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USGS 05532500 DES PLAINES RIVER AT RIVERSIDE, IL

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 41°49'17.37",   Longitude 87°49'19.33"   NAD83
Cook County, Illinois, Hydrologic Unit 07120004
Drainage area: 630 square miles
Contributing drainage area: 630.0 square miles,
Datum of gage: 594.38 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1986-09-11  2025-10-25  
 Daily Data
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1943-10-01  2025-10-24  29975 
    Gage height, feet  1993-10-06  2025-10-24  11510 
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1979-04-01  2013-09-29  5203 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1979-04-01  2013-09-29  5203 
 Daily Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1943-10-01  2025-06-04 29833 
    Gage height, feet  1993-10-06  2025-06-04 11368 
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1979-04-01  2013-09-29 5203 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1979-04-01  2013-09-29 5203 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1943-10  2025-06  
    Gage height, feet  1993-10  2025-06  
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1979-04  2013-09  
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1979-04  2013-09  
 Annual Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1944  2025  
    Gage height, feet  1994  2025  
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1979  2013  
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1979  2013  
 Peak streamflow 1914-05-14  2024-07-17  111 
 Field measurements 1942-08-07  2025-09-23  435 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1970-10-07  2013-10-18  1814 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2024  19 
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