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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05531175       SALT CREEK AT WOOD DALE, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 41°57'51", long 87°59'02" (NAD of 1927), in SW1/4SE1/4 sec.9, T.40 N., R.11 E., Du Page County, Hydrologic Unit 07120004, on downstream side of bridge on Irving Park Road and at mile 27.6.
 

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 74.7 mi2.
 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
 

STAGE: October 1999 to current year.
 

PARTIAL RECORD: Discharge measurements, water year 2000.
 

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 663.00 ft above NGVD of 1929.
 

REMARKS.--Some regulation by sewage-treatment plants in upstream watershed.
 

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

STAGE: Maximum gage height, 14.15 ft, Oct. 14, 2001; minimum, 5.88, July 1, 2001.
 

EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Maximum gage height, 12.25 ft, May 1; minimum, 6.19 ft, June 30.
Gage height, feet
WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2002 TO SEPTEMBER 2003
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
 
1 6.65 6.40 6.45 6.46 6.44 6.37 6.80 11.29 6.98 6.32 7.23 6.58
2 6.99 6.41 6.48 6.47 6.52 6.39 6.77 11.90 6.84 6.31 8.34 6.52
3 6.95 6.38 6.49 6.44 6.62 6.41 6.74 10.46 6.80 6.32 8.53 6.45
4 7.30 6.42 6.43 6.41 6.60 6.41 8.06 8.95 6.71 6.32 9.81 6.43
5 7.58 6.43 6.44 6.43 6.53 6.44 9.69 10.95 6.64 6.76 8.78 6.42
 
6 7.19 6.42 6.43 6.48 6.47 6.49 8.82 10.96 6.61 6.95 8.04 6.36
7 6.95 6.40 6.41 6.46 6.42 6.42 8.10 9.52 6.57 7.34 9.24 6.36
8 6.71 6.42 6.43 6.44 6.39 6.48 7.90 8.67 7.11 7.33 8.59 6.36
9 6.65 6.40 6.40 6.47 6.38 6.46 7.70 10.67 7.36 7.40 7.64 6.36
10 6.52 6.43 6.41 6.43 6.40 6.46 7.80 10.99 7.04 7.35 7.15 6.38
 
11 6.52 6.43 6.37 6.39 6.34 6.43 7.56 10.69 6.86 7.00 6.93 6.38
12 6.50 6.40 6.40 6.39 6.37 6.58 7.32 10.49 6.72 6.71 6.76 6.37
13 6.48 6.35 6.37 6.38 6.33 6.85 7.11 9.30 6.63 6.59 6.66 6.34
14 6.45 6.45 6.39 6.34 6.33 6.89 6.99 8.75 6.54 6.47 6.78 6.95
15 6.45 6.44 6.41 6.37 6.33 6.90 6.87 9.63 6.47 8.20 6.79 6.89
 
16 6.42 6.43 6.42 6.33 6.34 6.92 6.80 9.07 6.45 8.44 6.71 6.63
17 6.40 6.45 6.39 6.33 6.34 6.98 6.71 8.26 6.42 7.62 6.58 6.50
18 6.49 6.46 7.02 6.34 6.37 6.94 6.63 7.75 6.74 7.31 6.51 6.42
19 6.45 6.53 7.47 6.36 6.34 6.87 6.64 7.54 7.48 6.84 6.51 6.37
20 6.43 6.62 7.19 6.36 6.36 7.08 6.63 7.59 7.08 6.68 6.43 6.33
 
21 6.43 6.60 6.91 6.35 6.37 7.08 6.65 7.52 6.80 7.86 6.46 6.33
22 6.36 6.65 6.72 6.35 6.37 6.93 6.60 7.20 6.63 7.80 6.41 6.40
23 6.32 6.52 6.62 6.31 6.38 6.84 6.54 7.08 6.54 7.18 6.36 6.38
24 6.38 6.51 6.56 6.33 6.42 6.74 6.53 6.88 6.48 6.84 6.34 6.36
25 6.66 6.52 6.53 6.31 6.37 6.94 6.49 6.74 6.40 6.67 6.34 6.33
 
26 6.63 6.47 6.48 6.34 6.37 6.90 6.51 6.64 6.48 6.54 6.44 6.47
27 6.56 6.51 6.49 6.36 6.39 6.78 6.48 6.63 6.39 6.44 6.42 6.75
28 6.55 6.48 6.46 6.34 6.42 6.99 6.48 6.70 6.35 6.49 6.40 6.61
29 6.48 6.48 6.45 6.33 --- 7.35 6.44 6.94 6.35 6.46 6.39 6.51
30 6.39 6.49 6.51 6.34 --- 7.12 7.40 6.86 6.34 6.40 6.33 6.44
 
31 6.37 --- 6.50 6.42 --- 6.96 --- 7.08 --- 6.39 6.34 ---

MEAN 6.62 6.46 6.55 6.38 6.40 6.75 7.13 8.70 6.69 6.95 7.10 6.47
MAX 7.58 6.65 7.47 6.48 6.62 7.35 9.69 11.90 7.48 8.44 9.81 6.95
MIN 6.32 6.35 6.37 6.31 6.33 6.37 6.44 6.63 6.34 6.31 6.33 6.33

CAL YR 2002 MEAN 7.10 MAX 13.22 MIN 6.26
WTR YR 2003 MEAN 6.86 MAX 11.90 MIN 6.31


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