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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05530700       SILVER CREEK AT MELROSE PARK, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 41°54'18", long 87°50'40" (NAD of 1927), in NW1/4NW1/4 sec. 2, T. 39 N., R. 12 E., Cook County, Hydrologic Unit 07120004, on downstream side of bridge on 9th Avenue, 0.3 mi east of Melrose Park.

 

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 11.2 mi2.

 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE

 

PARTIAL RECORD: Annual maximum, water years 1961 to 1980.

 

GAGE.-- Crest-stage gage. Datum is 617.45 ft above NGVD of 1929.

 

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 752 ft3/sec, September 18, 1972, gage height, 3.57 ft.




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