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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
05530750 DES PLAINES RIVER AT RIVER FOREST, IL
LOCATION - Lat 41°53'18", long 87°49'58" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in SW 1/4 SW 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.11, T.39 N., R.12 E., Cook County, IL, Hydrologic Unit 07120004, on downstream side of bridge on Lake St. in River Forest, 0.8 miles downstream from Silver Creek, and at mile 51.1.
DRAINAGE AREA - 477.36 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - Revisions: Gage datum was revised to 604.67 ft NAVD88 on Sept. 15, 2022, as determined by a GNSS Level II survey using GEOID18. Gage datum was previously published in error as 603.94 ft NGVD29 (furnished).
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
STAGE: June 2012 to current.
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
STAGE: June 2012 to current.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and satellite telemeter. Datum of gage is 604.67 ft. above NAVD of 1988.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum gage-height, 18.98 ft, April 19, 2013; minimum, 2.89 ft, October 1, 2012.
