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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05530960       SALT CREEK NEAR PALATINE, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 42°04'26", long 88°02'38" (NAD of 1927), in NW1/4SW1/4 sec. 35, T. 42 N., R. 10 E., Cook County, Hydrologic Unit 07120004, on downstream side of bridge on Meacham Road, 2.6 mi south of C&NW railroad crossing in Palatine, 0.4 mi north from intersection of Meacham and Algonquin Roads.

 

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 16.0 mi2.

 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE

 

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

 

GAGE.-- Crest-stage gage. Datum is 711.61 ft above NGVD of 1929.

 

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 744 ft3/sec, June 10, 1967, gage height, 3.96 ft.




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Introduction

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Surface-Water Data

Ground-Water Data

Meteorological Data

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