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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05531044       SALT CREEK NEAR ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 42°01'01", long 88°00'01" (NAD of 1927), 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.
 

PARTIAL RECORD: Miscellaneous discharge measurements, Water year 2003.
 

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, and concrete dam. Datum of gage is 674.75 ft above NGVD of 1929.
 

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, 13.34 ft, May 31; minimum, 10.83 ft, September 29, 30.
Gage height, feet, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2003 TO SEPTEMBER 2004
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
 
1 11.03 10.97 11.08 11.14 11.04 11.38 11.56 11.24 12.51 11.02 10.96 11.23
2 11.00 11.15 11.04 11.13 11.04 11.51 11.45 11.23 11.94 11.01 10.95 11.16
3 11.04 11.93 11.02 11.17 11.06 11.46 11.38 11.20 11.65 11.15 10.96 11.11
4 11.12 11.92 11.02 11.17 11.06 11.44 11.30 11.16 11.51 11.68 11.64 11.09
5 11.09 12.30 11.13 11.18 11.05 12.60 11.26 11.14 11.38 11.48 11.59 11.07
 
6 11.06 11.91 11.18 11.14 11.06 12.59 11.24 11.12 11.28 11.32 11.36 11.07
7 11.04 11.56 11.15 11.12 11.06 12.05 11.21 11.11 11.23 11.23 11.23 11.05
8 11.02 11.35 11.11 11.10 11.06 11.70 11.20 11.08 11.20 11.15 11.15 11.01
9 11.00 11.23 11.12 11.09 11.06 11.55 11.17 11.08 11.17 11.11 11.11 10.99
10 10.99 11.16 11.94 11.09 11.06 11.49 11.17 11.13 11.54 11.40 11.07 10.97
 
11 10.99 11.13 12.26 11.08 11.06 11.44 11.15 11.29 12.10 11.37 11.05 10.96
12 10.99 11.12 11.91 11.09 11.06 11.34 11.14 11.27 12.59 11.26 11.03 10.96
13 10.98 11.07 11.65 11.10 11.06 11.26 11.12 11.51 12.35 11.18 11.01 10.95
14 11.28 11.02 11.49 11.10 11.05 11.30 11.12 11.90 11.87 11.12 11.00 10.93
15 11.44 11.01 11.39 11.09 11.05 11.28 11.11 12.01 11.62 11.07 10.98 10.93
 
16 11.28 11.00 11.33 11.08 11.04 11.25 11.10 11.67 11.44 11.04 10.98 10.99
17 11.17 11.00 11.29 11.09 11.04 11.25 11.11 11.46 11.34 11.01 10.99 10.96
18 11.10 11.68 11.25 11.10 11.04 11.28 11.09 11.83 11.26 10.99 11.01 10.96
19 11.06 12.09 11.21 11.09 11.05 11.29 11.11 11.84 11.19 10.98 11.06 10.95
20 11.03 11.72 11.17 11.07 11.16 11.31 11.12 11.64 11.13 10.97 11.04 10.94
 
21 11.02 11.47 11.16 11.06 11.46 11.25 11.29 11.90 11.23 10.98 11.03 10.93
22 10.99 11.32 11.15 11.05 11.48 11.21 11.26 12.69 11.51 11.12 11.02 10.93
23 10.98 11.29 11.13 11.04 11.49 11.20 11.21 12.56 11.38 11.11 11.01 10.94
24 10.96 11.49 11.11 11.04 11.57 11.38 11.20 12.03 11.27 11.07 11.01 10.93
25 11.01 11.38 11.10 11.03 11.53 11.56 11.41 11.74 11.21 11.04 11.06 10.92
 
26 11.02 11.29 11.11 11.03 11.46 11.79 11.39 11.56 11.15 11.01 11.07 10.89
27 11.00 11.22 11.09 11.05 11.41 11.82 11.30 11.43 11.09 11.00 11.12 10.88
28 11.00 11.18 11.14 11.05 11.36 11.77 11.22 11.34 11.07 10.99 11.82 10.88
29 10.99 11.12 11.19 11.04 11.33 12.52 11.21 11.28 11.07 10.97 11.82 10.86
30 10.98 11.10 11.18 11.03 --- 12.17 11.20 11.90 11.04 10.97 11.52 10.84
 
31 10.98 --- 11.16 11.04 --- 11.78 --- 13.20 --- 10.97 11.34 ---

MEAN 11.05 11.37 11.27 11.09 11.18 11.59 11.23 11.60 11.48 11.12 11.16 10.98
MAX 11.44 12.30 12.26 11.18 11.57 12.60 11.56 13.20 12.59 11.68 11.82 11.23
MIN 10.96 10.97 11.02 11.03 11.04 11.20 11.09 11.08 11.04 10.97 10.95 10.84

CAL YR 2003 MEAN 11.21 MAX 12.81 MIN 10.88
WTR YR 2004 MEAN 11.26 MAX 13.20 MIN 10.84


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