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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05531044       SALT CREEK NEAR ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 42°01'01", long 88°00'01", in NE1/4SE1/4 sec.29, T.41 N., R.11 E., Cook County, Hydrologic Unit 07120004, on right bank at upstream side of concrete dam in Busse Woods Forest Preserve, 0.1 mi northwest of Elk Grove Village and at mile 31.8.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 51.9 mi2.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--
STAGE: June 1992 to current year.

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, and concrete dam. Datum of gage is 674.75 ft above sea level.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
STAGE: Maximum gage height, 14.78 ft, Feb. 21, 1997; minimum recorded, 10.72 ft, Aug. 3, 1998.

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--
STAGE: Maximum gage height of approximately 16.0 ft was reached during the flood on Aug. 14, 1987, from information furnished by Illinois Department of Transportation.

EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Maximum gage height, 13.88 ft, Sept. 19; minimum recorded, 10.84 ft, Aug. 7.
GAGE HEIGHT, FEET, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2000 TO SEPTEMBER 2001
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
 
1 11.12 11.01 11.14 --- 11.72 11.36 11.16 11.09 11.52 10.94 11.03 11.31
2 11.10 11.03 11.13 --- 11.52 11.32 11.14 11.07 11.76 10.92 11.03 11.22
3 11.09 11.05 11.11 --- 11.40 11.28 11.12 11.06 11.60 10.91 11.02 11.15
4 11.52 11.04 11.10 --- 11.33 11.24 11.11 11.05 11.43 10.92 10.99 11.11
5 11.51 11.02 11.09 11.08 11.28 11.21 11.17 11.04 11.48 10.91 10.97 11.07
 
6 11.43 11.05 11.07 11.09 11.24 11.18 11.37 11.04 11.63 10.89 10.93 11.07
7 11.32 11.85 11.07 11.09 11.22 11.17 11.38 11.14 11.51 10.99 10.86 11.23
8 11.23 11.71 11.08 11.10 11.31 11.16 11.31 11.22 11.42 11.03 10.90 11.20
9 11.17 11.91 11.07 11.10 12.74 11.14 11.30 11.18 11.33 11.02 10.92 11.20
10 11.14 12.33 11.06 11.10 12.86 11.13 11.30 11.25 11.25 11.00 11.28 11.25
 
11 11.12 11.87 --- 11.10 12.14 11.17 11.29 12.25 11.20 10.97 11.19 11.19
12 11.10 11.58 --- 11.10 11.75 11.20 11.53 12.02 11.31 10.96 11.08 11.13
13 11.09 11.49 --- 11.12 11.58 11.26 11.48 11.61 11.35 10.94 11.04 11.09
14 11.09 11.42 --- 11.18 11.55 11.26 11.36 11.41 11.26 10.93 11.00 11.05
15 11.09 11.33 --- 11.34 11.61 11.38 11.34 11.33 11.20 10.90 10.97 11.02
 
16 11.12 11.28 --- 11.46 11.59 11.79 11.34 11.29 11.16 10.89 11.18 11.02
17 11.11 11.24 --- 11.43 11.47 11.76 11.27 11.24 11.11 10.93 11.23 11.02
18 11.10 11.20 --- 11.37 11.34 11.67 11.21 11.17 11.18 11.01 11.15 11.10
19 11.10 11.17 11.13 11.32 11.29 11.59 11.18 11.11 11.19 11.00 11.17 13.11
20 11.07 11.15 11.13 11.26 11.25 11.52 11.23 11.07 11.13 11.01 11.13 13.21
 
21 11.06 11.11 11.13 11.22 11.23 11.46 11.31 11.11 11.12 11.00 11.07 13.04
22 11.05 11.10 11.12 11.20 11.24 11.39 11.35 11.16 11.09 11.07 11.17 12.40
23 11.04 11.09 11.11 11.17 11.21 11.34 11.43 11.16 11.06 11.36 12.29 12.01
24 11.07 11.08 11.11 11.16 11.36 11.30 11.50 11.16 11.03 11.40 11.86 11.91
25 11.07 11.08 11.10 11.14 12.27 11.25 11.37 11.19 11.00 11.53 11.62 11.67
 
26 11.08 11.15 11.10 11.13 11.98 11.20 11.28 11.30 11.02 11.42 11.76 11.52
27 11.09 11.17 11.09 11.12 11.66 11.18 11.22 11.63 11.00 11.26 11.51 11.43
28 11.06 11.16 11.09 11.12 11.47 11.16 11.18 11.52 10.98 11.17 11.33 11.38
29 11.04 11.16 11.10 11.16 --- 11.16 11.14 11.37 10.96 11.11 11.22 11.33
30 11.03 11.15 --- 11.78 --- 11.15 11.11 11.26 10.95 11.08 11.17 11.29
 
31 11.02 --- --- 11.92 --- 11.15 --- 11.22 --- 11.05 11.35 ---

MEAN 11.14 11.30 --- --- 11.59 11.31 11.28 11.28 11.24 11.05 11.21 11.49
MAX 11.52 12.33 --- --- 12.86 11.79 11.53 12.25 11.76 11.53 12.29 13.21
MIN 11.02 11.01 --- --- 11.21 11.13 11.11 11.04 10.95 10.89 10.86 11.02


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