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USGS 05438500 KISHWAUKEE RIVER AT BELVIDERE, IL

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 42°15'22",   Longitude 88°51'47"   NAD27
Boone County, Illinois, Hydrologic Unit 07090006
Drainage area: 538 square miles
Datum of gage: 738.50 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1986-09-01  2025-11-02  
 Daily Data
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1939-10-01  2025-11-01  31443 
    Gage height, feet  1990-10-01  2025-11-01  12446 
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  2006-05-12  2007-09-29  506 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  2006-05-12  2007-09-29  506 
 Daily Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1939-10-01  2025-07-10 31329 
    Gage height, feet  1990-10-01  2025-07-10 12332 
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  2006-05-12  2007-09-29 506 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  2006-05-12  2007-09-29 506 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1939-10  2025-07  
    Gage height, feet  1990-10  2025-07  
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  2006-05  2007-09  
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  2006-05  2007-09  
 Annual Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1940  2025  
    Gage height, feet  1991  2025  
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  2006  2007  
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  2006  2007  
 Peak streamflow 1940-06-19  2024-04-04  85 
 Field measurements 1944-03-15  2025-09-10  431 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1974-10-08  2008-06-10  263 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2024  19 
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