Station list
05529500 McDONALD CREEK NEAR MOUNT PROSPECT, IL
LOCATION.--Lat 42°05'43", long 87°54'46", in SW¼SE¼ sec.23, T.42 N., R.11 E., Cook County, Hydrologic Unit 07120004,
on left bank at upstream side of bridge on Camp McDonald Road, 2.5 mi northeast of Mount Prospect, and at mile 2.0.
DRAINAGE AREA.--7.93 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--August 1952 to current year.
REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1915: 1958. WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 638.12 ft above sea level (Cook County Highway Department
bench mark). Prior to May 9, 1978, at site 55 ft downstream at same datum. Mar. 7 to Sept. 30, 1994, at temporary site 50 ft
upstream at same datum.
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 | .57 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 13 | 4.3 | 26 | 5.9 | 1.6 | 5.3 | .54 | 1.6 |
| 2 | .48 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 22 | 3.8 | 19 | 5.1 | 1.2 | 3.5 | .56 | 1.3 |
| 3 | .40 | 1.6 | 4.0 | 11 | 15 | 3.9 | 12 | 4.6 | 1.0 | 4.8 | .65 | 1.2 |
| 4 | .41 | 1.4 | 3.8 | 27 | 12 | 3.9 | 8.5 | 4.3 | .97 | 6.7 | 5.7 | 1.1 |
| 5 | .48 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 30 | 9.4 | 3.4 | 6.6 | 5.8 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 5.8 | 1.1 |
| |
| 6 | .53 | 6.3 | 2.0 | 33 | 7.8 | 3.3 | 5.4 | 8.6 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 5.3 | 1.2 |
| 7 | .51 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 36 | 6.7 | 3.1 | 9.1 | 73 | 1.0 | 10 | 9.2 | 30 |
| 8 | .48 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 29 | 6.0 | 25 | 39 | 58 | .94 | 6.1 | 11 | 13 |
| 9 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 31 | 5.4 | 31 | 36 | 25 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 5.7 | 6.3 |
| 10 | .85 | 1.6 | 6.7 | 19 | 5.2 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 4.2 |
| |
| 11 | .62 | 1.4 | 9.6 | 14 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 7.9 | 15 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.9 |
| 12 | .58 | 1.2 | 6.3 | 11 | 26 | 11 | 9.8 | 6.3 | 11 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| 13 | 5.3 | 1.2 | 3.4 | e7.6 | 16 | 8.9 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 17 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
| 14 | 3.6 | 1.3 | 4.3 | e7.0 | 11 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 6.2 | 6.9 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 5.3 |
| 15 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 3.8 | e6.6 | 8.0 | 7.1 | 9.2 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 12 |
| |
| 16 | 1.5 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 5.9 | 7.6 | 6.8 | 18 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 5.4 |
| 17 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 3.2 |
| 18 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 3.3 | e4.5 | 23 | 56 | 8.4 | 2.7 | 7.8 | 1.2 | .88 | 2.4 |
| 19 | .96 | 2.1 | 2.9 | e4.2 | 14 | 37 | 6.4 | 2.4 | 16 | 1.7 | .77 | 1.9 |
| 20 | .79 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 9.5 | 24 | 9.9 | 2.1 | 6.2 | 1.5 | .72 | 3.9 |
| |
| 21 | .69 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 7.5 | 17 | 28 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 1.4 | .79 | 5.2 |
| 22 | .58 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 5.9 | 11 | 23 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 8.1 | 2.8 |
| 23 | .60 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 8.7 | 15 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 8.2 | 1.9 |
| 24 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 4.4 | 6.1 | 7.3 | 11 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 6.1 | 1.9 |
| 25 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 6.6 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 6.4 | 8.0 | 2.5 | 3.2 | .91 | 12 | 1.5 |
| |
| 26 | 13 | 1.2 | 5.4 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 6.0 | 11 | 2.0 | 53 | .84 | 4.6 | 1.4 |
| 27 | 26 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 6.6 | 5.2 | 9.3 | 1.8 | 30 | .78 | 3.0 | 1.1 |
| 28 | 9.7 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 1.8 | 46 | .74 | 8.1 | .90
|
| 29 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 3.1 | e7.0 | --- | 5.5 | 8.0 | 2.5 | 21 | .65 | 4.4 | .93
|
| 30 | 3.8 | 5.5 | 2.9 | e7.2 | --- | 4.9 | 6.6 | 2.4 | 11 | .59 | 2.7 | 2.0 |
| |
| 31 | 3.0 | --- | 2.4 | 7.5 | --- | 27 | --- | 2.1 | --- | .52 | 2.0 | --- |
| TOTAL | 88.93 | 78.5 | 112.4 | 348.2 | 303.3 | 397.2 | 411.7 | 274.0 | 281.01 | 75.93 | 121.91 | 121.43
|
| MEAN | 2.87 | 2.62 | 3.63 | 11.2 | 10.8 | 12.8 | 13.7 | 8.84 | 9.37 | 2.45 | 3.93 | 4.05
|
| MAX | 26 | 6.3 | 9.6 | 36 | 26 | 56 | 39 | 73 | 53 | 10 | 12 | 30
|
| MIN | .40 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 5.4 | 1.6 | .94 | .52 | .54 | .90
|
| CFSM | .36 | .33 | .46 | 1.42 | 1.37 | 1.62 | 1.73 | 1.11 | 1.18 | .31 | .50 | .51
|
| IN. | .42 | .37 | .53 | 1.63 | 1.42 | 1.86 | 1.93 | 1.29 | 1.32 | .36 | .57 | .57
|
e Estimated
| STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1952 - 1998, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
|
|---|
| MEAN | 3.40 | 5.25 | 4.99 | 4.28 | 6.15 | 10.2 | 11.7 | 7.61 | 7.00 | 4.72 | 4.99 | 3.85
|
| MAX | 16.9 | 28.5 | 27.2 | 19.5 | 26.5 | 36.2 | 32.3 | 31.3 | 33.5 | 26.2 | 39.7 | 23.9
|
| (WY) | 1955 | 1986 | 1983 | 1974 | 1997 | 1979 | 1983 | 1996 | 1970 | 1957 | 1987 | 1972
|
| MIN | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 1.58 | 2.05 | 1.46 | .50 | .019 | .000 | .000
|
| (WY) | 1953 | 1954 | 1954 | 1954 | 1954 | 1956 | 1989 | 1988 | 1963 | 1953 | 1953 | 1953
|
| SUMMARY STATISTICS | FOR 1997 CALENDAR YEAR | FOR 1998 WATER YEAR | WATER YEARS 1952 - 1998 |
|---|
| ANNUAL TOTAL | 2226.79 | | 2614.51 | | |
|
| ANNUAL MEAN | 6.10 | | 7.16 | | 6.18 |
|
| HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN | | | | | 11.7 | 1972
|
| LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN | | | | | 1.17 | 1963
|
| HIGHEST DAILY MEAN | 222 | Feb 21 | 73 | May 7 | 476 | Aug 14 1987
|
| LOWEST DAILY MEAN | .40 | Sep 15, Oct 3 | .40 | Oct 3 | .00 | A
|
| ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM | .46 | Sep 9 | .47 | Oct 2 | .00 | Sep 12 1952
|
| INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW | | | 111 | May 7 | 806 | Aug 14 1987
|
| INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE | | | 3.83 | May 7 | 8.08 | Aug 14 1987
|
| INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW | | | .33 | Oct 3,4,5 | |
|
| ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) | .77 | | .90 | | .78 |
|
| ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) | 10.45 | | 12.26 | | 10.58 |
|
| 10 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 10 | | 17 | | 14 |
|
| 50 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 2.9 | | 4.0 | | 2.2 |
|
| 90 PERCENT EXCEEDS | .88 | | 1.0 | | .01 |
|
A - At times in several years.