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USGS Daily Statistics for Illinois

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USGS 05530100 DES PLAINES R AT ALGONQUIN RD AT DES PLAINES, IL


Cook County, Illinois
Hydrologic Unit Code 07120004
Latitude  42°01'54", Longitude  87°52'41" NAD83
Drainage area 403.8  square miles
Gage datum 610.27 feet above NAVD88
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00060, Discharge, cubic feet per second,
Day of
month		 Mean of daily mean values for each day for water year of record in, ft3/s   (Calculation Period 2018-10-01 -> 2022-09-30)

Calculation period restricted by USGS staff due to special conditions at/near site
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
1 541 303 580 1,230 1,620 390 588 142 161 491 827 421
2 543 313 596 1,150 1,660 330 492 132 142 465 752 427
3 517 371 597 1,100 1,630 306 476 127 140 855 691 402
4 489 407 614 1,030 1,580 265 408 126 127 802 636 374
5 451 416 623 916 1,500 235 370 137 113 776 584 352
6 412 418 657 781 1,360 211 346 147 125 755 527 338
7 381 414 675 660 1,190 197 335 145 116 725 476 317
8 372 400 665 593 1,000 185 309 160 317 728 434 292
9 325 382 686 572 800 185 276 212 404 681 389 274
10 296 368 834 515 644 200 424 323 370 607 364 272
11 534 352 845 500 541 188 474 325 404 661 390 374
12 556 325 791 515 446 219 390 268 610 753 347 586
13 495 288 759 520 365 184 349 252 1,020 707 314 607
14 445 254 741 508 658 155 325 228 1,340 645 282 561
15 458 247 967 456 1,470 139 323 216 1,400 570 282 519
16 457 264 946 416 1,400 127 524 213 1,340 500 260 474
17 436 535 891 398 1,750 118 497 223 1,270 451 249 428
18 441 467 897 372 2,440 134 625 260 1,200 411 248 390
19 406 383 833 339 2,420 134 584 229 1,100 378 241 356
20 345 331 834 306 2,190 141 430 219 995 338 238 324
21 326 300 819 284 1,950 541 697 195 894 300 300 292
22 307 406 702 272 1,750 322 841 159 870 528 313 262
23 280 497 661 266 1,620 259 617 143 904 482 296 248
24 293 481 664 281 1,740 204 477 194 771 486 288 234
25 365 452 649 272 1,570 554 354 182 635 745 338 220
26 390 428 637 278 1,350 841 269 313 515 672 387 213
27 378 442 600 259 1,100 768 239 307 471 969 459 299
28 353 507 1,170 274 885 527 265 226 663 882 433 266
29 330 356 1,430 681 734 638 260 207 603 875 394 430
30 317   1,420 1,440 598 662 239 205 555 903 367 570
31 307   1,330   483   170 164   898   576