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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
05529500 McDONALD CREEK NEAR MOUNT PROSPECT, IL
LOCATION - Lat 42°05'43", long 87°54'46" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SW 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.23, T.42 N., R.11 E., Cook County, IL, Hydrologic Unit 07120004, on left bank at upstream side of bridge on Camp McDonald Road, 2.5 mi northeast of Mount Prospect, and at mile 2.0.
DRAINAGE AREA - 7.93 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1915: 1958. WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.
Revisions: Datum of gage is 637.90 ft above NAVD88, as determined by a GNSS Levell II survey using GEOID18. Oct. 1, 2000, to June 14, 2022, datum published in error 1.00 ft higher.
Revisions: Datum of gage is 637.90 ft above NAVD88, as determined by a GNSS Levell II survey using GEOID18. Oct. 1, 2000, to June 14, 2022, datum published in error 1.00 ft higher.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
DISCHARGE: August 1952 to current.
STAGE: Water years 1994 to current.
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
DISCHARGE: August 1952 to current.
STAGE: Water years 1994 to current.
GAGE -
Water-stage recorder, satellite telemeter, and crest-stage gage.
Datum of gage is 637.90 ft above NAVD of 1988.
Oct. 1994, moved back to present location.
Mar. 7 to Sept. 30, 1994, at temporary site 50 ft upstream of present location at same datum.
May 1978 to Mar. 1994, at present location.
Prior to May 9, 1978, at site 55 ft downstream of present location at same datum.
REMARKS - Accuracy of records is discussed in the annual Station Analysis archived at the USGS IL Water Science Center.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 806 ft³/s, Aug. 14, 1987, gage height, 8.08 ft; no flow at times in several years.
