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Water-Year Summary for Site 04092788

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Available Parameters
00010 Temperature, water(Max.,Min.,Mean)  
00095 Specific cond at 25C(Max.,Min.,Mean)  
00300 Dissolved oxygen(Max.,Min.,Mean)  
00400 pH(Max.,Min.,Med.)  
32318 Chlorophylls,in situ(Min.,Mean,Max.)  
32319 fPC, water, in situ(Max.,Min.,Mean)  
63680 Turbidity, Form Neph(Max.,Mean,Min.)  

Water year 2024: 2023-10-01 to 2024-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
04092788 LAKE MICHIGAN AT JEORSE PARK AT GARY, IN
LOCATION - Lat 41°39'07", long 87°25'53" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in NW 1/4 NW 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.23, T.37 N., R.9 W., Lake County, IN, Hydrologic Unit 04060200, at end of breaker wall in Lake Michigan, at Jeorse Park at Gary, Indiana.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
  WATER TEMPERATURE: August 2015 to current.
  SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: August 2015 to current.
  DISSOLVED OXYGEN: August 2015 to current.
  PH: August 2015 to current.
  TURBIDITY: August 2015 to current.
  CHLOROPHYLL: June 2016 to current.
  PHYCOCYANINS: June 2016 to current.
GAGE - Water-quality monitor and cellphone telemeter.
REMARKS - Accuracy of records is discussed in the annual Station Analysis archived at the USGS IL Water Science Center.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD -
WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 26.7 oC, August 3, 2016; minimum, 11.4 oC, October 31, 2015.
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum, 327 uS/cm at 25oC, November 3, 2015; minimum, 276 uS/cm at 25oC, July 25, 2016.
DISSOLVED OXYGEN: Maximum, 15.3 mg/L, July 25, 2016; minimum, 6.0 mg/L, August 10, 2016.
PH: Maximum, 8.9 standard units, August 4, 2016; minimum, 8.0 standard units, August 10, 2015.
TURBIDITY: Maximum, 48 FNU, September 29, 2015; minimum, 0.0 FNU, several days during 2016.
CHLOROPHYLL: Maximum, 6.43 ug/L, July 17, 2016; Minimum, 0.0 ug/L on many days.
PHYCOCYANINS: Maximum, 0.96 ug/L, July 18, 2016; Minimum, 0.0 ug/L on many days.