Kankakee River at Shelby, IN - 05518000
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Kankakee River at Shelby, IN - 05518000
Subscribe to WaterAlert March 2, 2025 - March 9, 2025
Gage height, feet
9.15 ft - Mar 09, 2025 07:45:00 PM CDT
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Value
Status
Time
Latest value
9.15 ft
Provisional
Mar 09, 2025
19:45:00 PM CDT
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9.15 ft
Provisional
Mar 09, 2025
07:45:00 PM CDT
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Learn about the data collection categories Continuous data
15 data types available - data from 1987-10-01 to 2025-03-09
Continuous data are collected via automated sensors installed at a monitoring location.
Data type
Data date range
Gage height, feet
2007-10-01 - 2025-03-09
Discharge, cubic feet per second
1987-10-01 - 2025-03-09
DCP battery voltage, volts [DCP ID: DF00A40C]
2024-11-09 - 2025-03-09
Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter
2015-12-05 - 2025-03-09
Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen
2015-12-05 - 2025-03-09
Orthophosphate, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as phosphorus
2018-10-19 - 2020-10-19
pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units
2015-12-05 - 2025-03-09
Phosphorus, water, unfiltered, estimated by regression equation, milligrams per liter as phosphorus
2022-03-09 - 2025-03-09
Precipitation, total, inches
2024-11-09 - 2025-03-09
Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius
2015-12-05 - 2025-03-09
Suspended sediment concentration, water, unfiltered, estimated by regression equation, milligrams per liter
2022-03-09 - 2025-03-09
Temperature, water, degrees Celsius
2015-12-05 - 2025-03-09
Total nitrogen [nitrate + nitrite + ammonia + organic-N], water, unfiltered, estimated by regression equation, milligrams per liter as nitrogen
2022-03-09 - 2025-03-09
Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)
2019-02-12 - 2025-03-09
Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU) 6600
2015-12-05 - 2020-08-17
Daily data
9 data types available - data from 1923-04-01 to 2025-03-09
Field measurements - Coming soon
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Discrete sample data
126 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1963-10-26 to 2025-02-01
204 Sampling activities
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Leaflet USGS The National Map: National Boundaries Dataset, 3DEP Elevation Program, Geographic Names Information System, National Hydrography Dataset, National Land Cover Database, National Structures Dataset, and National Transportation Dataset; USGS Global Ecosystems; U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line data; USFS Road data; Natural Earth Data; U.S. Department of State HIU; NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Data refreshed February, 2025.
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| USGS Parameter Group | Data Types | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Information | Unit Values, Water-quality | 1989-03-22 | 2025-03-09 |
| Inorganics, Major, Non-metals | Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality | 1989-03-22 | 2025-03-09 |
| Inorganics, Minor, metals | Water-quality | 2004-09-08 | 2009-12-09 |
| Microbiological | Water-quality | 1999-06-29 | 1999-07-27 |
| Nutrient | Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality | 1989-03-22 | 2025-03-09 |
| Organics, other | Water-quality | 2004-09-08 | 2009-12-09 |
| Organics, pesticide | Water-quality | 1989-03-22 | 1989-10-16 |
| Physical | Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality | 1923-04-01 | 2025-03-09 |
| Sediment | Unit Values, Water-quality | 1963-10-26 | 2025-03-09 |
| n/a | Peak Measurements | 1923-03-13 | 2023-04-06 |
| n/a | Site Visits | 1931-08-12 | 2025-02-10 |
| n/a | USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site | 2006-01-01 | 2024-01-01 |
Monitoring location 05518000 is associated with a Stream in Newton County, Indiana. Current conditions of DCP battery voltage, Discharge, Dissolved oxygen, and more are available. Water data back to 1923 are available online.
| Metadata Element | Location Metadata | Metadata Code |
|---|---|---|
|
Agency
|
U.S. Geological Survey | USGS |
|
Site identification number
|
05518000 | n/a |
|
Site name
|
KANKAKEE RIVER AT SHELBY, IN | n/a |
|
Site type
|
Stream
|
ST |
| DMS latitude | 411058 | n/a |
| DMS longitude | 0872025 | n/a |
| Decimal latitude | 41.1828134 | n/a |
| Decimal longitude | -87.3403096 | n/a |
|
Latitude-longitude method
|
Interpolated from MAP. | M |
|
Latitude-longitude accuracy
|
Accurate to + or - 1 sec. | S |
|
Latitude-longitude datum
|
North American Datum of 1927 | NAD27 |
| Decimal Latitude-longitude datum | North American Datum of 1983 | NAD83 |
|
District
|
Indiana | 18 |
|
State
|
Indiana | 18 |
|
County
|
Newton County | 111 |
| Country | US | n/a |
| Land net location description | SWNES33 T32N R08W 2 | n/a |
| Name of location map | SHELBY 41B | n/a |
| Scale of location map | 24000 | n/a |
| Altitude of Gage/land surface | 627.94 feet | n/a |
| Method altitude determined | GNSS4 - Level 4 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System | Z |
| Altitude accuracy | .01 feet | n/a |
|
Altitude datum
|
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 | NAVD88 |
|
Subbasin hydrologic unit
|
Kankakee | 07120001 |
|
Drainage basin
|
n/a | |
|
Topographic setting
|
Stream channel
|
C |
| Flags for instruments at site | YNNNYNNNNNNNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN | n/a |
|
Date of first construction
|
n/a | |
| Date site established or inventoried | 192210 | n/a |
|
Drainage area
|
1779 square miles | n/a |
| Contributing drainage area | n/a | |
| Time Zone abbreviation | EST | n/a |
|
Site honors Daylight Saving Time
|
N | n/a |
|
Data reliability
|
n/a | |
| Data-other GW files | YYNNNNNN | n/a |
| National aquifer | n/a | |
| Local aquifer | n/a | |
|
Local aquifer type
|
n/a | |
| Well depth | n/a | |
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Hole depth
|
n/a | |
| Source of depth data | n/a | |
| Project number | 441800100 | n/a |
