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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Biological Water-quality 1988-07-27 2013-07-31
Information Water-quality 1976-10-27 2013-08-12
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 1976-10-27 2013-08-12
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 1976-10-27 2013-08-12
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals Water-quality 1976-10-27 2013-08-12
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 1976-10-27 2013-08-12
Microbiological Water-quality 1980-11-18 1997-02-18
Nutrient Water-quality 1976-10-27 2013-08-12
Organics, other Water-quality 1980-10-28 2013-08-12
Organics, pesticide Water-quality 2013-05-07 2013-08-12
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1951-08-14 2024-11-08
Radiochemistry Water-quality 2000-07-15 2013-08-12
Sediment Water-quality 1988-07-27 2013-08-16
Stable Isotopes Water-quality 2013-05-29 2013-07-31
n/a Peak Measurements 1952-03-11 2023-04-05
n/a Site Visits 1954-04-25 2024-09-19
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2006-01-01 2023-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 05550500 is associated with a Stream in Cook County, Illinois. Current conditions of Discharge and Gage height are available. Water data back to 1951 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
USGS
Site identification number
n/a
Site name
n/a
Site type
ST
DMS latitude n/a
DMS longitude n/a
Decimal latitude n/a
Decimal longitude n/a
Latitude-longitude method
N
Latitude-longitude accuracy
F
Latitude-longitude datum
NAD83
Decimal Latitude-longitude datum NAD83
District
17
State
17
County
031
Country n/a
Land net location description n/a
Name of location map n/a
Scale of location map n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface n/a
Method altitude determined X
Altitude accuracy n/a
Altitude datum
NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit
07120006
Drainage basin
n/a
Topographic setting
n/a
Flags for instruments at site n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried n/a
Drainage area
n/a
Contributing drainage area n/a
Time Zone abbreviation n/a
Site honors Daylight Saving Time
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 n/a

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