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USGS Surface-Water Daily Statistics for Illinois

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USGS 05528000 DES PLAINES RIVER NEAR GURNEE, IL


Lake County, Illinois
Hydrologic Unit Code 07120004
Latitude  42°20'38", Longitude  87°56'28" NAD83
Drainage area 232  square miles
Gage datum 650.07 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 1976-10-01 -> 2025-09-30)

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
1 233 211 374 511 471 265 217 116 122 167 159 215
2 220 208 380 525 470 257 202 106 117 168 170 233
3 213 211 379 541 451 251 195 106 116 170 171 253
4 214 217 383 542 418 242 190 107 115 165 169 259
5 211 222 395 534 387 240 180 111 112 158 172 256
6 199 227 397 531 354 236 171 116 102 155 172 250
7 186 228 396 512 329 231 166 123 96 152 166 248
8 176 230 403 499 311 231 158 120 93 151 160 247
9 169 238 427 509 313 237 166 110 94 144 161 245
10 166 238 463 508 318 247 175 105 100 140 168 238
11 167 235 498 515 322 257 173 97 108 140 173 235
12 173 236 516 518 325 271 205 93 124 136 174 235
13 182 236 547 510 348 287 216 88 151 132 168 232
14 185 232 577 514 363 299 216 91 165 147 163 231
15 179 231 585 540 389 304 221 93 166 149 160 235
16 174 229 581 552 379 301 232 91 162 141 158 233
17 178 233 567 540 366 291 223 98 160 138 153 226
18 176 236 551 544 384 269 216 113 164 136 155 215
19 173 251 536 536 385 264 217 126 168 132 157 202
20 178 275 527 538 383 271 206 140 159 127 159 199
21 177 307 519 531 381 277 198 142 154 119 157 195
22 185 318 504 510 387 286 199 146 149 114 154 190
23 189 330 489 503 390 286 204 156 153 128 155 190
24 196 344 481 480 384 277 202 167 147 133 155 190
25 197 352 468 450 372 268 183 169 167 140 156 193
26 199 352 458 439 357 261 169 171 182 143 162 198
27 196 364 452 430 343 263 161 170 193 148 181 211
28 194 369 457 427 325 252 165 169 190 147 201 225
29 194 284 462 435 309 239 161 164 187 146 204 237
30 199   463 453 290 231 146 147 181 150 207 239
31 205   487   278   133 132   154   243