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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05536178       PLUM CREEK NEAR DYER, IN

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 41°28'12", long 87°31'57" (NAD of 1927), in SE1/4SW1/4 sec. 32, T. 35 N., R. 15 E., Cook County, Hydrologic Unit 07120003, at bridge on Steger Road, 1.8 mi southwest of Dyer.

 

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 34.8 mi2.

 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE

 

PARTIAL RECORD: Annual maximum, water years 1966 to 1977.

 

GAGE.-- Crest-stage gage. Datum is 635.87 ft above NGVD of 1929 (635.57 ft NAVD 1988).

 

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 2080 ft3/sec, December 25, 1965, gage height, 9.65 ft.

 

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Flood of October 11, 1954 reached a stage of 11.2 ft, discharge 2,480 ft3/s.




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Ground-Water Data

Meteorological Data

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