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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05536340       MIDLOTHIAN CREEK AT OAK FOREST, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 41°36'51", long 87°43'46" (NAD of 1927), in SE1/4NW1/4 sec.15, T.36 N., R.13 E., Cook County, Hydrologic Unit 07120003, on right bank at downstream side of bridge on Kilbourn Avenue in Oak Forest, and at mile 5.9.
 

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 12.6 mi2.
 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
 

DISCHARGE: October 1950 to current year. Prior to October 1974, records published with those for streams in the St. Lawrence River basin (WSP 1307, 1727, 1911, 2111, WDR-IL 1971-74).
 

STAGE: Water years 1994 to current year.
 

REVISED RECORDS.-- WSP 1337: 1951-53: WSP 1911: Drainage area.
 

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder and phone telemeter. Datum of gage is 620.41 ft above NGVD of 1929 (Cook County Highway Department bench mark) (620.10 ft

NAVD 1988).
 

REMARKS.-- Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by small industrial plants upstream. Retention pond 1.0 mi upstream detains water during periods of heavy runoff and gradually releases water during recessions. Flow bypassed gage from Nov. 21, 1962, to Mar. 2, 1963, due to diversion 1.0 mi upstream.
 

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 627 ft3/s, Apr. 22, 1973, gage height, 7.67 ft; maximum gage height, 9.00 ft, July 13, 1957, discharge, 550 ft3/s; no flow at times in most years.
 

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records good except those for Oct. 1-6 and 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 e4.0 20    24    4.2 3.2 8.9 23    1.5 1.2   1.6   0.60 0.53
2 12    36    20    25    3.4 7.9 14    1.4 1.4   0.93 0.67 0.53
3 e8.0 11    13    30    3.2 6.5 6.4 1.5 3.1   0.56 0.74 0.51
4 e4.5 40    9.9 37    3.3 5.6 4.6 1.5 4.2   0.58 1.0   0.36
5 e2.5 27    7.9 26    5.3 5.9 3.9 1.6 6.8   0.97 1.2   0.30
 
6 1.6 10    10    18    7.1 5.7 3.6 1.5 3.3   1.4   0.79 0.29
7 1.5 5.7 37    12    9.4 5.5 3.3 1.3 2.5   1.0   0.42 0.39
8 5.7 3.9 45    7.5 13    5.5 3.1 1.1 2.0   0.76 0.30 0.52
9 5.1 3.4 25    4.9 14    5.2 2.8 1.0 1.7   0.71 0.64 0.51
10 2.3 2.6 15    5.1 11    4.9 2.5 1.9 1.5   0.53 0.72 0.50
 
11 2.8 5.9 12    9.5 7.5 4.9 2.3 5.4 1.4   0.52 9.6   0.32
12 2.5 5.6 7.2 33    6.5 5.2 11    5.3 1.0   0.78 7.7   0.29
13 1.6 3.5 5.0 91    6.5 5.2 18    3.8 1.1   1.3   4.6   0.36
14 1.8 2.3 4.6 79    20    5.0 6.4 4.3 3.2   1.0   4.9   3.8  
15 6.7 2.1 6.3 62    22    4.9 4.3 2.4 2.2   0.76 2.9   4.8  
 
16 3.6 2.2 3.7 44    22    4.6 3.9 1.6 1.5   0.70 2.3   19     
17 2.1 2.1 3.3 28    21    4.3 3.7 1.7 1.2   0.49 1.7   4.9  
18 2.1 3.0 3.1 15    19    4.3 3.2 1.5 1.0   0.72 1.8   3.2  
19 2.4 12    2.9 8.0 16    4.5 2.8 19    0.72 0.67 3.7   7.5  
20 2.2 7.9 2.5 e7.0 15    5.0 2.6 11    0.75 1.3   6.9   5.5  
 
21 2.9 4.5 e2.2 e6.0 14    4.7 2.4 4.6 1.6   1.7   3.6   3.4  
22 2.2 3.6 e2.0 e5.6 14    4.2 13    3.4 1.7   1.0   2.6   2.5  
23 17    3.1 e1.9 e5.4 13    5.1 8.6 2.6 1.2   0.68 2.1   1.9  
24 10    3.6 e1.7 e5.2 12    5.4 4.4 2.2 0.98 0.48 1.7   2.1  
25 4.0 13    e1.5 e5.3 10    8.5 7.9 2.0 0.76 2.2   1.3   4.8  
 
26 3.5 11    e1.4 e5.2 7.5 10    6.9 1.6 0.57 8.2   1.1   9.9  
27 6.7 24    e1.4 e4.6 6.0 10    3.8 1.4 0.53 18      0.98 4.9  
28 3.0 30    e1.5 e4.0 8.0 10    2.5 1.4 0.88 4.5   0.74 5.5  
29 7.5 15    e1.7 e3.9 ---    9.1 2.1 1.3 0.98 3.3   0.62 12     
30 6.1 12    e1.9 e3.8 ---    9.3 1.8 1.1 2.2   1.9   0.65 7.4  
 
31 3.9 ---    e2.9 3.6 ---    26    ---    1.0 ---      0.94 0.57 ---     

TOTAL 141.8 326.0 277.5 598.8 312.9 211.8 178.8 92.9 53.17 60.18 69.14 108.51
MEAN 4.57 10.9 8.95 19.3 11.2 6.83 5.96 3.00 1.77 1.94 2.23 3.62
MAX 17 40 45 91 22 26 23 19 6.8 18 9.6 19
MIN 1.5 2.1 1.4 3.6 3.2 4.2 1.8 1.0 0.53 0.48 0.30 0.29
CFSM 0.36 0.86 0.71 1.53 0.89 0.54 0.47 0.24 0.14 0.15 0.18 0.29
IN. 0.42 0.96 0.82 1.77 0.92 0.63 0.53 0.27 0.16 0.18 0.20 0.32
e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1951 - 2005, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 6.90 9.98 10.7 10.4 13.7 21.3 20.7 16.0 13.1 8.96 6.19 7.17
MAX 70.9 40.7 70.9 43.9 68.9 86.9 53.5 46.1 60.0 67.8 22.0 43.6
(WY) 1955 1986 1983 1993 1997 1979 1973 1990 1981 1996 1979 1977
MIN 0.04 0.17 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.13 1.41 1.84 0.88 0.29 0.25 0.11
(WY) 1964 1965 1963 1963 1963 1964 1963 1968 1965 1964 1966 1963

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 2004 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2005 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1951 - 2005
ANNUAL TOTAL 3846.42       2431.50  
ANNUAL MEAN 10.5         6.66   12.1        
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 21.0         1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 2.68       1963
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 142                May 31 91            Jan 13 448            Oct 11 1954
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 0.60   A     Sep 28 0.29       Sep 6,12 0.00       B
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 1.1             Jan 30 0.40       Sep 6 0.00       B
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW 119            Jan 13 627        C Apr 22 1973
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE 3.13       Jan 13 9.00   D Jul 13 1957
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW 0.29       E
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) 0.834     0.529 0.958    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 11.36       7.18   13.02      
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 24            15        30           
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 3.8         3.6     3.6        
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 1.4         0.73   0.59      

A - Estimated.

B - At times in most years.

C - Gage Height, 7.67 ft.

D - Discharge, 550 ft3/s.

E - Several days.


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