USGS Water-Year Summary for Site 05536137

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	00010 Temperature, water(Max.,Min.,Mean)
	00010 Temperature, water(Max.,Min.,Mean)
	00010 Temperature, water(Max.,Min.,Mean)
	00065 Gage height(Mean)
	00095 Specific cond at 25C(Max.,Min.,Mean)
	00095 Specific cond at 25C(Max.,Min.,Mean)
	00095 Specific cond at 25C(Max.,Min.,Mean)

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Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30

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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023

05536137 CHICAGO SANITARY & SHIP CANAL AT WESTERN AVE AT CHICAGO, IL

LOCATION - Lat 41°50'13.9", long 87°41'07.5" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in NE 1/4 NE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.36, T.39 N., R.13 E., Cook County, IL, Hydrologic Unit 07120003,

DRAINAGE AREA - The drainage area is not determined because of direct diversions from Lake Michigan.

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD -
SURFACE WATER STAGE: November 2014 to current.
SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
WATER TEMPERATURE: January 2015 to current.
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: January 2015 to current.

GAGE - Water-stage recorder, satellite telemeter, and water-quality monitor. Datum of gage is 579.20 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988 and 0.00 ft Chicago City Datum (579.48 ft NGVD29).

COOPERATION - The gage is operated in cooperation with The US Army Corp of Engineers Chicago District and with permission from MWRDGC.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD -

SURFACE-WATER STAGE: Maximum, 5.26 ft., May 17, 2020; minimum, -3.90 ft., June 25, 2015.

WATER TEMPERATURE:

Top:

2021 WY: 27 August 2021* 13:20 CST 27.4 C

Middle:

2021 WY: 27 August 2021* 13:20 CST 29.8 C

Bottom:

2021 WY: 28 August 2021* 14:10 CST 27.3 C

* The first occurrence of multiple maximum values for the water year.

SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: