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2 data types available - data from 1952-08-12 to 2026-08-13

2 data types available - data from 1967-07-12 to 2026-06-22

4 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1974-10-02 to 1984-06-15

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2 data types available - data from 1952-08-12 to 2026-08-13

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	05528500	n/a
Location name	BUFFALO CREEK NEAR WHEELING, IL	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	42.1519444444444	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-87.9577777777778	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from map	M
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - 1 sec.	S
District	Illinois	17
State	Illinois	17
County	Cook County	031
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	658.28 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	X
Altitude accuracy	0.11 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Des Plaines	07120004
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	19.6 square miles	n/a
Contributing drainage area		n/a
Time zone abbreviation	CST	n/a
Site honors Daylight Saving Time	N	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