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USGS 05551200 FERSON CREEK NEAR ST. CHARLES, IL

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 41°55'59.52",   Longitude 88°20'27.98"   NAD83
Kane County, Illinois, Hydrologic Unit 07120007
Drainage area: 51.7 square miles
Contributing drainage area: 51.70 square miles,
Datum of gage: 704.69 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1987-08-05  2026-01-19  
 Daily Data
    Precipitation, total, inches  2000-08-29  2026-01-18  8203 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1960-12-01  2026-01-18  23774 
    Gage height, feet  1993-10-01  2026-01-18  11267 
 Daily Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1960-12-01  2025-11-18 23729 
    Gage height, feet  1993-10-01  2025-11-18 11222 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1960-12  2025-11  
    Gage height, feet  1993-10  2025-11  
 Annual Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1961  2026  
    Gage height, feet  1994  2026  
 Peak streamflow 1961-09-25  2025-02-01  65 
 Field measurements 1970-01-07  2026-01-09  460 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1974-10-07  2000-07-27  98 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2025  20 
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