LOCATION.-- Lat 42°03'37", long 88°01'00" (NAD of 1927), in SW1/4NW1/4 sec.8, T.41 N., R.11 E., Cook County, Hydrologic Unit 07120004, on left bank at upstream side of bridge on Algonquin Road in Rolling Meadows, 0.25 mi downstream from Arlington Heights Branch Salt Creek, and at mile 35.6.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 30.5 mi².

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE

DISCHARGE: October 1973 to current year. August 1950 to September 1971, and October 1972 to September 1973 at site 0.9 mi downstream, published as Salt Creek near Arlington Heights. Records may not be equivalent.

STAGE: Water years 1994 to current year.

PARTIAL RECORD: Annual maximum, water year 1972.

REVISED RECORDS.-- WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area. WDR IL-93-2: 1992.

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 686.40 ft above NGVD of 1929 (Cook County Highway Department bench mark).

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 1,650 ft³/s, Aug. 14, 1987, gage height, 14.03 ft; no flow, Jan. 12-Feb. 8, 1977, as a result of freezeup, Aug. 20, 25, 1986, and Sept. 8, 9, 11, 1999.