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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Biological Water-quality 1988-07-28 2013-07-31
Information Water-quality 1977-12-14 2013-08-07
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 1980-10-16 2013-07-31
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 1977-12-14 2013-08-07
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals Water-quality 1978-01-05 2013-07-31
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 1977-12-14 2013-07-31
Microbiological Water-quality 1977-12-14 1996-08-20
Nutrient Water-quality 1977-12-14 2013-08-07
Organics, PCBs Water-quality 1998-08-18 2009-08-04
Organics, other Water-quality 1977-12-14 2013-08-07
Organics, pesticide Water-quality 1998-08-18 2013-08-07
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1945-10-01 2024-11-21
Radiochemistry Water-quality 1998-08-18 2013-07-31
Sediment Water-quality 1988-07-28 2013-08-07
Stable Isotopes Water-quality 2013-05-29 2013-07-31
n/a Peak Measurements 1946-01-09 2023-07-02
n/a Site Visits 1954-10-12 2024-11-13
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2006-01-01 2023-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 05531500 is associated with a Stream in Cook County, Illinois. Current conditions of Discharge and Gage height are available. Water data back to 1945 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
05531500 n/a
Site name
SALT CREEK AT WESTERN SPRINGS, IL n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 414933 n/a
DMS longitude 0875401 n/a
Decimal latitude 41.8258333 n/a
Decimal longitude -87.9002778 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 1983 NAD83
Decimal Latitude-longitude datum North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
District
Illinois 17
State
Illinois 17
County
Cook County 031
Country US n/a
Land net location description NENESES31 T39N R12E n/a
Name of location map HINSDALE, ILL n/a
Scale of location map 24000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 624.72 feet n/a
Method altitude determined GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System X
Altitude accuracy .02 feet n/a
Altitude datum
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit
07120004
Drainage basin
n/a
Topographic setting
n/a
Flags for instruments at site NNNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried 20110706 n/a
Drainage area
115 square miles n/a
Contributing drainage area 115.0 square miles 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 11200 n/a

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