Station list
05528500 BUFFALO CREEK NEAR WHEELING, IL
LOCATION.--Lat 42°09'05", long 87°57'25", in NE¼NW¼ sec.4, T.42 N., R.11 E., Cook County, Hydrologic Unit 07120004,
on left bank at downstream side of bridge on Short Aptakisic Road, 1.0 mi downstream from unnamed tributary, 2.5 mi west of
Wheeling, and at mile 5.0.
DRAINAGE AREA.--19.6 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--August 1952 to current year.
REVISED RECORDS.--WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area. WDR IL-94-2: 1986-93 (P), 1993.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 658.60 ft above sea level (Cook County Highway Department
bench mark).
REMARKS.--Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Gage-height telemeter at station.
DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1997 TO SEPTEMBER 1998
DAILY MEAN VALUES
|
|---|
| DAY | OCT | NOV | DEC | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP
|
|---|
| |
| 1 | .56 | 4.0 | 16 | e5.0 | 8.8 | 18 | 74 | 26 | 4.5 | 34 | .06 | 2.2 |
| 2 | .75 | 2.7 | 16 | 9.4 | 33 | 15 | 69 | 24 | 3.5 | 23 | .06 | 1.6 |
| 3 | .63 | 2.8 | 16 | 19 | 33 | 15 | 52 | 20 | 3.6 | 27 | .01 | 1.4 |
| 4 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 12 | 74 | 20 | 14 | 38 | 18 | 3.8 | 36 | 7.1 | 1.0 |
| 5 | .86 | 4.6 | 11 | 106 | 9.4 | 12 | 29 | 18 | 5.4 | 31 | 6.9 | .74
|
| |
| 6 | .52 | 13 | 7.5 | 115 | 4.2 | 11 | 26 | 17 | 4.8 | 22 | 5.2 | .51
|
| 7 | .49 | 11 | 5.7 | 128 | 3.3 | 10 | 30 | 99 | 4.2 | 21 | 15 | 37 |
| 8 | 1.0 | 9.4 | 4.1 | 105 | 3.2 | 37 | 78 | 156 | 3.3 | 19 | 11 | 24 |
| 9 | 3.1 | 6.4 | 8.2 | 79 | 3.2 | 67 | 123 | 138 | 13 | 14 | 5.6 | 15 |
| 10 | 1.7 | e5.0 | 13 | 39 | 2.8 | 56 | 101 | 79 | 14 | 10 | 3.3 | 9.4 |
| |
| 11 | 1.6 | e4.0 | e21 | 28 | 23 | 45 | 62 | 42 | 25 | 7.8 | 2.3 | 5.8 |
| 12 | 1.1 | e3.5 | e13 | 12 | 65 | 32 | 42 | 33 | 28 | 5.7 | 1.8 | 3.8 |
| 13 | 9.2 | e3.5 | e7.8 | 6.4 | 60 | 27 | 33 | 41 | 27 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 2.9 |
| 14 | 6.3 | e4.0 | e11 | 3.4 | 43 | 24 | 32 | 33 | e35 | 3.8 | 1.2 | 8.3 |
| 15 | 3.6 | e8.4 | e9.5 | e2.0 | 33 | 21 | 34 | 28 | 10 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 13 |
| |
| 16 | 1.9 | e12 | e10 | e1.8 | 30 | 20 | 78 | 23 | 6.9 | 2.5 | .61 | 9.8 |
| 17 | 1.3 | 9.8 | e9.0 | e1.7 | 38 | 31 | 95 | 15 | 5.9 | 2.1 | .51 | 6.4 |
| 18 | .96 | 7.5 | e8.4 | e1.6 | 53 | 110 | 61 | 11 | 14 | 1.7 | .31 | 4.5 |
| 19 | .62 | 6.3 | e7.4 | e1.5 | 48 | 126 | 40 | 8.5 | 27 | 3.1 | .23 | 3.2 |
| 20 | .51 | 5.9 | e6.4 | e1.6 | 38 | 91 | 38 | 7.9 | 26 | 2.2 | .18 | 13 |
| |
| 21 | .44 | e8.4 | e6.0 | e1.7 | 30 | 55 | 73 | 6.3 | 16 | 2.4 | .26 | 13 |
| 22 | .33 | e7.3 | e6.6 | e1.8 | 26 | 42 | 92 | 5.1 | 9.2 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 7.2 |
| 23 | .28 | e5.8 | e6.2 | e1.9 | 24 | 32 | 66 | 4.5 | 5.7 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 4.0 |
| 24 | .73 | e5.0 | 10 | e1.8 | 24 | 28 | 42 | 14 | 4.2 | .94 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
| 25 | .93 | e4.3 | 18 | e1.6 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 10 | 12 | .80 | 8.9 | 3.5 |
| |
| 26 | 15 | e3.9 | 18 | e1.5 | 18 | 23 | 38 | 7.6 | 112 | .54 | 4.4 | 3.1 |
| 27 | 33 | e5.5 | 14 | e1.6 | 20 | 19 | 37 | 5.9 | 107 | .27 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
| 28 | 19 | 7.2 | 11 | e1.7 | 19 | 18 | 31 | 5.1 | 108 | .18 | 8.7 | 1.7 |
| 29 | 11 | 9.4 | e9.0 | e1.4 | --- | 16 | 29 | 6.5 | 79 | .08 | 5.2 | 1.5 |
| 30 | 7.9 | 15 | e7.4 | e1.3 | --- | 14 | 27 | 6.0 | 50 | .07 | 3.1 | 3.8 |
| |
| 31 | 5.6 | --- | e6.0 | e2.6 | --- | 45 | --- | 5.7 | --- | .03 | 2.8 | --- |
| TOTAL | 133.61 | 198.9 | 325.2 | 758.3 | 733.9 | 1099 | 1601 | 914.1 | 768.0 | 282.61 | 108.03 | 207.05
|
| MEAN | 4.31 | 6.63 | 10.5 | 24.5 | 26.2 | 35.5 | 53.4 | 29.5 | 25.6 | 9.12 | 3.48 | 6.90
|
| MAX | 33 | 15 | 21 | 128 | 65 | 126 | 123 | 156 | 112 | 36 | 15 | 37
|
| MIN | .28 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 10 | 26 | 4.5 | 3.3 | .03 | .01 | .51
|
| CFSM | .22 | .34 | .54 | 1.25 | 1.34 | 1.81 | 2.72 | 1.50 | 1.31 | .47 | .18 | .35
|
| IN. | .25 | .38 | .62 | 1.44 | 1.39 | 2.09 | 3.04 | 1.73 | 1.46 | .54 | .21 | .39
|
e Estimated
| STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1952 - 1998, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
|
|---|
| MEAN | 8.11 | 14.9 | 16.6 | 14.0 | 20.9 | 34.1 | 36.0 | 23.6 | 17.4 | 11.5 | 10.9 | 10.1
|
| MAX | 37.9 | 89.6 | 92.8 | 53.1 | 69.9 | 147 | 97.1 | 116 | 103 | 46.1 | 64.5 | 65.4
|
| (WY) | 1987 | 1986 | 1983 | 1974 | 1997 | 1979 | 1983 | 1996 | 1970 | 1978 | 1987 | 1972
|
| MIN | .000 | .000 | .032 | .042 | .12 | 4.80 | 4.26 | 3.33 | .74 | .058 | .000 | .000
|
| (WY) | 1953 | 1954 | 1954 | 1954 | 1963 | 1956 | 1963 | 1977 | 1963 | 1953 | 1955 | 1953
|
| SUMMARY STATISTICS | FOR 1997 CALENDAR YEAR | FOR 1998 WATER YEAR | WATER YEARS 1952 - 1998 |
|---|
| ANNUAL TOTAL | 6654.58 | | 7129.70 | | |
|
| ANNUAL MEAN | 18.2 | | 19.5 | | 18.2 |
|
| HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN | | | | | 32.9 | 1993
|
| LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN | | | | | 2.00 | 1963
|
| HIGHEST DAILY MEAN | 384 | Feb 21 | 156 | May 8 | 525 | Dec 3 1982
|
| LOWEST DAILY MEAN | .28 | Oct 23 | .01 | Aug 3 | .00 | A
|
| ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM | .55 | Oct 19 | .07 | Jul 28 | .00 | Aug 22 1952
|
| INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW | | | 272 | Jun 25 | 887 | Jul 22 1982
|
| INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE | | | 5.05 | Jun 25 | 7.94 | Jul 22 1982
|
| INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW | | | .00 | Jul 27-Aug. 3 | |
|
| ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) | .93 | | 1.00 | | .93 |
|
| ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) | 12.63 | | 13.53 | | 12.59 |
|
| 10 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 32 | | 51 | | 44 |
|
| 50 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 8.4 | | 8.9 | | 7.7 |
|
| 90 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 1.3 | | 1.1 | | .40 |
|
A - At times in several years.