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USGS Daily Statistics for the Nation

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USGS 05529000 DES PLAINES RIVER NEAR DES PLAINES, IL


Cook County, Illinois
Hydrologic Unit Code 07120004
Latitude  42°05'14", Longitude  87°53'14" NAD83
Drainage area 360  square miles
Gage datum 616.15 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 1940-10-01 -> 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
1 300 267 541 734 673 370 295 144 144 209 218 267
2 297 269 531 753 649 382 281 131 135 204 237 287
3 295 274 532 762 625 379 271 133 139 228 228 308
4 299 272 560 752 582 364 251 149 138 219 220 300
5 291 275 615 728 541 354 224 144 135 209 230 294
6 300 276 621 727 504 329 207 137 122 196 229 282
7 282 279 596 688 477 314 213 145 110 181 216 273
8 269 284 593 654 448 319 215 151 109 178 201 274
9 270 290 604 659 434 351 208 145 117 172 204 265
10 265 307 634 657 452 353 214 141 120 171 221 259
11 265 301 653 647 490 378 217 128 123 188 224 263
12 251 296 668 650 499 359 242 115 150 174 217 275
13 259 302 698 634 502 362 262 114 193 169 214 264
14 264 299 729 626 520 375 259 135 216 202 224 267
15 256 286 758 656 534 386 249 155 213 224 232 288
16 243 274 781 685 527 367 247 140 190 203 230 273
17 254 285 767 688 534 357 243 152 197 185 222 254
18 260 304 756 678 545 347 264 153 209 180 223 238
19 249 348 770 659 531 353 277 166 223 165 229 228
20 252 416 761 666 511 365 260 183 213 157 238 229
21 252 464 749 658 514 353 251 182 206 145 231 230
22 258 492 734 657 509 346 268 192 194 150 218 227
23 271 511 720 658 488 350 301 187 204 189 219 227
24 277 513 695 669 467 356 303 188 198 207 214 227
25 279 513 682 680 453 328 258 176 200 204 208 244
26 276 505 648 671 458 348 213 201 209 196 213 245
27 272 522 637 645 444 349 187 207 205 204 237 269
28 269 541 651 650 427 321 174 197 207 192 275 296
29 265 457 657 642 418 315 176 192 224 183 276 304
30 270   667 656 405 303 170 175 220 192 266 316
31 272   688   379   164 156   200   318