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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Information Water-quality 1991-07-18 1993-12-01
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 1993-11-08 1993-12-01
Microbiological Water-quality 1993-11-08 1993-12-01
Nutrient Water-quality 1993-12-01 1993-12-01
Organics, other Water-quality 2011-06-08 2011-06-08
Organics, pesticide Water-quality 2011-06-08 2011-06-08
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1933-04-01 2024-11-21
Sediment Water-quality 1991-07-18 1991-07-18
n/a Peak Measurements 1844-06-01 2023-05-10
n/a Site Visits 1988-02-19 2024-10-01
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2006-01-01 2023-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 05587450 is associated with a Stream in Jersey County, Illinois. Current conditions of Discharge and Gage height are available. Water data back to 1844 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
05587450 n/a
Site name
Mississippi River at Grafton, IL n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 385804.7 n/a
DMS longitude 0902544.4 n/a
Decimal latitude 38.9679722 n/a
Decimal longitude -90.429 n/a
Latitude-longitude method
Interpolated from Digital MAP. N
Latitude-longitude accuracy
Accurate to + or - .5 sec (PLGR/PPS GPS). 5
Latitude-longitude datum
North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
Decimal Latitude-longitude datum North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
District
Missouri 29
State
Illinois 17
County
Jersey County 083
Country US n/a
Land net location description S15 T06N R12W 5 n/a
Name of location map GRAFTON n/a
Scale of location map 24000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 403.32 feet n/a
Method altitude determined GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System X
Altitude accuracy .18 feet n/a
Altitude datum
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit
07110009
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 19891229 n/a
Drainage area
171300 square miles n/a
Contributing drainage area n/a
Time Zone abbreviation CST n/a
Site honors Daylight Saving Time
Y 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 n/a

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