Fox River (Tailwater) Near Mchenry, IL - 05549501

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April 13, 2025 - April 20, 2025

Gage height, feet

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Latest value

0.84 ft

Provisional

Apr 20, 2025

01:15:00 AM CDT

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0.84 ft

Provisional

Apr 20, 2025

01:15:00 AM CDT

Statistics for April 20, 2025 based on 22 years of data

Gage height, ft

low (2003)

1.04 ft

25th percentile

1.75 ft

median

2.18 ft

75th percentile

3.1 ft

mean

2.65 ft

high (2013)

7.17 ft

Gage height, feet -- continuous data
Time	Result	Approval
2025-04-20T01:15:00.000-05:00	0.84	Provisional
2025-04-20T01:00:00.000-05:00	0.84	Provisional
2025-04-20T00:45:00.000-05:00	0.84	Provisional
2025-04-20T00:30:00.000-05:00	0.83	Provisional
2025-04-20T00:15:00.000-05:00	0.84	Provisional
2025-04-20T00:00:00.000-05:00	0.83	Provisional
2025-04-19T23:45:00.000-05:00	0.83	Provisional
2025-04-19T23:30:00.000-05:00	0.83	Provisional
2025-04-19T23:15:00.000-05:00	0.83	Provisional
2025-04-19T23:00:00.000-05:00	0.83	Provisional
2025-04-19T22:45:00.000-05:00	0.83	Provisional
2025-04-19T22:30:00.000-05:00	0.83	Provisional
2025-04-19T22:15:00.000-05:00	0.84	Provisional
2025-04-19T22:00:00.000-05:00	0.83	Provisional
2025-04-19T21:45:00.000-05:00	0.83	Provisional
2025-04-19T21:30:00.000-05:00	0.83	Provisional

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Location details and information

Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Site identification number	05549501	_n/a
Site name	FOX RIVER (TAILWATER) NEAR MCHENRY, IL	_n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
DMS latitude	421833	_n/a
DMS longitude	0881505	_n/a
Decimal latitude	42.3091889	_n/a
Decimal longitude	-88.2514745	_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 1927	NAD27
Decimal Latitude-longitude datum	North American Datum of 1983	NAD83
District	Illinois	17
State	Illinois	17
County	McHenry County	111
Country	US	_n/a
Land net location description	NWSENWS12 T44N R8E 3	_n/a
Name of location map	McHENRY	_n/a
Scale of location map	24000	_n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface	729.98 feet	_n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	X
Altitude accuracy	.04 feet	_n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Upper Fox	07120006
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	20021001	_n/a
Drainage area	1250 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	441700103	_n/a

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Fox River (Tailwater) Near Mchenry, IL - 05549501

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