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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05528500       BUFFALO CREEK NEAR WHEELING, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 42°09'06", long 87°57'26" (NAD of 1927), 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 to current year.
 

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 NGVD of 1929 (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, cubic feet per second, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2003 TO SEPTEMBER 2004
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
 
1 0.95 4.5 8.2 9.3 e4.7 36  49    13    173    4.1   1.0   5.6  
2 0.90 41    8.1 8.6 e3.9 40  40    11    137    3.5   0.92 4.2  
3 5.0   125    7.1 8.0 e3.8 34  33    9.1 70    48      15      3.0  
4 2.1   105    6.3 8.0 e4.6 43  28    8.6 41    95      55      2.4  
5 2.4   113    13    8.9 e4.0 190  25    7.2 29    38      24      2.1  
 
6 1.9   74    12    12    e3.7 184  23    7.5 21    23      13      1.6  
7 1.4   42    11    10    e4.2 153  20    7.4 16    16      7.2   1.2  
8 0.78 27    9.6 e9.0 e4.8 86  18    6.4 13    13      4.8   0.99
9 0.47 19    18    e7.0 e4.5 54  16    6.5 11    16      3.5   0.68
10 0.59 13    109    e6.2 e3.7 42  15    11    43    58      2.4   0.53
 
11 0.72 10    114    e5.5 e3.8 35  13    7.4 62    37      1.9   1.1  
12 1.2   8.9 69    e5.1 e3.7 28  11    11    79    23      1.8   1.5  
13 1.0   6.2 40    e5.2 e3.6 26  10    19    62    14      1.8   0.74
14 20      5.0 30    e5.4 e3.8 28  9.8 55    43    9.9   1.6   1.2  
15 13      4.8 23    e5.0 e3.7 26  9.4 63    31    7.8   1.2   0.56
 
16 6.0   4.6 19    e5.1 e3.6 26  9.0 37    22    5.9   0.99 1.3  
17 4.2   4.5 16    5.7 e3.6 25  12    28    16    4.9   1.2   0.72
18 2.9   78    13    6.3 e3.7 26  11    111    13    4.4   0.76 0.91
19 2.2   89    11    6.8 6.7 27  8.5 112    11    3.5   0.68 0.74
20 1.9   53    10    6.2 22    26  13    111    8.8 3.2   0.42 0.48
 
21 1.1   36    8.8 5.9 28    23  18    165    31    4.0   0.37 0.37
22 1.0   29    7.6 e5.2 27    22  14    187    44    4.7   0.37 0.42
23 1.1   27    8.0 e4.7 39    19  14    190    29    3.6   0.70 0.39
24 1.3   33    7.6 e4.5 50    37  17    161    20    2.5   1.2   0.48
25 4.0   28    7.2 e4.4 45    43  29    92    14    2.1   0.82 0.62
 
26 2.2   22    6.6 e4.6 39    79  22    53    11    1.9   1.2   0.63
27 2.2   16    6.0 e5.2 34    78  16    41    8.4 1.6   2.7   0.46
28 2.0   13    10    e5.8 31    97  13    31    7.3 1.5   47      0.43
29 1.5   11    12    e5.6 29    148  10    25    6.2 1.2   29      0.44
30 1.3   9.4 13    e5.8 ---    118  12    145    5.3 1.1   14      0.43
 
31 1.4   ---    11    e5.4 ---    67  ---    191    ---    0.99 8.1   ---     

TOTAL 88.71 1051.9 645.1 200.4 422.1 1866 538.7 1923.1 1078.0 453.39 244.63 36.22
MEAN 2.86 35.1 20.8 6.46 14.6 60.2 18.0 62.0 35.9 14.6 7.89 1.21
MAX 20 125 114 12 50 190 49 191 173 95 55 5.6
MIN 0.47 4.5 6.0 4.4 3.6 19 8.5 6.4 5.3 0.99 0.37 0.37
CFSM 0.15 1.79 1.06 0.33 0.74 3.07 0.92 3.17 1.83 0.75 0.40 0.06
IN. 0.17 2.00 1.22 0.38 0.80 3.54 1.02 3.65 2.05 0.86 0.46 0.07
e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1952 - 2004, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 9.70 14.9 15.9 13.9 20.9 33.0 35.9 25.4 18.8 11.3 11.1 10.6
MAX 84.3 89.6 92.8 53.1 69.9 147 97.1 116 103 46.1 64.5 65.4
(WY) 2002 1986 1983 1974 1997 1979 1983 1996 1970 1978 1987 1972
MIN 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.04 0.12 4.80 4.26 3.33 0.74 0.06 0.00 0.00
(WY) 1953 1954 1954 1954 1963 1956 1963 1977 1963 1953 1955 1953

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 2003 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2004 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1952 - 2004
ANNUAL TOTAL 5136.33   8548.25
ANNUAL MEAN 14.1     23.4   18.4    
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 32.9     1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 2.00   1963
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 131            May 11 191          May 31 525        Dec 3 1982
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 0.15       Jul 3 0.37     A 0.00   B
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 0.59       Jun 27 0.48     Sep 21 0.00   Aug 22 1952
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW 495          May 20 887        Jul 22 1982
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE 6.38     May 20 7.94   Jul 22 1982
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW 0.23     Sep 15,21,23
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) 0.718 1.19 0.941
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 9.75   16.22 12.78  
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 36        62      44       
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 5.0     9.4   7.8    
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 0.80   1.0   0.50  

A - Aug. 21, 22 and Sept. 21.

B - At times in several years.


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Introduction

Station Descriptions

Surface-Water Data

Ground-Water Data

Meteorological Data

Biological Data