Station list     Available data
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05536235                         DEER CREEK NEAR CHICAGO HEIGHTS, IL



LOCATION.--Lat 41°31'15", long 87°35'25", in SE1/4NW1/4 sec.14, T.35 N., R.14 E., Cook County, Hydrologic Unit 07120003, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on Joe Orr Road, 0.4 mi east of Cottage Grove Avenue, 1.0 mi north of U.S. Highway 30, 1.5 mi northeast of Chicago Heights, and at mile 2.8.

DRAINAGE AREA.--23.1 mi2.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--May 1948 to current year. Prior to October 1974, records published with those for streams in the St. Lawrence River basin (WSP 1307, 1727, 1911, 2111, WDR IL 1971-74).

REVISED RECORDS.--WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 615.95 ft above sea level. See WSP 1707 or 1727 for history of changes prior to Aug. 13, 1958.

REMARKS.--Records fair except those for Oct. 26-29 and those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Undetermined amount of flow diverted for irrigation. Gage-height telemeter at station.
DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1997 TO SEPTEMBER 1998
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
 
1 e1.4 5.6 8.4   1.1   26    5.4 94    25    7.4 5.3 2.4 3.5  
2 e1.3 7.7 4.7   .87 72    6.4 71    11    8.9 3.6 3.0 3.4  
3 e1.4 6.0 3.3   5.4   65    4.2 39    6.3 9.6 4.7 2.0 4.2  
4 1.7 2.1 2.2   234      43    6.0 21    5.5 10    54    309    4.2  
5 3.5 1.7 1.5   237      25    7.6 9.9 3.2 11    18    427    2.6  
 
6 e1.2 e3.2 .97 237      21    7.3 5.8 45    11    8.9 130    2.7  
7 e1.1 e3.6 .73 120      20    6.6 6.4 398    11    87    75    44     
8 2.7 e3.1 .62 221      17    78    53    420    9.6 68    120    16     
9 7.1 e2.8 .61 228      14    266    40    155    21    31    59    7.3  
10 e4.5 e2.8 3.7   107      11    129    29    83    12    17    34    6.8  
 
11 e1.9 e5.2 8.0   63      101    87    12    53    61    11    22    6.1  
12 e2.0 e5.4 6.9   40      180    55    5.5 35    80    8.7 14    3.6  
13 e3.4 e3.6 4.3   20      81    37    4.3 26    36    5.8 10    3.1  
14 e6.0 e2.5 2.5   14      47    33    11    18    20    4.5 7.4 4.6  
15 e2.5 e8.2 2.0   12      26    30    6.8 14    16    3.5 6.0 3.9  
 
16 e1.7 e11    2.6   10      18    27    3.5 11    13    2.2 5.0 4.1  
17 e1.7 e5.5 4.4   8.7   65    71    1.7 9.6 9.9 2.7 4.3 3.2  
18 e1.6 e4.5 6.3   7.4   167    394    1.9 8.7 5.8 2.5 3.8 2.4  
19 e1.5 e5.4 8.1   6.6   90    275    1.9 9.5 8.9 11    3.3 2.4  
20 e1.4 e5.6 9.5   5.5   53    128    6.0 7.9 6.2 14    3.0 4.4  
 
21 e1.8 e6.8 10      5.2   33    95    70    7.7 4.7 5.9 3.5 1.8  
22 e1.7 e5.9 15      5.3   20    70    52    7.2 3.6 21    3.5 2.1  
23 e1.7 e5.7 37      5.9   17    49    21    6.7 3.6 40    3.8 2.5  
24 e3.9 e5.5 34      5.3   15    35    7.7 6.9 3.1 12    7.8 1.7  
25 e2.4 e2.6 66      4.7   14    23    3.7 9.4 1.9 6.6 9.0 1.4  
 
26 14    e2.2 51      4.3   11    17    4.9 7.1 47    4.8 3.5 1.1  
27 43    e1.9 27      4.5   9.8 11    7.7 6.2 17    3.5 3.3 .92
28 13    e1.2 13      5.6   7.5 31    2.3 7.1 12    3.2 7.4 1.0  
29 10    10    7.1   8.0   ---    20    33    7.2 8.0 3.1 5.0 1.3  
30 16    14    4.2   9.8   ---    13    28    8.8 10    5.7 3.7 3.6  
 
31 14    ---    1.6   12      ---    31    ---    7.9 ---    3.7 2.9 ---     

TOTAL 171.1 151.3 347.23 1649.17 1269.3 2048.5 654.0 1426.9 479.2 472.9 1293.6 149.92
MEAN 5.52 5.04 11.2 53.2 45.3 66.1 21.8 46.0 16.0 15.3 41.7 5.00
MAX 43 14 66 237 180 394 94 420 80 87 427 44
MIN 1.1 1.2 .61 .87 7.5 4.2 1.7 3.2 1.9 2.2 2.0 .92
CFSM .24 .22 .48 2.30 1.96 2.86 .94 1.99 .69 .66 1.81 .22
IN. .28 .24 .56 2.66 2.04 3.30 1.05 2.30 .77 .76 2.08 .24

e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1948 - 1998, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 7.89 15.0 19.3 18.3 26.2 39.6 34.6 23.9 19.7 9.64 7.19 7.31
MAX 55.9 78.3 83.6 74.5 119 167 77.3 77.7 109 57.0 43.1 59.9
(WY) 1955 1991 1983 1993 1997 1979 1975 1974 1993 1996 1968 1993
MIN .000 .25 .59 .36 .51 3.75 3.75 2.15 .61 .54 .63 .030
(WY) 1957 1957 1957 1984 1978 1957 1963 1988 1988 1988 1956 1956

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1997 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 1998 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1948 - 1998
ANNUAL TOTAL 8707.84     10113.12    
ANNUAL MEAN 23.9       27.7       19.1      
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 42.8       1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 5.77     1963
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 760      A     Feb 21 427              Aug 5 860          Jul 13 1957
LOWEST DAILY MEAN .48         Aug 10 .61         Dec 9 .00     B
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM .94         Sep 10 1.4           Sep 23 .00     Sep 21 1949
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 632              Aug 5 1380      C Jul 13 1957
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 11.25         Aug 5 11.79 D Nov 28 1990
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW .46 E     Jan 1
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) 1.03     1.20     .82    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 14.02     16.29     11.21    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 51          70          43         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 6.3       7.4       5.1      
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 1.2       1.9       .92    
A - Estimated.
B - At times in several years.
C - Gage height, 11.75 ft.
D - Discharge, 809 ft3/s.
E - Result of freezeup.


Table of Contents

Introduction

Station Descriptions

Surface-Water Data

Ground-Water Data

Meteorological Data

Biological Data