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USGS 05536890 CHICAGO SANITARY AND SHIP CANAL NR LEMONT, IL

PROVISIONAL DATA SUBJECT TO REVISION

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Available Parameters Available Period
  
2007-10-01  2016-07-23
2004-12-08  2026-10-14
2007-10-01  2026-10-14
2007-10-01  2026-10-14
2026-06-16  2026-10-14
2026-04-22  2026-10-14







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Discharge, cubic feet per second, [LMDA Primary WY2008-Current]
Most recent instantaneous value: 1650 10-14-2026   09:32 CST
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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for Oct 14 based on 19 water years of record more
Min
(2026)		 25th
percen-
tile		 Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value Oct 14		 Median Mean 75th
percen-
tile		 Max
(2018)
797 1510 1650 2050 2750 2810 11900

Discharge, cubic feet per second, [Primary for LMDA Before WY2008]
Most recent instantaneous value: 12500 07-23-2016   23:50 CST
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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for Oct 14 based on 11 water years of record more
Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value Oct 14		 Min
(2016)		 25th
percen-
tile		 Median Mean 75th
percen-
tile		 Max
(2015)
-- unavailable -- 1440 1810 2020 2340 2490 4980

Gage height, feet
Most recent instantaneous value: 25.16 10-14-2026   09:32 CST
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Mean water velocity for discharge computation, feet per second, (CHANNELMASTER), [Vx Avg]
Most recent instantaneous value: 0.41 10-14-2026   09:40 CST
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Mean water velocity for discharge computation, miles per hour
Most recent instantaneous value: 0.277 10-14-2026   09:40 CST
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