Vermilion River at Pontiac, IL - 05554500
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Vermilion River at Pontiac, IL - 05554500
Subscribe to WaterAlert March 9, 2025 - March 16, 2025
Gage height, feet
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Value
Status
Time
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4.54 ft
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Mar 16, 2025
20:45:00 PM CDT
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Learn about the data collection categories Continuous data
4 data types available - data from 1986-09-01 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
Discharge, cubic feet per second
1986-09-01 - 2025-03-16
Temperature, air, degrees Celsius
2022-06-29 - 2024-09-16
Temperature, water, degrees Celsius
2022-06-30 - 2024-09-16
Daily data
4 data types available - data from 1942-10-01 to 2025-03-15
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Discrete sample data
53 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1957-10-17 to 2025-01-29
217 Sampling activities
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| USGS Parameter Group | Data Types | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biological | Water-quality | 2022-02-09 | 2024-02-01 |
| Information | Water-quality | 1981-12-31 | 2024-02-01 |
| Inorganics, Major, Non-metals | Water-quality | 2021-11-17 | 2024-02-01 |
| Nutrient | Water-quality | 2021-11-17 | 2023-10-19 |
| Organics, other | Water-quality | 2021-11-17 | 2023-10-19 |
| Physical | Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality | 1942-10-01 | 2025-03-16 |
| Stable Isotopes | Water-quality | 2022-02-09 | 2024-02-01 |
| n/a | Peak Measurements | 1933-05-01 | 2024-01-26 |
| n/a | Site Visits | 1951-07-10 | 2025-01-24 |
| n/a | USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site | 2006-01-01 | 2024-01-01 |
Monitoring location 05554500 is associated with a Stream in Livingston County, Illinois. Current conditions of Discharge and Gage height are available. Water data back to 1933 are available online.
| Metadata Element | Location Metadata | Metadata Code |
|---|---|---|
|
Agency
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U.S. Geological Survey | USGS |
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Site identification number
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05554500 | n/a |
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Site name
|
VERMILION RIVER AT PONTIAC, IL | n/a |
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Site type
|
Stream
|
ST |
| DMS latitude | 405240.2 | n/a |
| DMS longitude | 0883809.6 | n/a |
| Decimal latitude | 40.8778333 | n/a |
| Decimal longitude | -88.636 | n/a |
|
Latitude-longitude method
|
Differentially corrected Global Positioning System. | D |
|
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
|
Livingston County | 105 |
| Country | US | n/a |
| Land net location description | SESWS22 T28N R5E | n/a |
| Name of location map | n/a | |
| Scale of location map | n/a | |
| Altitude of Gage/land surface | 619.02 feet | n/a |
| Method altitude determined | Level or other surveyed method. | L |
| Altitude accuracy | .01 feet | n/a |
|
Altitude datum
|
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 | NAVD88 |
|
Subbasin hydrologic unit
|
Vermilion | 07130002 |
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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 | n/a | |
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Drainage area
|
579 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 | NNNNNNNN | n/a |
| National aquifer | n/a | |
| Local aquifer | n/a | |
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Local aquifer type
|
n/a | |
| Well depth | n/a | |
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Hole depth
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n/a | |
| Source of depth data | n/a | |
| Project number | n/a |
