Rock River at Dixon, IL - 05442300
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Rock River at Dixon, IL - 05442300
Subscribe to WaterAlert April 9, 2025 - April 16, 2025
Gage height, feet
9.23 ft - Apr 16, 2025 09:15:00 AM CDT
Important Data may be provisional
Value
Status
Time
Latest value
9.23 ft
Provisional
Apr 16, 2025
09:15:00 AM CDT
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9.23 ft
Provisional
Apr 16, 2025
09:15:00 AM CDT
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Statistics for April 16, 2025 based on 14 years of data
Gage height, ft
low (2018)
9.29 ft
25th percentile
10.3 ft
median
10.88 ft
75th percentile
11.54 ft
mean
11.03 ft
high (2013)
13.35 ft
Available data
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Learn about the data collection categories Continuous data
3 data types available - data from 2010-05-06 to 2025-04-16
Continuous data are collected via automated sensors installed at a monitoring location.
Data type
Data date range
Gage height, feet
2010-05-13 - 2025-04-16
Discharge, cubic feet per second
2010-05-13 - 2025-04-16
Precipitation, total, inches
2010-05-06 - 2025-04-16
Daily data
3 data types available - data from 2010-05-06 to 2025-04-15
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Discrete sample data
0 observed properties (data types) available
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| USGS Parameter Group | Data Types | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical | Daily Values, Unit Values | 2010-05-06 | 2025-04-16 |
| n/a | Peak Measurements | 2010-07-25 | 2024-07-17 |
| n/a | Site Visits | 2007-08-09 | 2025-03-10 |
| n/a | USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site | 2007-01-01 | 2024-01-01 |
Monitoring location 05442300 is associated with a Stream in Lee County, Illinois. Current conditions of Discharge, Gage height, and Precipitation are available. Water data back to 2007 are available online.
| Metadata Element | Location Metadata | Metadata Code |
|---|---|---|
|
Agency
|
U.S. Geological Survey | USGS |
|
Site identification number
|
05442300 | n/a |
|
Site name
|
ROCK RIVER AT DIXON, IL | n/a |
|
Site type
|
Stream
|
ST |
| DMS latitude | 415039 | n/a |
| DMS longitude | 0892909 | n/a |
| Decimal latitude | 41.84416667 | n/a |
| Decimal longitude | -89.4858333 | n/a |
|
Latitude-longitude method
|
Mapping grade GPS unit (handheld accuracy range 12 to 40 ft) | G |
|
Latitude-longitude accuracy
|
Accurate to + or - 1 sec. | S |
|
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
|
Lee County | 103 |
| Country | US | n/a |
| Land net location description | NWNWNES5 T21N R9E | n/a |
| Name of location map | DIXON EAST | n/a |
| Scale of location map | 24000 | n/a |
| Altitude of Gage/land surface | 628.51 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
|
Lower Rock | 07090005 |
|
Drainage basin
|
n/a | |
|
Topographic setting
|
n/a | |
| Flags for instruments at site | NNNNYNNNNYNNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN | n/a |
|
Date of first construction
|
n/a | |
| Date site established or inventoried | 20100505 | n/a |
|
Drainage area
|
8615 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 | 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 |
