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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  2025-10-20
2007-10-01  2025-10-20
2007-10-01  2025-10-20
2025-06-22  2025-10-20
2024-04-23  2025-10-20







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Summary of all available data for this site
Instantaneous-data availability statement

Discharge, cubic feet per second, [LMDA Primary WY2008-Current]
Most recent instantaneous value: 881 10-20-2025   19:40 CST
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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for Oct 20 based on 17 water years of record more
Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value Oct 20		 Min
(2023)		 25th
percen-
tile		 Median Mean 75th
percen-
tile		 Max
(2012)
881 1150 1450 1660 1940 2410 4140

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 20 based on 11 water years of record more
Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value Oct 20		 Min
(2010)		 25th
percen-
tile		 Median Mean 75th
percen-
tile		 Max
(2012)
-- unavailable -- 1460 1550 1760 2200 2700 4060

Gage height, feet
Most recent instantaneous value: 25.61 10-20-2025   19:48 CST
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Mean water velocity for discharge computation, feet per second, (CHANNELMASTER), [Vx Avg]
Most recent instantaneous value: 0.21 10-20-2025   19:40 CST
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Mean water velocity for discharge computation, miles per hour
Most recent instantaneous value: 0.145 10-20-2025   19:40 CST
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Carbon dioxide, water, dissolved, in situ, milligrams per liter
Most recent instantaneous value: 10800 10-20-2025   19:45 CST
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