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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05535070       SKOKIE RIVER NEAR HIGHLAND PARK, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 42°09'34", long 87°47'52", in NW1/4SE1/4 sec.35, T.43 N., R.12 E., Lake County, Hydrologic Unit 07120003, on right bank at downstream side of bridge on Clavey Road in Highland Park, and at mile 7.3.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 21.1 mi2.

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

DISCHARGE: August 1967 to current year.
 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2000.

REVISED RECORDS.-- WSP 2115: 1968. WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, rain gage, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 622.83 ft above sea level (city of Highland Park bench mark).

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Flood of July 1938 reached a stage of 10.6 ft, discharge not determined, from information furnished by Highland Park City Engineer.

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 18      .86 1.2 e2.1 e2.2 15    4.0 19    66  17      37      .51
2 15      .49 1.2 e2.5 e2.3 11    4.6 14    53  26      22      1.4  
3 55      .39 2.8 4.2 e2.4 8.5 3.6 12    32  295      15      1.5  
4 55      .41 9.3 7.2 e2.5 7.6 3.5 9.8 28  156      9.8   1.1  
5 22      .48 83    5.1 e2.3 6.7 3.1 7.1 96  58      9.3   .79
 
6 16      .44 28    4.4 e2.3 5.9 3.6 4.6 58  34      11      .40
7 13      .69 17    3.1 e2.4 5.8 11    4.2 32  28      6.9   .44
8 11      .42 14    2.6 e2.6 5.5 29    4.8 25  26      4.4   .59
9 7.7   .88 11    8.6 e3.4 8.7 19    34    15  22      2.2   1.2  
10 4.8   1.8   7.8 11    5.8 5.6 15    35    11  275      1.4   .71
 
11 3.2   .94 5.6 8.2 7.4 3.8 11    52    27  244      .71 58     
12 2.6   .25 4.8 e4.5 6.0 4.3 7.9 49    44  76      .13 158     
13 2.9   .55 3.5 e3.5 4.2 3.3 7.2 29    92  38      1.4   32     
14 3.8   1.5   4.1 e2.7 5.8 4.1 7.0 15    87  35      .89 44     
15 3.0   1.3   6.1 e3.2 5.5 3.5 5.1 9.1 54  29      .00 25     
 
16 6.5   .96 7.8 e2.0 5.3 6.0 7.6 12    34  25      .20 14     
17 6.6   1.5   4.6 2.2 5.1 3.8 14    10    29  20      32      8.6  
18 2.2   1.3   4.5 2.9 6.5 3.8 7.1 112    24  16      19      4.3  
19 1.6   1.6   3.2 2.7 8.6 4.3 42    419    17  17      9.0   3.7  
20 1.5   1.5   e2.9 2.9 8.9 31    306    251    27  15      4.5   8.0  
 
21 1.4   1.3   2.8 2.7 11    21    487    100    28  14      2.6   11     
22 1.3   1.3   3.4 e2.4 48    15    150    69    16  12      2.1   69     
23 .76 5.9   1.6 e2.3 70    12    57    57    12  10      1.4   259     
24 .79 3.3   e2.1 e2.2 96    12    37    34    23  6.0   1.4   100     
25 1.7   1.8   e1.8 e2.1 59    9.7 33    29    47  2.2   .64 53     
 
26 1.8   1.4   e1.9 e2.0 39    7.7 27    26    33  .92 1.8   33     
27 1.6   .53 e1.7 e2.0 30    7.6 22    33    28  1.5   1.5   23     
28 2.3   1.2   e2.0 e1.9 21    6.6 20    82    23  1.2   .81 16     
29 2.0   .98 e2.3 e2.1 19    6.2 18    55    21  .87 .61 12     
30 .49 1.1   e2.0 e2.2 ---    5.1 14    35    20  5.5   .69 9.7  
 
31 1.5   ---      e1.8 e2.2 ---    4.2 ---    43    ---  51      .73 ---     

TOTAL 267.04 37.07 245.8 109.7 484.5 255.3 1376.3 1665.6 1102 1557.19 201.11 949.94
MEAN 8.61 1.24 7.93 3.54 16.7 8.24 45.9 53.7 36.7 50.2 6.49 31.7
MAX 55 5.9 83 11 96 31 487 419 96 295 37 259
MIN .49 .25 1.2 1.9 2.2 3.3 3.1 4.2 11 .87 .00 .40
CFSM .41 .06 .38 .17 .79 .39 2.17 2.55 1.74 2.38 .31 1.50
IN. .47 .07 .43 .19 .85 .45 2.43 2.94 1.94 2.75 .35 1.67

e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1967 - 2000, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 12.1 18.2 19.4 16.8 24.2 36.3 40.8 25.2 22.1 16.4 16.6 15.8
MAX 51.4 69.9 79.3 60.3 71.0 119 118 90.5 64.4 55.0 69.7 98.0
(WY) 1987 1986 1983 1999 1997 1979 1999 1996 1969 1969 1987 1986
MIN 2.01 1.24 2.53 2.83 3.28 8.24 7.63 3.48 1.92 1.31 3.40 2.38
(WY) 1989 2000 1977 1977 1978 2000 1989 1992 1988 1991 1991 1982

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1999 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2000 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1967 - 2000
ANNUAL TOTAL 10527.35 8251.55
ANNUAL MEAN 28.8   22.5   22.0      
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 33.2       1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 7.83     1977
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 734          Apr 23 487          Apr 21 734          Apr 23 1999
LOWEST DAILY MEAN .04     Aug 6 .00     Aug 15 .00     A
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM .47     Nov 2 .47     Nov 2 .00     Jun 14 1988
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 634          Apr 21 895      B Aug 14 1987
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 8.36     Apr 21 9.13     Feb 21 1997
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) 1.37 1.07 1.04    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 18.56 14.55 14.15    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 60      53      48         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 7.8   6.5   9.3      
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS .86 1.1   2.2      
A - At times in 1988, 89, 91 and 2000.
B - Gage height, 9.09 ft.


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