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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05531500       SALT CREEK AT WESTERN SPRINGS, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 41°49'33", long 87°54'01" (NAD of 1983), in NE1/4SE1/4 sec.31, T.39 N., R.12 E., Cook County, Hydrologic Unit 07120004, on left pier at upstream side of bridge on Wolf Road, in Cook County Forest Preserve, 0.5 mi north of Western Springs, and at mile 8.8.
 

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 115 mi2.
 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
 

DISCHARGE: October 1945 to current year.
 

STAGE: Water years 1994 to current year.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

CHEMICAL: Water years 1978-91 and 1999 to current year.
 

DISSOLVED OXYGEN: Water years 2001-2003.
PH: Water years 2001-2003.
 

SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Water years 2001-2003.
 

TURBIDITY: Water years 2001-2003.
 

WATER TEMPERATURE: Water years 2001-2003.
 

MISCELLANEOUS: Contaminants in streambed sediments, August 1998; contaminants in fish tissue, August 1998.

BIOLOGICAL
 

ALGAE: Water years 1989-90, 1999, and 2002-05.
 

BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATES: Water years 1999 and 2002-05.
 

FISH: Water years 1999-2000 and 2002-05.
 

HABITAT: Water years 1999-2000 and 2002-05.
 

REVISED RECORDS.-- WSP 1915: Drainage area. WRD IL-87-2: Drainage area. WRD IL-97-2: July 21 - Sept. 26, 1996.
 

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 624.93 ft above NGVD of 1929 (624.64 ft NAVD 1988). Prior to July 26, 1946, nonrecording gage at same site and datum.
 

REMARKS.-- Occasional regulation by sewage treatment plants upstream from station. Since May 28, 1996, some flow temporarily diverted for flood control to Elmhurst Quarry Flood Control Reservoir 12.3 miles upstream from gage.
 

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 3,540 ft3/s, Aug. 17, 1987, gage height, 10.54 ft; minimum, no flow, May 27, 1998, due to bridge construction.
 

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records fair except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor.
Discharge, cubic feet per second, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2004 TO SEPTEMBER 2005
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
 
1 e43  177  345  76  69  233  199  75  53  55  e49  e41 
2 95  391  243  227  67  202  358  69  45  50  e47  e39 
3 e55  250  187  274  69  158  376  66  49  46  e45  e34 
4 e54  307  142  287  91  143  296  62  90  50  e43  e33 
5 e52  261  128  221  129  140  255  60  103  74  e43  e32 
 
6 e48  175  179  195  210  129  214  60  65  69  e43  e33 
7 e46  126  514  161  336  139  191  60  61  64  e42  e38 
8 e108  99  616  135  403  127  170  59  53  58  e41  e42 
9 e100  75  455  121  338  133  131  58  52  50  e44  e43 
10 e110  70  257  113  273  114  103  68  54  40  e60  e41 
 
11 e76  68  200  140  223  142  96  115  46  45  e105  e37 
12 e66  62  160  576  198  116  189  134  44  44  e130  e36 
13 e60  58  137  1250  243  122  298  124  45  43  e125  e38 
14 e58  56  110  1030  618  96  240  105  50  50  e110  e43 
15 e56  57  93  827  611  104  181  94  44  40  e76  e50 
 
16 e56  57  88  427  538  86  141  80  45  36  e62  e58 
17 e54  59  83  251  370  82  124  69  42  34  e66  e45 
18 e49  64  76  202  284  82  112  61  40  34  e100  e49 
19 e47  143  76  158  224  96  99  314  42  34  e150  e66 
20 e48  156  69  130  208  96  97  281  37  66  e300  e62 
 
21 e48  134  68  115  260  120  86  248  46  76  e230  e64 
22 e52  102  63  e108  242  118  165  210  40  60  e160  e80 
23 198  85  e59  e101  206  114  213  158  45  55  e110  e94 
24 174  101  e57  e96  169  100  164  102  44  52  e84  e86 
25 e120  168  e56  e92  144  141  124  83  42  98  e64  e83 
 
26 e90  155  e54  e86  143  134  100  71  44  e130  e50  e79 
27 e74  370  e52  e83  127  116  88  62  46  e140  e47  e78 
28 e65  454  e51  e79  228  101  84  59  54  e110  e46  e87 
29 e113  299  e51  75  ---  95  108  56  50  e80  e45  e93 
30 e105  228  52  72  ---  117  83  51  56  e60  e44  e99 
 
31 e95  ---  70  73  ---  257  ---  51  ---  e54  e43  --- 

TOTAL 2415 4807 4791 7781 7021 3953 5085 3165 1527 1897 2604 1703
MEAN 77.9 160 155 251 251 128 170 102 50.9 61.2 84.0 56.8
MAX 198 454 616 1250 618 257 376 314 103 140 300 99
MIN 43 56 51 72 67 82 83 51 37 34 41 32
CFSM 0.68 1.39 1.34 2.18 2.18 1.11 1.47 0.89 0.44 0.53 0.73 0.49
IN. 0.78 1.55 1.55 2.52 2.27 1.28 1.64 1.02 0.49 0.61 0.84 0.55
e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1946 - 2005, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 92.1 111 110 114 137 209 232 173 139 95.6 112 90.8
MAX 515 457 500 368 444 809 565 480 388 288 795 414
(WY) 2002 1986 1983 1993 1997 1979 1983 1996 1996 1978 1987 1972
MIN 3.34 5.55 8.14 5.79 12.4 46.1 41.8 24.8 25.6 10.6 3.08 3.33
(WY) 1949 1949 1954 1954 1954 1956 1946 1946 1956 1946 1948 1952

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 2004 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2005 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1946 - 2005
ANNUAL TOTAL 59905      46749         
ANNUAL MEAN 164      128          135         
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 250          1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 36.6       1953
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 1040          Jun 1 1250              Jan 13 3220          Aug 17 1987
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 40          A 32      B     Sep 5 1.0       Aug 27 1950
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 41          Sep 23 36              Sep 1 2.1       Oct 15 1948
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW 1390              Jan 13 3540          Aug 17 1987
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE 7.69         Jan 13 10.54     Aug 17 1987
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW 2.4   C     Jul 16 0.00 D May 27 1998
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) 1.42 1.11     1.17    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 19.38 15.12     15.90    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 359      256          303         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 101      86          77         
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 55      44          16         

A - Jan. 22; Sept. 24-27, estimated.

B - Estimated.

C - But may have been less during periods of estimated discharges in October, July, August, and September.

D - Due to bridge construction.


Table of Contents

Introduction

Station Descriptions

Surface-Water Data

Ground-Water Data

Meteorological Data

Biological Data