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15 data types available - data from 1987-10-01 to 2026-08-12

9 data types available - data from 1923-04-01 to 2026-08-11

2 data types available - data from 1931-08-12 to 2026-08-05

130 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1963-10-26 to 2026-07-01

215 Sampling activities

2 data types available - with data from 1923-03-13 to 2023-04-06

8 data types available - data from 1923-04-01 to 2026-08-11

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Kankakee River at Shelby

Kankakee River at Shelby, IN Downstream Spillway

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	05518000	n/a
Location name	KANKAKEE RIVER AT SHELBY, IN	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	41.1828134312722	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-87.3403095598096	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from MAP.	M
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - 1 sec.	S
District	Indiana	18
State	Indiana	18
County	Newton County	111
Country	United States of America	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	0.01 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Kankakee	07120001
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		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	Y	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