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USGS 05528000 DES PLAINES RIVER NEAR GURNEE, IL


Lake County, Illinois
Hydrologic Unit Code 07120004
Latitude  42°20'38", Longitude  87°56'28" NAD83
Drainage area 232  square miles
Gage datum 650.07 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 1976-10-01 -> 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
1 233 211 374 511 471 265 215 115 120 164 156 215
2 220 208 380 525 470 257 200 105 115 166 167 233
3 213 211 379 541 451 248 193 105 114 167 168 253
4 214 217 383 542 418 240 187 106 114 162 167 259
5 211 222 395 534 387 237 178 110 111 155 170 256
6 199 227 397 531 354 233 170 115 101 153 170 250
7 186 228 396 512 329 229 166 122 95 150 164 248
8 176 230 403 499 311 229 157 119 92 148 158 247
9 169 238 427 509 313 235 164 109 93 142 160 245
10 166 238 463 508 318 244 173 103 98 138 166 238
11 167 235 498 515 322 255 172 96 106 137 171 235
12 173 236 516 518 325 267 208 92 122 134 172 235
13 182 236 547 510 348 283 217 87 150 130 166 232
14 185 232 577 514 363 295 216 90 163 144 161 231
15 179 231 585 540 389 300 220 92 164 147 158 235
16 174 229 581 552 379 297 231 90 159 138 156 233
17 178 233 567 540 366 287 222 98 157 136 151 226
18 176 236 551 544 384 265 214 115 161 133 153 215
19 173 251 536 536 385 261 217 127 165 132 157 202
20 178 275 527 538 383 268 206 139 157 127 159 199
21 177 307 519 531 381 273 198 140 152 119 157 195
22 185 318 504 510 387 282 198 144 147 114 154 190
23 189 330 489 503 390 282 202 154 151 127 155 190
24 196 344 481 480 384 273 200 165 145 132 155 190
25 197 352 468 450 372 266 181 167 164 139 156 193
26 199 352 458 439 357 258 168 168 179 141 162 198
27 196 364 452 430 343 260 159 167 190 146 181 211
28 194 369 457 427 325 249 163 166 187 145 201 225
29 194 284 462 435 309 235 160 161 184 144 204 237
30 199   463 453 290 230 144 145 178 148 207 239
31 205   487   278   132 130   152   243