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DES PLAINES RIVER AT RIVERSIDE, IL (USGS-05532500) site data in the Water Quality Portal

Data Provider: NWIS (Learn more about Water Quality Portal Data Providers)

This stream site, maintained by the USGS Illinois Water Science Center (identifier USGS-IL), has the name "DES PLAINES RIVER AT RIVERSIDE, IL" and has the identifier USGS-05532500. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)07120004. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 630 sq mi and the contributing drainage area is 630.0 sq mi.

This site is located in Cook County County, Illinois at 41.82149167000000 degrees latitude and -87.8220361000000 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 594.38 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System" is .03 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-05532500" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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

Upstream and downstream locations

This map shows all Water Quality Portal stations that are 10 miles upstream (dashed dark blue) and 10 miles downstream (solid light blue) of this monitoring location (indicated by the large blue circle). The upstream and downstream functionality is provided by the Network Linked Data Index.

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 2002 - 2004
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Cyanobacteria, Periphyton 1989 - 2004
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 1987 - 2004
Biological, Photosynthetic Pigments 1988 - 1990
Information 1987 - 2013
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1987 - 2001
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1987 - 2009
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1970 - 2001
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1970 - 1998
Microbiological 1987 - 1996
Nutrient 1987 - 2009
Organics, Other 1987 - 2009
Organics, PCBs 1998 - 1998
Organics, Pesticide 1988 - 2009
Physical 1970 - 2013
Radiochemical 1987 - 1998
Sediment 1979 - 2013
Stable Isotopes 1988 - 1990
*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-05532500
MonitoringLocationName DES PLAINES RIVER AT RIVERSIDE, IL
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 07120004
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 630
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 630.0
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 41.82149167000000
LongitudeMeasure -87.8220361000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 5
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from Digital MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 594.38
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .03
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 17
CountyCode 031
ProviderName NWIS