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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05536500       TINLEY CREEK NEAR PALOS PARK, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 41°38'48", long 87°45'59", in SW1/4SE1/4 sec.32, T.37 N., R.13 E., Cook County, Hydrologic Unit 07120003, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 135th Street, 1.5 mi west of State Highway 50, 3 mi southeast of Palos Park, and at mile 1.8.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 11.2 mi2.

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

DISCHARGE: July 1951 to current year. Prior to October 1952, records published with those for streams in the St. Lawrence River basin (WSP 1237).
 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2001.
SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

MISCELLANEOUS: Water year 2000; contaminants in streambed sediments, water year 2000.
BIOLOGICAL
 

BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATES: Water year 2000.
 

FISH: Water year 2001.
 

HABITAT: Water year 2000.

REVISED RECORDS.-- WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area. WDR IL-81-2: 1955(M), 1957(M), 1970(M), 1978(M).

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder and phone telemeter. Datum of gage is 607.40 ft above sea level.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 2,010 ft3/s, July 18, 1996, from rating curve extended above 800 ft3/s on basis of indirect measurement of flow through culvert, gage height, 10.25 ft; maximum gage height, 10.30 ft, Oct. 10, 1954; no flow at times in most 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 1.9 1.9 5.6 e2.1 e45    e9.0 3.3 3.4 59    1.2   1.5 11     
2 1.9 1.8 4.9 e2.1 e25    6.5 3.7 3.0 21    .97 141    4.6  
3 1.9 1.7 3.7 e2.2 e10    5.7 3.3 2.8 12    3.3   76    2.9  
4 67    1.7 3.1 e2.2 e7.5 5.0 2.9 2.5 7.2 5.4   22    2.2  
5 22    1.7 2.7 e2.3 e6.0 4.5 2.7 2.4 79    2.9   8.1 1.6  
 
6 14    1.7 2.4 e2.3 e5.6 4.1 7.7 2.4 59    1.7   4.6 2.1  
7 7.5 19    2.4 e2.3 e8.0 3.6 11    4.8 22    1.7   3.2 9.8  
8 8.2 9.6 2.3 e2.2 62    3.1 5.6 5.1 12    1.3   2.4 4.8  
9 8.4 80    2.4 e2.2 364    2.7 4.9 3.1 7.9 1.1   2.0 9.0  
10 5.2 70    2.2 e2.2 113    2.4 5.0 2.3 5.7 .90 4.0 11     
 
11 3.4 17    e2.4 e2.1 43    2.6 4.8 7.7 4.2 .79 2.6 5.2  
12 3.1 8.6 e3.4 e2.1 22    3.2 18    6.2 12    .74 1.8 3.3  
13 3.0 18    e3.1 e2.1 16    5.0 8.2 3.6 10    .62 2.2 2.8  
14 2.6 14    e2.9 e10    23    4.8 6.0 2.8 8.4 .56 1.8 1.8  
15 2.6 8.0 e2.7 e45    25    16    84    2.5 54    .88 1.3 1.9  
 
16 3.5 5.5 e2.5 e30    18    60    37    2.6 14    .52 5.2 1.8  
17 3.7 4.2 e2.4 e18    12    51    15    2.8 6.2 .49 4.7 1.4  
18 3.4 3.5 e2.3 e13    e8.5 48    9.2 2.8 4.0 .93 6.2 3.7  
19 3.1 e3.2 e2.2 e9.0 6.0 32    6.9 2.0 3.2 1.3   11    90     
20 2.9 e2.9 e2.2 e7.5 5.4 19    14    1.7 2.8 1.1   5.8 22     
 
21 3.4 e2.6 e2.1 e6.0 e4.5 13    64    2.5 9.4 24      3.0 10     
22 4.1 2.5 e2.1 e4.7 3.9 10    71    5.6 9.8 139      2.1 4.6  
23 4.4 2.4 e2.0 e4.2 3.4 8.0 34    3.5 5.0 42      1.6 11     
24 16    2.3 e2.0 e3.8 84    6.5 17    5.5 3.2 20      1.3 20     
25 12    2.3 e1.9 e3.5 180    5.4 10    14    2.7 34      56    6.1  
 
26 5.6 6.0 e1.9 e3.2 48    4.2 7.4 60    2.2 20      36    3.5  
27 4.1 7.3 e1.8 e3.1 20    3.4 5.8 134    1.9 7.3   11    2.2  
28 2.8 6.0 e1.8 e3.0 12    3.4 4.8 38    1.6 4.2   4.6 1.4  
29 2.4 7.5 e1.8 e7.0 ---    3.4 4.5 16    1.5 3.0   2.9 1.1  
30 2.1 6.6 e1.9 e95    ---    3.3 4.6 9.9 1.4 2.4   2.6 .98
 
31 1.9 ---    e2.0 e90    ---    3.3 ---    9.0 ---    2.0   30    ---     

TOTAL 228.1 319.5 79.1 384.4 1180.8 352.1 476.3 364.5 442.3 326.30 458.5 253.78
MEAN 7.36 10.6 2.55 12.4 42.2 11.4 15.9 11.8 14.7 10.5 14.8 8.46
MAX 67 80 5.6 95 364 60 84 134 79 139 141 90
MIN 1.9 1.7 1.8 2.1 3.4 2.4 2.7 1.7 1.4 .49 1.3 .98
CFSM .66 .95 .23 1.11 3.77 1.01 1.42 1.05 1.32 .94 1.32 .76
IN. .76 1.06 .26 1.28 3.92 1.17 1.58 1.21 1.47 1.08 1.52 .84
e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1951 - 2001, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 6.22 9.27 9.90 11.0 13.8 21.0 21.6 14.7 11.8 6.48 5.12 5.42
MAX 87.0 46.2 57.7 43.1 69.8 90.2 50.7 43.5 56.9 58.5 28.3 38.2
(WY) 1955 1991 1983 1999 1997 1979 1970 1991 2000 1996 1987 1993
MIN .000 .17 .15 .062 .19 2.24 1.52 1.79 .67 .15 .003 .000
(WY) 1953 1954 1964 1977 1963 1981 1963 1963 1965 1956 1964 1953

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 2000 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2001 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1951 - 2001
ANNUAL TOTAL 5409.52     4865.68
ANNUAL MEAN 14.8       13.3   11.3  
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 22.7   1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 2.27 1963
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 256              Jun 14 364          Feb 9 891      Oct 10 1954
LOWEST DAILY MEAN .72 A     Jan 28 .49     Jul 17 .00 B
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM .76         Jan 24 .66     Jul 11 .00 Oct 1 1952
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW 473          Feb 9 2010      C, D Jul 18 1996
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE 7.30     Feb 9 10.30 Oct 10 1954
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW .49     Jul 14-18
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) 1.32     1.19 1.01
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 17.97     16.16 13.73
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 36          34      25     
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 3.4       4.2   2.7  
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 1.1       1.8   .19

A- Estimated due to backwater from ice.
B- At times in most years.
C- From rating curve extended above 800 ft3/s on
basis of indirect measurement of flow through culvert.
D- Gage height, 10.25 ft.


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