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USGS 05550001 FOX RIVER (TAILWATER) AT ALGONQUIN, IL

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 42°09'43",   Longitude 88°17'38"   NAD83
Mchenry County, Illinois, Hydrologic Unit 07120006
Drainage area: 1,429 square miles
Datum of gage: 719.22 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Daily Data
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2016-06-30  2025-10-24  4759 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2009-09-30  2025-10-24  5869 
    Gage height, feet -- (DOWNSTREAM TAILWATER)  2009-09-30  2025-10-24  5777 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2016-06-30  2025-10-24  4743 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2016-06-30  2025-10-24  4602 
    pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units  2016-06-30  2018-10-10  1467 
 Daily Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2016-06-30  2018-10-10 488 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2009-09-30  2025-07-21 5774 
    Gage height, feet -- (DOWNSTREAM TAILWATER)  2009-09-30  2025-07-21 5682 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2016-06-30  2018-10-10 486 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2016-06-30  2018-10-10 434 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2016-06  2018-10  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2009-09  2025-07  
    Gage height, feet -- (DOWNSTREAM TAILWATER)  2009-09  2025-07  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2016-06  2018-10  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2016-06  2018-10  
 Annual Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2016  2019  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2009  2025  
    Gage height, feet -- (DOWNSTREAM TAILWATER)  2009  2025  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2016  2019  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2016  2019  
 Peak streamflow 2010-05-13  2024-04-08  15 
 Field measurements 2009-08-05  2025-09-03  118 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 2013-06-04  2013-06-04  1 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2024  19 
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