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POPE CREEK NEAR KEITHSBURG, IL (USGS-05467000) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This stream site, maintained by the USGS Illinois Water Science Center (identifier USGS-IL), has the name "POPE CREEK NEAR KEITHSBURG, IL" and has the identifier USGS-05467000. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)07080104. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 174 sq mi.

This site is located in Mercer County County, Illinois at 41.12892220000000 degrees latitude and -90.9193083000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from Digital MAP." and the accuracy is 5 seconds. The source map scale is 1:24000. This site is at an elevation of 523.12 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System" is .09 feet. The vertical coordinate reference system is NAVD88.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-05467000" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

What other monitoring locations are upstream or downstream from this one?

Upstream and downstream locations

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When were data collected at this location?

Periods of record for data characteristic groups

For a more detailed breakdown of data, go to the Monitoring Report at the EPA How's My Waterway Application

Characteristic Group Date Range*
Biological, Algae, Cyanobacteria 2010 - 2010
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Cyanobacteria, Periphyton 2010 - 2010
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 2010 - 2010
Information 2010 - 2010
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2010 - 2010
Nutrient 2010 - 2010
Physical 1965 - 2010
*Date ranges may contain gap years

What other information is available for this location?

Detailed Metadata

For the definitions of the metadata elements, please go to the Water Quality Portal user guide

Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier USGS-IL
OrganizationFormalName USGS Illinois Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-05467000
MonitoringLocationName POPE CREEK NEAR KEITHSBURG, IL
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 07080104
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 174
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 41.12892220000000
LongitudeMeasure -90.9193083000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 5
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from Digital MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 523.12
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .09
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 17
CountyCode 131
ProviderName NWIS