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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05563000       KICKAPOO CREEK NEAR KICKAPOO, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 40°48'02", long 89°48'01" (NAD of 1927), in SW1/4SE1/4 sec.34, T.10 N., R.6 E., Peoria County, Hydrologic Unit 07130003, at bridge on U.S. Highway 150, 0.8 mi upstream from mouth of the West Fork of Kickapoo Creek and 2.5 mi northwest of Kickapoo.

 

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 119 mi2.

 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE

 

DISCHARGE: October 1944 to September 1962.

 

PARTIAL RECORD: Annual maximum, water years 1963 to current year.

 

BIOLOGICAL: Benthic macroinvertebrates, water year 1997.

 

GAGE.-- Crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 514.85 ft. above NGVD of 1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to June 7, 1945, nonrecording gage at same site and datum.

 

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 27,500 ft3/s, July 27, 1967, gage height, 17.08 ft, from rating curve extended above 7,300 ft3/s; minimum, 0.4 ft3/s Oct. 28, 29, 1946, July 30 to Aug. 1, 1956.

 

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.--Benthic macroinvertebrate community samples were collected as part of the National Water-Quality Assessment program (NAWQA) in the lower Illinois River Basin. One quantitative (Richest-Targeted Habitat) sample was collected in accordance with the NAWQA protocols (Cuffney and others, 1993). The quantitative sample was a composite of macroinvertebrates from about 10 submerged tree branches. Branches were cut underwater, gathered in a 425µm mesh net, and invertebrates were washed or picked from the branches. The average length and average diameter of each branch were measured and used to calculate an approximate surface area. All samples were processed by the USGS National Water-Quality Laboratory. Phylum, Class, Order, Suborder, Family, Subfamily, and Tribe are listed and arranged according to the USGS National Water-Quality Laboratory taxonomic hierarchy. The reach begins 95 meters downstream from the bridge at US Route 150, west of Kickapoo. The surface area sampled at reach A was 0.27 m2.



BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATES
[sp., species; A, Adults; LV, Larvae; P, Pupae; X, present; -, not found or not applicable; dam., damaged; imm., immature; indet., indeterminate; mount, poor mount; ref., reference]

PHYLUM
Class
Order
(Suborder)
Family
Subfamily Quantitative sample
(Tribe) Life stage
Laboratory notes
Taxon Abundance
(count)
Density
(number/m2)

Reach A
8/12/1997

ANNELIDA
Oligochaeta
Tubificida
(Tubificina)
Naididae
Naididae - 3 11 -
ARTHROPODA
Arachnida
Acari - 17 63 -
Insecta
Coleoptera
(Polyphaga)
Dryopidae
Helichus sp. A 9 33 -
Elmidae
Dubiraphia sp. A 37 137 -
Dubiraphia sp. L 11 41 -
Elmidae L 3 11 dam.
Elmidae P 6 22 -
Macronychus glabratus Say A 4 15 -
Macronychus glabratus Say L 40 148 -
Stenelmis sp. A 8 30 -
Hydrophilidae
Berosus sp. A 2 7 -
Hydrophilidae L 12 44 imm.
Collembola
Collembola - 3 11 -
Diptera
Diptera L 6 22 -
Diptera P 3 11 -
(Brachycera)
Dolichopodidae
Dolichopodidae L 3 11 -
Empididae
Hemerodromiinae
Hemerodromia sp. L 3 11 -
Stratiomyidae
Stratiomyinae
Stratiomys sp. L 6 22 -
(Nematocera)
Ceratopogonidae
Ceratopogonidae L 8 30 imm.
Forcipomyiinae
Atrichopogon sp. L 3 11 -
Chironomidae
Chironomidae A 3 11 -
Chironominae
Chironominae P 11 41 -
(Chironomini)
Dicrotendipes sp. L 14 52 -
Glyptotendipes sp. L 3 11 -
Microtendipes sp. L 3 11 -
Polypedilum sp. L 8 30 -
Stenochironomus sp. L 20 74 -
(Tanytarsini)
Cladotanytarsus sp. L 8 30 -
Rheotanytarsus sp. L 3 11 -
Tanytarsus sp. L 73 270 -
Orthocladiinae
Corynoneura sp. L 3 11 -
Cricotopus/Orthocladius sp. L 3 11 -
Tanypodinae
(Pentaneurini)
"Thienemannimyia group sp. (Coffman and Ferrington, 1996)" L 11 41 -
Ablabesmyia sp. L 6 22 -
Psychodidae
Pericoma/Telmatoscopus sp. L 3 11 -
Simuliidae
Simuliidae L 3 11 imm.
Tipulidae
Tipulidae L 10 37 -
Ephemeroptera
Ephemeroptera L 46 170 imm.; dam.
(Furcatergalia)
Caenidae
Caenis sp. L 106 392 -
Leptohyphidae
Tricorythodes sp. L 133 492 -
(Pisciforma)
Baetidae
Baetidae L 51 189 imm.; dam.
Baetis sp. L 18 67 -
Centroptilum/Procloeon sp. L 3 11 -
(Setisura)
Heptageniidae
Heptageniidae L 22 81 -
Stenacron interpunctatum (Say) L 3 11 -
Stenonema sp. L 14 52 -
Isonychiidae
Isonychia sp. L 14 52 -
Hemiptera
(Heteroptera)
Corixidae
Corixidae L 9 33 imm.
Gerridae
Gerridae L 10 37 imm.
Rhagodotarsinae
Rheumatobates sp. L 1 4 -
Megaloptera
Corydalidae
Corydalinae
Corydalus cornutus (Linnaeus) L 3 11 -
Odonata
(Anisoptera)
Gomphidae
Gomphidae L 3 11 imm.
(Zygoptera)
Coenagrionidae
Argia sp. L 1 4 -
Coenagrionidae L 14 52 imm.
Trichoptera
(Annulipalpia)
Hydropsychidae
Hydropsychidae L 50 185 imm.
Hydropsychinae
"Hydropsyche rossi Flint, Voshell, and Parker/simulans Ross" L 1 4 -
Ceratopsyche sp. L 22 81 -
Cheumatopsyche sp. L 11 41 -
Philopotamidae
Chimarrinae
Chimarra sp. L 3 11 -
Polycentropodidae
Polycentropodinae
Paranyctiophylax sp. L 6 22 -
(Integripalpia)
Leptoceridae
Leptocerinae
Nectopsyche diarina (Ross) L 1 4 -
Nectopsyche sp. P 1 4 -
(Spicipalpia)
Hydroptilidae
Hydroptilinae
Hydroptila sp. L 8 30 -
Malacostraca
Amphipoda
Amphipoda - 3 11 imm.
MOLLUSCA
Gastropoda
Basommatophora
Lymnaeidae
Lymnaeidae - 3 11 imm.
Physidae
Physinae
Physa sp. - 11 41 -



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