05568800 DATA: Benthic Macroinvertebrates, 1997

ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

05568800 INDIAN CREEK NEAR WYOMING, IL

LOCATION.-- Lat 41°01'06", long 89°50'07", in SE1/4SE1/4 sec.17, T.12 N., R.6 E., Stark County, Hydrologic Unit 07130005, on left bank at upstream side of bridge on West Jersey Road (County Road 300 N), 4.5 mi southwest of Wyoming and at mile 4.9.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 62.7 mi².

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

DISCHARGE: October 1959 to current year.

STAGE: Water years 1994-2000.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY

CHEMICAL: Water years 1978-91 and 1998.

SEDIMENT: October 1980 to September 1981.

SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Water year 1981.

WATER TEMPERATURE: Water year 1981.

MISCELLANEOUS: Contaminants of streambed sediments, August 1996; contaminants of 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 July 1998.

REVISED RECORDS.-- WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 606.78 ft above sea level. Prior to Oct. 1, 1994, at same site at datum 10.00 ft. higher.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 6,540 ft³/s, June 22, 1974, gage height, 23.81 ft (present datum), from rating curve extended above 1,400 ft³/s, on basis of contracted-opening measurement of peak flow; no flow Sept. 25, 26, and part of each day Oct. 7, 8, 13, 1988.
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS: Maximum daily mean, 11,100 mg/L Apr. 14, 1981; minimum daily mean, 20 mg/L Feb. 6-17, 1981.
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT LOADS: Maximum daily, 31,100 tons Apr. 14, 1981; minimum daily, 0.35 ton Feb. 14, 1981.

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 607 ft upstream of the road 450 N bridge (1.95 mi upstream of the gage) and continues upstream for 568 ft. The surface area sampled at reach A was 0.31 m².

BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATES
[sp., species; A, Adults; LV, Larvae; P, Pupae; X, present; -, not found]

PHYLUM
	Class
		Order
			(Suborder)
				Family					Reach A
					Subfamily				9/3/1997
						(Tribe)
							Taxon	Life stage	Quantitative	Qualitative

PLATYHELMINTHES
	Turbellaria
							Turbellaria		-	X
NEMATODA
							Nematoda		32	-
MOLLUSCA
	Gastropoda
				Physidae
							Physella sp.		-	X
	Bivalvia
				Sphaeriidae
							Sphaeriidae		-	X
ANNELIDA
	Oligochaeta
							Oligochaeta		8	-
				Naididae
							Naididae		24	-
				Tubificidae
							Tubificidae		-	X
ARTHROPODA
		Acari
							Hydrachnidia		64	-
	Malacostraca
		Decapoda
				Cambaridae
							Cambaridae		-	X
							Orconectes sp.		1	X
		Amphipoda
				Gammaridae
							Gammarus sp.		-	X
				Hyalellidae
							Hyalella azteca (Saussure)		-	X
	Insecta
		Ephemeroptera
							Ephemeroptera	LV	248	-
			(Furcatergalia)
				Leptohyphidae
							Tricorythodes sp.	LV	128	X
			(Pisciforma)
				Baetidae
							Baetidae	LV	529	X
							Baetis sp.	LV	264	X
							Baetis intercalaris McDunnough	LV	80	-
			(Setisura)
				Heptageniidae
							Heptageniidae	LV	32	-
							Stenacron interpunctatum (Say)	LV	-	X
							Stenonema exiguum Traver	LV	-	X
				Isonychiidae
							Isonychia sp.	LV	8	X
		Odonata
			(Zygoptera)
				Calopterygidae
							Calopteryx sp.	LV	-	X
							Calopteryx maculata (Beauvois)	LV	-	X
							Hetaerina sp.	LV	1	-
							Hetaerina americana (Fabricius)	LV	-	X
				Coenagrionidae
							Coenagrionidae	LV	-	X
							Argia sp.	LV	-	X
			(Anisoptera)
				Aeshnidae
							Boyeria vinosa (Say)	LV	-	X
				Gomphidae
							Gomphidae	LV	-	X
							Gomphus sp.	LV	-	X
				Libellulidae
							Libellula sp.	LV	-	X
		Hemiptera
			(Heteroptera)
				Gerridae
					Gerrinae
							Aquarius sp.	A	-	X
				Veliidae
					Rhagoveliinae
							Rhagovelia sp.	A	-	X
		Megaloptera
				Corydalidae
					Corydalinae
							Corydalus cornutus (Linnaeus)	LV	-	X
		Trichoptera
							Trichoptera	LV	216	-
			(Spicipalpia)
				Hydroptilidae
					Hydroptilinae
							Hydroptila sp.	LV	216	-
			(Annulipalpia)
				Hydropsychidae
							Hydropsychidae	LV	556	X
					Hydropsychinae
							Ceratopsyche sp.	LV	24	X
							Cheumatopsyche sp.	LV	41	X
							Cheumatopsyche pettiti (Banks)	P	8	-
							Hydropsyche sp.	LV	97	X
							Hydropsyche betteni Ross/depravata Hagen	LV	16	-
							Hydropsyche rossi Flint, Voshell, and Parker/simulans Ross	LV	8	-
			(Integripalpia)
				Leptoceridae
					Leptocerinae
							Nectopsyche diarina (Ross)	LV	-	X
		Coleoptera
			(Polyphaga)
				Staphylinidae
							Staphylinidae	A	-	X
				Elmidae
							Elmidae	LV	24	-
							Ancyronyx variegata (Germar)	LV	16	-
							Dubiraphia sp.	A	16	-
							Dubiraphia sp.	LV	-	X
							Macronychus glabratus Say	A	-	X
							Macronychus glabratus Say	LV	40	-
							Stenelmis sp.	A	9	-
							Stenelmis sp.	LV	1	X
							Stenelmis grossa Sanderson	A	-	X
		Diptera
			(Nematocera)
				Chironomidae
							Chironomidae	A	16	-
							Chironomidae	LV	1	X
							Chironomidae	P	8	-
					Chironominae
							Chironominae	P	8	X
						(Chironomini)
							Chironomini	LV	8	-
							Cryptochironomus sp.	LV	-	X
							Microtendipes sp.	LV	-	X
							Polypedilum sp.	LV	104	X
							Stenochironomus sp.	LV	-	X
						(Tanytarsini)
							Tanytarsini	LV	8	X
							Rheotanytarsus sp.	LV	64	X
							Tanytarsus sp.	LV	-	X
					Orthocladiinae
							Orthocladiinae	LV	-	X
							Cricotopus sp.	LV	32	X
							Cricotopus/Orthocladius sp.	LV	-	X
							Rheocricotopus sp.	LV	8	X
							Thienemanniella sp.	LV	8	X
					Tanypodinae
						(Pentaneurini)
							Ablabesmyia sp.	LV	-	X
							Thienemannimyia group sp.	LV	-	X
				Simuliidae
							Simuliidae	LV	56	X
							Simulium sp.	LV	56	X
				Tipulidae
					Tipulinae
							Tipula sp.	LV	1	-
			(Brachycera)
				Empididae
							Chelifera/Hemerodromia sp.	P	-	X
							Hemerodromia sp.	LV	16	-

Table of Contents

Introduction

Station Descriptions

Surface-Water Data

Ground-Water Data

Meteorological Data

Biological Data