USGS Surface Water for USA: Peak Streamflow

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Peak Streamflow for the Nation

USGS 05528470 BUFFALO CREEK AT LONG GROVE, IL

Lake County, Illinois

Hydrologic Unit Code 07120004

Latitude 42°10'38", Longitude 87°59'57" NAD27

Drainage area 7.88 square miles

Gage datum 719.89 feet above NGVD29

Water Year	Date	Gage Height (feet)	Stream- flow (cfs)
1961	1961-09-24	1.26	102
1962	1962-03-19	1.88	204
1963	1963		55.0^4,Bm
1964	1964-04-05		118²
1965	1965-04-01	1.60	152
1966	1966-02-10	1.88	204
1967	1967-06-10	2.44	340
1968	1968-08-16	1.38	126
1969	1969-06-08	1.96	221
1970	1970-06-02	2.65	403
1971	1971-02-19	1.99	227
1972	1972-08-25	3.03	539
1973	1973-04-22	2.60	387
1974	1974-01-27	2.15	264
1975	1975-04-27	2.28	296
1976	1976-03-04	2.72	426

Peak Streamflow Qualification Codes.

2 -- Discharge is an Estimate
4 -- Discharge less than indicated value, which is Minimum Recordable Discharge at this site
Bm -- Month of occurrence is unknown or not exact

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: 2024-09-20 09:24:40 EDT
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