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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05540030       WEST BRANCH DU PAGE RIVER AT WEST CHICAGO, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 41°51'41", long 88°11'33" (NAD of 1927), NW1/4SE1/4 sec.15, T.39 N., R.9 E., Du Page County, Hydrologic Unit 07120004, on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 38 and 0.1 mile southeast of West Chicago.

 

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 58.5 mi2.

 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE

 

PARTIAL RECORD: Annual maximum, water years 1961-79.

 

GAGE.-- Crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 703.31 ft above NGVD of 1929.

 

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 1,670 ft3/s, Aug. 26, 1972, gage height, 2.52 ft.

 

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Flood of Oct. 10, 1954 reached a stage of 1.77 ft, discharge, 1,260 ft3/s.




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