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Water-Year Summary for Site 05538010

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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)  
63680 Turbidity, Form Neph(Min.,Mean,Max.)  
72240 CO2 at water surface(Max.,Min.,Mean)  

Water year 2024: 2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
05538010 DES PLAINES RIVER AT ROCKDALE, IL
LOCATION - Lat 41°30'18", long 88°05'59" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in NW 1/4 SW 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.21, T.35 N., R.10 E., Will County, IL, Hydrologic Unit 07120004,
DRAINAGE AREA - 1,506 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
SURFACE-WATER QUALITY:
  WATER TEMPERATURE: August 2015 to May 2017.
  SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: August 2015 to May 2017.
  PH: August 2015 to May 2017.
  DISSOLVED OXYGEN: August 2015 to May 2017.
  TURBIDITY: August 2015 to May 2017.
  DISSOLVED CARBON DIOXIDE: August 2015 to May 2017.
GAGE - Water-quality monitor.
REMARKS - Accuracy of records is discussed in the annual Station Analysis archived at the USGS IL Water Science Center.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD -
WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 30.0 oC, Aug. 10, 2016; minimum 1.7 oC, Jan. 13, 2016.
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum, 2420 us/cm, Dec. 19, 2016; minimum 546 us/cm, Sept. 21, 2015.
PH: Maximum, 8.4, April 14, 2016; minimum, 6.9, May 13, 2017.
DISSOLVED OXYGEN: Maximum, 13.2 mg/L, April 15, 2016; minimum 1.5 mg/L, Aug. 16, 2016.
TURBIDITY: Maximum, 350 FNU, Nov. 21, 2016; minimum 1.7 FNU, Sept. 11, 2015 and June 11, 2016.
DISSOLVED CARBON DIOXIDE: Maximum, 1.35%, June 1, 2016; minimum 0.08%, April 15, 2016.