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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 2018-04-03 2019-05-07
Nutrient Water-quality 2017-04-11 2019-05-07
Physical Water-quality 2018-04-03 2019-05-07
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 05568704 is associated with a Stream in Mason County, Illinois. Water data back to 2017 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
05568704 n/a
Site name
MASON TAZEWELL DRAINAGE DITCH NR TOPEKA, IL n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 401935 n/a
DMS longitude 0895420 n/a
Decimal latitude 40.32638889 n/a
Decimal longitude -89.9055556 n/a
Latitude-longitude method
Interpolated from Digital MAP. N
Latitude-longitude accuracy
Accurate to + or - 1 sec. S
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
Mason County 125
Country US n/a
Land net location description NENESES29 T22N R7W n/a
Name of location map TOPEKA n/a
Scale of location map 24000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface n/a
Method altitude determined n/a
Altitude accuracy n/a
Altitude datum
n/a
Subbasin hydrologic unit
07130003
Drainage basin
n/a
Topographic setting
n/a
Flags for instruments at site NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried 20170411 n/a
Drainage area
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 0030100 n/a