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Latitude 40°00'48",   Longitude 89°50'18"   NAD83

Menard County, Illinois, Hydrologic Unit 07130008

Drainage area: 3,063 square miles

Datum of gage: 473.67 feet above   NAVD88.

AVAILABLE DATA:

Data Type	Begin Date	End Date	Count
Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)	2010-04-14	2026-01-13
Daily Data
Temperature, water, degrees Celsius	2022-08-17	2024-07-22	640
Temperature, air, degrees Celsius	2022-08-17	2025-07-16	1064
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1948-01-01	2026-01-12	6382
Gage height, feet	2010-04-13	2026-01-12	5607
Daily Statistics
Temperature, water, degrees Celsius	2022-08-17	2024-07-22	640
Temperature, air, degrees Celsius	2022-08-17	2025-01-07	874
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1948-01-01	2025-07-23	6218
Gage height, feet	2010-04-13	2025-07-23	5452
Monthly Statistics
Temperature, water, degrees Celsius	2022-08	2024-07
Temperature, air, degrees Celsius	2022-08	2025-01
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1948-01	2025-07
Gage height, feet	2010-04	2025-07
Annual Statistics
Temperature, water, degrees Celsius	2022	2024
Temperature, air, degrees Celsius	2022	2025
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1948	2025
Gage height, feet	2010	2025
Peak streamflow	2010-06-26	2024-01-26	14
Field measurements	1966-04-27	2025-11-20	136
Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP)	1965-06-08	2024-01-29	231
Water-Year Summary	2011	2024	14
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