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	Available Parameters
	00010 Temperature, water(Max.,Min.,Mean)
	00065 Gage height(Mean)
	00095 Specific cond at 25C(Max.,Min.,Mean) [Discontinued 7/19/19]
	00300 Dissolved oxygen(Mean,Max.,Min.) [Discontinued 7/19/19]
	00400 pH(Max.,Min.,Med.) [Discontinued 7/19/19]
	51289 OrthoPO4, in situ(Max.,Min.,Mean)
	63680 Turbidity, Form Neph(Mean,Max.,Min.)
	63680 Turbidity, Form Neph(Max.,Mean,Min.) [Discontinued 7/19/19]
	99133 NO3+NO2,water,insitu(Max.,Min.,Mean)

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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024

03381495 LITTLE WABASH RIVER AT MAIN STREET AT CARMI, IL

LOCATION - Lat 38°05'32", long 88°09'22" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in NW 1/4 SE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.13, T.5 S., R.9 E., White County, IL, Hydrologic Unit 05120114, at auxiliary gaging station at Main Street Bridge in Carmi, 5.0 mi downstream from Skillet Fork and at mile 33.8.

DRAINAGE AREA - 3,088 mi².

REVISIONS HISTORY - Revisions: Gage datum was changed to 339.72 ft NAVD88 on March 29, 2022, using an updated version of NGS Coordinate Conversion and Transformation Tool (NCAT).

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD -
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
  STAGE: Water years 1994 to current.
SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
   WATER TEMPERATURE: Water year 1981 (once daily), September 2015 to current.
   SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Water year 1981 (once daily), September 2015 to current.
   DISSOLVED OXYGEN: September 2015 to current.
   PH: September 2015 to current.
   TURBIDITY: September 2015 to current.
   NITRATE: September 2015 to current.
   PHOSPHORUS: April 2016 to current.

GAGE - Water-stage recorder, satellite telemeter, and water-quality monitor. Datum of gage is 339.72 ft. above NAVD of 1988.

REMARKS - Accuracy of records is discussed in the annual Station Analysis archived at the USGS IL Water Science Center.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD -
STAGE: Maximum gage height, 38.31 ft, May 3, 2011; minimum, 2.23 ft, Oct. 15, 2007.
WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 31.4 oC, June 28, 2016; minimum, 0.3 oC, January 24, 2016.
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum, 773 uS/cm at 25oC, December 16, 2015; minimum, 104 uS/cm at 25oC, January 3 and 4, 2016.
DISSOLVED OXYGEN: Maximum, 9.8 mg/L, April 11, 2016; minimum, 1.2 mg/L, September 10, 2016.
PH: Maximum, 8.2 standard units, July 3, 2016; minimum, 6.7 standard units, August 20-24, 2016.
TURBIDITY: Maximum, 2100 FNU, February 24, 2016; minimum, 0.4 FNU February 14, 2016.
NITRATE: Maximum, 4.87 mg/L, Feb. 21, 2018; minimum, 0.5 mg/L, September 12, 2015; May 3-4, 14-18, 20-21, 2018.
PHOSPHATE: Maximum, [] mg/L, [date]; minimum, [] mg/L, [date].