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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
05547500 FOX LAKE NEAR LAKE VILLA, IL
LOCATION - Lat 42°25'09", long 88°07'33" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SE 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.36, T.46 N., R.9 E., Lake County, IL, Hydrologic Unit 07120006, on east shore of Columbia Bay of Fox Lake, 2.5 mi west of Lake Villa.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
STAGE: October 1939 to current.
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
STAGE: October 1939 to current.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and satellite telemeter. Datum of gage is 732.77 ft above NAVD of 1988. Prior to Dec. 15, 1939, nonrecording gage at same site at datum 2.26 ft higher. Dec. 15, 1939, to Sept. 30, 1971, at datum 2.26 ft higher.
REMARKS - Stage regulated by Stratton lock and Dam (previously known as McHenry Dam).
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - STAGE: Maximum gage height, 8.18 ft, present datum, Apr. 6, 1960; minimum, 1.83 ft, present datum, Jan. 11-14, 16-18, 1968.
