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USGS 05527800 DES PLAINES RIVER AT RUSSELL, IL

PROVISIONAL DATA SUBJECT TO REVISION

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Office of Water Resources


and

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Stormwater Management Commission




NWS River Forecasts

Gage height and discharge data are collected and analyzed in
cooperation with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources;
precipitation data are collected and analyzed in cooperation
with Lake County.


This station managed by the De Kalb Field Office.

Available Parameters Available Period
  
2007-10-01  2026-04-11
1986-09-01  2026-04-11
2007-10-01  2026-04-11







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Summary of all available data for this site
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Precipitation, total, inches
Most recent instantaneous value: 0.00 04-11-2026   11:30 CST
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Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent instantaneous value: 778 04-11-2026   11:30 CST
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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for Apr 11 based on 58 water years of record more
Min
(2012)		 25th
percen-
tile		 Median Mean 75th
percen-
tile		 Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value Apr 11		 Max
(1983)
21.7 82 156 215 343 778 786

Gage height, feet
Most recent instantaneous value: 7.08 04-11-2026   11:30 CST
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