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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05528400       DES PLAINES RIVER AT WHEELING, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 42°08'21", long 87°54'14" (NAD of 1927), in SW1/4SW1/4 sec.1, T. 42 N., R. 11 E., Cook County, Hydrologic Unit 07120004, on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 68 at Wheeling.

 

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 325 mi2.

 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE

 

PARTIAL RECORD: Annual maximum, water years 1962 to 1977.

 

GAGE.-- Crest-stage gage. Datum is 633.98 ft above NGVD of 1929.

 

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 3240 ft3/sec, June 3, 1970, gage height, 4.14 ft.




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