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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05529300       MCDONALD CREEK NEAR WHEELING, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 42°07'14", long 87°56'47" (NAD of 1927), in NW1/4NW1/4 sec. 15, T. 42 N., R. 11 E., Cook County, Hydrologic Unit 07120004, on downstream side of bridge on Schoenbeck Road, 1 mi south of Wheeling.

 

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 4.58 mi2.

 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE

 

PARTIAL RECORD: Annual maximum, water years 1961 to 1979.

 

GAGE.-- Crest-stage gage. Datum is 658.85 ft above NGVD of 1929.

 

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 698 ft3/sec, July 13, 1957, gage height, 6.05 ft.




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