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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 2024-11-21
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
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
05550500 n/a
Site name
POPLAR CREEK AT ELGIN, IL n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 420133.13 n/a
DMS longitude 0881520.4 n/a
Decimal latitude 42.02586944 n/a
Decimal longitude -88.2556667 n/a
Latitude-longitude method
Interpolated from Digital MAP. N
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
Cook County 031
Country US n/a
Land net location description SENWS19 T41N R9E n/a
Name of location map n/a
Scale of location map n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 715.77 feet n/a
Method altitude determined GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System X
Altitude accuracy .05 feet n/a
Altitude datum
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit
07120006
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 20000714 n/a
Drainage area
35.2 square miles n/a
Contributing drainage area 35.20 square miles 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 11200 n/a

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