USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
05530100 DES PLAINES R AT ALGONQUIN RD AT DES PLAINES, IL
LOCATION - Lat 42°01'54", long 87°52'41" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in NW 1/4 NE 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.21, T.41 N., R.12 E., Cook County, IL, Hydrologic Unit 07120004, in the center of Algonquin Rd bridge, .7 miles downstream of Weller Creek, 5.1 miles downstream of 05529000 Des Plaines R at Des Plaines, and at mile 64.2
REVISIONS HISTORY - Revisions: Gage datum was updated to 610.24 ft NAVD88 on May 30, 2023, based on a GNSS Level II survey using GEOID18.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
DISCHARGE: June 2019 to current.
STAGE: June 2019 to current.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder, satellite telemeter, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 610.24 ft above NAVD of 1988.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 4,840 ft³/s, May 18, 2020, gage height, 20.24 ft, minimum discharge, 32.7 ft³/s, Oct. 11, 2023.