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USGS 05536275 THORN CREEK AT THORNTON, IL

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 41°34'05.4",   Longitude 87°36'30"   NAD83
Cook County, Illinois, Hydrologic Unit 07120003
Drainage area: 104 square miles
Datum of gage: 586.05 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1986-09-01  2025-10-25  
 Daily Data
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1948-05-17  2025-10-24  28285 
    Gage height, feet  1989-05-01  2025-10-24  11621 
 Daily Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1948-05-17  2025-05-20 28128 
    Gage height, feet  1989-05-01  2025-05-20 11464 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1948-05  2025-05  
    Gage height, feet  1989-05  2025-05  
 Annual Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1948  2025  
    Gage height, feet  1989  2025  
 Peak streamflow 1947-04-05  2024-04-01  78 
 Field measurements 1954-10-11  2025-08-12  468 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1974-10-09  2021-12-16  304 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2024  19 
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