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USGS 05515500 KANKAKEE RIVER AT DAVIS, IN

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 41°23'22.7",   Longitude 86°42'22.2"   NAD83
Starke County, Indiana, Hydrologic Unit 07120001
Drainage area: 542 square miles
Contributing drainage area: 405 square miles,
Datum of gage: 664.34 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1987-10-01  2025-10-31  
 Daily Data
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2013-12-05  2025-10-30  12777 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1925-10-01  2025-10-30  35642 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2013-12-05  2025-10-30  12434 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2013-12-05  2025-10-30  12682 
    pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units  2013-12-05  2025-10-30  12647 
    Chlorophyll fluorescence (fChl), water, in situ, concentration estimated from reference material, micrograms per liter as chlorophyll  2023-03-01  2025-10-30  2160 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2013-12-05  2020-08-23  6949 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU) -- EXO  2018-12-15  2025-10-30  7100 
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  2013-12-05  2025-10-30  12393 
 Daily Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2013-12-05  2025-03-25 4037 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1925-10-01  2025-08-17 35568 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2013-12-05  2025-03-25 3940 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2013-12-05  2025-03-25 4009 
    Chlorophyll fluorescence (fChl), water, in situ, concentration estimated from reference material, micrograms per liter as chlorophyll  2023-03-01  2024-11-20 600 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2013-12-05  2020-08-23 2314 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU) -- EXO  2018-12-15  2025-03-25 2149 
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  2013-12-05  2024-11-20 3787 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2013-12  2025-03  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1925-10  2025-08  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2013-12  2025-03  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2013-12  2025-03  
    Chlorophyll fluorescence (fChl), water, in situ, concentration estimated from reference material, micrograms per liter as chlorophyll  2023-03  2024-11  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2013-12  2020-08  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU) -- EXO  2018-12  2025-03  
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  2013-12  2024-11  
 Annual Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2014  2025  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1926  2025  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2014  2025  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2014  2025  
    Chlorophyll fluorescence (fChl), water, in situ, concentration estimated from reference material, micrograms per liter as chlorophyll  2023  2025  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2014  2020  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU) -- EXO  2019  2025  
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  2014  2025  
 Peak streamflow 1926-02-26  2024-07-16  97 
 Field measurements 1941-02-08  2025-08-18  370 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 2013-11-20  2024-02-28  122 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2024  19 
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