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USGS 05549500 FOX RIVER NEAR MCHENRY, IL

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 42°18'36",   Longitude 88°15'05"   NAD83
Mchenry County, Illinois, Hydrologic Unit 07120006
Drainage area: 1,250 square miles
Datum of gage: 732.83 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    2007-10-01  2024-10-06  
 Daily Data
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2018-08-28  2024-10-05  3594 
    Gage height, feet  1987-10-01  2024-10-05  13309 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2018-08-28  2024-10-05  3564 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2018-08-28  2024-10-05  2352 
    pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units  2018-08-28  2024-10-05  3594 
    Chlorophylls, water, in situ, fluorometric method, excitation at 470 +-15 nm, emission at 685 +-20 nm, micrograms per liter  2018-08-28  2024-10-05  3600 
    Phycocyanin fluorescence (fPC), water, in situ, concentration estimated from reference material, micrograms per liter as phycocyanin  2018-08-28  2024-10-05  3603 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2018-08-28  2024-10-05  3510 
 Daily Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2018-08-28  2024-08-12 1145 
    Gage height, feet  1987-10-01  2024-07-24 13236 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2018-08-28  2024-08-12 1135 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2018-08-28  2024-08-12 1123 
    Chlorophylls, water, in situ, fluorometric method, excitation at 470 +-15 nm, emission at 685 +-20 nm, micrograms per liter  2018-08-28  2024-05-07 1049 
    Phycocyanin fluorescence (fPC), water, in situ, concentration estimated from reference material, micrograms per liter as phycocyanin  2018-08-28  2024-08-12 1148 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2018-08-28  2024-08-12 1117 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2018-08  2024-08  
    Gage height, feet  1987-10  2024-07  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2018-08  2024-08  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2018-08  2024-08  
    Chlorophylls, water, in situ, fluorometric method, excitation at 470 +-15 nm, emission at 685 +-20 nm, micrograms per liter  2018-08  2024-05  
    Phycocyanin fluorescence (fPC), water, in situ, concentration estimated from reference material, micrograms per liter as phycocyanin  2018-08  2024-08  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2018-08  2024-08  
 Annual Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2018  2024  
    Gage height, feet  1988  2024  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2018  2024  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2018  2024  
    Chlorophylls, water, in situ, fluorometric method, excitation at 470 +-15 nm, emission at 685 +-20 nm, micrograms per liter  2018  2024  
    Phycocyanin fluorescence (fPC), water, in situ, concentration estimated from reference material, micrograms per liter as phycocyanin  2018  2024  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2018  2024  
 Field measurements 1985-03-22  2009-01-02  61 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples 1988-07-26  2023-11-14  60 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2023  18 
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