LOCATION.-- Lat 42°01'01", long 88°00'03" (NAD of 1983), in NE1/4SE1/4 sec.29, T.41 N., R.11 E., Cook County, Hydrologic Unit 07120004, on right bank at upstream side of concrete dam in Busse Woods Forest Preserve, 0.1 mi northwest of Elk Grove Village and at mile 31.8. |
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DRAINAGE AREA.-- 51.9 mi2. |
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PERIOD OF RECORD.-- |
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DISCHARGE: October 2004 to current year. |
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STAGE: June 1992 to current year. |
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PARTIAL RECORD: Miscellaneous discharge measurements, Water years 2003-2004. |
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GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, and concrete dam. Datum of gage is 674.75 ft above NGVD of 1929 (674.47 ft NAVD 1988). |
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EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.-- |
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SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge 799 ft3/s, January 13, 2005, gage height, 13.12 ft; maximum gage height, 14.78 ft, Feb. 21, 1997; minimum recorded gage height, 10.72 ft, Aug. 3, 1998; no flow many days. |
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EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.-- |
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SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum gage height of approximately 16.0 ft was reached during the flood on Aug. 14, 1987, from information furnished by Illinois Department of Transportation. |
Table of Contents |
Introduction |
Station Descriptions |
Surface-Water Data |
Ground-Water Data |
Meteorological Data |
Biological Data |