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USGS 05549500 FOX RIVER NEAR MCHENRY, IL

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 42°18'36",   Longitude 88°15'05"   NAD83
Mchenry County, Illinois, Hydrologic Unit 07120006
Drainage area: 1,250 square miles
Datum of gage: 732.83 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    2007-10-01  2025-10-14  
 Daily Data
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2018-08-28  2025-10-13  4308 
    Gage height, feet  1987-10-01  2025-10-13  13673 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2018-08-28  2025-10-13  4236 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2018-08-28  2025-10-13  2746 
    pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units  2018-08-28  2025-10-13  4305 
    Chlorophyll fluorescence (fChl), water, in situ, concentration estimated from reference material, micrograms per liter as chlorophyll  2022-10-15  2025-10-13  2112 
    Phycocyanin fluorescence (fPC), water, in situ, concentration estimated from reference material, micrograms per liter as phycocyanin  2018-08-28  2025-10-13  4314 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2018-08-28  2025-10-13  4221 
 Daily Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2018-08-28  2025-06-02 1304 
    Gage height, feet  1987-10-01  2025-05-28 13544 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2018-08-28  2025-06-02 1280 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2018-08-28  2025-06-02 1241 
    Phycocyanin fluorescence (fPC), water, in situ, concentration estimated from reference material, micrograms per liter as phycocyanin  2018-08-28  2025-06-02 1307 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2018-08-28  2025-06-02 1275 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2018-08  2025-06  
    Gage height, feet  1987-10  2025-05  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2018-08  2025-06  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2018-08  2025-06  
    Phycocyanin fluorescence (fPC), water, in situ, concentration estimated from reference material, micrograms per liter as phycocyanin  2018-08  2025-06  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2018-08  2025-06  
 Annual Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2018  2025  
    Gage height, feet  1988  2025  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2018  2025  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2018  2025  
    Phycocyanin fluorescence (fPC), water, in situ, concentration estimated from reference material, micrograms per liter as phycocyanin  2018  2025  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2018  2025  
 Field measurements 1985-03-22  2009-01-02  61 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1988-07-26  2023-11-14  60 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2024  19 
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