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USGS 05440700 ROCK RIVER AT BYRON, IL

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 42°07'19.88",   Longitude 89°15'19.31"   NAD83
Ogle County, Illinois, Hydrologic Unit 07090005
Drainage area: 7,990 square miles
Contributing drainage area: 7,990.00 square miles,
Datum of gage: 666.00 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    2000-05-03  2026-01-22  
 Daily Data
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2012-07-04  2026-01-21  13901 
    Precipitation, total, inches  2000-05-03  2014-01-13  4812 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2000-05-02  2026-01-21  9396 
    Gage height, feet  2000-05-03  2026-01-21  9145 
 Daily Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2012-07-04  2026-01-07 4617 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2000-05-02  2025-11-23 9337 
    Gage height, feet  2000-05-03  2025-11-23 9086 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2012-07  2026-01  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2000-05  2025-11  
    Gage height, feet  2000-05  2025-11  
 Annual Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2012  2026  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2000  2026  
    Gage height, feet  2000  2026  
 Peak streamflow 2001-02-25  2025-08-20  25 
 Field measurements 1978-05-16  2025-11-24  183 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1977-10-06  2021-12-09  314 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2025  20 
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OPERATION:
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Email questions about this site to Illinois Water Science Center Water-Data Inquiries