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CHICAGO SANITARY AND SHIP CANAL AT LOCKPORT, IL (USGS-05537000) 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 "CHICAGO SANITARY AND SHIP CANAL AT LOCKPORT, IL" and has the identifier USGS-05537000. 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 740 sq mi.

This site is located in Will County County, Illinois at 41.57027778000000 degrees latitude and -88.0794444000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from Digital MAP." and the accuracy is 1 seconds. The source map scale is 1:24000. This site is at an elevation of 579.48 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Differentially corrected Global Positioning System." is .01 feet. The vertical coordinate reference system is NGVD29.

The well was contructed on 20100312.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-05537000" 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 2021 - 2021
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 2015 - 2018
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 2021 - 2021
Biological, Fish 2015 - 2018
Information 2014 - 2021
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1980 - 2015
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1977 - 2021
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1977 - 2015
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1977 - 2015
Microbiological 1977 - 2021
Nutrient 1977 - 2015
Organics, Other 1977 - 2018
Organics, PCBs 2014 - 2015
Organics, Pesticide 2014 - 2015
PFAS,Perfluorinated Alkyl Substance 2014 - 2015
Physical 1977 - 2021
Radiochemical 2014 - 2015
Stable Isotopes 2014 - 2015
*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-05537000
MonitoringLocationName CHICAGO SANITARY AND SHIP CANAL AT LOCKPORT, IL
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 07120004
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 740
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 41.57027778000000
LongitudeMeasure -88.0794444000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from Digital MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 579.48
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .01
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Differentially corrected Global Positioning System.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 17
CountyCode 197
ConstructionDateText 20100312
ProviderName NWIS