USGS Surface Water for USA: Peak Streamflow

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Peak Streamflow for the Nation

USGS 05536118 NB CHICAGO RIVER AT GRAND AVENUE AT CHICAGO, IL

Cook County, Illinois

Hydrologic Unit Code 07120003

Latitude 41°53'30.2", Longitude 87°38'31" NAD83

Drainage area 179 square miles

Gage datum 579.20 feet above NAVD88

Water Year	Date	Gage Height (feet)	Stream- flow (cfs)
2007	2007-08-23	2.40	8,210^6,C
2008	2008-09-13	3.43	9,600^6,C
2009	2009-06-19	0.13²	8,680^6,C
2010	2010-07-24	4.07²	11,400^6,C
2014	2014-06-30

Peak Gage-Height Qualification Codes.

Peak Streamflow Qualification Codes.

6 -- Discharge affected by Regulation or Diversion
C -- All or part of the record affected by Urbanization, Mining, Agricultural changes, Channelization, or other

U.S. Department of the Interior | U.S. Geological Survey
Title: Surface Water for USA: Peak Streamflow
URL: https://nwis.waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/peak?

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Page Last Modified: 2025-03-03 01:48:16 EST
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