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USGS 05518000 KANKAKEE RIVER AT SHELBY, IN

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 41°10'58",   Longitude 87°20'25"   NAD27
Newton County, Indiana, Hydrologic Unit 07120001
Drainage area: 1,779 square miles
Datum of gage: 627.94 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1987-10-01  2025-10-28  
 Daily Data
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2015-12-05  2025-10-28  10505 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1923-04-01  2025-10-27  37466 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2015-12-05  2025-10-28  10310 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2015-12-05  2025-10-28  10318 
    pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units  2015-12-05  2025-10-28  10340 
    Orthophosphate, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as phosphorus  2018-10-19  2021-10-18  332 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2015-12-05  2020-08-16  1532 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU) -- EXO  2019-02-13  2025-10-28  6839 
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  2015-12-05  2025-10-16  3473 
 Daily Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2015-12-05  2025-01-15 3240 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1923-04-01  2025-08-05 37383 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2015-12-05  2025-01-15 3174 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2015-12-05  2025-01-15 3177 
    Orthophosphate, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as phosphorus  2018-10-19  2020-10-18 330 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2015-12-05  2020-08-16 1532 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU) -- EXO  2019-02-13  2025-09-10 2230 
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  2015-12-05  2024-09-10 3095 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2015-12  2025-01  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1923-04  2025-08  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2015-12  2025-01  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2015-12  2025-01  
    Orthophosphate, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as phosphorus  2018-10  2020-10  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2015-12  2020-08  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU) -- EXO  2019-02  2025-09  
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  2015-12  2024-09  
 Annual Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2016  2025  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1923  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  2019  2021  
    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) -- EXO  2019  2025  
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  2016  2024  
 Peak streamflow 1923-03-13  2023-04-06  101 
 Field measurements 1931-08-12  2025-09-23  754 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1963-10-26  2024-02-23  190 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2024  19 
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