Water-quality “super” gages (also known as “sentry” gages) provide real-time, continuous measurements of the physical and chemical characteristics of stream water at or near selected U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) streamgages in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana. A super gage includes streamflow and water-quality instrumentation and representative stream sample collection for laboratory analysis. USGS scientists can use statistical surrogate models to relate instrument values to analyzed chemical concentrations at a super gage. Real-time, continuous and laboratory-analyzed concentration and load data are publicly accessible on USGS Web pages.
Available Data
USGS Station ID: 04188496
Stream Data: Gage height, discharge
Water-Quality Data: Water temperature, specific conductance, pH, dissolved oxygen, turbidity
Atmospheric Data: Precipitation
Station Description
Latitude: 40°58'45"
Longitude: 83°39'12"
Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC): 04100008
Datum: 784.88 feet above NAVD88
Drainage Area: 51.0 square miles
County: Hanciock County, Ohio
Site managed by: Columbus Office
Station Funding
This station is operated and maintained in cooperation with the City of Findlay and USGS Cooperative Funding Program.
Hydrologic Conditions
Sample Collection and Use
Why Continuous Monitoring is Important
Water-quality “super” gages (also known as “sentry” gages) provide real-time, continuous measurements of the physical and chemical characteristics of stream water at or near selected U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) streamgages in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana. A super gage includes streamflow and water-quality instrumentation and representative stream sample collection for laboratory analysis. USGS scientists can use statistical surrogate models to relate instrument values to analyzed chemical concentrations at a super gage. Real-time, continuous and laboratory-analyzed concentration and load data are publicly accessible on USGS Web pages.
Available Data
USGS Station ID: 04188496
Stream Data: Gage height, discharge
Water-Quality Data: Water temperature, specific conductance, pH, dissolved oxygen, turbidity
Atmospheric Data: Precipitation
Station Description
Latitude: 40°58'45"
Longitude: 83°39'12"
Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC): 04100008
Datum: 784.88 feet above NAVD88
Drainage Area: 51.0 square miles
County: Hanciock County, Ohio
Site managed by: Columbus Office
Station Funding
This station is operated and maintained in cooperation with the City of Findlay and USGS Cooperative Funding Program.
Hydrologic Conditions
Sample Collection and Use
Why Continuous Monitoring is Important