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05531300 SALT CREEK AT ELMHURST, IL



LOCATION.--Lat 41°53'12", long 87°57'34", in SW¼NW¼ sec.11, T.39 N., R.11 E., Du Page County, Hydrologic Unit 07120004, on left bank at upstream side of the Illinois Prairie Path Bikeway bridge in Elmhurst, and at mile 20.1.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--Annual maximum, water years 1961-80. June 1989 to current year.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 655.00 ft above sea level. Prior to October 1, 1996, at site 990 ft upstream at same datum. Prior to June 1, 1989, crest-stage gage at datum 5.49 ft higher.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 2,230 ft3/s, Aug. 27, 1972, gage height, 12.76 ft, present datum; maximum gage height, 13.37 ft, Aug. 21, 1990.


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