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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05536121       CHICAGO RIVER AT CHICAGO LOCK AT CHICAGO, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 41°53'18", long 87°36'27" (NAD of 1927), in NE1/4SE1/4 sec.10, T.39 N., R.14 E., Cook County, Hydrologic Unit 07120003, 0.2 mi east of Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, on left downstream side of lock guidewall, 100 ft downstream of the river-side lock gates at the Chicago River Lock and Dam.

 

DRAINAGE AREA.-- Indeterminate.

 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

 

STAGE: August 1997 to current year.

 

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, air-temperature thermocouple, anemometer and rain gage. Datum of gage is 579.48 ft above NGVD of 1929 (Chicago City datum).

 

REMARKS.-- Gage provides stage data to determine Illinois' diversion of Lake Michigan water.

 

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

STAGE: Maximum gage height, 4.14 ft, Aug. 16, 1997; minimum, -3.27 ft., Jan. 18, 2002.

 

EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Maximum gage height, 3.74 ft, Aug. 22; minimum, -3.27 ft, Jan. 18.


GAGE HEIGHT (CR10), TAILWATER, in FEET, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2001 TO SEPTEMBER 2002
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
 
1 -1.78 -1.77 -1.74 -1.90 -1.70 -1.89 -1.92 -1.99 -1.98 -1.94 -1.78 -1.80
2 -1.87 -1.81 -1.95 -1.86 -1.71 -1.75 -1.71 -2.11 -2.01 -1.87 -1.73 -1.74
3 -1.80 -1.81 -1.88 -1.78 -1.74 -1.82 -1.83 -1.75 -2.10 -1.95 -1.72 -1.79
4 -1.90 -1.99 -1.91 -1.87 -1.89 -1.89 -1.94 -1.83 -2.08 -1.81 -1.76 -1.68
5 -1.83 -1.87 -1.80 -1.82 -1.74 -1.89 -1.91 -1.86 -1.90 -1.98 -1.74 -1.76
 
6 -1.77 -1.85 -1.98 -1.88 -1.71 -1.81 -1.89 -1.80 -1.86 -1.92 -1.72 -1.78
7 -1.71 -1.84 -1.90 -2.31 -1.76 -1.77 -2.24 -1.89 -1.91 -1.95 -1.77 -1.75
8 -1.95 -1.94 -1.94 -2.03 -1.70 -1.67 -2.26 -1.89 -1.77 -1.89 -1.73 -1.85
9 -1.81 -1.92 -1.95 -1.91 -1.68 -1.66 -2.15 -1.56 -1.80 -1.71 -1.76 -1.84
10 -1.89 -1.89 -1.83 -2.23 -1.75 -1.50 -1.52 -1.77 -1.61 -1.87 -1.70 -1.82
 
11 -1.81 -1.99 -1.90 -2.39 -1.70 -1.70 -1.74 -1.82 -1.87 -1.88 -1.75 -1.85
12 -1.74 -1.98 -1.87 -2.12 -1.71 -1.69 -1.66 -0.53 -1.82 -1.83 -1.72 -1.89
13 -0.92 -1.86 -1.87 -2.21 -1.76 -1.69 -1.68 -1.68 -1.97 -1.80 -1.92 -1.78
14 -0.42 -1.93 -1.72 -2.02 -1.79 -1.82 -1.79 -1.74 -1.75 -1.83 -1.63 -1.88
15 -1.79 -1.82 -1.85 -2.53 -1.79 -1.83 -1.74 -1.84 -1.81 -1.89 -1.63 -1.90
 
16 -1.75 -1.88 -1.97 -2.58 -1.82 -1.90 -1.75 -1.83 -1.85 -1.93 -1.65 -1.94
17 -1.61 -1.97 -1.77 -2.82 -2.01 -1.84 -1.86 -1.84 -1.91 -1.92 -1.69 -1.81
18 -1.63 -1.97 -1.82 -3.07 -1.83 -1.91 -1.77 -1.80 -2.00 -1.87 -1.73 -1.88
19 -1.85 -1.96 -1.79 -2.67 -1.78 -1.79 -1.96 -1.83 -1.95 -1.83 -1.84 -1.95
20 -1.75 -1.86 -1.78 -2.36 -1.75 -1.80 -1.79 -1.96 -1.92 -1.82 -1.72 -1.83
 
21 -1.73 -1.84 -1.98 -2.14 -1.74 -1.88 -1.92 -1.85 -1.96 -1.78 -1.82 -1.81
22 -1.93 -1.88 -1.83 -2.09 -1.82 -1.82 -1.79 -1.83 -1.89 -1.77 0.26 -1.74
23 -1.82 -1.97 -1.77 -1.81 -1.68 -1.84 -1.83 -1.89 -1.95 -1.76 -1.84 -1.85
24 -1.75 -1.93 -1.87 -1.82 -1.78 -1.93 -1.71 -1.80 -1.97 -1.76 -1.49 -1.85
25 -1.42 -1.73 -1.91 -1.76 -1.91 -1.91 -1.75 -1.99 -1.90 -1.80 -1.66 -1.93
 
26 -1.88 -2.01 -1.88 -1.81 -1.74 -1.91 -1.92 -1.98 -1.82 -1.71 -1.68 -1.83
27 -1.71 -1.95 -1.79 -1.66 -1.89 -1.95 -1.94 -1.93 -1.99 -1.72 -1.68 -1.94
28 -1.62 -1.90 -1.94 -1.79 -1.88 -1.81 -1.65 -2.02 -2.06 -1.66 -1.67 -1.91
29 -1.78 -1.99 -1.95 -1.81 --- -1.73 -1.77 -1.89 -1.87 -1.75 -1.75 -1.84
30 -1.75 -1.82 -1.95 -1.82 --- -1.77 -1.82 -1.96 -1.96 -1.77 -1.73 -1.79
 
31 -1.70 --- -1.90 -1.80 --- -1.78 --- -1.87 --- -1.74 -1.79 ---

MEAN -1.70 -1.90 -1.87 -2.09 -1.78 -1.80 -1.84 -1.82 -1.91 -1.83 -1.66 -1.83
MAX -0.42 -1.73 -1.72 -1.66 -1.68 -1.50 -1.52 -0.53 -1.61 -1.66 0.26 -1.68
MIN -1.95 -2.01 -1.98 -3.07 -2.01 -1.95 -2.26 -2.11 -2.10 -1.98 -1.92 -1.95

CAL YR 2001 MEAN -1.90 MAX 0.20 MIN -2.77
WTR YR 2002 MEAN -1.84 MAX 0.26 MIN -3.07


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