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USGS 05530100 DES PLAINES R AT ALGONQUIN RD AT DES PLAINES, IL


Cook County, Illinois
Hydrologic Unit Code 07120004
Latitude  42°01'54", Longitude  87°52'41" NAD83
Drainage area 403.8  square miles
Gage datum 610.24 feet above NAVD88
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542025-12-02 11:00:21CSTYesRTMUSGS1187.730.000.30FairDebrisLightNONE
532025-09-10 11:01:09CSTYesRTMUSGS68.47.290.021.00FairVegetationModerateNONE
522025-07-21 12:45:05CSTYesRTM/SRCUSGS3329.04-0.010.30FairVegetationLightNONE
512025-05-22 12:10:23CSTYesRTM/SRCUSGS3008.65-0.010.40GoodDebrisModerateNONE
502025-04-03 12:24:32CSTYesRTM/SRCUSGS77710.910.000.40FairDebrisModerateNONE
492025-02-10 12:21:11CSTYesRTM/SRCUSGS94.77.490.010.30Poor NONE
482024-11-19 11:27:43CSTYesRTMUSGS3388.98-0.010.30FairVegetationModerateNONE
472024-09-12 10:58:15CSTYesRTMUSGS84.37.33-0.011.00FairDebrisModerateNONE
462024-07-10 12:27:19CSTYesRTMUSGS5699.93-0.020.40GoodDebrisModerateNONE
452024-05-20 11:01:28CSTYesRTMUSGS65410.52-0.010.40FairDebrisModerateNONE
442024-04-12 13:02CSTYesRTM/MJDUSGS144013.14-0.01 Good NONE
432024-02-26 14:05:20CSTYesRTMUSGS2108.340.010.40FairDebrisLightNONE
422024-01-29 12:47:24CSTYesRTM/MBPUSGS171014.12-0.010.30GoodDebrisLightNONE
412023-11-20 14:27:23CSTYesRTMUSGS1047.71-0.031.10FairDebrisLightNONE
402023-09-25 09:22:32CSTYesRTM/HCJUSGS1598.520.000.40FairDebrisModerateNONE
392023-08-08 11:32:52CSTYesRTM/LAMUSGS93.07.830.000.50PoorDebrisModerateNONE
382023-07-06 11:38:39CSTYesRTM/HCJUSGS2768.73-0.020.30GoodDebrisLightNONE
372023-06-05 13:04CSTYesMJDUSGS95.67.340.002.00Fair NONE
362023-04-05 12:46:31CSTYesRTM/HJCUSGS236015.540.020.30FairDebrisModerateNONE
352023-04-04 09:09:48CSTYesMJDUSGS149013.030.020.30GoodDebrisLightNONE
342023-03-07 12:35:28CSTYesRTM/MJDUSGS157013.360.030.30GoodDebrisModerateNONE
332023-02-28 09:57:42CSTYesRTM/HCJUSGS225015.040.000.40FairDebrisModerateNONE
322023-02-23 11:00:57CSTYesRTM/HCJUSGS161013.530.030.30GoodDebrisModerateNONE
312023-02-15 11:50CSTYesRTM /SRCUSGS80910.840.000.30GoodDebrisLightNONE
302023-01-20 09:54:32CSTYesRTM/MJDUSGS3819.150.000.30Fair NONE
292022-12-02 12:06:24CSTYesGRA/RTMUSGS1017.51-0.011.00PoorDebrisModerateNONE
282022-10-14 12:40:03CSTYesGRAUSGS1687.91-0.010.30FairDebrisLightNONE
0272022-08-10 12:22:45CSTYesDLSUSGS1807.98-0.02 FairDebrisLightNONE
0262022-05-26 12:08:34CSTYesDLSUSGS4759.51-0.060.30GoodDebrisLightNONE
0252022-03-15 12:33:55CSTYesDLSUSGS2488.36-0.010.30FairClearNONE
242021-11-03 11:43:03CSTYesmbp/graUSGS2748.84-0.020.40FairDebrisModerateNONE
232021-09-22 09:40:10CSTYesMBPUSGS2038.400.000.30FairClearNONE
222021-08-05 10:32:10CSTYesMBPUSGS70.37.630.000.70GoodClearNONE
212021-06-30 07:29:38CSTYesMBPUSGS70610.59-0.020.30GoodClearNONE
202021-04-26 11:07:42CSTYesmbpUSGS1758.240.000.30FairDebrisLightNONE
192021-03-17 08:37:33CSTYesmbpUSGS106011.74-0.010.30GoodClearNONE
182021-02-02 08:54:53CSTYesmbpUSGS2318.450.000.30PoorIceShoreNONE
172020-12-07 11:13:45CSTYesmbpUSGS2028.220.000.30FairClearNONE
162020-10-16 08:21:11CSTYesmbpUSGS84.67.700.000.80GoodDebrisLightNONE
152020-08-18 09:30:42CSTYesmbpUSGS3869.070.000.30GoodClearNONE
142020-06-24 10:23:58CSTYesmbpUSGS1948.340.000.30FairDebrisLightNONE
132020-05-19 13:56:31CSTYesHCJUSGS479020.04 GoodDebrisLightNONE
122020-05-18 12:36:27CSTYesHCJUSGS464020.21 FairDebrisLightNONE
112020-05-04 11:08:38CSTYesSJMUSGS308016.72-0.010.30GoodDebrisLightNONE
102020-03-12 07:50:59CSTYesmbpUSGS81110.760.000.30GoodClearNONE
92020-01-14 13:24:29CSTYesmbpUSGS101011.56-0.010.30GoodClearNONE
82019-12-05 09:44:23CSTYesmbpUSGS76810.76-0.010.30GoodClearNONE
0072019-10-07 14:44:29CSTYesDLSUSGS188014.270.000.30GoodDebrisLightNONE
0062019-09-14 15:23:52CSTYesDLSUSGS346017.540.030.30GoodDebrisLightNONE
0052019-09-13 12:07:05CSTYesDLSUSGS248015.540.030.25GoodDebrisLightNONE
0042019-09-13 11:46:58CSTYesDLSUSGS256015.500.050.30GoodDebrisLightNONE
0032019-08-13 16:37:30CSTYesDLSUSGS1638.20-0.031.25GoodClearNONE
0022019-07-24 15:37:19CSTYesDLSUSGS97011.51-0.060.30GoodDebrisLightNONE
012019-07-02 11:37:04CSTYesBGM/SJMUSGS63810.24-0.020.30GoodDebrisLightNONE