| 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 | 2024-12-22 |
| 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 | 2024-01-26 |
| n/a | Site Visits | 1954-04-25 | 2024-12-17 |
| n/a | USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site | 2006-01-01 | 2024-01-01 |
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 |
