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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
05536235 DEER CREEK NEAR CHICAGO HEIGHTS, IL
LOCATION - Lat 41°31'15.1", long 87°35'24.5" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in SE 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.14, T.35 N., R.14 E., Cook County, IL, Hydrologic Unit 07120003, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on Joe Orr Road, 0.4 mi east of Cottage Grove Avenue, 1.0 mi north of US Highway 30, 1.5 mi northeast of Chicago Heights, and at mile 2.8.
DRAINAGE AREA - 23.1 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
DISCHARGE: May 1948 to current. Prior to October 1974, records published with those for
streams in the St. Lawrence River basin (WSP 1307, 1727, 1911, 2111, WDR IL 1971-74).
STAGE: Water years 1994 to current.
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
DISCHARGE: May 1948 to current. Prior to October 1974, records published with those for
streams in the St. Lawrence River basin (WSP 1307, 1727, 1911, 2111, WDR IL 1971-74).
STAGE: Water years 1994 to current.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder, satellite telemeter, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 615.79 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988. See WSP 1707 or 1727 for history of changes prior to Aug. 13, 1958.
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, 1,380 ft³/s, July 13, 1957, gage height, 11.75 ft; maximum gage height, 12.87 ft, Sept. 15, 2008, discharge, 1,320 ft³/s; backwater from debris jams; no flow at times in several years.
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 1,380 ft³/s, July 13, 1957, gage height, 11.75 ft; maximum gage height, 12.87 ft, Sept. 15, 2008, discharge, 1,320 ft³/s; backwater from debris jams; no flow at times in several years.
