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USGS 05573540 SANGAMON RIVER AT ROUTE 48 AT DECATUR, IL

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 39°49'52",   Longitude 88°58'35"   NAD83
Macon County, Illinois, Hydrologic Unit 07130006
Drainage area: 938 square miles
Contributing drainage area: 938.00 square miles,
Datum of gage: 583.17 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1987-10-01  2025-07-16  
 Daily Data
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2022-08-17  2023-07-26  317 
    Temperature, air, degrees Celsius  2022-08-17  2025-07-15  1064 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1982-10-01  2025-11-03  15735 
    Gage height, feet  1990-02-23  2025-11-03  12297 
 Daily Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2022-08-17  2023-07-26 317 
    Temperature, air, degrees Celsius  2022-08-17  2024-04-14 607 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1982-10-01  2025-05-26 15574 
    Gage height, feet  1990-02-23  2025-05-26 12136 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2022-08  2023-07  
    Temperature, air, degrees Celsius  2022-08  2024-04  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1982-10  2025-05  
    Gage height, feet  1990-02  2025-05  
 Annual Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2022  2023  
    Temperature, air, degrees Celsius  2022  2024  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1983  2025  
    Gage height, feet  1990  2025  
 Peak streamflow 1983-05-02  2024-01-28  42 
 Field measurements 1978-06-20  2025-09-22  350 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1978-06-20  2024-01-29  282 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2024  19 
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