USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
05540250 EAST BRANCH DU PAGE RIVER AT BOLINGBROOK, IL
LOCATION - Lat 41°43'05", long 88°04'14" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in SE 1/4 NE 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.3, T.37 N., R.10 E., Will County, IL, Hydrologic Unit 07120004, on downstream side of bridge on Royce Road, 0.5 mi north of Bolingbrook, 4.8 mi northwest of Lemont, and at mile 6.0.
DRAINAGE AREA - 75.8 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
DISCHARGE: October 1988 to current.
STAGE: Water years 1994 to current.
PARTIAL RECORD: Annual maximum gage height, water years 1962-70
(published as "at Barbers Corners").
PRECIPITATION: May 1989 to September 1995.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder, satellite telemeter, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 624.93 ft. above NAVD of 1988. Prior to Oct. 1, 1988, at datum 17.07 ft higher.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 5,070 ft³/s, April 18, 2013, gage height, 25.51 ft; minimum, 2.4 ft³/s, August 5, 1993.
PRECIPITATION: Maximum daily total, 3.80 in., May 9, 1990.