# # U.S. Geological Survey # National Water Information System # Retrieved: 2025-04-06 16:46:49 EDT # # ---------------------------------- WARNING ---------------------------------------- # Some of the data that you have obtained from this U.S. Geological Survey database # may not have received Director's approval. Any such data values are qualified # as provisional and are subject to revision. Provisional data are released on the # condition that neither the USGS nor the United States Government may be held liable # for any damages resulting from its use. # # More data may be available offline. # For more information on these data, contact USGS Water Data Inquiries. # This file contains the annual peak streamflow data. # # This information includes the following fields: # # agency_cd Agency Code # site_no USGS station number # peak_dt Date of peak streamflow (format YYYY-MM-DD) # peak_tm Time of peak streamflow (24 hour format, 00:00 - 23:59) # peak_va Annual peak streamflow value in cfs # peak_cd Peak Discharge-Qualification codes (see explanation below) # gage_ht Gage height for the associated peak streamflow in feet # gage_ht_cd Gage height qualification codes # year_last_pk Peak streamflow reported is the highest since this year # ag_dt Date of maximum gage-height for water year (if not concurrent with peak) # ag_tm Time of maximum gage-height for water year (if not concurrent with peak # ag_gage_ht maximum Gage height for water year in feet (if not concurrent with peak # ag_gage_ht_cd maximum Gage height code # # Sites in this file include: # USGS 05537980 DES PLAINES RIVER AT ROUTE 53 AT JOLIET, IL # # Peak Streamflow-Qualification Codes(peak_cd): # 1 ... Discharge is a Maximum Daily Average # 2 ... Discharge is an Estimate # 3 ... Discharge affected by Dam Failure # 4 ... Discharge less than indicated value, # which is Minimum Recordable Discharge at this site # 5 ... Discharge affected to unknown degree by # Regulation or Diversion # 6 ... Discharge affected by Regulation or Diversion # 7 ... Discharge is an Historic Peak # 8 ... Discharge actually greater than indicated value # 9 ... Discharge due to Snowmelt, Hurricane, # Ice-Jam or Debris Dam breakup # A ... Year of occurrence is unknown or not exact # Bd ... Day of occurrence is unknown or not exact # Bm ... Month of occurrence is unknown or not exact # C ... All or part of the record affected by Urbanization, # Mining, Agricultural changes, Channelization, or other # F ... Peak supplied by another agency # O ... Opportunistic value not from systematic data collection # R ... Revised # # Gage height qualification codes(gage_ht_cd,ag_gage_ht_cd): # 1 ... Gage height affected by backwater # 2 ... Gage height not the maximum for the year # 3 ... Gage height at different site and(or) datum # 4 ... Gage height below minimum recordable elevation # 5 ... Gage height is an estimate # 6 ... Gage datum changed during this year # 7 ... Debris, mud, or hyper-concentrated flow # 8 ... Gage height tidally affected # Bd ... Day of occurrence is unknown or not exact # Bm ... Month of occurrence is unknown or not exact # F ... Peak supplied by another agency # R ... Revised # # agency_cd site_no peak_dt peak_tm peak_va peak_cd gage_ht gage_ht_cd year_last_pk ag_dt ag_tm ag_gage_ht ag_gage_ht_cd 5s 15s 10d 6s 8s 33s 8s 27s 4s 10d 6s 8s 27s USGS 05537980 2005-02-14 21:00 11500 6,C 539.46 1,2 2005-08-20 0330 539.91 1 USGS 05537980 2006-09-13 09:00 19300 6,C 539.74 1,2 2006-09-13 0830 540.30 1 USGS 05537980 2007-08-24 14:30 27400 6,8,C 540.64 1 USGS 05537980 2008-09-14 15:30 33100 6,C 541.22 1,2 2008-09-14 1630 541.26 1 USGS 05537980 2008-12-28 02:00 28300 6,C 540.49 1,2 2008-12-28 0700 540.62 1 USGS 05537980 2010-07-25 11:00 26400 6,C 540.29 1,2 2010-06-23 1800 540.50 1 USGS 05537980 2011-06-09 13:00 27300 6,C 540.42 1,2 2011-06-09 1100 540.48 1 USGS 05537980 2012-08-26 23:30 12200 6,C 539.38 1,2 2012-05-07 0530 539.71 1 USGS 05537980 2013-04-18 15:00 23500 6,C 540.92 1,2 2013-04-18 1430 541.14 1 USGS 05537980 2014-07-01 07:30 20700 6,C 539.95 2 2014-07-01 0500 540.11 1 USGS 05537980 2015-06-16 09:00 20800 6,C 540.37 2 2015-06-16 0830 540.57 1 USGS 05537980 2016-05-12 04:30 17600 6,C 540.06 2 2015-12-29 1300 540.32 1 USGS 05537980 2017-05-01 12:30 22900 6,C 540.51 USGS 05537980 2018-02-21 08:20 27300 6,C 540.94 USGS 05537980 2019-05-01 12:20 27900 6,C 541.30 2 2019-05-02 1140 541.30 USGS 05537980 2020-05-18 04:30 33000 6,C 541.72 2 2020-05-18 0530 541.78 USGS 05537980 2021-06-26 14:50 18100 6,C 540.08 2 2021-06-29 1140 540.10 USGS 05537980 2022-05-04 14:45 14800 6,C 539.94 2 2022-05-04 1600 539.99 USGS 05537980 2023-07-02 23:45 16500 6,C 539.85 2 2023-03-07 2200 540.03 USGS 05537980 2024-07-15 20:15 14100 6,C 539.65 2 2024-01-29 1030 540.00