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	Available Parameters
	00010 Temperature, water(Min.,Max.,Mean)
	00060 Discharge(Mean)
	00095 Specific cond at 25C(Min.,Max.,Mean)
	00300 Dissolved oxygen(Min.,Max.,Mean)
	00400 pH(Min.,Max.,Med.)
	63680 Turbidity, Form Neph(Max.,Mean,Min.)
	63680 Turbidity, Form Neph(Min.,Max.,Mean)
	99133 NO3+NO2,water,insitu(Max.,Min.,Mean)

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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024

05515500 KANKAKEE RIVER AT DAVIS, IN

LOCATION - Lat 41°23'22.7", long 86°42'22.2" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in NW 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.24, T.34 N., R.3 W., Starke County, IN, Hydrologic Unit 07120001, on downstream side of bridge on CR W1500S at Davis, 1.3 mi downstream from Mill Creek, 4 mi east of Hanna, and at mile 110.1.

DRAINAGE AREA - 542 mi² of which 137 mi² probably is noncontributing. of which 137 mi² does not contribute directly to surface runoff. Drainage area derived from the "Drainage Areas of Indiana Streams" publication

REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1338: 1953. WSP 2115: Drainage area.

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - July 1905 to July 1906 and October 1924 to current year. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1308.

GAGE - A water-stage recorder on the downstream side of bridge. Datum of gage is 664.34 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988. Previous datum was 664.68 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. July 13, 1905, to July 21, 1906, non-recording gage at site 50 ft downstream at different datum. July 28, 1925, to May 18, 1929, non-recording gage on bridge 0.5 mi downstream at different datum. Apr. 19, 1931, to Nov. 3, 1953, non-recording gage at present site and datum.

WATER-QUALITY RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD -

TEMPERATURE: December 2013 to current.

SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: December 2013 to current.

pH: December 2013 to current.

DISSOLVED OXYGEN: December 2013 to current.

TURBIDITY YSI 6 SERIES: December 2013 to August 2020.

TURBIDITY YSI EXO: December 2018 to current.

NITRATE: December 2013 to current.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD -

WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum: 27.4 degrees Celsius, August 24, 2023*. Minimum: -0.1 degrees Celsius, January 29, 2019*.

SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum: 743 microsiemens, December 25, 2022*. Minimum: 258 microsiemens, February 21, 2018*.

pH: Maximum: 8.5 units, May 24, 2018*. Minimum: 7.1 units, June 06, 2018*.

DISSOLVED OXYGEN: Maximum: 13.5 mg/L, November 20, 2022*. Minimum: 2.1 mg/L, July 06, 2023*.

TURBIDITY YSI 6 SERIES: Maximum: 370 FNUs, May 21, 2014*. Minimum: 0.0 FNUs, December 06, 2013*.

TURBIDITY YSI EXO: Maximum: 166 FNUs, April 1, 2023*. Minimum: 1.4 FNUs, September 4, 2023*.

NITRATE: Maximum: 6.59 mg/L, June 27, 2021*. Minimum: 0.52 mg/L, July 07, 2023*.

*Multiple occurrences of the same extreme in selected dataset