Station list
05536235 DEER CREEK NEAR CHICAGO HEIGHTS, IL
LOCATION.--Lat 41°31'15", long 87°35'25", in SE¼NW¼ sec.14, T.35 N., R.14 E., Cook County, Hydrologic Unit 07120003,
on left bank at downstream side of bridge on Joe Orr Road, 0.4 mi east of Cottage Grove Avenue, 1.0 mi north of
U.S. Highway 30, 1.5 mi northeast of Chicago Heights, and at mile 2.8.
DRAINAGE AREA.--23.1 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--May 1948 to current year. Prior to October 1974, records published with those for streams in the
St. Lawrence River basin (WSP 1307, 1727, 1911, 2111, WDR IL 1971-74).
REVISED RECORDS.--WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 615.95 ft above sea level. See WSP 1707 or 1727 for history
of changes prior to Aug. 13, 1958.
REMARKS.--Records fair except those for Oct. 26-29 and those for estimated
daily discharges, which are poor. Undetermined amount of flow
diverted for irrigation. Gage-height telemeter at station.
DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1997 TO SEPTEMBER 1998
DAILY MEAN VALUES
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|---|
| DAY | OCT | NOV | DEC | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP
|
|---|
| |
| 1 | e1.4 | 5.6 | 8.4 | 1.1 | 26 | 5.4 | 94 | 25 | 7.4 | 5.3 | 2.4 | 3.5 |
| 2 | e1.3 | 7.7 | 4.7 | .87 | 72 | 6.4 | 71 | 11 | 8.9 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.4 |
| 3 | e1.4 | 6.0 | 3.3 | 5.4 | 65 | 4.2 | 39 | 6.3 | 9.6 | 4.7 | 2.0 | 4.2 |
| 4 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 234 | 43 | 6.0 | 21 | 5.5 | 10 | 54 | 309 | 4.2 |
| 5 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 237 | 25 | 7.6 | 9.9 | 3.2 | 11 | 18 | 427 | 2.6 |
| |
| 6 | e1.2 | e3.2 | .97 | 237 | 21 | 7.3 | 5.8 | 45 | 11 | 8.9 | 130 | 2.7 |
| 7 | e1.1 | e3.6 | .73 | 120 | 20 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 398 | 11 | 87 | 75 | 44 |
| 8 | 2.7 | e3.1 | .62 | 221 | 17 | 78 | 53 | 420 | 9.6 | 68 | 120 | 16 |
| 9 | 7.1 | e2.8 | .61 | 228 | 14 | 266 | 40 | 155 | 21 | 31 | 59 | 7.3 |
| 10 | e4.5 | e2.8 | 3.7 | 107 | 11 | 129 | 29 | 83 | 12 | 17 | 34 | 6.8 |
| |
| 11 | e1.9 | e5.2 | 8.0 | 63 | 101 | 87 | 12 | 53 | 61 | 11 | 22 | 6.1 |
| 12 | e2.0 | e5.4 | 6.9 | 40 | 180 | 55 | 5.5 | 35 | 80 | 8.7 | 14 | 3.6 |
| 13 | e3.4 | e3.6 | 4.3 | 20 | 81 | 37 | 4.3 | 26 | 36 | 5.8 | 10 | 3.1 |
| 14 | e6.0 | e2.5 | 2.5 | 14 | 47 | 33 | 11 | 18 | 20 | 4.5 | 7.4 | 4.6 |
| 15 | e2.5 | e8.2 | 2.0 | 12 | 26 | 30 | 6.8 | 14 | 16 | 3.5 | 6.0 | 3.9 |
| |
| 16 | e1.7 | e11 | 2.6 | 10 | 18 | 27 | 3.5 | 11 | 13 | 2.2 | 5.0 | 4.1 |
| 17 | e1.7 | e5.5 | 4.4 | 8.7 | 65 | 71 | 1.7 | 9.6 | 9.9 | 2.7 | 4.3 | 3.2 |
| 18 | e1.6 | e4.5 | 6.3 | 7.4 | 167 | 394 | 1.9 | 8.7 | 5.8 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 2.4 |
| 19 | e1.5 | e5.4 | 8.1 | 6.6 | 90 | 275 | 1.9 | 9.5 | 8.9 | 11 | 3.3 | 2.4 |
| 20 | e1.4 | e5.6 | 9.5 | 5.5 | 53 | 128 | 6.0 | 7.9 | 6.2 | 14 | 3.0 | 4.4 |
| |
| 21 | e1.8 | e6.8 | 10 | 5.2 | 33 | 95 | 70 | 7.7 | 4.7 | 5.9 | 3.5 | 1.8 |
| 22 | e1.7 | e5.9 | 15 | 5.3 | 20 | 70 | 52 | 7.2 | 3.6 | 21 | 3.5 | 2.1 |
| 23 | e1.7 | e5.7 | 37 | 5.9 | 17 | 49 | 21 | 6.7 | 3.6 | 40 | 3.8 | 2.5 |
| 24 | e3.9 | e5.5 | 34 | 5.3 | 15 | 35 | 7.7 | 6.9 | 3.1 | 12 | 7.8 | 1.7 |
| 25 | e2.4 | e2.6 | 66 | 4.7 | 14 | 23 | 3.7 | 9.4 | 1.9 | 6.6 | 9.0 | 1.4 |
| |
| 26 | 14 | e2.2 | 51 | 4.3 | 11 | 17 | 4.9 | 7.1 | 47 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 1.1 |
| 27 | 43 | e1.9 | 27 | 4.5 | 9.8 | 11 | 7.7 | 6.2 | 17 | 3.5 | 3.3 | .92
|
| 28 | 13 | e1.2 | 13 | 5.6 | 7.5 | 31 | 2.3 | 7.1 | 12 | 3.2 | 7.4 | 1.0 |
| 29 | 10 | 10 | 7.1 | 8.0 | --- | 20 | 33 | 7.2 | 8.0 | 3.1 | 5.0 | 1.3 |
| 30 | 16 | 14 | 4.2 | 9.8 | --- | 13 | 28 | 8.8 | 10 | 5.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
| |
| 31 | 14 | --- | 1.6 | 12 | --- | 31 | --- | 7.9 | --- | 3.7 | 2.9 | --- |
| TOTAL | 171.1 | 151.3 | 347.23 | 1649.17 | 1269.3 | 2048.5 | 654.0 | 1426.9 | 479.2 | 472.9 | 1293.6 | 149.92
|
| MEAN | 5.52 | 5.04 | 11.2 | 53.2 | 45.3 | 66.1 | 21.8 | 46.0 | 16.0 | 15.3 | 41.7 | 5.00
|
| MAX | 43 | 14 | 66 | 237 | 180 | 394 | 94 | 420 | 80 | 87 | 427 | 44
|
| MIN | 1.1 | 1.2 | .61 | .87 | 7.5 | 4.2 | 1.7 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.0 | .92
|
| CFSM | .24 | .22 | .48 | 2.30 | 1.96 | 2.86 | .94 | 1.99 | .69 | .66 | 1.81 | .22
|
| IN. | .28 | .24 | .56 | 2.66 | 2.04 | 3.30 | 1.05 | 2.30 | .77 | .76 | 2.08 | .24
|
e Estimated
| STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1948 - 1998, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
|
|---|
| MEAN | 7.89 | 15.0 | 19.3 | 18.3 | 26.2 | 39.6 | 34.6 | 23.9 | 19.7 | 9.64 | 7.19 | 7.31
|
| MAX | 55.9 | 78.3 | 83.6 | 74.5 | 119 | 167 | 77.3 | 77.7 | 109 | 57.0 | 43.1 | 59.9
|
| (WY) | 1955 | 1991 | 1983 | 1993 | 1997 | 1979 | 1975 | 1974 | 1993 | 1996 | 1968 | 1993
|
| MIN | .000 | .25 | .59 | .36 | .51 | 3.75 | 3.75 | 2.15 | .61 | .54 | .63 | .030
|
| (WY) | 1957 | 1957 | 1957 | 1984 | 1978 | 1957 | 1963 | 1988 | 1988 | 1988 | 1956 | 1956
|
| SUMMARY STATISTICS | FOR 1997 CALENDAR YEAR | FOR 1998 WATER YEAR | WATER YEARS 1948 - 1998 |
|---|
| ANNUAL TOTAL | 8707.84 | | 10113.12 | | |
|
| ANNUAL MEAN | 23.9 | | 27.7 | | 19.1 |
|
| HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN | | | | | 42.8 | 1993
|
| LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN | | | | | 5.77 | 1963
|
| HIGHEST DAILY MEAN | 760 A | Feb 21 | 427 | Aug 5 | 860 | Jul 13 1957
|
| LOWEST DAILY MEAN | .48 | Aug 10 | .61 | Dec 9 | .00 | B
|
| ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM | .94 | Sep 10 | 1.4 | Sep 23 | .00 | Sep 21 1949
|
| INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW | | | 632 | Aug 5 | 1380 C | Jul 13 1957
|
| INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE | | | 11.25 | Aug 5 | 11.79 D | Nov 28 1990
|
| INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW | | | .46 E | Jan 1 | |
|
| ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) | 1.03 | | 1.20 | | .82 |
|
| ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) | 14.02 | | 16.29 | | 11.21 |
|
| 10 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 51 | | 70 | | 43 |
|
| 50 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 6.3 | | 7.4 | | 5.1 |
|
| 90 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 1.2 | | 1.9 | | .92 |
|
A - Estimated.
B - At times in several years.
C - Gage height, 11.75 ft.
D - Discharge, 809 ft3/s.
E - Result of freezeup.