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USGS 05599490 BIG MUDDY RIVER AT RTE 127 AT MURPHYSBORO, IL

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 37°45'30",   Longitude 89°19'40"   NAD83
Jackson County, Illinois, Hydrologic Unit 07140106
Drainage area: 2,159 square miles
Datum of gage: 335.06 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    2007-10-01  2025-10-17  
 Daily Data
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2015-10-24  2025-10-16  7203 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1916-12-06  2025-10-16  36932 
    Gage height, feet  1995-10-02  2025-10-16  10785 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2015-11-06  2025-10-16  7023 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2015-10-24  2025-10-16  7140 
    pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units  2015-10-24  2025-10-16  6729 
    Orthophosphate, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as phosphorus  2015-10-23  2021-10-05  1341 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU) -- (YSI)  2015-10-24  2021-10-05  5401 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU) -- (HACH)  2015-10-22  2025-10-16  9471 
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  2015-10-22  2025-10-16  9483 
 Daily Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2015-10-24  2025-04-29 2231 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1916-12-06  2024-12-05 36621 
    Gage height, feet  1995-10-02  2024-12-05 10473 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2015-11-06  2025-04-29 2200 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2015-10-24  2025-04-29 2212 
    Orthophosphate, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as phosphorus  2015-10-23  2019-07-22 445 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU) -- (YSI)  2015-10-24  2021-10-05 1795 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU) -- (HACH)  2015-10-22  2024-11-21 2868 
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  2015-10-22  2025-04-29 2998 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2015-10  2025-04  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1916-12  2024-12  
    Gage height, feet  1995-10  2024-12  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2015-11  2025-04  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2015-10  2025-04  
    Orthophosphate, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as phosphorus  2015-10  2019-07  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU) -- (YSI)  2015-10  2021-10  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU) -- (HACH)  2015-10  2024-11  
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  2015-10  2025-04  
 Annual Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2016  2025  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1917  2025  
    Gage height, feet  1996  2025  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2016  2025  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2016  2025  
    Orthophosphate, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as phosphorus  2016  2019  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU) -- (YSI)  2016  2022  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU) -- (HACH)  2016  2025  
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  2016  2025  
 Peak streamflow 1916-02-02  2024-05-13  97 
 Field measurements 2001-01-29  2025-07-17  150 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 2015-10-21  2024-01-24  111 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2024  19 
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