DU Page River at Shorewood, IL - 05540500
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DU Page River at Shorewood, IL - 05540500
Subscribe to WaterAlert March 11, 2025 - March 18, 2025
Gage height, feet
10.75 ft - Mar 17, 2025 11:45:00 PM CDT
Important Data may be provisional
Value
Status
Time
Latest value
10.75 ft
Provisional
Mar 17, 2025
23:45:00 PM CDT
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10.75 ft
Provisional
Mar 17, 2025
11:45:00 PM CDT
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Statistics for March 18, 2025 based on 31 years of data
Gage height, ft
low (1996)
2.25 ft
25th percentile
2.56 ft
median
2.66 ft
75th percentile
3.19 ft
mean
3.57 ft
high (2023)
10.91 ft
Available data
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Learn about the data collection categories Continuous data
2 data types available - data from 1986-09-01 to 2025-03-17
Continuous data are collected via automated sensors installed at a monitoring location.
Data type
Data date range
Gage height, feet
2007-10-01 - 2025-03-17
Discharge, cubic feet per second
1986-09-01 - 2025-03-17
Daily data
2 data types available - data from 1940-10-01 to 2025-03-16
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Discrete sample data
0 observed properties (data types) available
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5 km
3 mi
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| USGS Parameter Group | Data Types | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biological | Water-quality | 1987-09-22 | 1990-07-11 |
| Information | Water-quality | 1977-11-14 | 2021-12-14 |
| Inorganics, Major, Metals | Water-quality | 1980-10-15 | 1997-04-04 |
| Inorganics, Major, Non-metals | Water-quality | 1977-11-14 | 2021-12-14 |
| Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals | Water-quality | 1970-10-07 | 1997-04-04 |
| Inorganics, Minor, metals | Water-quality | 1970-10-07 | 1997-04-04 |
| Microbiological | Water-quality | 1977-11-14 | 2021-09-20 |
| Nutrient | Water-quality | 1977-11-14 | 1998-07-29 |
| Organics, other | Water-quality | 1977-11-14 | 1990-09-12 |
| Organics, pesticide | Water-quality | 1994-03-30 | 2002-09-25 |
| Physical | Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality | 1940-10-01 | 2025-03-17 |
| Radiochemistry | Water-quality | 1987-04-09 | 1990-05-03 |
| Sediment | Water-quality | 1987-04-09 | 1990-08-09 |
| n/a | Peak Measurements | 1941-03-11 | 2024-07-16 |
| n/a | Site Visits | 1948-03-19 | 2025-02-06 |
| n/a | USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site | 2006-01-01 | 2024-01-01 |
Monitoring location 05540500 is associated with a Stream in Will County, Illinois. Current conditions of Discharge and Gage height are available. Water data back to 1940 are available online.
| Metadata Element | Location Metadata | Metadata Code |
|---|---|---|
|
Agency
|
U.S. Geological Survey | USGS |
|
Site identification number
|
05540500 | n/a |
|
Site name
|
DU PAGE RIVER AT SHOREWOOD, IL | n/a |
|
Site type
|
Stream
|
ST |
| DMS latitude | 413120.29 | n/a |
| DMS longitude | 0881134.33 | n/a |
| Decimal latitude | 41.52230278 | n/a |
| Decimal longitude | -88.1928694 | 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
|
Will County | 197 |
| Country | US | n/a |
| Land net location description | SESWS10 T35N R9E | n/a |
| Name of location map | n/a | |
| Scale of location map | n/a | |
| Altitude of Gage/land surface | 554.73 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
|
Des Plaines | 07120004 |
|
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 | 20151001 | n/a |
|
Drainage area
|
324 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 | 001 | n/a |
