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NIPPERSINK CREEK NEAR SPRING GROVE, IL (USGS-05548280) 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 "NIPPERSINK CREEK NEAR SPRING GROVE, IL" and has the identifier USGS-05548280. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)07120006. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 192 sq mi.

This site is located in Mchenry County County, Illinois at 42.44373056000000 degrees latitude and -88.2474250000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from Digital MAP." and the accuracy is 5 seconds. This site is at an elevation of 745.94 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-05548280" 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, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 1988 - 1988
Biological, Photosynthetic Pigments 1988 - 1988
Information 1988 - 2020
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1980 - 2020
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1977 - 2020
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1977 - 2020
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1977 - 2020
Microbiological 1977 - 1997
Nutrient 1977 - 2020
Organics, Other 1978 - 2020
Organics, Pesticide 2020 - 2020
Physical 1909 - 2020
Radiochemical 2020 - 2020
Sediment 1916 - 1999
*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-05548280
MonitoringLocationName NIPPERSINK CREEK NEAR SPRING GROVE, IL
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 07120006
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 192
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 42.44373056000000
LongitudeMeasure -88.2474250000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 5
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from Digital MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 745.94
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 111
ProviderName NWIS