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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05532300                         SALT CREEK AT BROOKFIELD, IL



LOCATION.--Lat 41°50'44", long 87°51'08", in SW1/4NE1/4 sec.27, T.39 N., R.12 E., Cook County, Hydrologic Unit 07120004, on left bank at upstream side of bridge on Maple Avenue in Brookfield, 300 ft downstream from Addison Creek, 1.0 mi upstream from diversion to Des Plaines River, and at mile 3.5.

DRAINAGE AREA.--146 mi2.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--July 1961 to September 1962 (low-flow discharge measurements only), October 1989 to current year (gage heights only).

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 608.04 ft above sea level (levels by Illinois Department of Transportation).

REMARKS.--Gage-height telemeter at station.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum gage height, 10.63 ft, Feb. 21, 1997; minimum, 0.56 ft, Sept. 4, 1992.

EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.--Maximum recorded gage height, 8.49 ft, Jan 24, may have been greater during period April 6 to June 18; minimum, 1.25, September 9.
GAGE HEIGHT, FEET, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1998 TO SEPTEMBER 1999
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
 
1 1.84 2.04 1.98 --- 3.03 2.37 1.67 --- --- 2.93 1.44 1.57
2 1.69 1.91 1.79 --- 3.44 2.21 1.68 --- --- 2.48 1.39 1.53
3 2.20 1.83 1.66 --- 3.42 2.21 1.66 --- --- 2.07 1.40 1.43
4 1.84 1.79 1.60 --- 3.24 2.08 1.72 --- --- 1.84 1.42 1.38
5 2.36 1.81 1.55 --- 2.97 1.99 1.59 --- --- 1.70 1.41 1.34
 
6 2.70 1.70 2.17 --- 2.86 2.16 1.68 --- --- 1.66 1.39 1.33
7 2.36 1.65 3.54 --- 2.76 2.17 --- --- --- 1.61 1.51 1.34
8 2.14 1.58 2.97 --- 2.54 2.08 --- --- --- 1.58 1.56 1.38
9 1.87 1.62 2.49 --- 2.44 2.07 --- --- --- 2.10 1.40 1.31
10 1.66 3.97 2.15 --- 2.34 2.17 --- --- --- 2.07 1.45 1.52
 
11 1.52 3.91 1.98 --- 2.45 2.24 --- --- --- 1.91 1.40 1.60
12 1.47 3.34 1.81 --- 2.89 2.25 --- --- --- 1.79 1.66 1.46
13 1.44 2.82 1.70 --- 2.74 2.28 --- --- --- 1.67 1.60 1.85
14 1.42 2.46 1.64 --- 2.46 2.20 --- --- --- 1.57 1.56 1.68
15 1.45 2.26 1.60 --- 2.30 2.37 --- --- --- 1.57 1.46 1.59
 
16 1.40 2.06 1.58 --- 2.06 2.63 --- --- --- 1.66 1.42 1.63
17 3.09 1.88 1.55 --- 1.99 3.26 --- --- --- 1.92 1.44 1.70
18 7.11 1.79 1.51 --- 1.90 3.30 --- --- 2.84 1.79 1.42 1.59
19 6.36 1.72 1.52 --- 1.82 2.91 --- --- 2.62 1.70 2.35 1.55
20 5.73 1.69 1.47 --- 1.77 2.51 --- --- 2.41 1.72 1.83 1.57
 
21 4.03 1.62 1.44 2.11 1.72 2.26 --- --- 2.32 2.09 1.60 1.68
22 2.89 1.55 1.45 6.08 1.65 2.13 --- --- 2.72 3.16 1.49 1.72
23 2.44 1.52 --- 7.57 1.62 1.98 --- --- 2.51 2.42 1.57 1.65
24 2.18 1.56 --- 7.69 1.63 1.88 --- --- 2.58 2.20 2.23 1.57
25 2.00 1.51 --- 7.01 1.66 1.81 --- --- 2.23 1.91 2.50 1.51
 
26 1.84 1.53 --- 6.04 1.69 1.75 --- --- 1.99 1.72 2.41 1.52
27 2.02 1.49 --- 4.84 2.43 1.70 --- --- 2.14 1.67 2.14 2.18
28 2.53 1.44 --- 4.55 2.51 1.65 --- --- 2.41 1.58 1.83 4.24
29 2.35 1.43 1.36 4.08 --- 1.61 --- --- 2.37 1.55 1.63 4.37
30 2.33 1.89 --- 3.59 --- 1.60 --- --- 2.14 1.50 1.52 3.91
 
31 2.22 --- --- 3.17 --- 1.57 --- --- --- 1.43 1.49 ---

MEAN 2.53 1.98 --- --- 2.37 2.17 --- --- --- 1.89 1.64 1.82
MAX 7.11 3.97 --- --- 3.44 3.30 --- --- --- 3.16 2.50 4.37
MIN 1.40 1.43 --- --- 1.62 1.57 --- --- --- 1.43 1.39 1.31


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