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USGS 05536118 NB CHICAGO RIVER AT GRAND AVENUE AT CHICAGO, IL

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 41°53'32.4",   Longitude 87°38'32.5"   NAD83
Cook County, Illinois, Hydrologic Unit 07120003
Drainage area: 179 square miles
Datum of gage: 579.20 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    2005-10-01  2025-10-25  
 Daily Data
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2002-07-02  2010-09-30  2934 
    Gage height, feet  2002-09-02  2025-10-24  7424 
 Daily Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2002-07-02  2010-09-30 2934 
    Gage height, feet  2002-09-02  2025-07-28 7337 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2002-07  2010-09  
    Gage height, feet  2002-09  2025-07  
 Annual Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2002  2010  
    Gage height, feet  2002  2025  
 Peak streamflow 2007-08-23  2014-06-30  5 
 Field measurements 2003-02-27  2011-01-20  30 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 2005-12-19  2023-07-12  3 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2024  17 
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