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USGS 05536890 CHICAGO SANITARY AND SHIP CANAL NR LEMONT, IL

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Available Parameters Available Period
  
2007-10-01  2016-07-23
2004-12-08  2026-06-03
2007-10-01  2026-06-03
2007-10-01  2026-06-03
2026-02-03  2026-06-03
2026-04-22  2026-06-03







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Discharge, cubic feet per second, [LMDA Primary WY2008-Current]
Most recent instantaneous value: 1620 06-03-2026   13:17 CST
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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for Jun 3 based on 19 water years of record more
Min
(2023)		 Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value Jun 3		 25th
percen-
tile		 Median Mean 75th
percen-
tile		 Max
(2013)
1600 1620 2090 2720 2860 3640 4390

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 Jun 3 based on 11 water years of record more
Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value Jun 3		 Min
(2012)		 25th
percen-
tile		 Median Mean 75th
percen-
tile		 Max
(2011)
-- unavailable -- 2070 2500 2830 3140 4210 4440

Gage height, feet
Most recent instantaneous value: 25.57 06-03-2026   13:17 CST
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Mean water velocity for discharge computation, feet per second, (CHANNELMASTER), [Vx Avg]
Most recent instantaneous value: 0.39 06-03-2026   13:19 CST
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Mean water velocity for discharge computation, miles per hour
Most recent instantaneous value: 0.269 06-03-2026   13:19 CST
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