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USGS 05595000 KASKASKIA RIVER AT NEW ATHENS, IL

PROVISIONAL DATA SUBJECT TO REVISION

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Note: Provisional nitrate plus nitrite load values might not reflect updated discharge and/or nitrate plus nitrite concentration data.
This station managed by the Mt. Vernon Field Office.

Available Parameters Available Period
  
2015-09-22  2021-10-06
2009-04-10  2026-05-27
2009-04-10  2026-05-27
2015-09-22  2021-10-06
2015-09-22  2021-10-05
2015-11-06  2021-10-06
2023-05-27  2023-12-03
2024-12-04  2026-05-27
2015-11-09  2019-09-03
2015-09-22  2021-10-06
2015-09-22  2026-05-27
2018-07-10  2026-05-27
2009-03-18  2018-06-21
2015-09-22  2026-05-27
2015-09-22  2026-05-27







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Temperature, water, degrees Celsius, [YSI, Discontinued 10/6/21]
 
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Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent instantaneous value: 6020 05-27-2026   20:00 CST
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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for May 27 based on 17 water years of record more
Min
(2012)		 25th
percen-
tile		 Median Mean Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value May 27		 75th
percen-
tile		 Max
(2011)
594 2190 4330 6010 6020 10300 13900

Gage height, feet
Most recent instantaneous value: 69.86 05-27-2026   20:00 CST
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Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius, [Discontinued 10/6/21]
 
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Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter, [Discontinued 10/6/21]
 
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pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units, [Discontinued 10/6/21]
 
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Orthophosphate, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as phosphorus, (CYC)
 
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Orthophosphate, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as phosphorus, (YSI)
 
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Orthophosphate, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as phosphorus, [Hach_Phosphax]
Most recent instantaneous value: 0.131 05-27-2026   19:45 CST
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Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)
Most recent instantaneous value: 77.6 05-27-2026   19:45 CST
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Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU), (YSI), [Discontinued 10/6/21]
 
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Water velocity reading from field sensor, feet per second
 
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Water velocity reading from field sensor, feet per second, (CHANNEL MASTER), [Average Vx]
Most recent instantaneous value: 1.82 05-27-2026   20:00 CST
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Nitrate plus nitrite, water, unfiltered, pounds of nitrogen per day
Most recent instantaneous value: 63500 05-27-2026   19:45 CST
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Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen
Most recent instantaneous value: 1.9 05-27-2026   19:45 CST
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