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2 data types available - data from 1939-10-01 to 2026-08-08

2 data types available - data from 1941-03-20 to 2026-06-26

84 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1966-09-12 to 1997-04-22

332 Sampling activities

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2 data types available - data from 1939-10-01 to 2026-08-08

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	05444000	n/a
Location name	ELKHORN CREEK NEAR PENROSE, IL	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	41.90275	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-89.6963888888889	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from digital map	N
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - .5 sec (PLGR/PPS GPS).	5
District	Illinois	17
State	Illinois	17
County	Whiteside County	195
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	657.75 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	X
Altitude accuracy	0.05 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Lower Rock	07090005
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	146 square miles	n/a
Contributing drainage area		n/a
Time zone abbreviation	CST	n/a
Site honors Daylight Saving Time	N	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