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Water-Year Summary for Site 05536310

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Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
05536310 CALUMET UNION DRAINAGE CANAL NEAR MARKHAM, IL
LOCATION - Lat 41°35'49.2", long 87°39'56.6" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in SE 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.19, T.36 N., R.14 E., Cook County, IL, Hydrologic Unit 07120003, at bridge on the Dixie Highway at Markham.
DRAINAGE AREA - 12.6 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE PARTIAL RECORD: Annual maximum, water years 1961 to 1976.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and satellite telemeter. Datum of gage is 597.14 ft above NAVD of 1988. Prior to Oct. 1, 2019, at same site, but datum of 603.54 ft above NGVD of 1929.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Flood of Oct. 11, 1954 reached a stage of 5.52 ft, from high water marks, discharge 389 ft³/s. Flood of July 13, 1957 reached a stage of 6.55 ft, from high water marks,
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 502 ft³/sec, August 17, 1968, gage height, 6.98 ft.