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USGS 05550500 POPLAR CREEK AT ELGIN, IL

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 42°01'33.13",   Longitude 88°15'20.4"   NAD83
Cook County, Illinois, Hydrologic Unit 07120006
Drainage area: 35.2 square miles
Contributing drainage area: 35.20 square miles,
Datum of gage: 715.77 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1951-08-19  2026-01-22  
 Daily Data
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1951-08-14  2026-01-21  27190 
    Gage height, feet  1993-10-01  2026-01-21  11461 
 Daily Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1951-08-14  2025-11-16 27124 
    Gage height, feet  1993-10-01  2025-11-16 11395 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1951-08  2025-11  
    Gage height, feet  1993-10  2025-11  
 Annual Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1951  2026  
    Gage height, feet  1994  2026  
 Peak streamflow 1952-03-11  2025-02-01  74 
 Field measurements 1954-04-25  2026-01-08  494 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1974-10-09  2013-08-16  264 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2025  20 
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