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Water-Year Summary for Site 05536085

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Available Parameters
00060 Discharge(Mean)  
00065 Gage height(Mean)  

Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
05536085 NB CHICAGO RIVER AT N PULASKI ROAD AT CHICAGO, IL
LOCATION - Lat 41°58'29", long 87°43'42" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in NE 1/4 NE 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.10, T.40 N., R.13 E., Cook County, IL, Hydrologic Unit 07120003, near life ring station on upstream side of bridge on Pulaski road in Chicago, 1.5 mi upstream from North Shore Channel, and at mile 44.8.
DRAINAGE AREA - 112.4 mi².  
REVISIONS HISTORY - Revisions: Gage datum was updated to 575.40 ft NAVD88 on January 30, 2023, based on a GNSS Level II survey using GEOID18.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
  DISCHARGE: April 2018 to current.
  STAGE: April 2018 to current.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and satellite telemeter. Datum of gage is 575.40 ft. above NAVD of 1988.
REMARKS - Accuracy of records is discussed in the annual Station Analysis archived at the USGS Central Midwest Water Science Center.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 2,130 ft³/s, May 18, 2020, gage height, 17.90 ft, maximum gage height, 17.90 ft, May 18, 2020,; minimum, 3.60 ft³/s, July 23, 2022, gage height 10.67 ft. Minimum gage height 10.55 ft. July 4, 2022.