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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
05550500 POPLAR CREEK AT ELGIN, IL
LOCATION - Lat 42°01'33.13", long 88°15'20.4" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in SE 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.19, T.41 N., R.9 E., Cook County, IL, Hydrologic Unit 07120006, on right bank 35 ft upstream from bridge on Villa Street in Elgin, and at mile 2.3.
DRAINAGE AREA - 35.2 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1338: 1952-53. WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
DISCHARGE: August 1951 to current.
STAGE: Water years 1994 to current.
SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
CHEMICAL: Water years 1977-91.
MISCELLANEOUS: Water year 2000; contaminants in streambed sediments, water year 2000.
BIOLOGICAL
ALGAE: Water year 2000.
BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATES: Water year 2000.
FISH: Water year 2001.
HABITAT: Water years 2000-01.
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
DISCHARGE: August 1951 to current.
STAGE: Water years 1994 to current.
SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
CHEMICAL: Water years 1977-91.
MISCELLANEOUS: Water year 2000; contaminants in streambed sediments, water year 2000.
BIOLOGICAL
ALGAE: Water year 2000.
BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATES: Water year 2000.
FISH: Water year 2001.
HABITAT: Water years 2000-01.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder, crest-stage gage, and satellite telemeter. Datum of gage is 715.77 ft above NAVD of 1988.
REMARKS - Accuracy of records is discussed in the annual Station Analysis archived at the USGS Central Midwest Water Science Center.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 1,560 ft³/s, Sept. 13, 2008, from rating extended beyond 904 ft³/s, gage height, 7.69 ft; no flow, July 10, 1957, Sept. 14, 1958, July 18, 1989, and Oct. 6, 1997.
