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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Biological Water-quality 2015-11-04 2016-04-26
Information Water-quality 2015-11-04 2016-04-26
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 2015-11-04 2016-04-26
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 2015-08-13 2017-05-25
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals Water-quality 1978-03-27 2016-04-26
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 1978-03-27 2016-04-26
Nutrient Water-quality 1978-03-27 2016-04-26
Organics, PCBs Water-quality 1978-03-27 1978-03-27
Organics, other Water-quality 1978-03-27 2016-04-26
Organics, pesticide Water-quality 1978-03-27 1978-03-27
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1974-04-11 2017-05-25
Sediment Water-quality 1978-03-27 1978-03-27
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2015-01-01 2017-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 05538010 is associated with a Stream in Will County, Illinois. Water data back to 1974 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
05538010 n/a
Site name
DES PLAINES RIVER AT ROCKDALE, IL n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 413018 n/a
DMS longitude 0880559 n/a
Decimal latitude 41.505 n/a
Decimal longitude -88.0997222 n/a
Latitude-longitude method
Interpolated from Digital MAP. N
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
Will County 197
Country US n/a
Land net location description NWSWNWS21 T35N R10E n/a
Name of location map JOLIET n/a
Scale of location map 24000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface n/a
Method altitude determined n/a
Altitude accuracy n/a
Altitude datum
n/a
Subbasin hydrologic unit
07120004
Drainage basin
n/a
Topographic setting
n/a
Flags for instruments at site NNNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
20150813 n/a
Date site established or inventoried 20170525 n/a
Drainage area
1506.00 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 FJ029 n/a