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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05567000       PANTHER CREEK NEAR EL PASO, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 40°46'05", long 89°04'30", in SE1/4NW1/4 sec.26, T.27 N., R.1 E., Woodford County, Hydrologic Unit 07130004, on right bank on downstream side of bridge on county road just downstream from East Branch Panther Creek, 2 mi upstream from West Branch, 3.8 mi northwest of El Paso, and at mi 12.9.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 93.9 mi2.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
 

DISCHARGE: October 1949 to September 1960, October 1996- September 1998.
 

STAGE: Water years 1997-1998.
 

PARTIAL RECORD: Annual maximum, water yars 1961-96.
SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

CHEMICAL: October 1997 to September 1998.
 

MISCELLANEOUS: Contaminants in streambed sediments, August 1996; contaminants in fish tissue, August 1996; streambank sediment size, October 1997; streambed sediment size, October 1997.
BIOLOGICAL: Benthic macroinvertebrates, September 1996, September 1997, and September 1998; fish, August 1996, July 1997, and August 1998.

REVISED RECORDS.-- WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area. WDR IL-92-2: 1988 (M).

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 658.86 ft above sea level.

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) and one qualitative (Qualitative-Multiple Habitat) sample were 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. The qualitative sample was collected from many habitat types within the sampling reach to obtain as complete a list of invertebrate taxa as possible. 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. Reach A begins 66 ft upstream of the gage, and continues upstream for 459 ft. The surface area sampled at reach A was 0.30 m2.
BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATES
[sp., species; A, Adults; LV, Larvae; P, Pupae; X, present; -, not found]
PHYLUM
Class
Order
(Suborder)
Family Reach A
Subfamily 9/2/97
(Tribe)
Taxon Life stage Quantitative Qualitative
PLATYHELMINTHES      
  Turbellaria      
              Turbellaria   - X
MOLLUSCA      
  Gastropoda      
        Ancylidae      
              Ancylidae   2 -
        Lymnaeidae      
              Lymnaeidae   2 X
        Physidae      
              Physidae   2 -
              Physella sp.   - X
ANNELIDA      
  Oligochaeta      
              Oligochaeta   5 -
        Naididae      
              Naididae   2 -
        Tubificidae      
              Tubificidae   - X
        Enchytraeidae      
              Enchytraeidae   2 X
ARTHROPODA      
    Acari      
              Hydrachnidia   2 -
  Malacostraca      
    Decapoda      
        Cambaridae      
              Cambaridae   - X
    Amphipoda      
        Gammaridae      
              Gammarus sp.   - X
  Insecta      
    Collembola      
              Collembola A - X
    Ephemeroptera      
      (Furcatergalia)      
        Leptohyphidae      
              Tricorythodes sp. LV 7 X
      (Pisciforma)      
        Baetidae      
              Baetidae LV 5 X
              Baetis sp. LV - X
              Baetis intercalaris McDunnough LV 5 -
      (Setisura)      
        Heptageniidae      
              Heptageniidae LV 2 -
              Stenacron sp. LV 2 -
              Stenacron interpunctatum (Say) LV - X
    Odonata      
      (Zygoptera)      
              Zygoptera LV 5 -
        Calopterygidae      
              Calopteryx sp. LV 5 X
        Coenagrionidae      
              Coenagrionidae LV 2 X
              Argia sp. LV 5 X
              Enallagma sp. LV - X
      (Anisoptera)      
        Aeshnidae      
              Boyeria vinosa (Say) LV - X
    Plecoptera      
      (Systellognatha)      
        Perlidae      
              Perlidae LV 2 -
    Hemiptera      
      (Heteroptera)      
        Corixidae      
              Corixidae LV - X
          Corixinae      
            Corixini      
              Palmacorixa sp. A - X
        Gerridae      
          Rhagodotarsinae      
              Rheumatobates sp. - 5 -
              Rheumatobates sp. LV - X
          Trepobatinae      
              Trepobates sp. - 2 -
              Trepobates sp. LV - X
        Veliidae      
          Rhagoveliinae      
              Rhagovelia sp. - 2 -
              Rhagovelia sp. LV - X
    Trichoptera      
              Trichoptera LV 2 -
      (Annulipalpia)      
        Hydropsychidae      
              Hydropsychidae LV 12 -
          Hydropsychinae      
              Cheumatopsyche sp. LV 5 -
    Lepidoptera      
              Lepidoptera LV 2 -
    Coleoptera      
      (Adephaga)      
        Dytiscidae      
          Hydroporinae      
            (Hydroporini)      
              Hydroporini A - X
        Haliplidae      
              Peltodytes sp. A - X
      (Polyphaga)      
        Hydrophilidae      
              Hydrophilidae LV 2 -
        Scirtidae      
              Scirtidae LV 12 X
        Elmidae      
              Dubiraphia sp. A 7 X
              Dubiraphia sp. LV 2 X
              Macronychus glabratus Say LV 5 X
              Stenelmis sp. A - X
              Stenelmis sp. LV - X
              Stenelmis grossa Sanderson A - X
    Diptera      
      (Nematocera)      
        Ceratopogonidae      
          Forcipomyiinae      
              Atrichopogon sp. LV 17 -
        Chironomidae      
              Chironomidae LV - X
              Chironomidae P 2 -
          Chironominae      
              Chironominae P 14 -
            (Chironomini)      
              Chironomini LV 7 X
              Chironomus sp. LV - X
              Cryptochironomus sp. LV - X
              Dicrotendipes sp. LV 77 X
              Glyptotendipes sp. LV 10 X
              Microtendipes sp. LV - X
              Parachironomus sp. LV 2 X
              Paratendipes sp. LV - X
              Phaenopsectra sp. LV 2 -
              Polypedilum sp. LV 53 X
              Stenochironomus sp. LV 7 -
            (Tanytarsini)      
              Tanytarsini LV 14 X
              Paratanytarsus sp. LV 2 X
              Rheotanytarsus sp. LV 7 -
              Stempellinella sp. LV 2 X
              Tanytarsus sp. LV 5 X
          Orthocladiinae      
              Orthocladiinae LV 38 X
              Orthocladiinae P 7 -
              Brillia sp. LV 2 -
              Corynoneura sp. LV 5 -
              Cricotopus sp. LV 2 -
              Cricotopus/Orthocladius sp. LV 5 X
              Nanocladius sp. LV 2 X
              Rheocricotopus sp. LV - X
              Thienemanniella sp. LV - X
          Tanypodinae      
            (Pentaneurini)      
              Pentaneurini LV - X
              Ablabesmyia sp. LV - X
              Thienemannimyia group sp. LV 19 X
            (Procladiini)      
              Procladius sp. LV - X
      (Brachycera)      
        Empididae      
              Hemerodromia sp. LV 5 -
        Tabanidae      
              Tabanidae LV - X


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Introduction

Station Descriptions

Surface-Water Data

Ground-Water Data

Meteorological Data

Biological Data