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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05534600       NORTH BRANCH CHICAGO RIVER AT NORTHFIELD, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 42°06'05", long 87°46'26" (NAD of 1927), in NE1/4SE1/4 sec. 24, T. 42 N., R. 12 E., Cook County, Hydrologic Unit 07120003, on downstream side of bridge on Willow Road at Northfield, about 1.5 mi southwest of Winnetka.

 

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 23.8 mi2.

 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE

 

PARTIAL RECORD: Annual maximum, water years 1960 to 1976; 1978 to 1980.

 

GAGE.-- Crest-stage gage. Datum is 622.68 ft above NGVD of 1929 (622.48 ft NAVD 1988).

 

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 481 ft3/sec, April 25, 1976, gage height, 2.33 ft.




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