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ILLINOIS RIVER AT STARVED ROCK, IL (USGS-05553700) 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 "ILLINOIS RIVER AT STARVED ROCK, IL" and has the identifier USGS-05553700. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)07130001. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 11056.00 sq mi and the contributing drainage area is 11056.00 sq mi.

This site is located in Lasalle County County, Illinois at 41.32475640000000 degrees latitude and -88.9839693000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from MAP." and the accuracy is Unknown Unknown. The source map scale is 1:24000.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-05553700" 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 2022 - 2022
Biological, Algae, Cyanobacteria 2018 - 2023
Biological, Algae, Cyanobacteria, Photosynthetic,Phycocyanin 2021 - 2023
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 2022 - 2023
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Cyanobacteria, Periphyton 2021 - 2023
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 2018 - 2023
Cyanotoxins, Phytotoxins 2022 - 2022
Information 2018 - 2024
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2018 - 2024
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1978 - 2023
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1978 - 2023
Microbiological 2022 - 2022
Nutrient 1978 - 2023
Organics, Other 1978 - 2023
Organics, PCBs 1978 - 1978
Organics, PFAS 2022 - 2022
Organics, Pesticide 1978 - 2023
PFAS,Perfluorinated Alkyl Substance 2022 - 2022
PFOA, Perfluorooctanoic Acid 2022 - 2022
Physical 1978 - 2024
Sediment 1978 - 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-05553700
MonitoringLocationName ILLINOIS RIVER AT STARVED ROCK, IL
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 07130001
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 11056.00
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 11056.00
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 41.32475640000000
LongitudeMeasure -88.9839693000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue Unknown
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode Unknown
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 17
CountyCode 099
ProviderName NWIS