Fox River (Tailwater) Near Mchenry, IL - 05549501
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Fox River (Tailwater) Near Mchenry, IL - 05549501
Subscribe to WaterAlert March 9, 2025 - March 16, 2025
Gage height, feet
1.57 ft - Mar 16, 2025 06:15:00 PM CDT
Important Data may be provisional
Value
Status
Time
Latest value
1.57 ft
Provisional
Mar 16, 2025
18:15:00 PM CDT
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1.57 ft
Provisional
Mar 16, 2025
06:15:00 PM CDT
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Statistics for March 16, 2025 based on 22 years of data
Gage height, ft
low (2003)
0.61 ft
25th percentile
1.95 ft
median
3.18 ft
75th percentile
4.2 ft
mean
2.99 ft
high (2019)
4.89 ft
Available data
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Learn about the data collection categories Continuous data
1 data types available - data from 2007-10-01 to 2025-03-16
Continuous data are collected via automated sensors installed at a monitoring location.
Data type
Data date range
Gage height, feet
2007-10-01 - 2025-03-16
Daily data
1 data types available - data from 2002-09-30 to 2025-03-15
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Discrete sample data
66 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 2019-04-01 to 2025-03-11
50 Sampling activities
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Leaflet USGS The National Map: National Boundaries Dataset, 3DEP Elevation Program, Geographic Names Information System, National Hydrography Dataset, National Land Cover Database, National Structures Dataset, and National Transportation Dataset; USGS Global Ecosystems; U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line data; USFS Road data; Natural Earth Data; U.S. Department of State HIU; NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Data refreshed February, 2025.
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| USGS Parameter Group | Data Types | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biological | Water-quality | 2019-04-01 | 2023-11-14 |
| Information | Water-quality | 2019-04-01 | 2023-11-14 |
| Inorganics, Major, Non-metals | Water-quality | 2019-04-01 | 2023-11-14 |
| Nutrient | Water-quality | 2019-04-01 | 2023-08-10 |
| Organics, other | Water-quality | 2023-10-04 | 2023-10-04 |
| Physical | Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality | 2002-09-30 | 2025-03-16 |
| n/a | USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site | 2006-01-01 | 2024-01-01 |
Monitoring location 05549501 is associated with a Stream in McHenry 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
|
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 |
