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Monitoring data to support the operation of the Electric Dispersal Barrier System on the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal at Romeoville, Illinois, October 1, 2017, to September 30, 2018

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Start Date
2017-10-01
End Date
2018-09-30

Citation

Johnson, K.K., Bristow, E., LeRoy, J.Z., Jackson, P.R., Duncker, J.J., and Bera, M., 2019, Monitoring data to support the operation of the Electric Dispersal Barrier System on the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal at Romeoville, Illinois, October 1, 2017, to September 30, 2018: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://dx.doi.org/10.5066/P9UHE6PG.

Summary

This data release has been deprecated. For the updated data release, please visit: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9SSILDS. The U.S. Geological Survey monitors water surface flow reversals, commercial vessel traffic, and temperature and specific conductance in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Electric Dispersal Barrier System (EDBS) on the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, Chicago, Illinois. This data release is the 2018 water year summary of the EDBS monitoring data. Water surface flow reversals at the EDBS are monitored using surface velocity radar. Commercial vessel traffic patterns through the EDBS are documented using a motion-activated video camera. Temperature and specific conductance are reported in near real-time from USGS sensors [...]

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Purpose

These data were collected to support the operation of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Electric Dispersal Barrier System on the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, Chicago, Illinois.

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