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OHIO RIVER AT DAM 53 NEAR GRAND CHAIN, IL (USGS-03612500) 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 Kentucky Water Science Center (identifier USGS-KY), has the name "OHIO RIVER AT DAM 53 NEAR GRAND CHAIN, IL" and has the identifier USGS-03612500. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)05140206. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 203100 sq mi.

This site is located in Pulaski County County, Illinois at 37.20310760000000 degrees latitude and -89.0417370000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from MAP." and the accuracy is 5 seconds. This site is at an elevation of 276.30 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-03612500" 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 - 2007
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 1973 - 2014
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Cyanobacteria, Periphyton 1974 - 1979
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 1974 - 2007
Biological, Counts 1974 - 1981
Biological, Fish 1987 - 2014
Biological, Photosynthetic Pigments 1974 - 1979
Information 1973 - 2015
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1954 - 2015
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1954 - 2015
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1954 - 2015
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1966 - 2015
Microbiological 1969 - 1995
Nutrient 1954 - 2015
Organics, Other 1959 - 2015
Organics, PCBs 1973 - 1993
Organics, Pesticide 1973 - 2015
Physical 1954 - 2015
Radiochemical 1980 - 2007
Sediment 1973 - 2014
Stable Isotopes 1987 - 1987
*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-KY
OrganizationFormalName USGS Kentucky Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-03612500
MonitoringLocationName OHIO RIVER AT DAM 53 NEAR GRAND CHAIN, IL
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 05140206
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 203100
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 37.20310760000000
LongitudeMeasure -89.0417370000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 5
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 276.30
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from topographic map.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 17
CountyCode 153
ProviderName NWIS