0 6.0 183    28    9.8   0.98 0.17
24 1.5   35    6.4 e1.9 48    30    7.5 80    26    3.5   5.4   0.32
25 8.4   20    5.8 e1.9 36    21    23    50    19    2.6   5.0   0.21
 
26 3.7   16    3.9 e1.9 30    100    10    39    13    2.0   2.6   0.23
27 3.8   14    3.1 e1.9 25    56    6.9 25    12    1.7   4.8   0.23
28 2.8   12    8.6 e1.8 22    80    6.2 20    12    1.3   50      0.23
29 1.8   10    9.8 e1.8 24    210    4.8 22    11    0.94 19      0.22
30 2.0   7.0 8.3 e1.8 ---    75    5.4 198    11    0.87 9.5   0.22
 
31 2.1   ---    6.2 e1.8 ---    38    ---    426    ---    1.1   6.0   ---     

TOTAL 149.02 1107.9 564.2 72.5 414.4 1591.8 292.9 2125.4 1162.6 573.91 217.22 28.77
MEAN 4.81 36.9 18.2 2.34 14.3 51.3 9.76 68.6 38.8 18.5 7.01 0.96
MAX 47 153 162 4.7 48 361 26 426 183 120 50 4.2
MIN 0.85 2.8 3.1 1.8 1.7 7.0 3.6 1.5 8.5 0.87 0.51 0.17
CFSM 0.23 1.75 0.86 0.11 0.68 2.43 0.46 3.25 1.84 0.88 0.33 0.05
IN. 0.26 1.95 0.99 0.13 0.73 2.81 0.52 3.75 2.05 1.01 0.38 0.05
e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1967 - 2004, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 14.9 18.3 18.4 15.9 24.2 35.4 38.4 28.1 22.7 16.8 16.8 16.2
MAX 129 69.9 79.3 60.3 71.0 119 118 90.5 64.4 55.0 69.7 98.0
(WY) 2002 1986 1983 1999 1997 1979 1999 1996 1969 1969 1987 1986
MIN 2.01 1.24 2.53 1.61 0.85 8.24 7.63 3.48 1.92 1.31 3.40 0.96
(WY) 1989 2000 1977 2003 2003 2000 1989 1992 1988 1991 1991 2004

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 2003 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2004 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1967 - 2004
ANNUAL TOTAL 6915.24   8300.62
ANNUAL MEAN 18.9     22.7   22.2  
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 33.2   1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 7.83 1977
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 312            May 11 426          May 31 990      Oct 14 2001
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 0.01       Sep 10 0.17     Sep 12,23 0.00 A
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 0.16       Sep 6 0.22     Sep 22 0.00 Jun 14 1988
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW 536          May 31 1230      Oct 14 2001
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE 8.02     May 31 9.95 Oct 14 2001
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW 0.11     Sep 13,23
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) 0.898 1.07 1.05
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 12.19   14.63 14.27
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 45        53      48     
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 5.7     7.6   9.2  
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 0.68   1.1   2.0  

A - At times in 1988, 1989, 1991, 2000, 2002 and 2003.


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