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USGS 05517500 KANKAKEE RIVER AT DUNNS BRIDGE, IN

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 41°13'12",   Longitude 86°58'06"   NAD27
Porter County, Indiana, Hydrologic Unit 07120001
Drainage area: 1,352 square miles
Contributing drainage area: 1,160 square miles,
Datum of gage: 649.18 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Daily Data
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2016-04-09  2025-10-27  10326 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1948-10-01  2025-10-26  28146 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2016-04-09  2025-10-27  10115 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2016-04-09  2025-10-27  9837 
    pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units  2016-04-09  2025-10-27  9780 
    Orthophosphate, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as phosphorus  2016-05-06  2019-08-04  471 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2016-04-09  2020-08-24  1503 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU) -- YSI EXO2  2018-12-19  2025-10-27  6864 
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  2016-04-13  2025-07-03  8606 
 Daily Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2016-04-09  2025-06-29 3321 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1948-10-01  2025-07-16 28048 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2016-04-09  2025-06-29 3258 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2016-04-09  2024-11-25 2956 
    Orthophosphate, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as phosphorus  2016-05-06  2019-08-04 471 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2016-04-09  2020-08-24 1503 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU) -- YSI EXO2  2018-12-19  2024-11-25 1967 
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  2016-04-13  2024-08-21 2668 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2016-04  2025-06  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1948-10  2025-07  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2016-04  2025-06  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2016-04  2024-11  
    Orthophosphate, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as phosphorus  2016-05  2019-08  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2016-04  2020-08  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU) -- YSI EXO2  2018-12  2024-11  
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  2016-04  2024-08  
 Annual Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2016  2025  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1949  2025  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2016  2025  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2016  2025  
    Orthophosphate, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as phosphorus  2016  2019  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2016  2020  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU) -- YSI EXO2  2019  2025  
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  2016  2024  
 Peak streamflow 1949-02-21  2021-07-03  73 
 Field measurements 1948-07-21  2025-07-17  631 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1999-06-30  2024-01-24  104 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2024  19 
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