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Appendix C USGS Stream Flowmeters APPENDIX C USGS Stream Flowmeters TABLE C-1 USGS Daily Stream Flow Monitoring Sites within Cook County Start of Period of End of Period of Station Name Record Record COOP ID Buffalo Creek near Wheeling, IL 8/12/1952 Current 05528500 Des Plaines River near Des Plaines, IL 10/01/1940 Current 05529000 McDonald Creek near Mount Prospect, IL 8/13/1952 Current 05529500 Weller Creek at Des Plaines, IL 10/01/1950 Current 05530000 Willow Creek near Park Ridge, IL 10/01/1950 9/30/1958 05530500 Salt Creek at Rolling Meadows, IL 7/12/1973 Current 05530990 Salt Creek near Arlington Heights, IL 8/01/1950 9/30/1973 05531000 Salt Creek at Western Springs, IL 10/01/1945 Current 05531500 Salt Creek near Elk Grove Village, IL 10/01/2004 Current 05531044 Addison Creek at Bellwood, IL 8/16/1950 Current 05532000 Des Plaines River at Riverside, IL 10/01/1943 Current 05532500 Flag Creek near Willow Springs, IL 7/26/1951 Current 05533000 Des Plaines River at Lemont, IL 11/04/1914 9/30/1944 05533500 West Fork of North Branch Chicago River at Northbrook, IL 8/08/1952 Current 05535500 North Branch Chicago River at Niles, IL 10/01/1950 Current 05536000 North Shore Channel at Wilmette, IL 10/01/1999 9/30/2003 05536101 North Branch Chicago River at Albany Avenue at Chicago, IL 10/01/1999 Current 05536105 North Branch Chicago River at Grand Avenue at Chicago, IL 7/02/2002 Current 05536118 North Branch Chicago River at Deerfield, Il 8/01/1952 Current 05534500 Chicago River at Columbus Drive at Chicago, IL 10/01/1996 Current 05536123 Thorn Creek near Chicago Heights, IL 6/26/1964 10/03/1979 05536210 Thorn Creek at Glenwood, IL 5/17/1949 Current 05536215 Deer Creek near Chicago Heights, IL 5/17/1948 Current 05536235 Butterfield Creek at Flossmoor, IL 5/17/1948 Current 05536255 C-1 APPENDIX C—USGS STREAM FLOWMETERS TABLE C-1 USGS Daily Stream Flow Monitoring Sites within Cook County Start of Period of End of Period of Station Name Record Record COOP ID Lansing Ditch near Lansing, IL 5/17/1948 Current 05536265 North Creek near Lansing, IL 5/11/1948 9/30/1979 05536270 Thorn Creek at Thornton, IL 5/17/1948 Current 05536275 Little Calumet River at South Holland, IL 10/01/1947 Current 05536290 Little Calumet River at Harvey, IL 10/01/1916 9/30/1933 05536325 Midlothian Creek at Oak Forest, IL 10/01/1950 Current 05536340 Calumet River below O’Brien Lock and Dam at Chicago, IL 10/01/1996 9/30/2003 05536358 Tinley Creek near Palos Park, IL 7/11/1951 Current 05536500 Long Run near Lemont, IL 7/01/1951 Current 05537500 Poplar Creek at Elgin, IL 8/14/1951 Current 05550500 C-2 .

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