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USGS 05536123 CHICAGO RIVER AT COLUMBUS DRIVE AT CHICAGO, IL

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 41°53'18",   Longitude 87°37'16"   NAD27
Cook County, Illinois, Hydrologic Unit 07120003
Datum of gage: 579.20 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Daily Data
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1996-10-01  2006-09-30  3652 
    Gage height, feet  1998-10-01  2025-10-24  9756 
 Daily Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1996-10-01  2006-09-30 3652 
    Gage height, feet  1998-10-01  2025-07-28 9670 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1996-10  2006-09  
    Gage height, feet  1998-10  2025-07  
 Annual Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1997  2006  
    Gage height, feet  1999  2025  
 Field measurements 1996-12-02  2013-04-18  639 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 2005-12-19  2005-12-19  2 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2024  18 
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