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2 data types available - data from 1989-09-27 to 2018-04-19

76 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 2023-03-30 to 2026-06-23

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2 data types available - data from 1989-10-01 to 2018-04-18

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	05536105	n/a
Location name	NB CHICAGO RIVER AT ALBANY AVENUE AT CHICAGO, IL	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	41.9741666666667	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-87.7058333333333	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	580.67 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	Unknown.	U
Altitude accuracy	0.01 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929	NGVD29
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Chicago	07120003
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	113 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

Monitoring location NB Chicago River at Albany Avenue at Chicago, IL - USGS-05536105