Station list
05532500 DES PLAINES RIVER AT RIVERSIDE, IL
LOCATION.--Lat 41�49'20", long 87�49'15", in SW¼SW¼ sec.36, T.39 N., R.12 E., Cook County, Hydrologic Unit 07120004,
on left bank 400 ft downstream from bridge on Barry Point Road in Riverside, 500 ft downstream from Hoffman Dam, 4,000 ft
downstream from Salt Creek, and at mile 44.3.
DRAINAGE AREA.--630 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1943 to current year. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1308.
REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1174: 1944, 1948. WSP 1308: 1944(M). WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and concrete dam. Datum of gage is 594.68 ft above sea level. Prior to Nov. 27, 1946, nonrecording
gage at bridge 400 ft upstream at same datum.
REMARKS.--Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Occasional regulation by gates at Hoffman
Dam. Gage-height telemeter at station.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Flood of Mar. 18, 1919, reached a discharge of 7,450 ft3/s, gage height, 9.48 ft.,
from information furnished by Metropolitan Sanitary District of Greater Chicago.