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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05527840       DES PLAINES RIVER AT WADSWORTH, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 42°25'45", long 87°55'49" (NAD of 1927), in NW1/4NE1/4 sec.34, T. 46 N., R. 11 E., Lake County, Hydrologic Unit 07120004, at bridge on Wadsworth Road at Wadsworth.

 

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 145 mi2.

 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE

 

PARTIAL RECORD: Annual maximum, water years 1962 to 1976.

 

GAGE.-- Crest-stage gage. Datum is 662.16 ft above NGVD of 1929.

 

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 2170 ft3/sec, March 6, 1976, gage height, 5.32 ft.




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