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USGS Daily Statistics for Illinois

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USGS 05528000 DES PLAINES RIVER NEAR GURNEE, IL


Lake County, Illinois
Hydrologic Unit Code 07120004
Latitude  42°20'38", Longitude  87°56'28" NAD83
Drainage area 232  square miles
Gage datum 650.07 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 1976-10-01 -> 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
1 236 214 378 516 478 269 217 116 122 167 159 218
2 223 212 385 529 477 261 202 106 117 168 170 236
3 216 214 385 543 456 251 195 106 116 170 171 257
4 217 221 389 541 422 242 190 107 115 165 169 263
5 214 226 399 533 391 240 180 111 112 158 172 260
6 202 230 399 529 358 236 171 116 102 155 172 254
7 189 232 397 510 333 231 166 123 96 152 166 252
8 178 234 404 497 315 231 158 120 93 151 160 251
9 171 242 429 508 317 237 166 110 94 144 161 249
10 168 242 466 508 323 247 175 105 100 140 168 242
11 170 240 502 516 327 257 173 97 108 140 173 238
12 176 240 522 521 330 271 205 93 124 136 174 239
13 185 240 555 515 354 287 216 88 151 132 170 235
14 188 236 585 520 369 299 216 91 165 147 164 235
15 182 235 594 547 396 304 221 93 166 149 160 238
16 177 233 589 560 385 301 232 91 162 141 158 236
17 181 237 574 548 373 291 223 98 160 138 153 229
18 179 240 558 553 391 269 216 113 164 136 155 218
19 176 255 543 544 392 264 217 126 168 132 157 205
20 181 280 533 546 389 271 206 140 159 127 159 201
21 180 312 524 539 387 277 198 142 154 119 157 197
22 188 324 508 518 392 286 199 146 149 114 153 193
23 193 336 493 510 395 286 204 156 153 128 154 193
24 199 351 484 487 389 277 202 167 147 133 154 193
25 201 358 472 457 377 268 183 169 167 140 156 196
26 202 358 462 445 362 261 169 171 182 143 163 201
27 199 369 457 437 348 263 161 170 193 148 182 214
28 197 373 462 434 330 252 165 169 190 147 202 228
29 197 284 466 443 313 239 161 164 187 146 206 240
30 202   467 461 294 231 146 147 181 150 209 242
31 208   491   282   133 132   154   246