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USGS Daily Statistics for the Nation

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USGS 05529000 DES PLAINES RIVER NEAR DES PLAINES, IL


Cook County, Illinois
Hydrologic Unit Code 07120004
Latitude  42°05'14", Longitude  87°53'14" NAD83
Drainage area 360  square miles
Gage datum 616.15 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 1940-10-01 -> 2024-09-30)

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
1 301 263 544 738 678 370 295 144 144 210 220 269
2 299 269 535 756 654 382 281 131 135 206 239 289
3 297 276 536 762 629 379 271 133 139 230 230 310
4 301 273 565 752 586 364 251 149 138 220 222 302
5 292 277 617 727 544 354 224 144 135 210 229 296
6 302 278 621 726 507 329 207 137 122 198 227 285
7 284 282 596 687 480 314 213 145 110 182 216 276
8 271 286 593 653 451 319 215 151 109 180 201 276
9 272 292 605 659 438 351 208 145 117 173 205 267
10 267 310 635 657 455 353 214 141 120 172 222 262
11 267 303 655 648 494 378 217 128 123 190 225 265
12 253 299 670 652 503 359 242 115 150 176 218 277
13 261 304 702 636 506 362 262 114 193 170 215 266
14 266 302 733 629 524 375 259 135 216 204 224 269
15 258 288 763 660 539 386 249 155 213 226 232 290
16 245 276 786 690 531 367 247 140 191 205 230 275
17 256 288 771 693 539 357 243 152 199 187 222 256
18 262 306 760 684 550 347 264 153 211 182 223 240
19 251 351 775 665 536 353 277 166 224 166 229 230
20 254 420 764 671 515 365 260 183 215 159 237 230
21 254 469 752 662 517 353 251 182 208 146 230 232
22 260 497 736 662 509 346 268 192 195 151 217 229
23 274 516 722 663 488 350 301 187 204 191 218 229
24 280 518 696 674 467 356 303 188 198 208 214 228
25 281 517 684 685 453 328 258 176 200 204 207 245
26 278 509 650 677 458 348 213 201 209 196 213 247
27 274 526 640 650 444 349 187 207 205 206 238 271
28 271 545 654 656 427 321 174 197 208 193 277 298
29 267 457 659 648 418 315 176 192 225 184 278 306
30 273   670 662 405 303 170 175 221 193 267 318
31 266   691   379   164 156   201   319