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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Information Water-quality 2020-07-14 2020-07-14
Organics, other Water-quality 2020-07-14 2020-07-14
Organics, pesticide Water-quality 2020-07-14 2020-07-14
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values 2010-11-06 2024-11-21
n/a Peak Measurements 1970-06-03 2024-04-03
n/a Site Visits 2010-11-01 2024-10-03
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2012-01-01 2024-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 05438170 is associated with a Stream in McHenry County, Illinois. Current conditions of Discharge and Gage height are available. Water data back to 1970 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
05438170 n/a
Site name
KISHWAUKEE RIVER AT MARENGO, IL n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 421555.26 n/a
DMS longitude 0883630.56 n/a
Decimal latitude 42.26535 n/a
Decimal longitude -88.60848889 n/a
Latitude-longitude method
Interpolated from Digital MAP. N
Latitude-longitude accuracy
Accurate to + or - 5 sec. F
Latitude-longitude datum
North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
Decimal Latitude-longitude datum North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
District
Illinois 17
State
Illinois 17
County
McHenry County 111
Country US n/a
Land net location description NWSWNWS25 T44N R5E n/a
Name of location map MARENGO NORTH n/a
Scale of location map 24000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 786.12 feet n/a
Method altitude determined GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System X
Altitude accuracy .05 feet n/a
Altitude datum
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit
07090006
Drainage basin
n/a
Topographic setting
n/a
Flags for instruments at site NNNNYNYNNYNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried 20100927 n/a
Drainage area
170 square miles n/a
Contributing drainage area n/a
Time Zone abbreviation CST n/a
Site honors Daylight Saving Time
N n/a
Data reliability
n/a
Data-other GW files NNNNNNNN n/a
National aquifer n/a
Local aquifer n/a
Local aquifer type
n/a
Well depth n/a
Hole depth
n/a
Source of depth data n/a
Project number 00100 n/a

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