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HICKORY CREEK AT SCHMUHL RD NR NEW LENOX, IL (USGS-05538270) 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 "HICKORY CREEK AT SCHMUHL RD NR NEW LENOX, IL" and has the identifier USGS-05538270. 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 49.13 sq mi and the contributing drainage area is 49.13 sq mi.

This site is located in Will County County, Illinois at 41.51780996000000 degrees latitude and -87.9275532000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from MAP." and the accuracy is 1 seconds. The source map scale is 1:24000. This site is at an elevation of 650 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Interpolated from topographic map." is 1 feet. The vertical coordinate reference system is NGVD29.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-05538270" 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 2000 - 2000
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Cyanobacteria, Periphyton 2000 - 2000
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 2000 - 2000
Information 2000 - 2000
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2000 - 2000
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2000 - 2000
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2000 - 2000
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2000 - 2000
Nutrient 2000 - 2000
Organics, Other 2000 - 2000
Physical 2000 - 2000
Radiochemical 2000 - 2000
Sediment 2000 - 2000
*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-05538270
MonitoringLocationName HICKORY CREEK AT SCHMUHL RD NR NEW LENOX, IL
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 07120004
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 49.13
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 49.13
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 41.51780996000000
LongitudeMeasure -87.9275532000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 650
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from topographic map.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 17
CountyCode 197
ProviderName NWIS