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USGS 05439500 SOUTH BRANCH KISHWAUKEE RIVER NR FAIRDALE IL

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 42°06'38",   Longitude 88°54'02"   NAD27
Dekalb County, Illinois, Hydrologic Unit 07090006
Drainage area: 387 square miles
Datum of gage: 733.53 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1987-08-05  2026-01-23  
 Daily Data
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1939-10-01  2026-01-22  31516 
    Gage height, feet  1993-10-01  2026-01-22  11598 
 Daily Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1939-10-01  2025-11-13 31451 
    Gage height, feet  1993-10-01  2025-11-13 11533 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1939-10  2025-11  
    Gage height, feet  1993-10  2025-11  
 Annual Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1940  2026  
    Gage height, feet  1994  2026  
 Peak streamflow 1937-03  2025-03-21  87 
 Field measurements 1954-10-11  2025-11-14  457 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1974-10-07  2002-09-25  283 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2025  20 
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