TIME OF CONCENTRATION AND STORAGE COEFFICIENT VALUES FOR ILLINOIS STREAMS Prepared in cooperation with ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES0272-101 REPORT DOCUMENTATION | + REPORT NO. = AGE Illinois Streams [7 ator Julia B. Graf, George Garklavs, and Kevin A. Oberg ', Pertormiog Organization Name and Address U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Division 102 E, Main Street, 4th Floor Urbana, IL 61801 Time of Concentration and Storage Coefficient Values for | & Report Onte March 1982 ‘8 Pertorming Orgarization Rept. No, UsGS/WRI_82-13 11 Contrecte) or GranilG) No © @ 18. Type of Repor & Period Covered U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Division 102 E. Main Street, 4th Floor Final Urbana, TL 61801 Prepared in cooperation with the Illinois Department of Transportation, Division of Water Resources 16 Abstract (Limit 200 wordt) Values of time of concentration and storage coefficient, two unit hydrograph parameters, are presented for 194 and 120 basins in Illinois, respectively. Tabulated values consist of those computed by previous investigators as well as those computed for 98 basins as part of this investigation. These additional values were computed by calibration of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers flood hydrograph package (HEC-1). The significance of differences in method used by each investigator to compute these unit hydrograph paraneters vas evaluated by statistical comparison of four sets of time of concentration values and three sets of storage coefficient values. Because no difference| due to method was identified, it is concluded that all of the values tabulated in this coefficient are required. [ 17. Gocument Anaiaie#. Besritore AUnit hydrographs, *#ydrologic models, ldanttars/Oper-Ended Terms HEC-1, Time of concentration 5: COSATI Fiea/roup report can be used in any application for which time of concentration and storage Storage coefficient, Flood hydrographs 1 Aealnilty Statement 18, Securly Class (his Resor) Bi Neat Ps Unclassified 40 No restriction on distribution 29, Becurlty Css (Ths Page) 2 Price Unclassified (See ANSTTIOTO, ‘ee Tastrocions on Reverse “OPTIONAL FORM 772 (7D)TIME OF CONCENTRATION AND STORAGE COEFFICIENT VALUES FOR ILLINOIS STREAMS by Julia B. Graf, George Garklavs, and Kevin A. Oberg U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Water-Resources Investigations 82—13 Prepared in cooperation with ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES March 1982UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR JAMES G, WATT, Secretary GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Dallas L. Peck, Director A For additional information write to: U.S. Geological Survey 102 East Main Street, 4th Floor Urbana, 1L 61801CONTENTS Abstract... eee eee Introduction. . +... - Previous work. - 2 eee Present study. ©. ee ee eee eee The rainfall-runoff model. Instantaneous unit hydrograph. « Determination of excess rainfall optimization technique... .. Determination of model parameters. Event selection... +--+. Model calibration... +... Comparison of data sets... . Sunmary and conclusions... . +. + References... ss ee eee a ILLUSTRATIONS Figure 1. Map showing location of gaging stations used by and Curtis... . 2. Map showing location of gaging stations used by others... . 2. 3. Graphic definition of times of concentration. iit Mitchell Graf and Page 12 14TABLES Page Table 1. Time of concentration and storage coefficient values for Illinois streams... ee 15 2. Accuracy of HEC-1 model calibration... 6... eee eee 28 3. Analysis of covariance of time of concentration values... ... 36 4, Analysis of covariance of storage coefficient values... ... 35 GLOSSARY OF TECHNICAL TERMS Discharge. The volume of water, in cubic feet per second, that passes a given point and within a given period of time. Drainage area. The area, in square miles, measured in a horizontal plane, which is enclosed by a drainage divide. DLTKR. A HEC~1 loss-rate parameter which is the amount of initial accumulated rainfall loss during which the decrease in loss-rate coefficient is parabolic. ERAIN. A HEC-1 loss-rate parameter that is the exponent of precipitation in the loss function. Excess rainfall. Volume of rainfall available for direct runoff. Gaging station, A particular site on a stream where systematic observations of gage height and discharge are obtained. Hydrograph. A graph showing stage, discharge, velocity, or other property of water with respect to time. Inflection point. Point on the recession limb of a hydrograph at which the curva~ ture changes fron concave downward to concave upward. Instantaneous unit hydrograph. A hydrograph of direct runoff resulting from 1 inch of uniformly-distributed excess rainfall occurring instantaneously over the entire drainage area. Length. Stream length measured along the channel from the gage to the basin divide. Loss-rate parameters. Variables which account for the difference between observed rainfall and direct runoff from a basin. ivRTIOL. A HEC-1 loss-rate parameter that is the rate of exponential decrease of ‘the loss-rate coefficient with accumulated loss. Runoff. That part of rainfall that appears in surface streams. Slope. Main channel slope determined from elevation at points 10 and 85 percent ‘of the distance along the channel from the gaging station to the drainage basin divide, in feet per mile. Storage. The volume of water naturally detained in a channel. Storage coeffictent. Proportionality constant between storage and discharge at the outflow point of a basin, a time characteristic of a basin indicative of channel storage capacity. STRKR. A HEC-1 loss-rate parameter which is the value of loss-rate coefficient ‘at the start of rainfall for DLTKR equal to zero. Time of concentration. The time required for excess rainfall falling on the renotest part of a drainage area to reach the outlet or point of discharge on the stream. Unit hydrograph. A hydrograph of direct runoff resulting from 1 inch of uniformly- distributed excess rainfall occurring in unit time. FACTORS FOR CONVERTING INCH-POUND UNITS TO INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM OF METRIC UNITS (SI) Multiply inch-pound unit By, To obtain ST unit Inch (in) 25.40 Millimeter (nm) 2.54 Centimeter (cm) 0.0254 Meter (m) Mile (mi) 1.609 Kilometer (km) Square mile (mi*) 2.590 Square kilometer (km?) Cubic foot per second (£t*/s) 0.02832 Cubic meter per second (m/s) Foot per mile (ft/mi) 0.1894 Meter per kilometer (m/km)TIME OF CONCENTRATION AND STORAGE COEFFICIENT VALUES FOR ILLINOIS STREAMS Bs Julia B, Graf, George Garklavs, and Kevin A. Obere ABSTRACT Values of time of concentration and storage coefficient, two unit hydro- graph parameters, are presented for 194 and 120 basins in Illinotie, respectively Tabulated values consist of those computed by previous investigators as well ao those computed for 9¢ basins as part of this investigation. @ additional values were computed by calibration of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Flood Bydrogeavh Package (HEC-1). The significance of differences in method used by each investigator te compute these unit hydrograph parameters was evaluated by etatistical comparison cf four sete of time of concentration values and three sets of storage coefficient values. Because no difference due to method was identified, tt ie concluded that all of the values in table 1 in this report can be used in any application for which time of concentration and atorage coesy otent are required. INTRODUCTION Time of concentration and storage coefficient are parameters used to model runoff response of a basin to a given rainfall. A discharge hydrograph is required in many design and management applications which, in addition to peak flow, require knowledge of total runoff volume and its time distribution. Before 1978, values of the unit hydrograph parameters had been computed by Mitchell (1948, 1954) and Curtis (1977) for some gaged basins in Illinois. ¥owever, the definition of time of concentration and methods used to compute values of the two parameters differed from study to study. Also, storage coefficient had not been computed for all basins studied. For these reasons, and because of a need for time of concentration and storage coefficient for basins not included in previous investigations, a study to compile these values, to compute additional ones, and to evaluate che compatibility of new and previously available daca was done in cooperation with the Illinois Department of Transportation, Division of Water Resources.This report presents a sunmary of previous work, description of methods used to obtain additional values of time of concentration and storage coefficient, a compilation in tabular format of previously available and new values, and a com parison of values computed by the different investigators. PREVIOUS WORK Values of the unit hydrograph parameters have been computed for streams in Illinois as a part of several studies (Mitchell, 1948, 1954, 1972; Curtis, 1977). Mitchell (1948, 1954) computed values of time of concentration for 77 streams with drainage basing ranging in area from 9.81 to 3,090 square miles. Both time of concentration and storage coefficient calculated by Mitchell for 28 additional basins as supporting data for other reports (Mitchell, 1962, 1972) were presented by Curtis (1977). Values for those 28 streams that have drainage areas ess than 10.2 square miles are referred to hereafter as Mitchell (1972) data. Curtis (1977) computed storage coefficient and a parameter related to time of concentra~ tion for 23 additional streams having drainage areas of less than 10 square miles. Locations of gaging stations used by Mitchell and Curtis are given in figure 1. For Mitchell (1972) computations, time of concentration is defined as the time between the end of the excess rainfall and the inflection point on the recession limb of the discharge hydrograph. Times of concentration computed earlier by Mitchell (1948, 1954) were taken to be the time difference between the center of mass of excess rainfal) and the center of mass of direct runoff. The time parameter computed by Curtis (1977) is the time base of a triangular trans- lation hydrograph (TC). That value is not directly comparable to the time paran- eter of Mitchell. In this study, Curtis’ values were converted to values of time lag (TL) by the relation (Lichty and Liscum, 1978), TL = (TC/2) + Xsw, @ where KSW is the storage coefficient determined by a U.S. Geological Survey model (Dawdy, Lichty, and Bergmann, 1972), This time lag is the difference in time be~ tween the center of mass of excess rainfall and the center of mass of runoff (Wibben, 1976) and therefore is the same as Mitchell's (1948, 1954) time of concentration. Mitchell's (1972) storage coefficient, k, and Curtis' (1977) storage coeffi- cient, KSW, each represent the relation between storage and outflow for a basin. Clark (2945) defined a storage coefficient, which he called K, as: K = Q/ (aQ/at), @ where Q; is the discharge at the inflection point on the recession limb of the discharge hydrograph and dQ/dt is the rate of change of discharge with time at that point. Equation 2 is derived from the Muskingum routing equations assuming linear storage and solving at the time when inflow is assumed to have ceased. Mitchell's k, Curtis' KSW, and Clark's K are equivalent.Values of time of concentration and storage coefficient computed by Mitchell and Curtis are given in table 1. PRESENT STUDY ‘The Rainfall-Runoff Model Times of concentration and storage coefficients determined in this study were computed by calibrating the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Hydrologic Engineering Center (1973) flood hydrograph package (HEC-1). Selection of basins for model calibration was based on the availability of data from suitable runoff events. Basins selected ranged in drainage area from 0.45 to 362 square miles. Location of gaging stations used for calibration of the HEC-1 model are shown in figure 2. ‘The AEC-1 program uses a lumped-parameter approach to modeling runoff. Model parameters and tainfall data are considered to be averages for each basin. Be- cause the model makes no provision for recovery of soil-moisture capacity and no accounting is made of rainfall losses, the program 18 appropriate for single event simulation only. The main components of the study program are described below. ‘The reader is referred to the HEC-1 users manual (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 1973) for a comprehensive description and explanation of the progran. Instantaneous Unit Hydrograph The HEC-1 program uses the instantaneous-unit-hydrograph concept and linear- routing schene described by Clark (1945) to compute a discharge hydrograph from excess rainfall and to route it through the basin. Two basic assumptions of Clark's method are that rainfall is evenly distributed over the basin and that channel storage is linearly related to discharge at the point of basin outflow. Clark's (1945) time of concentration (T) is defined as the time from the end of excess rainfall to the inflection point of the recession limb of the discharge hydrograph. This is equivalent to the definition of time of concentration (TC) in the HEC-1 model and is intended to represent the time required for a drop of rain falling on the most distant point of a basin to reach the gage. The storage coefficient, R, in the HEC-1 model is equivalent to Clark's storage coefficient, K, defined in equation 2, and is measured in units of time. In Clark's method, the time of concentration and the storage coefficient are used to construct the unit hydrograph and route it through the basin. A tine-area curve provides the means for translating runoff from incremental subareas to the basin outflow point. The time-area curve is developed by dividing each basin into zones separated by lines of equal traveltine to the point of basin outflow. The area of each zone is measured and tabulated cumlatively for each incremental zone from the gage to the basin divide.of Excess Rainfall The exponential-loss option of the HEC-1 program was used to obtain excess rainfall from the observed rainfall. A loss function with four adjustable parame~ ters (RTIOL, DLTKR, STRKR, ERAIN) is used to calculate rainfall losses. For a given time interval, losses are computed by multiplying a loss-rate coefficient by the precipitation raised to the ERAIN (dimensionless) power. Excess rainfall is computed as the difference between observed rainfall and computed losses for each time interval. The loss-rate coefficient, which is a maximum at the start of rainfall and decreases with accumulated loss, is dependent upon RTTOL, STRKR, and DLTKR. timization Techn! The HEC-1 program uses a nonlinear optimization algorithm to calculate parameters. The algorithm minimizes an objective function equal to the square root of the weighted squared differences between observed and computed flows. Weightings are computed to give greater importance to higher flows. Determination of Model Parameters Event Selection Daily discharge records were reviewed to select the initial runoff events. The period between November and March was excluded to avoid complications of frozen ground, snowfall, and snowmelt. Temperature records for the fall and spring were examined to ensure that both snow and frozen ground were absent. Because of the assumptions and limitations of the model, discharge hydrographs chosen were isolated events whenever possible. For gaging stations with 10 or more years of stage record, six to eight runoff events were used in the calibra~ tion (table 2). A few of the stations included in the study had less than 10 years of record, and four or five runoff events were used. Rainfall data were obtained from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration publications "Climatological Data" and "Hourly Precipitation Data." Data from USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) rain gages were available at some sites. Rain gages for each basin were chosen to define the spatial and temporal distri- bution of rainfall. Because temporal distribution of rainfall is an important input to che model, two or three rain gages with hourly data were selected in or near the basin. ‘Two or three additional gages, in or near the basin, for which total storm rainfall is available were selected to better define the spatial distribution.Model Calibration The following procedure was used to calibrate the model for each basin. A time-area curve was developed using USGS topographic maps as a base for subdivid~ ing the drainage basin. For each runoff event, weightings were assigned to total storm rainfall on the basis of distance of the rain gage from the basin center and areal distribution of rainfall. The weightings are used by the program to compute the total basin-average rainfall (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 1973, p. 5). Gages with hourly data were weighted on the basis of spatial and temporal distri-~ bution of rainfall, and weighted values for each time interval of rainfall were used by the program to distribute the total storm rainfali in tine. A two-stage procedure was used to obtain optimum basin-average values of the two hydrograph parameters, TC and 8. First, optimum values of each of the six Parameters (TC, R, ERAIN, RTIOL, STRKR, DLTKR) for each runoff event used in calibration were otained by allowing the values of all parameters to adjust to reach an optimum value of the objective funtion. Results of that initial run were examined for errors in input, for the possibility chat values obtained are local rather than global optimum, and for the suitability of rainfall weightings. Second, event-averaged (basin) values of TC and R were obtained. Loss-rate parameters were fixed, in turn, in the following order: ERAIN, RTIOL, STRKR, DLTKR. As each successive parameter was fixed, values of the remaining loss-rate parameters and the hydrograph parameters were allowed to change to reach an opti- tum value of the objective function. Once fixed values of all loss-rate parameters were determined, both TC and R were fixed at values found by averaging over all events. TC, R, and, in some cases, DLIKK, were given final adjustments to reduce the average difference between observed and computed peak discharges, total runoff volumes, and times of peak discharge as well as to improve the visual fit of the observed and computed hydrographs. Values of TC and R computed in this way for 98 gaging stations are given in table 1. The average errors in peak discharge, runoff volume, and time of peak are given in table 2. COMPARISON OF DATA SETS In all studies presented in this report, time of concentration is a measure of the time lag between rainfall and runoff. However, times chosen to represent rainfall and runoff have differed from study to study. Both the HEC-1 and Mitchell (1972) times of concentration are defined as the time difference between the end of excess rainfall and the inflection point on the recession limb of the discharge hydrograph. In Curtis’ (1977) work and in Mitchell's (1948, 1954) earlier studies, time of concentration was measured between the center of mass of excess rainfall and the center of mass of the discharge hydrograph. Definitions are shown graphically in figure 3. Storage coefficients computed in this stuéy, in the Mitchell (1972) work, and by Curtis (1977) are all defined by equation 2, although the symbol used has varied from study to study.In addition to the differences in definition of time of concentration (described above), each investigator used a different method of computing the unit hydrograph parameters. Mitchell visually inspected each hydrograph and from it selected points used in computing the parameters. In Curtis' work and in the present study, parameters were computed by the optimization techniques of a USGS rainfall-runoff model (Dawdy, Lichty, and Bergmann, 1972) and the HEC-1 model, respectively, Four sets of time of concentration (Curtis, 1977; Graf and others, this study; Mitchell, 1948, 1954; Mitchell, 1972) and three sets of storage coefficient (Curtis, 1977; Graf and others, this study; Mitchell, 1972) were compared to deter- mine if different computational methods and definitions produced significant differences. A direct comparison of parameters was not feasible because few sites have values computed by more than one method, An indirect approach based on the rela~ tionship of each parameter to basin characteristics was used for the comparison. Length and slope were found fron step-backward regression analysis to be the basin characteristics most significantly related to time of concentration and storage coefficient. The relation between each parameter and length and slope was used as the basis for comparing four sets of time of concentration and three sets of storage coefficient. Duuny variables were used to quantify the effect of definition and method on those relations. The model used to compare the time af concentration is given in table 3 and the model for storage coefficient in table 4. The results show that coefficients b; through bj, (table 3) and by through bg (table 4), when tested at the 5 percent significance level, could not be distin guished from zero under the aull hypothesis. Variation within data sets is large enough to obscure any differences between sets caused by method differences. Therefore, all the data sets can be considered to come from the same population, ‘and any of the values listed in table 1 can be used in any application requiring those unit hydrograph parameters. ‘SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS Unit hydrograph paraneters time of concentration and storage coefficient determined by three different investigators are tabulated. Table 1 includes time of concentration for 194 gaging stations, ranging in drainage area from 0.02 to 3,090 square miles, and storage coefficient. for 120 gaging stations, ranging in drainage area from 0.02 to 362 square miles. Values of the two parameters computed with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Flood hydrograph package (HEC-1) as a part of the present study were compared indirectly with those computed by previous investigators. Analysis of covariance, based on the relationship of each parameter ¢o channel length and slope, showed no significant differences among the four sets of time of concentration or anong the three sets of storage coefficient. Therefore, times of concentration and storage coefficients computed by any of the three investigators can be used in any application in I22inois for which values of those hydrograph parameters are needed.REFERENCES Clark, C. 0., 1945, Storage and the unit hydrograph: American Society of Civil Engineers Transactions, v. 110, p- 1419-1488. curtis, G. W., 1977, Frequency analysis of Illinois floods using observed and synthetic streamflow records: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations 77-104, 32 p. Dawdy, D. R., Lichty, R. W., and Bergmann, J. M., 1972, A rainfall-runoff simula~ tion model for estimation of flood peaks for small drainge areas: U.S. Geo- logical Survey Professional Paper 506-B, 28 p~ Healy, R. W., 1979a, River mileages and drainage areas for Illinois streams: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations 79-110, v. 1, 350 p. - 1979, River mileages and drainage areas for Illinois streams: U.S. Geologi- cal Survey Water-Resources Investigations 79-111, v. 2, 302 p. Lichty, R. W., and Liscum, Fred, 1978, Rainfali-runoff modeling procedure for Amproving estimates of T-year (annual) floods for small drainage basins: U.S. Geological Sutvey Water-Resources Investigations 78-7, 44 p. Mitchell, W. D., 1948, Unit hydrographs in Illinois: Illinois Department of Public Works and Buildings, Division of Waterways, 294 p. - 4954, Floods in Illinois: magnitude and frequency: Illinois Department of Public Works and Buildings, Division of Waterways, 386 p. - 1962, Effect of reservoir storage on peak Flow, in Flood hydrology: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 1580-C, p. Cl-C25. = 1972, Model hydrographs: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 2005, 85 p. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 1973, HEC-1 flood hydrograph package users manual? Davis, Calif., Hydrologic Engineering Center, various pagings. 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The accuracy of computed peak discharge was calculated as follows: AQ = E(Q9~ Qe)/EQ5 where MQ is the average difference between observed and computed peak discharge, Q> is the observed peak discharge, Qc is the computed peak discharge, the sums computed over all events modeled for a given gaging station. The accuracy of computed time of peak discharge vas calculated as follows: AT = £(Tp- Te) where AT is the absolute difference between observed and computed time of peak dis- charge, Tp is the observed time of peak discharge, To is the computed time of peak discharge, the sum computed over all events modeled for a given gaging station. Number —— Accuracy measures Station av aq i “eon nee events OOS tates) 03336500 Bluegrass Creek at Potomac, Ill. 6 46.0 5.0 Oo 03343400 Embarras River near Camargo, Ill. 6 $5.0 4.0 0 28Table 2.--Accuracy of HEC-1 model calibration expressed as the difference between observed and computed runoff volume, peak discharge, and time of peak discharge for individual gaging stations-~Continued ‘Accuracy measures Stazton station nane Se events fhe) cent) _ (hours) 03380475 Horse Creek near Keenes, Ill. 7 0 +0.3 0 03382045 bere Cana Creek near Creal Springs, 7 -9.5 411.0 oO 03382100 South Fork Saline River near Carrier 7 47.6 “7.9 oO ‘ais, Tit 03382170 Brushy Creek near Harco, T1l. 6 -1.4 43.7 oO 02982520. Eagle Creek near Equality, 112, 768-42 03384450 Lusk Creek near Eddyville, Ill. 6 44.9 5.0 0 03385000. tayes Creek at Glendale, 113. 6 4a eo 03366500. Sugar Creek near Dixon Springs, TIL. 7 23 2a 05414820. Sinsinave River near Menominee, TIL. 7-63 455 05419000 Apple River near Hanover, Ill. 7 40.9 8.0 0 05438250. Goon Greek at Biley, TL. 7 48 42.7 05438850. wuidte Branch of south Branch 6 03 3 02 Mishunutee River neat Malta, 111. 05439550 South Branch Kishwaukee River 7 +0.5 43.0 0 05440500 KtAIbuck Creek near Yonroe Center, 111. 7 #40 HOO si4iood Eikhorn Greek near Penrose, 111. 6 1 6 05448000 Mill Creek at Milan, Ill. 5 44.9 71.0 0 05466000 Edwards River near Orion, Ill. 6 47.0 -6.0 0 05495200 Little Creek near Breckenridge, I11. 6 -2.0 9 -1.0 40.1 05502020 Hadley Creek near Barry, Ill. 7 +2.0 ~1.6 Oo 29Table 2.--Accuracy of HEC-1 model calibration expressed as the difference between observed and computed runoff volume, peak discharge, and time of peak discharge for individual gaging stations--Continued Tekaraay aaa a station nane “ee events cent) cent. (hours) 05502040 Hadley Creek at Kinderhook, Ill. 7 -1.9 -1.3 0 05502120 Kiser Creek tributary near Barry, Ill. 7 -5.6 9 45.7 0 05512500 Bay Creek at Pittsfield, 11. 7 42.0 -2.0 0 05526500 Terry Greek near Coster Park, 111. 6 he eo 95530990 Salt Creek at Rolling Meadows, Ill. 6 43.3 “3.5 0 05531000 Salt Creek near Arlington Heights, Ill. 6 +467 40.4 41.0 05531500 Salt Creek at Western Springs, Ill. 7 46.300 -6.1 0 05533000. Flag creek near Willow Springs, 111, 7 82 29 05535000. Skokie River at Lake Forest, TIL. 6 473 1850 05535070 SkokLe River near Highland Fark, 11. 70.3 08 05536000 orth Branch chicago River at Niles, 6 ae 98 0 a: 05536210. Thorn creek near Chicago Heights, 1H. «6 = =6.0 48.0 05536215 Thorn Creek at Glenwood, 11), 6 470-80 0 05536235 Deer Cresk near chicago Hetshts, 111 7 435-400 05526255 utterfleld Cresk at Flossnoor, 111. 7 3.8 400 05536265 Lansing Ditch near Lansing, Ill. 6 46.7 -7.0 9 05536270 Worth Creek near Lansing, TL. 7 m3.0 12.0 0 05536275 Thorn Creek at Thornton, 111, 7 as 30 0 05536340 Midlothian Creek at Oak Forest, Ill. 6 +6.0 “4.0 oO 05536500 Tinley Creek near Palos Park, Ill. 6 +408 0.3 oO 30