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USGS 05527800 DES PLAINES RIVER AT RUSSELL, IL

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 42°29'21.79",   Longitude 87°55'33.3"   NAD83
Lake County, Illinois, Hydrologic Unit 07120004
Drainage area: 123 square miles
Contributing drainage area: 123.0 square miles,
Datum of gage: 661.87 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Daily Data
    Precipitation, total, inches  1989-12-05  2025-10-24  11959 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1967-07-01  2025-10-24  21301 
    Gage height, feet  1987-10-01  2025-10-24  13547 
 Daily Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1967-07-01  2025-07-14 21199 
    Gage height, feet  1987-10-01  2025-07-14 13445 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1967-07  2025-07  
    Gage height, feet  1987-10  2025-07  
 Annual Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1967  2025  
    Gage height, feet  1988  2025  
 Peak streamflow 1960-04-02  2024-07-19  65 
 Field measurements 1961-07-19  2025-09-09  513 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1974-10-01  2001-08-09  354 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2024  19 
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