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LOCATION.-- Lat 41°54'39", long 88°10'44" (NAD of 1927), in SE1/4NW1/4 sec.35, T.40 N., R.9 E., Du Page County, Hydrologic Unit 07120004, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 64, 2 mi northeast of West Chicago, and at mile 49.2. |
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DRAINAGE AREA.-- 28.5 mi2. |
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PERIOD OF RECORD.-- |
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SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE |
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DISCHARGE: July 1961 to current year. |
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STAGE: Water years 1994 to current year. |
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SURFACE-WATER QUALITY |
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CHEMICAL: Water years 1979-91. |
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BIOLOGICAL |
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ALGAE: Pigment and biomass, Water year 1990. |
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REVISED RECORDS.-- WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area. WDR IL-77-1: 1966-67(M). |
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GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder and phone telemeter. Datum of gage is 717.76 ft above NGVD of 1929. |
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REMARKS.-- Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by sewage-treatment plant upstream from station. |
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EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.-- |
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SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 984 ft3/s, Dec. 3, 1982, gage height, 10.44 ft; maximum gage height, 10.91 ft, Oct. 14, 2001; minimum discharge, .20 ft3/s, July 1, 5, 8-12, 1963. |
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Table of Contents |
Introduction |
Station Descriptions |
Surface-Water Data |
Ground-Water Data |
Meteorological Data |
Biological Data |