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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05530800       DES PLAINES RIVER AT FOREST PARK, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 41°52'05", long 87°49'39" (NAD of 1927), in SE1/4SE1/4 sec. 14, T. 39 N., R. 12 E., Cook County, Hydrologic Unit 07120004, on Forest Home Cemetery bridge which is located at a point 1/4 mi upstream from Roosevelt Road, and 0.3 mi east of 1st Avenue.

 

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 475 mi2.

 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE

 

PARTIAL RECORD: Annual maximum, water years 1954 to 1976.

 

GAGE.-- Crest-stage gage. Datum is 609.72 ft above NGVD of 1929.

 

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 4080 ft3/sec, July 14, 1957, gage height, 6.21 ft.




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