Kaskaskia River at New Athens, IL - 05595000
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Kaskaskia River at New Athens, IL - 05595000
Subscribe to WaterAlert March 9, 2025 - March 16, 2025
Gage height, feet
Important Data may be provisional
Value
Status
Time
Latest value
69.19 ft
Provisional
Mar 16, 2025
18:00:00 PM CDT
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14 data types available - data from 2009-03-18 to 2025-03-16
Continuous data are collected via automated sensors installed at a monitoring location.
Data type
Data date range
Gage height, feet
2009-04-10 - 2025-03-16
Discharge, cubic feet per second
2009-04-10 - 2025-03-16
Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter [Discontinued 10/6/21]
2015-09-22 - 2021-10-05
Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen
2015-09-22 - 2025-03-16
Nitrate plus nitrite, water, unfiltered, pounds of nitrogen per day
2015-09-22 - 2025-03-16
Orthophosphate, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as phosphorus (CYC)
2015-11-09 - 2022-09-14
Orthophosphate, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as phosphorus (YSI)
2022-09-15 - 2023-12-03
pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units [Discontinued 10/6/21]
2015-11-06 - 2021-10-06
Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius [Discontinued 10/6/21]
2015-09-22 - 2021-10-06
Temperature, water, degrees Celsius [YSI, Discontinued 10/6/21]
2015-09-22 - 2021-10-06
Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU) (HACH)
2015-09-22 - 2025-03-16
Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU) (YSI), [Discontinued 10/6/21]
2015-09-22 - 2021-10-06
Water velocity reading from field sensor, feet per second
2009-03-18 - 2018-06-21
Water velocity reading from field sensor, feet per second (CHANNEL MASTER), [Average Vx]
2018-07-10 - 2025-03-16
Daily data
0 data types available
Field measurements - Coming soon
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Discrete sample data
32 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1970-10-05 to 2025-02-07
117 Sampling activities
- Monitoring Location
- Active Monitoring Locations
5 km
3 mi
Leaflet USGS The National Map: National Boundaries Dataset, 3DEP Elevation Program, Geographic Names Information System, National Hydrography Dataset, National Land Cover Database, National Structures Dataset, and National Transportation Dataset; USGS Global Ecosystems; U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line data; USFS Road data; Natural Earth Data; U.S. Department of State HIU; NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Data refreshed February, 2025.
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| USGS Parameter Group | Data Types | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Information | Water-quality | 2015-09-18 | 2023-11-30 |
| Inorganics, Major, Non-metals | Daily Values, Unit Values | 2015-09-22 | 2021-10-05 |
| Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals | Water-quality | 1970-10-05 | 1970-10-05 |
| Inorganics, Minor, metals | Water-quality | 1970-10-05 | 1970-10-05 |
| Nutrient | Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality | 2015-09-18 | 2025-03-16 |
| Physical | Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality | 1909-10-01 | 2025-03-16 |
| Sediment | Water-quality | 2015-11-06 | 2023-07-06 |
| n/a | Peak Measurements | 1908-05-11 | 2023-03-26 |
| n/a | Site Visits | 2009-03-17 | 2025-02-24 |
| n/a | USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site | 2010-01-01 | 2024-01-01 |
Monitoring location 05595000 is associated with a Stream in St. Clair County, Illinois. Current conditions of Discharge, Gage height, Nitrate plus nitrite, and more are available. Water data back to 1908 are available online.
| Metadata Element | Location Metadata | Metadata Code |
|---|---|---|
|
Agency
|
U.S. Geological Survey | USGS |
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Site identification number
|
05595000 | n/a |
|
Site name
|
KASKASKIA RIVER AT NEW ATHENS, IL | n/a |
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Site type
|
Stream
|
ST |
| DMS latitude | 381911 | n/a |
| DMS longitude | 0895318 | n/a |
| Decimal latitude | 38.3197222 | n/a |
| Decimal longitude | -89.8883333 | n/a |
|
Latitude-longitude method
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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
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Illinois | 17 |
|
State
|
Illinois | 17 |
|
County
|
St. Clair County | 163 |
| Country | US | n/a |
| Land net location description | SENWNWS33 T2S R7W | n/a |
| Name of location map | NEW ATHENS WEST | n/a |
| Scale of location map | 24000 | n/a |
| Altitude of Gage/land surface | 299.54 feet | n/a |
| Method altitude determined | GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System | X |
| Altitude accuracy | .02 feet | n/a |
|
Altitude datum
|
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 | NAVD88 |
|
Subbasin hydrologic unit
|
Lower Kaskaskia | 07140204 |
|
Drainage basin
|
n/a | |
|
Topographic setting
|
n/a | |
| Flags for instruments at site | NNYNNNYNNYNYNNYNYNNNNNNNNNNNNN | n/a |
|
Date of first construction
|
n/a | |
| Date site established or inventoried | 20150921 | n/a |
|
Drainage area
|
5189 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
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n/a | |
| Data-other GW files | NNNNNNNN | n/a |
| National aquifer | n/a | |
| Local aquifer | n/a | |
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Local aquifer type
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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 | 00100 | n/a |
