LOCATION.-- Lat 41°53'18", long 87°36'27" (NAD of 1927), in NE1/4SE1/4 sec.10, T.39 N., R.14 E., Cook County, Hydrologic Unit 07120003, 0.2 mi east of Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, on left downstream side of lock guidewall, 100 ft downstream of the river-side lock gates at the Chicago River Lock and Dam. | |
DRAINAGE AREA.-- Indeterminate. | |
PERIOD OF RECORD.-- | |
STAGE: August 1997 to current year. | |
GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, air-temperature thermocouple, anemometer and rain gage. Datum of gage is 579.48 ft above NGVD of 1929 (Chicago City datum). | |
REMARKS.-- Gage provides stage data to determine Illinois' diversion of Lake Michigan water. | |
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.-- | |
STAGE: Maximum gage height, 4.14 ft, Aug. 16, 1997; minimum, -3.27 ft., Jan. 18, 2002. | |
EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Maximum gage height, 3.74 ft, Aug. 22; minimum, -3.27 ft, Jan. 18. | |
| GAGE HEIGHT (CR10), TAILWATER, in FEET, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2001 TO SEPTEMBER 2002
DAILY MEAN VALUES | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAY | OCT | NOV | DEC | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP |
| 1 | -1.78 | -1.77 | -1.74 | -1.90 | -1.70 | -1.89 | -1.92 | -1.99 | -1.98 | -1.94 | -1.78 | -1.80 |
| 2 | -1.87 | -1.81 | -1.95 | -1.86 | -1.71 | -1.75 | -1.71 | -2.11 | -2.01 | -1.87 | -1.73 | -1.74 |
| 3 | -1.80 | -1.81 | -1.88 | -1.78 | -1.74 | -1.82 | -1.83 | -1.75 | -2.10 | -1.95 | -1.72 | -1.79 |
| 4 | -1.90 | -1.99 | -1.91 | -1.87 | -1.89 | -1.89 | -1.94 | -1.83 | -2.08 | -1.81 | -1.76 | -1.68 |
| 5 | -1.83 | -1.87 | -1.80 | -1.82 | -1.74 | -1.89 | -1.91 | -1.86 | -1.90 | -1.98 | -1.74 | -1.76 |
| 6 | -1.77 | -1.85 | -1.98 | -1.88 | -1.71 | -1.81 | -1.89 | -1.80 | -1.86 | -1.92 | -1.72 | -1.78 |
| 7 | -1.71 | -1.84 | -1.90 | -2.31 | -1.76 | -1.77 | -2.24 | -1.89 | -1.91 | -1.95 | -1.77 | -1.75 |
| 8 | -1.95 | -1.94 | -1.94 | -2.03 | -1.70 | -1.67 | -2.26 | -1.89 | -1.77 | -1.89 | -1.73 | -1.85 |
| 9 | -1.81 | -1.92 | -1.95 | -1.91 | -1.68 | -1.66 | -2.15 | -1.56 | -1.80 | -1.71 | -1.76 | -1.84 |
| 10 | -1.89 | -1.89 | -1.83 | -2.23 | -1.75 | -1.50 | -1.52 | -1.77 | -1.61 | -1.87 | -1.70 | -1.82 |
| 11 | -1.81 | -1.99 | -1.90 | -2.39 | -1.70 | -1.70 | -1.74 | -1.82 | -1.87 | -1.88 | -1.75 | -1.85 |
| 12 | -1.74 | -1.98 | -1.87 | -2.12 | -1.71 | -1.69 | -1.66 | -0.53 | -1.82 | -1.83 | -1.72 | -1.89 |
| 13 | -0.92 | -1.86 | -1.87 | -2.21 | -1.76 | -1.69 | -1.68 | -1.68 | -1.97 | -1.80 | -1.92 | -1.78 |
| 14 | -0.42 | -1.93 | -1.72 | -2.02 | -1.79 | -1.82 | -1.79 | -1.74 | -1.75 | -1.83 | -1.63 | -1.88 |
| 15 | -1.79 | -1.82 | -1.85 | -2.53 | -1.79 | -1.83 | -1.74 | -1.84 | -1.81 | -1.89 | -1.63 | -1.90 |
| 16 | -1.75 | -1.88 | -1.97 | -2.58 | -1.82 | -1.90 | -1.75 | -1.83 | -1.85 | -1.93 | -1.65 | -1.94 |
| 17 | -1.61 | -1.97 | -1.77 | -2.82 | -2.01 | -1.84 | -1.86 | -1.84 | -1.91 | -1.92 | -1.69 | -1.81 |
| 18 | -1.63 | -1.97 | -1.82 | -3.07 | -1.83 | -1.91 | -1.77 | -1.80 | -2.00 | -1.87 | -1.73 | -1.88 |
| 19 | -1.85 | -1.96 | -1.79 | -2.67 | -1.78 | -1.79 | -1.96 | -1.83 | -1.95 | -1.83 | -1.84 | -1.95 |
| 20 | -1.75 | -1.86 | -1.78 | -2.36 | -1.75 | -1.80 | -1.79 | -1.96 | -1.92 | -1.82 | -1.72 | -1.83 |
| 21 | -1.73 | -1.84 | -1.98 | -2.14 | -1.74 | -1.88 | -1.92 | -1.85 | -1.96 | -1.78 | -1.82 | -1.81 |
| 22 | -1.93 | -1.88 | -1.83 | -2.09 | -1.82 | -1.82 | -1.79 | -1.83 | -1.89 | -1.77 | 0.26 | -1.74 |
| 23 | -1.82 | -1.97 | -1.77 | -1.81 | -1.68 | -1.84 | -1.83 | -1.89 | -1.95 | -1.76 | -1.84 | -1.85 |
| 24 | -1.75 | -1.93 | -1.87 | -1.82 | -1.78 | -1.93 | -1.71 | -1.80 | -1.97 | -1.76 | -1.49 | -1.85 |
| 25 | -1.42 | -1.73 | -1.91 | -1.76 | -1.91 | -1.91 | -1.75 | -1.99 | -1.90 | -1.80 | -1.66 | -1.93 |
| 26 | -1.88 | -2.01 | -1.88 | -1.81 | -1.74 | -1.91 | -1.92 | -1.98 | -1.82 | -1.71 | -1.68 | -1.83 |
| 27 | -1.71 | -1.95 | -1.79 | -1.66 | -1.89 | -1.95 | -1.94 | -1.93 | -1.99 | -1.72 | -1.68 | -1.94 |
| 28 | -1.62 | -1.90 | -1.94 | -1.79 | -1.88 | -1.81 | -1.65 | -2.02 | -2.06 | -1.66 | -1.67 | -1.91 |
| 29 | -1.78 | -1.99 | -1.95 | -1.81 | --- | -1.73 | -1.77 | -1.89 | -1.87 | -1.75 | -1.75 | -1.84 |
| 30 | -1.75 | -1.82 | -1.95 | -1.82 | --- | -1.77 | -1.82 | -1.96 | -1.96 | -1.77 | -1.73 | -1.79 |
| 31 | -1.70 | --- | -1.90 | -1.80 | --- | -1.78 | --- | -1.87 | --- | -1.74 | -1.79 | --- |
| MEAN | -1.70 | -1.90 | -1.87 | -2.09 | -1.78 | -1.80 | -1.84 | -1.82 | -1.91 | -1.83 | -1.66 | -1.83 |
| MAX | -0.42 | -1.73 | -1.72 | -1.66 | -1.68 | -1.50 | -1.52 | -0.53 | -1.61 | -1.66 | 0.26 | -1.68 |
| MIN | -1.95 | -2.01 | -1.98 | -3.07 | -2.01 | -1.95 | -2.26 | -2.11 | -2.10 | -1.98 | -1.92 | -1.95 |
| CAL YR 2001 | MEAN -1.90 | MAX 0.20 | MIN -2.77 |
| WTR YR 2002 | MEAN -1.84 | MAX 0.26 | MIN -3.07 |
Table of Contents |
Introduction |
Station Descriptions |
Surface-Water Data |
Ground-Water Data |
Meteorological Data |
Biological Data |