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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Biological Water-quality 2023-03-30 2023-07-12
Information Water-quality 2005-12-19 2005-12-19
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 2005-12-19 2005-12-19
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 2002-07-02 2024-11-20
n/a Peak Measurements 2007-08-23 2014-06-30
n/a Site Visits 2003-02-27 2011-01-20
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2006-01-01 2023-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 05536118 is associated with a Stream in Cook County, Illinois. Current conditions of Gage height are available. Water data back to 2002 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
05536118 n/a
Site name
NB CHICAGO RIVER AT GRAND AVENUE AT CHICAGO, IL n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 415330.2 n/a
DMS longitude 0873831 n/a
Decimal latitude 41.8917222 n/a
Decimal longitude -87.6419444 n/a
Latitude-longitude method
GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System X
Latitude-longitude accuracy
Accurate to + or - 5 sec. F
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 NWSENWS9 T39N R14E 3 n/a
Name of location map Chicago Loop n/a
Scale of location map 24000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 579.20 feet n/a
Method altitude determined GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System X
Altitude accuracy .10 feet n/a
Altitude datum
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit
07120003
Drainage basin
n/a
Topographic setting
n/a
Flags for instruments at site NNNNNNNNNYNYNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried 20020919 n/a
Drainage area
179 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 441712903 n/a

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