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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05528500       BUFFALO CREEK NEAR WHEELING, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 42°09'05", long 87°57'25", in NE1/4NW1/4 sec.4, T.42 N., R.11 E., Cook County, Hydrologic Unit 07120004, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on Short Aptakisic Road, 1.0 mi downstream from unnamed tributary, 2.5 mi west of Wheeling, and at mile 5.0.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 19.6 mi2.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
 

DISCHARGE: August 1952 to current year.
 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2000.

REVISED RECORDS.-- WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area. WDR IL-94-2: 1986-93 (P), 1993.

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 658.60 ft above sea level (Cook County Highway Department bench mark).

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor.
DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1999 TO SEPTEMBER 2000
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
 
1 17      .63 .18 e.86 e1.4 16    5.0 17    33  10    33      .52
2 8.1   .67 .18 e1.4   e1.4 12    4.9 16    41  22    25      .39
3 18      .52 2.1   e2.0   e1.4 9.9 4.7 14    32  109    17      .35
4 25      .42 7.8   e3.2   e1.5 9.0 4.4 13    26  85    11      .60
5 18      .75 57      e2.6   e1.5 7.9 4.4 12    52  45    9.2   .33
 
6 9.4   .20 41      e2.0   e1.5 7.5 4.0 10    51  30    8.0   .25
7 6.9   .20 26      e1.8   e1.5 7.2 7.2 9.6 36  22    6.3   .21
8 6.4   .22 16      e1.5   e1.6 7.4 15    13    27  15    4.8   .78
9 4.7   .25 9.3   7.5   e1.9 7.6 15    33    19  12    3.9   .25
10 3.5   .49 7.4   11      e2.5 6.7 11    43    14  57    3.3   .14
 
11 2.4   .38 6.3   11      e3.5 5.8 10    42    23  60    2.2   41     
12 1.9   .56 5.6   9.1   e4.5 5.3 8.9 42    35  39    1.6   98     
13 2.0   .49 5.1   e5.0   e4.2 5.1 7.4 30    57  27    1.2   65     
14 1.7   .40 4.8   e4.0   e3.7 4.8 6.7 22    48  20    .84 53     
15 1.4   .35 5.8   e3.6   e3.4 4.9 6.1 16    37  13    .53 35     
 
16 1.9   .36 5.7   e3.2   e4.0 4.9 9.5 17    30  9.1 .28 23     
17 1.5   .35 5.4   e2.6   5.5 4.7 41    16    23  7.2 15      13     
18 1.7   .29 5.3   e2.3   11    4.5 33    55    16  6.3 12      7.9  
19 1.8   .26 e3.2   e2.0   9.6 5.0 52    124    12  5.4 6.7   5.7  
20 1.4   .21 e2.3   e1.9   6.7 17    182    105    19  4.4 4.7   9.4  
 
21 1.6   .18 e1.8   e1.7   8.1 17    225    55    22  3.5 3.2   8.0  
22 .88 .26 e1.6   e1.6   33    12    201    36    19  2.7 2.9   37     
23 1.0   3.7   e1.4   e1.5   69    9.4 166    28    14  2.4 2.2   128     
24 .68 2.7   e1.0   e1.4   95    8.8 81    21    25  2.1 1.6   85     
25 .56 1.5   e.90 e1.4   84    8.5 43    14    52  1.8 1.1   51     
 
26 .47 .92 e.84 e1.3   67    7.7 34    11    46  1.5 2.1   35     
27 .27 .61 e.82 e1.3   42    8.1 27    15    31  1.2 .91 26     
28 .46 .35 e.86 e1.2   29    7.5 22    28    21  2.8 .64 17     
29 .35 .26 e1.1   e1.2   21    6.8 18    27    16  1.4 .54 12     
30 .34 .18 e.94 e1.5   ---    5.9 16    22    13  2.6 .54 8.1  
 
31 .47 ---      e.82 e1.4   ---    5.4 ---    26    ---  46    .79 ---     

TOTAL 141.78 18.66 228.54 94.06 520.4 250.3 1265.2 932.6 890 666.4 183.07 761.92
MEAN 4.57 .62 7.37 3.03 17.9 8.07 42.2 30.1 29.7 21.5 5.91 25.4
MAX 25 3.7 57 11 95 17 225 124 57 109 33 128
MIN .27 .18 .18 .86 1.4 4.5 4.0 9.6 12 1.2 .28 .14
CFSM .23 .03 .38 .15 .92 .41 2.15 1.53 1.51 1.10 .30 1.30
IN. .27 .04 .43 .18 .99 .48 2.40 1.77 1.69 1.26 .35 1.45

e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1952 - 2000, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 8.47 14.7 16.2 14.5 20.8 33.3 37.2 23.7 18.3 11.5 10.7 10.3
MAX 37.9 89.6 92.8 53.1 69.9 147 97.1 116 103 46.1 64.5 65.4
(WY) 1987 1986 1983 1974 1997 1979 1983 1996 1970 1978 1987 1972
MIN .000 .000 .032 .042 .12 4.80 4.26 3.33 .74 .058 .000 .000
(WY) 1953 1954 1954 1954 1963 1956 1963 1977 1963 1953 1955 1953

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1999 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2000 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1952 - 2000
ANNUAL TOTAL 7937.35 5952.93
ANNUAL MEAN 21.7   16.3   18.3  
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 32.9   1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 2.00 1963
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 361          Apr 23 225          Apr 21 525      Dec 3 1982
LOWEST DAILY MEAN .01     Sep 11 .14     Sep 10 .00 A
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM .17     Sep 5 .27     Nov 16 .00 Aug 22 1952
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 272          Apr 21 887      Jul 22 1982
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 5.05     Apr 21 7.94 Jul 22 1982
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW .04     Sep 11
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) 1.11 .83 .93
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 15.06 11.30 12.67
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 57      42      44     
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 5.6   6.3   7.7  
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS .31 .51 .40
A - At times in several years.


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Surface-Water Data

Ground-Water Data

Meteorological Data

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