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Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
05536140 CHICAGO SANITARY AND SHIP CANAL AT STICKNEY, IL
LOCATION - Lat 41°49'00.2", long 87°45'12.5" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in NE 1/4 SE 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.4, T.38 N., R.13 E., Cook County, IL, Hydrologic Unit 07120003, on right downstream side of the Laramie Avenue boat dock, approximately 0.5 mi downstream from the Cicero Ave. bridge and at river mile 26.8.
DRAINAGE AREA - 296 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
  STAGE: October 2007 to current.
  PARTIAL RECORD: Miscellaneous discharge measurements, water years 1976-77 (published as
     "at Cicero Avenue").
GAGE - Water-stage recorder, and phone telemeter. Datum of gage is 579.20 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988 and 0.00 ft Chicago City Datum (579.48 ft NGVD29). Prior to October 2007, published as "at Cicero Avenue".
REMARKS - Stages regulated by Chicago River Controlling Works about 26 miles downstream from gage.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum measured discharge, 4,670 ft³/s, Feb. 27, 1977, gage height unknown; maximum stage, 5.15 ft, May 17, 2020; minimum stage, -4.51 ft, June 12, 2013.