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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Biological Water-quality 1988-07-27 1988-07-27
Information Water-quality 1981-11-05 1988-08-12
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 1988-07-27 1988-08-12
Microbiological Water-quality 1988-08-12 1988-08-12
Nutrient Water-quality 1988-07-27 1988-07-27
Organics, other Water-quality 1988-07-27 1988-07-27
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1947-10-01 2024-11-21
Sediment Water-quality 1988-07-27 1988-07-27
n/a Peak Measurements 1947-04-06 2023-09-17
n/a Site Visits 1954-10-11 2024-10-23
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2006-01-01 2023-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 05536290 is associated with a Stream in Cook County, Illinois. Current conditions of Discharge, Gage height, and Precipitation are available. Water data back to 1947 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
05536290 n/a
Site name
LITTLE CALUMET RIVER AT SOUTH HOLLAND, IL n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 413625.3 n/a
DMS longitude 0873551.3 n/a
Decimal latitude 41.60702778 n/a
Decimal longitude -87.5975833 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 NESES15 T36N R14E n/a
Name of location map CALUMET CITY n/a
Scale of location map 24000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 574.70 feet n/a
Method altitude determined GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System X
Altitude accuracy .01 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 NNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried 19940706 n/a
Drainage area
208 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 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 n/a

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