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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  2025-10-05
2009-04-10  2025-10-05
2015-09-22  2021-10-06
2015-09-22  2021-10-05
2015-11-06  2021-10-06
2022-10-04  2023-12-03
2024-12-04  2025-10-05
2015-11-09  2019-09-03
2015-09-22  2021-10-06
2015-09-22  2025-10-05
2018-07-10  2025-10-05
2009-03-18  2018-06-21
2015-09-22  2025-10-05
2015-09-22  2025-10-05







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Summary of all available data for this site
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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: 250 10-05-2025   13:45 CST
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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for Oct 5 based on 16 water years of record more
Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value Oct 5
Min
(2012)
25th
percen-
tile
Median Mean 75th
percen-
tile
Max
(2015)
250 277 337 620 1120 1220 5300


Gage height, feet

Most recent instantaneous value: 68.72 10-05-2025   14:00 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: 0.101 10-05-2025   13:45 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: 12.9 10-05-2025   13:45 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: 0.04 10-05-2025   13:45 CST
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Nitrate plus nitrite, water, unfiltered, pounds of nitrogen per day

Most recent instantaneous value: 451 10-05-2025   13:45 CST
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Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen

Most recent instantaneous value: 0.3 10-05-2025   13:45 CST
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