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
Station ID: 03612600
Stream Data: Gage height, discharge, stream velocity
Water-Quality Data: Dissolved oxygen, specific conductance at 25°C, turbidity, water temperature, nitrate plus nitrite
Atmospheric Data: None
Station Description
Latitude: 37°10'45"
Longitude: 89°03'30"
Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC): 05140206
Datum: 278.44 feet above NGVD29
Drainage Area: 203,000 square miles
County in which site is located: Pulaski County, Illinois
Site managed by: Murray Field Office
Station Funding
This station is operated and maintained in cooperation with the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers - Louisville District and the Groundwater and Streamflow Information Program.
Hydrologic Conditions
Sample Collection and Use
Why Continuous Monitoring is Importatnt
Below are multimedia items associated with this project.
Below are publications associated with this project.
Real-time, continuous water-quality monitoring in Indiana and Kentucky
Plastic debris in 29 Great Lakes tributaries: Relations to watershed attributes and hydrology
Sediment acoustic index method for computing continuous suspended-sediment concentrations
Organic contaminants in Great Lakes tributaries: Prevalence and potential aquatic toxicity
National Field Manual for the Collection of Water-Quality Data. U.S. Geological Survey Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations, Book 9
Optical techniques for the determination of nitrate in environmental waters: Guidelines for instrument selection, operation, deployment, maintenance, quality assurance, and data reporting
Precipitation-runoff relations and water-quality characteristics at edge-of-field stations, Discovery Farms and Pioneer Farm, Wisconsin, 2003-8
Guidelines and Procedures for Computing Time-Series Suspended-Sediment Concentrations and Loads from In-Stream Turbidity-Sensor and Streamflow Data
- Overview
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 DataStation ID: 03612600
Stream Data: Gage height, discharge, stream velocity
Water-Quality Data: Dissolved oxygen, specific conductance at 25°C, turbidity, water temperature, nitrate plus nitrite
Atmospheric Data: None
Station DescriptionLatitude: 37°10'45"
Longitude: 89°03'30"
Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC): 05140206
Datum: 278.44 feet above NGVD29
Drainage Area: 203,000 square miles
County in which site is located: Pulaski County, Illinois
Site managed by: Murray Field Office
Station FundingThis station is operated and maintained in cooperation with the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers - Louisville District and the Groundwater and Streamflow Information Program.
Hydrologic Conditions
Sample Collection and Use
Why Continuous Monitoring is Importatnt
- Multimedia
Below are multimedia items associated with this project.
- Publications
Below are publications associated with this project.
Real-time, continuous water-quality monitoring in Indiana and Kentucky
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 Indiana and Kentucky. A super gage includes streamflow and water-quality instrumentation and representative stream sample collection for laboratory analysis. USGS scientistAuthorsMegan E. Shoda, Timothy R. Lathrop, Martin R. RischPlastic debris in 29 Great Lakes tributaries: Relations to watershed attributes and hydrology
Plastic debris is a growing contaminant of concern in freshwater environments, yet sources, transport, and fate remain unclear. This study characterized the quantity and morphology of floating micro- and macroplastics in 29 Great Lakes tributaries in six states under different land covers, wastewater effluent contributions, population densities, and hydrologic conditions. Tributaries were sampledAuthorsAustin K. Baldwin, Steven R. Corsi, Sherri A. MasonSediment acoustic index method for computing continuous suspended-sediment concentrations
Suspended-sediment characteristics can be computed using acoustic indices derived from acoustic Doppler velocity meter (ADVM) backscatter data. The sediment acoustic index method applied in these types of studies can be used to more accurately and cost-effectively provide time-series estimates of suspended-sediment concentration and load, which is essential for informed solutions to many sediment-AuthorsMark N. Landers, Timothy D. Straub, Molly S. Wood, Marian M. DomanskiOrganic contaminants in Great Lakes tributaries: Prevalence and potential aquatic toxicity
Organic compounds used in agriculture, industry, and households make their way into surface waters through runoff, leaking septic-conveyance systems, regulated and unregulated discharges, and combined sewer overflows, among other sources. Concentrations of these organic waste compounds (OWCs) in some Great Lakes tributaries indicate a high potential for adverse impacts on aquatic organisms. DuringAuthorsAustin K. Baldwin, Steven R. Corsi, Laura A. De Cicco, Peter L. Lenaker, Michelle A. Lutz, Daniel J. Sullivan, Kevin D. RichardsNational Field Manual for the Collection of Water-Quality Data. U.S. Geological Survey Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations, Book 9
The mission of the Water Resources Discipline of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is to provide the information and understanding needed for wise management of the Nation's water resources. Inherent in this mission is the responsibility to collect data that accurately describe the physical, chemical, and biological attributes of water systems. These data are used for environmental and resource asOptical techniques for the determination of nitrate in environmental waters: Guidelines for instrument selection, operation, deployment, maintenance, quality assurance, and data reporting
The recent commercial availability of in situ optical sensors, together with new techniques for data collection and analysis, provides the opportunity to monitor a wide range of water-quality constituents on time scales in which environmental conditions actually change. Of particular interest is the application of ultraviolet (UV) photometers for in situ determination of nitrate concentrations inAuthorsBrian A. Pellerin, Brian A. Bergamaschi, Bryan D. Downing, John Franco Saraceno, Jessica D. Garrett, Lisa D. OlsenPrecipitation-runoff relations and water-quality characteristics at edge-of-field stations, Discovery Farms and Pioneer Farm, Wisconsin, 2003-8
A cooperative study between the U.S. Geological Survey, the University of Wisconsin (UW)-Madison Discovery Farms program (Discovery Farms), and the UW-Platteville Pioneer Farm program (Pioneer Farm) was developed to identify typical ranges and magnitudes, temporal distributions, and principal factors affecting concentrations and yields of sediment, nutrients, and other selected constituents in runAuthorsTodd D. Stuntebeck, Matthew J. Komiskey, Marie C. Peppler, David W. Owens, Dennis R. FrameGuidelines and Procedures for Computing Time-Series Suspended-Sediment Concentrations and Loads from In-Stream Turbidity-Sensor and Streamflow Data
In-stream continuous turbidity and streamflow data, calibrated with measured suspended-sediment concentration data, can be used to compute a time series of suspended-sediment concentration and load at a stream site. Development of a simple linear (ordinary least squares) regression model for computing suspended-sediment concentrations from instantaneous turbidity data is the first step in the compAuthorsPatrick P. Rasmussen, John R. Gray, G. Douglas Glysson, Andrew C. Ziegler