USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
05536340 MIDLOTHIAN CREEK AT OAK FOREST, IL
LOCATION - Lat 41°36'50.8", long 87°43'46.04" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in SE 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.15, T.36 N., R.13 E., Cook County, IL, Hydrologic Unit 07120003, on right bank at downstream side of bridge on Kilbourn Avenue in Oak Forest, and at mile 5.9.
DRAINAGE AREA - 12.6 mi². Revised WSP 1911
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1337: 1951-53: WSP 1911: Drainage area. WDR-US-2007: 1970(M), 1973(M), 1981(P), 1983(M), 1989(M), 1991(P), and 1994-2005.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
DISCHARGE: October 1950 to current. Prior to October 1974, records published with
those for streams in the St. Lawrence River basin (WSP 1307, 1727, 1911, 2111, WDR-IL
1971-74).
STAGE: Water years 1994 to current.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and satellite telemeter. Datum of gage is 619.99 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD -
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 569 ft³/s, Oct. 10, 1954, gage height, 8.49 ft; maximum gage height, 9.00 ft, July 13, 1957, discharge, 550 ft³/s; no flow at times in several years.