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FLAG CREEK NEAR WILLOW SPRINGS, IL (USGS-05533000) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This stream site, maintained by the USGS Illinois Water Science Center (identifier USGS-IL), has the name "FLAG CREEK NEAR WILLOW SPRINGS, IL" and has the identifier USGS-05533000. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)07120004. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 16.5 sq mi and the contributing drainage area is 16.5 sq mi.

This site is located in Cook County County, Illinois at 41.73894444000000 degrees latitude and -87.8968611000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System" and the accuracy is 5 seconds. The source map scale is 1:24000. This site is at an elevation of 606.02 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System" is .03 feet. The vertical coordinate reference system is NAVD88.

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When were data collected at this location?

Periods of record for data characteristic groups

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Biological, Algae, Cyanobacteria 2000 - 2000
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 1977 - 1977
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Cyanobacteria, Periphyton 2000 - 2000
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 2000 - 2000
Information 2000 - 2000
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2000 - 2000
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2000 - 2000
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2000 - 2000
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2000 - 2000
Nutrient 2000 - 2000
Organics, Other 2000 - 2000
Physical 1974 - 2000
Radiochemical 2000 - 2000
Sediment 2000 - 2000
*Date ranges may contain gap years

What other information is available for this location?

Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier USGS-IL
OrganizationFormalName USGS Illinois Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-05533000
MonitoringLocationName FLAG CREEK NEAR WILLOW SPRINGS, IL
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 07120004
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 16.5
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 16.5
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 41.73894444000000
LongitudeMeasure -87.8968611000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 5
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 606.02
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .03
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 17
CountyCode 031
ProviderName NWIS