Station list
05529000 DES PLAINES RIVER NEAR DES PLAINES, IL
LOCATION.--Lat 42�04'55", long 87�53'25", in SE¼SE¼ sec.25, T.42 N., R.11 E., Cook County, Hydrologic Unit 07120004,
on right bank 50 ft upstream from Dam No. 2 of Cook County Forest Preserve, 0.3 mi downstream from Lake Avenue Bridge,
1.2 mi upstream from Central Road Bridge, 2.5 mi north of Des Plaines, and at mile 69.3.
DRAINAGE AREA.--360 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1940 to current year.
REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 975: 1942. WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and masonry dam. Datum of gage is 626.31 ft above sea level. Prior to Apr. 8, 1941, nonrecording
gage at same site and datum.
REMARKS.--Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Gage-height telemeter at station.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Flood of July 4, 1938, reached a stage of 9.0 ft, from floodmark, discharge, 5,000
ft3/s.