Illinois Water Science Center
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Real-time Data for Salt Creek at Irving Park Road in Wood Dale (includes webcam image and link to inundation map) Location of the Salt Creek watershed gages |
THE NEAR REAL-TIME STREAMFLOW SIMULATION SYSTEM improves the hydrologic information available in DuPage County for issuing flood warnings, engaging in flood defense operations, and optimizing the operation of the Wood Dale-Itasca and Elmhurst Quarry Flood Control Reservoirs. The project has two major components: (1) the installation and operation of a comprehensive raingage and streamgage network that provides real-time and published rainfall and streamflow data and (2) the development of a near real-time flood-simulation system. The objectives for the second component are: (1) simplify and interface the FEQ and HSPF models of the Salt Creek watershed into a near real-time flood-simulation system with greater robustness and ease of use; (2) test the modified models with field data to ensure that the models are applicable; and (3) integrate the models with the data-retrieval and analysis systems being developed for the radio-telemetry raingage network with pre- and post-processors to ensure that the models are user-friendly and produce timely and easily understood results. The flood-simulation system also may be applied with forecasted rather than collected rainfall data to allow more time for evaluating alternate flood-mitigation structure operation. The project supports the mission of the DuPage County Stormwater Management Division to reduce flood-hazard damages, and furthers the USGS mission of hazard reduction through the development of national hydrologic and hydraulic modeling applications, and investigations of rainfall, climate and watershed interactions.
Data Sources
U.S. Department of the Interior |
U.S. Geological Survey
URL: http://il.water.usgs.gov/proj/saltcreek/index.html
Page Contact Information: GS-W-ILurb_Webmaster@usgs.gov
Page Last Modified: Monday, 13-Jun-2011 13:15:01 CDT
