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USGS 05527800 DES PLAINES RIVER AT RUSSELL, IL


Lake County, Illinois
Hydrologic Unit Code 07120004
Latitude  42°29'21.79", Longitude  87°55'33.3" NAD83
Drainage area 123  square miles
Contributing drainage area 123.0  square miles
Gage datum 661.87 feet above NAVD88
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00060, Discharge, cubic feet per second,
Day of
month		 Mean of daily mean values for each day for water year of record in, ft3/s   (Calculation Period 1966-10-01 -> 2026-09-30)

Calculation period restricted by USGS staff due to special conditions at/near site
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
1 108 96 177 227 209 103 77 26 39 61 60 84
2 99 93 185 237 205 103 74 23 36 58 63 93
3 92 93 192 246 196 100 73 24 33 59 66 100
4 86 96 198 249 179 95 72 26 30 59 67 104
5 82 99 216 240 159 95 70 26 27 58 68 107
6 76 98 230 229 144 96 67 26 23 58 69 108
7 71 99 224 219 133 95 64 26 20 60 69 106
8 64 101 218 208 127 97 63 25 19 60 65 102
9 62 97 220 206 125 102 61 25 21 57 62 96
10 62 93 230 207 133 109 60 24 23 53 62 92
11 67 89 243 215 136 124 63 23 27 50 64 89
12 69 87 254 226 135 125 77 21 35 47 64 91
13 69 86 267 229 135 136 91 19 50 44 63 89
14 63 85 280 224 139 140 98 20 65 45 61 87
15 57 86 283 223 152 132 95 23 68 47 61 90
16 54 88 274 233 161 122 93 25 66 46 61 93
17 57 85 262 243 160 113 89 27 63 44 58 90
18 59 88 247 250 162 106 87 31 65 42 56 85
19 60 95 235 250 162 105 84 40 67 40 57 79
20 62 111 235 248 164 126 79 50 69 37 58 74
21 63 131 236 235 162 140 76 61 69 34 60 71
22 65 154 225 221 178 141 72 69 67 32 60 68
23 71 170 211 221 189 137 70 72 68 36 59 67
24 77 176 205 214 178 126 69 70 66 41 58 69
25 82 174 202 206 155 112 64 64 66 45 57 73
26 87 168 197 199 138 99 59 61 73 47 58 79
27 91 170 192 205 127 99 56 61 79 53 63 83
28 99 170 193 210 119 90 53 58 76 55 69 89
29 102 124 198 205 114 80 46 53 74 56 76 101
30 102   202 206 109 77 38 49 69 58 80 108
31 99   209   106   31 44   60   111