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	Available Parameters
	00010 Temperature, water(Mean)
	00010 Temperature, water(Max.,Min.,Mean)
	00020 Temperature, air(Mean)
	00060 Discharge(Mean)
	00065 Gage height(Mean)
	00095 Specific cond at 25C(Max.,Min.,Mean)

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Water year 2024: 2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30

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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024

05578100 SALT CREEK NEAR FARMER CITY, IL

LOCATION - Lat 40°13'40.4", long 88°39'38.03" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in SE 1/4 NE 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.32, T.21 N., R.5 E., DeWitt County, IL, Hydrologic Unit 07130009,

DRAINAGE AREA - 111.63 mi².

REVISIONS HISTORY -

Water Temperature records for Aug. 7, 2017, to Sept. 5, 2017, were revised on Apr. 20, 2020, due to sensor out of water.

Water Temperature records for Dec. 27, 2017, to Feb. 18, 2018, and Mar. 14, 2018, were revised on Apr. 20, 2020, due to sensor frozen.

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD -

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
DISCHARGE: October 2015 to current.
STAGE: May 2016 to current.
SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
WATER TEMPERATURE: October 2015 to current.
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: October 2015 to December 2020.

GAGE - Water-stage recorder, radio telemeter, water temperature, and acoustic-velocity meter. Datum of gage is 0.07 ft below NAVD88. Gage height minus 0.07 ft equals NAVD88 elevation.

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

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD -

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge of 4,600 (estimated) ft³/s on June 26, 2021, gage height undetermined; minimum discharge, -63.4 ft³/s on Nov. 27, 2019, gage height of 690.43 ft. Maximum gage height, 699.81 ft, June 26, 2021.

WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum of 35.8 °C, July 21, 2017; minimum, -1.7 °C on Dec. 1, 2020.

SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum of 912 uS/cm @ 25°C on Feb. 2, 2018; minimum of 68 uS/cm @ 25°C on Sep. 28, 2020.