05520500 DATA: Benthic Macroinvertebrates, 1999

ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

05520500 KANKAKEE RIVER AT MOMENCE, IL

LOCATION.-- Lat 41°09'36", long 87°40'07", in SW1/4NE1/4 sec.24, T.31 N., R.13 E., Kankakee County, Hydrologic Unit 07120001, on right bank at end of Hill Street in Momence, 0.2 mi downstream from bridge on State Highways 1 and 17, 1.2 mi upstream from Tower Creek, and at mile 47.9.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 2,294 mi², of which 201 mi² probably is noncontributing.

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

DISCHARGE: February to December 1905, February to July 1906, December 1914 to current year.

STAGE: Water years 1994-2000.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY

CHEMICAL: Water years 1975-1991 and 1999-2000. Additional chemical data for water years 1959-72 are published in Water-Resources Investigations 78-23 and 79-24 as site F 02.

SEDIMENT: October 1978-September 1981, January 1993-December 1995.

MISCELLANEOUS: Contaminants in streambed sediments, August 1998; Contaminants in fish tissue, August 1998.

BIOLOGICAL: Benthic Macroinvertebrates, July 1999; Fish, August 1999.

REVISED RECORDS.-- WSP 1238: 1916, 1930. WSP 1308: 1915(M), 1917(M), 1919(M), 1922(M), 1926(M), 1934-35(M), 1938(M). WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter and rain gage. Datum of gage is 609.18 ft above sea level. Prior to Aug. 1, 1938, nonrecording gage at site 0.2 mi upstream at datum 1.00 ft higher. Aug. 1, 1938, to Aug. 8, 1969, water-stage recorder at present site at datum 1.00 ft higher.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 16,000 ft³/s, Mar. 6, 1979, gage height, 10.51 ft, ice jam; minimum, 243 ft³/s, Aug. 7, 1988.
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS: Maximum daily, 2,620 mg/L, June 9, 1981; minimum daily, 4 mg/L, Feb. 22, Apr. 30, May 3, 4, 1993.
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT LOADS: Maximum daily, 30,600 tons, May 30, 1981; minimum daily, 23 tons, Nov. 23, 1980.

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.--Benthic macroinvertebrate community samples were collected as part of the National Water-Quality Assessment program (NAWQA) in the upper 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 is located 803 ft downstream of the Highway 17 bridge in Momence, and continues downstream for 984 ft which includes the area next to the gaging station (lat 41°09'39.94", long 87°39'56.75"). The surface area sampled at reach A was 0.28 m².

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

PHYLUM
	Class
		Order
			(Suborder)
				Family					Reach A
					Subfamily				7/21/99
						(Tribe)
							Taxon	Life Stage	Quantitative	Qualitative

PLATYHELMINTHES
	Turbellaria
							Turbellaria		-	X
MOLLUSCA
	Gastropoda
				Pleuroceridae
							Pleuroceridae		-	X
				Lymnaeidae
							Pseudosuccinea columella (Say)		-	X
				Physidae
							Physella sp.		-	X
	Bivalvia
				Corbiculidae
							Corbicula sp.		-	X
ARTHROPODA
	Malacostraca
		Decapoda
				Cambaridae
							Cambarinae		-	X
		Isopoda
				Asellidae
							Caecidotea sp.		-	X
		Amphipoda
				Gammaridae
							Gammarus sp.		-	X
				Hyalellidae
							Hyalella azteca (Saussure)		-	X
	Insecta
		Ephemeroptera
							Ephemeroptera	LV	46	-
			(Furcatergalia)
				Ephemeridae
							Hexagenia limbata (Serville)	LV	-	X
				Potamanthidae
							Anthopotamus myops (Walsh)	A	-	X
				Caenidae
							Caenis sp.	LV	-	X
				Leptohyphidae
							Tricorythodes sp.	LV	1175	X
			(Pisciforma)
				Baetidae
							Baetidae	LV	23	-
							Baetis sp.	LV	23	-
							Callibaetis sp.	LV	-	X
			(Setisura)
				Heptageniidae
							Heptageniidae	LV	138	X
							Heptagenia sp.	LV	4	X
							Heptagenia flavescens (Walsh)	LV	-	X
							Stenacron interpunctatum (Say)	A	-	X
							Stenacron interpunctatum (Say)	LV	-	X
							Stenonema sp.	LV	-	X
							Stenonema exiguum Traver	LV	-	X
							Stenonema mexicanum (Ulmer)	LV	-	X
				Isonychiidae
							Isonychia sp.	LV	-	X
		Odonata
			(Zygoptera)
				Calopterygidae
							Hetaerina sp.	LV	-	X
							Hetaerina titia (Drury)	LV	1	X
				Coenagrionidae
							Enallagma sp.	LV	-	X
		Plecoptera
			(Systellognatha)
				Perlidae
					Acroneuriinae
						(Acroneuriini)
							Perlesta sp.	LV	-	X
				Pteronarcyidae
					Pteronarcyinae
						(Pteronarcyini)
							Pteronarcys sp.	LV	-	X
		Hemiptera
			(Heteroptera)
				Corixidae
							Corixidae	LV	-	X
					Corixinae
						(Corixini)
							Trichocorixa sp.	A	-	X
				Gerridae
							Gerridae	LV	-	X
				Veliidae
					Rhagoveliinae
							Rhagovelia sp.	LV	-	X
		Megaloptera
				Corydalidae
					Corydalinae
							Corydalus cornutus (Linnaeus)	LV	-	X
				Sialidae
		Trichoptera
			(Spicipalpia)
				Glossosomatidae
					Protoptilinae
				Hydroptilidae
							Hydroptilidae	LV	23	-
					Hydroptilinae
							Hydroptila sp.	LV	92	-
			(Annulipalpia)
				Hydropsychidae
							Hydropsychidae	LV	369	-
					Hydropsychinae
							Cheumatopsyche sp.	LV	46	X
							Hydropsyche bidens Ross/orris Ross	LV	507	-
							Hydropsyche rossi Flint, Voshell, and Parker/simulans Ross	LV	-	X
							Hydropsyche sp.	LV	1199	X
							Hydropsyche bidens Ross	LV	461	-
							Hydropsyche orris Ross	LV	737	X
							Potamyia flava (Hagen)	LV	23	X
					Macronematinae
							Macrostemum sp.	LV	161	-
							Macrostemum carolina (Banks)	LV	-	X
				Polycentropodidae
					Polycentropodinae
							Neureclipsis sp.	LV	-	X
			(Integripalpia)
				Brachycentridae
							Brachycentrus numerosus (Say)	LV	48	X
				Leptoceridae
					Leptocerinae
							Ceraclea sp.	LV	1	-
							Nectopsyche candida (Hagen)/spiloma (Ross)	LV	-	X
							Nectopsyche sp.	LV	-	X
							Nectopsyche diarina (Ross)	LV	-	X
		Lepidoptera
				Pyralidae
					Nymphulinae
						(Argyactini)
							Petrophila sp.	LV	-	X
		Coleoptera
			(Adephaga)
				Haliplidae
							Peltodytes sp.	A	-	X
				Noteridae
							Hydrocanthus sp.	A	-	X
			(Polyphaga)
				Elmidae
							Dubiraphia sp.	LV	-	X
							Macronychus glabratus Say	A	-	X
							Macronychus glabratus Say	LV	207	X
				Psephenidae
							Psephenus herricki (DeKay)	LV	-	X
		Diptera
			(Nematocera)
				Chironomidae
							Chironomidae	LV	3	-
							Chironomidae	P	23	-
					Chironominae
							Chironominae	P	46	-
						(Chironomini)
							Chironomini	LV	23	-
							Chironomus sp.	LV	-	X
							Microtendipes sp.	LV	-	X
							Paracladopelma sp.	LV	-	X
							Polypedilum sp.	LV	184	X
							Stenochironomus sp.	LV	23	-
							Tribelos sp.	LV	-	X
						(Tanytarsini)
							Rheotanytarsus sp.	LV	760	-
							Rheotanytarsus sp.	P	46	-
					Orthocladiinae
							Orthocladiinae	LV	-	X
							Orthocladiinae	P	69	-
							Cricotopus/Orthocladius sp.	LV	230	X
							Cricotopus bicinctus group	LV	-	X
							Cricotopus sp.	LV	138	-
							Rheocricotopus sp.	LV	-	X
							Tvetenia sp.	LV	46	X
					Tanypodinae
							Tanypodinae	LV	-	X
						(Pentaneurini)
							Pentaneurini	LV	-	X
							Ablabesmyia sp.	LV	-	X
							Pentaneura sp.	LV	-	X
						(Procladiini)
							Procladius sp.	LV	-	X
				Simuliidae
							Simuliidae	LV	92	-
							Simuliidae	P	23	-
							Simulium sp.	LV	23	-
							Simulium sp.	P	23	-
			(Brachycera)
				Empididae
					Hemerodromiinae
							Hemerodromia sp.	LV	115	X
		Acari
							Hydrachnidia		46	-

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Introduction

Station Descriptions

Surface-Water Data

Ground-Water Data

Meteorological Data

Biological Data