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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05528500       BUFFALO CREEK NEAR WHEELING, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 42°09'06", long 87°57'26", 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 1994-2001.

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).

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 887 ft3/s, July 22, 1982, gage height, 7.94 ft; no flow at times in several years.

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor.
DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2000 TO SEPTEMBER 2001
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
 
1 8.1 2.0 12    e7.9 57  28    9.8 3.0 44    1.7   1.3   4.1
2 5.6 2.7 11    e7.8 46  23    8.6 2.6 58    1.5   1.9   3.2
3 6.1 2.5 9.6 e7.8 33  21    7.1 2.2 45    1.4   1.2   3.6
4 30    2.2 8.8 e7.8 24  18    6.7 1.8 33    1.2   .90 3.1
5 24    1.9 8.0 e7.8 19  16    10    1.7 42    .81 .97 1.7
 
6 21    15    7.9 e8.4 17  13    17    1.8 46    .68 .70 4.1
7 15    68    7.5 e8.9 17  13    15    6.5 37    15      .35 5.7
8 12    53    6.2 e9.1 45  14    9.2 6.8 29    9.3   .28 6.5
9 8.8 103    6.0 e8.9 195  12    17    4.3 23    4.5   15      11   
10 6.6 118    5.8 e8.4 193  11    17    32    16    2.6   19      9.6
 
11 5.2 85    e5.8 e8.4 169  11    25    164    14    1.5   9.3   8.9
12 4.3 48    e6.0 e8.8 96  13    68    138    64    1.0   4.9   6.4
13 3.8 39    e6.5 e12    53  16    44    82    56    .77 4.0   4.5
14 3.5 31    e7.0 18    48  15    26    46    35    1.3   3.9   3.1
15 3.3 23    e7.3 28    43  32    20    35    26    1.5   2.7   2.2
 
16 2.8 18    e7.4 35    36  58    15    27    20    1.0   16      1.9
17 2.6 15    e7.2 34    30  56    13    21    15    7.3   11      2.0
18 2.4 13    e7.3 29    27  50    9.3 15    18    3.2   7.1   4.3
19 2.2 11    e7.4 25    17  46    6.8 12    14    3.0   13      309   
20 2.2 10    e7.5 20    16  41    11    10    11    2.6   7.5   204   
 
21 2.0 9.6 e7.6 20    16  35    18    17    11    1.9   5.7   200   
22 2.1 8.0 e7.2 14    13  29    17    17    11    9.6   34      153   
23 1.9 6.7 e7.1 11    12  25    18    18    9.1 36      89      110   
24 2.3 6.2 e6.4 11    43  22    14    22    7.3 46      37      78   
25 2.2 6.9 e6.1 12    104  18    9.7 23    5.6 29      44      53   
 
26 2.7 12    e6.1 9.3 79  16    7.3 27    4.2 15      47      40   
27 3.2 13    e6.2 8.6 49  12    5.5 57    3.8 8.4   28      28   
28 2.9 12    e6.3 9.9 36  11    4.5 46    3.3 5.1   18      21   
29 2.8 13    e6.6 19    ---  9.6 3.5 31    3.0 3.4   13      15   
30 2.7 12    e7.6 60    ---  9.2 3.2 22    2.4 2.5   9.2   12   
 
31 2.6 ---    e8.2 69    ---  9.8 ---    22    ---    1.9   6.6   ---   

TOTAL 196.9 760.7 227.6 544.8 1533 703.6 456.2 914.7 706.7 220.66 452.50 1308.9
MEAN 6.35 25.4 7.34 17.6 54.8 22.7 15.2 29.5 23.6 7.12 14.6 43.6
MAX 30 118 12 69 195 58 68 164 64 46 89 309
MIN 1.9 1.9 5.8 7.8 12 9.2 3.2 1.7 2.4 .68 .28 1.7
CFSM .32 1.29 .37 .90 2.79 1.16 .78 1.51 1.20 .36 .74 2.23
IN. .37 1.44 .43 1.03 2.91 1.34 .87 1.74 1.34 .42 .86 2.48
e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1952 - 2001, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 8.43 14.9 16.1 14.5 21.5 33.1 36.8 23.8 18.4 11.4 10.7 11.0
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 2000 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2001 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1952 - 2001
ANNUAL TOTAL 6749.15 8026.26
ANNUAL MEAN 18.4   22.0   18.4  
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 32.9   1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 2.00 1963
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 225          Apr 21 309          Sep 19 525      Dec 3 1982
LOWEST DAILY MEAN .14     Sep 10 .28     Aug 8 .00 A
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM .37     Sep 4 .90     Aug 2 .00 Aug 22 1952
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW 680          Sep 19 887      Jul 22 1982
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE 7.25     Sep 19 7.94 Jul 22 1982
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW .08     Aug 9
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) .94 1.12 .94
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 12.81 15.23 12.72
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 46      48      44     
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 8.0   11      7.8  
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 1.5   2.2   .40

A - At times in several years.


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Introduction

Station Descriptions

Surface-Water Data

Ground-Water Data

Meteorological Data

Biological Data