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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  2026-07-20
2007-10-01  2026-07-20
2007-10-01  2026-07-20
2026-03-22  2026-07-20
2026-04-22  2026-07-20







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Discharge, cubic feet per second, [LMDA Primary WY2008-Current]
Most recent instantaneous value: 2800 07-20-2026   06:18 CST
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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for Jul 20 based on 19 water years of record more
Min
(2025)		 25th
percen-
tile		 Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value Jul 20		 Median Mean 75th
percen-
tile		 Max
(2017)
1770 2320 2800 2990 3450 4000 7390

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 Jul 20 based on 12 water years of record more
Min
(2016)		 25th
percen-
tile		 Median Mean 75th
percen-
tile		 Max
(2008)		 Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value Jul 20
2000 2420 2910 3420 3920 6240 12500

Gage height, feet
Most recent instantaneous value: 25.14 07-20-2026   06:18 CST
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Mean water velocity for discharge computation, feet per second, (CHANNELMASTER), [Vx Avg]
Most recent instantaneous value: 0.74 07-20-2026   06:20 CST
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Mean water velocity for discharge computation, miles per hour
Most recent instantaneous value: 0.502 07-20-2026   06:20 CST
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