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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05530940       SALT CREEK AT PALATINE, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 42°06'38", long 88°03'47" (NAD of 1927), in SW1/4SW1/4 sec. 15, T. 42 N., R. 10 E., Cook County, Hydrologic Unit 07120004, on downstream side of culvert on Chicago Avenue at intersection with Quinten Road in Palatine.

 

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 6.26 mi2.

 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE

 

PARTIAL RECORD: Annual maximum, water years 1961 to 1976; 1978 to 1980.

 

GAGE.-- Crest-stage gage. Datum is 746.26 ft above NGVD of 1929 (746.01 ft NAVD 1988).

 

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 513 ft3/sec, August 26, 1972, gage height, 3.27 ft.




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