Station list
05528000 DES PLAINES RIVER NEAR GURNEE, IL
LOCATION.--Lat 42�20'39", long 87�56'18", in SE¼SW¼ sec.27, T.45 N., R.11 E., Lake County, Hydrologic Unit 07120004, on
left bank 800 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 120, 2.5 mi southwest of Gurnee, and at mile 94.2.
DRAINAGE AREA.--232 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1945 to September 1958, and annual maximum, water years 1960-68, October 1968 to current
year. REVISED RECORDS.--WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area. WDR IL-76-1: 1960(M), 1962(M). WDR IL-77-1: 1971.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 650.30 ft above sea level (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers bench mark). Prior to
May 26, 1946, nonrecording gage at site 825 ft downstream at same datum. May 27, 1946, to Sept. 30, 1958, water-stage recorder
at site 800 ft downstream at same datum. Dec. 17, 1959, to September 1968, crest-stage gage at site 800 ft downstream at same
datum.
REMARKS.--Records good, except those for estimated daily discharge, which are poor. Effluent from sewage-treatment plants, 0.5
mi upstream, averaged about 54 ft3/s per day, with a maximum of about 81 ft3/s per day in April and a minimum of about
37 ft3/s per day in October. Recording rain gage and gage-height telemeter at station.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 3,530 ft3/s, Sept. 27, 1986, gage height, 11.95 ft; no flow Sept. 26
to Oct. 19, 1956, and part of each day Aug. 27-30, Sept. 1, 2, 1970.