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DES PLAINES RIVER AT ROUTE 53 AT JOLIET, IL (USGS-05537980) 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 ROUTE 53 AT JOLIET, IL" and has the identifier USGS-05537980. 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 1502 sq mi.

This site is located in Will County County, Illinois at 41.53647220000000 degrees latitude and -88.0836944000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System" and the accuracy is 5 seconds. The source map scale is 1:24000. This site is at an elevation of -0.28 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System" is .01 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-05537980" 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 2018 - 2023
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 2015 - 2018
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 2018 - 2023
Biological, Fish 2015 - 2018
Information 2015 - 2024
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1982 - 1997
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1982 - 2023
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1981 - 2023
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1982 - 2023
Microbiological 1982 - 2021
Nutrient 1982 - 2023
Organics, Other 1982 - 2022
Organics, Pesticide 2022 - 2022
Physical 1982 - 2023
*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-05537980
MonitoringLocationName DES PLAINES RIVER AT ROUTE 53 AT JOLIET, IL
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 07120004
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 1502
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 41.53647220000000
LongitudeMeasure -88.0836944000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 5
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue -0.28
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .01
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 17
CountyCode 197
ProviderName NWIS