05548105 DATA: Benthic Macroinvertebrates, 1999

ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

05548105 NIPPERSINK CREEK ABOVE WONDER LAKE, IL

LOCATION.-- Lat 42°23'07", long 88°22'09", in NE1/4NW1/4 sec.13, T.45 N., R.7 E., McHenry County, Hydrologic Unit 07120006, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on Thompson Road, at west edge of Wonder Lake and 1.1 mi east of Greenwood at mile 19.7.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 84.5 mi².

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

DISCHARGE: June 1994 to September 1997, October 1998 to current year.

STAGE: Water years 1994-1997;1999-2000.

PARTIAL RECORD: Annual maximum, water years 1965 to 1977.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY

CHEMICAL: Water years 1999-2000.

SEDIMENT: June 1994 to September 1997.

MISCELLANEOUS: Contaminants in streambed sediments, August 1998; contaminants in fish tissue, August 1998, August 1999.

BIOLOGICAL: Benthic macroinvertebrates, July 1999; fish, August 1999 and August 2000.

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, and phone telemeter. Datum of gage is 798.00 ft above sea level. Prior to June 13, 1994, at datum 8.31 ft higher.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum gage height, 13.95 ft, present datum, June 11, 1967, discharge not determined; maximum discharge, 3,690 ft³/s, June 13, 1999, gage height, 11.63 ft; minimum discharge, 5.5 ft³/s, Sept. 12, 1995.
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS: Maximum daily, 808 mg/L, Aug. 17, 1995; minimum daily, 1 mg/L, Aug. 27, 1997.
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT LOADS: Maximum daily, 1,830 tons, Feb. 21, 1997; minimum daily, 0.06 tons, Aug. 27, 1997.

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum stage of 12.26 ft, present datum, occurred between Sept. 30, 1977 and June 13, 1994, from floodmark obtained from crest-stage gage, discharge not determined.

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 394 ft downstream of the Greenwood Road bridge (1.43 mi upstream of gaging station), and continues downstream for 525 ft. The surface area sampled at reach A was 0.20 m².

BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATES
[sp., species; A, Adults; LV, Larvae; P, Pupae; X, present; -, not found]
PHYLUM
	Class
		Order
			(Suborder)
				Family					Reach A
					Subfamily				7/14/99
						(Tribe)
							Taxon	Life Stage	Quantitative	Qualitative

PLATYHELMINTHES
	Turbellaria
							Turbellaria		14	X
MOLLUSCA
	Gastropoda
				Ancylidae
							Ferrissia sp.		7	-
				Physidae
							Physella sp.		-	X
	Bivalvia
				Sphaeriidae
							Musculium sp.		-	X
ANNELIDA
	Oligochaeta
				Naididae
							Naididae		22	-
				Tubificidae
							Tubificidae		-	X
ARTHROPODA
	Malacostraca
		Decapoda
				Cambaridae
							Cambarinae		-	X
		Isopoda
				Asellidae
							Caecidotea sp.		43	X
		Amphipoda
				Gammaridae
							Gammarus sp.		-	X
				Hyalellidae
							Hyalella azteca (Saussure)		-	X
	Insecta
		Ephemeroptera
							Ephemeroptera	A	7	-
			(Pisciforma)
				Baetidae
							Baetidae	LV	14	-
							Baetis sp.	LV	86	X
							Baetis flavistriga McDunnough	LV	151	X
			(Setisura)
				Heptageniidae
							Heptageniidae	LV	1	-
							Heptagenia sp.	LV	-	X
							Leucrocuta sp.	LV	-	X
							Stenacron interpunctatum (Say)	LV	-	X
							Stenonema mediopunctatum (McDunnough)	LV	-	X
				Isonychiidae
							Isonychia sp.	LV	-	X
		Odonata
			(Zygoptera)
				Calopterygidae
							Hetaerina sp.	LV	-	X
				Coenagrionidae
							Coenagrionidae	LV	-	X
		Plecoptera
			(Systellognatha)
				Perlidae
					Acroneuriinae
						(Acroneuriini)
							Perlesta sp.	LV	-	X
		Hemiptera
			(Heteroptera)
				Gerridae
							Gerridae	LV	7	-
					Gerrinae
							Gerrinae	LV	-	X
				Veliidae
					Rhagoveliinae
							Rhagovelia sp.	A	-	X
		Trichoptera
			(Spicipalpia)
				Hydroptilidae
					Hydroptilinae
							Hydroptila sp.	LV	50	-
							Hydroptila sp.	P	7	-
			(Annulipalpia)
				Philopotamidae
					Chimarrinae
							Chimarra sp.	LV	-	X
				Hydropsychidae
							Hydropsychidae	LV	65	-
					Hydropsychinae
							Ceratopsyche sp.	LV	211	X
							Ceratopsyche bronta (Ross)	LV	72	X
							Ceratopsyche morosa (Hagen)	LV	230	X
							Cheumatopsyche sp.	A	-	-
							Cheumatopsyche sp.	LV	43	X
							Cheumatopsyche campyla Ross	A	-	X
							Hydropsyche depravata group	LV	59	-
							Hydropsyche depravata group	P	1	-
							Hydropsyche sp.	LV	65	X
			(Integripalpia)
				Leptoceridae
					Leptocerinae
							Nectopsyche sp.	LV	14	-
							Nectopsyche diarina (Ross)	LV	-	X
		Coleoptera
			(Adephaga)
				Gyrinidae
							Gyrinus marginellus Fall	A	-	X
			(Polyphaga)
				Hydrophilidae
							Berosus sp.	A	-	X
							Enochrus sp.	A	-	X
							Hydrobius fuscipes (Linnaeus)	A	-	X
				Elmidae
							Elmidae	LV	14	-
							Dubiraphia minima Hilsenhoff	A	108	-
							Macronychus glabratus Say	A	-	X
							Macronychus glabratus Say	LV	29	-
							Optioservus sp.	LV	14	-
							Optioservus fastiditus (LeConte)	A	-	X
							Stenelmis sp.	LV	-	X
							Stenelmis crenata (Say)	A	-	X
		Diptera
			(Nematocera)
				Chironomidae
							Chironomidae	A	7	-
							Chironomidae	LV	1	X
							Chironomidae	P	14	-
					Chironominae
						(Chironomini)
							Chironomini	LV	7	-
							Phaenopsectra/Tribelos sp.	LV	7	-
							Chironomus sp.	LV	-	X
							Cryptochironomus sp.	LV	-	X
							Polypedilum sp.	LV	173	X
							Stenochironomus sp.	LV	7	-
						(Tanytarsini)
							Rheotanytarsus sp.	LV	14	-
					Orthocladiinae
							Orthocladiinae	LV	43	X
							Orthocladiinae	P	79	-
							Cricotopus/Orthocladius sp.	LV	36	X
							Brillia sp.	LV	7	-
							Cricotopus bicinctus group	LV	65	X
							Cricotopus sp.	LV	22	-
							Cricotopus trifascia group	LV	58	-
							Thienemanniella sp.	LV	22	X
							Tvetenia sp.	LV	230	X
					Tanypodinae
						(Pentaneurini)
							Pentaneurini	LV	-	X
							Thienemannimyia group sp.	LV	43	-
				Simuliidae
							Simuliidae	LV	151	X
							Simulium sp.	LV	58	X
							Simulium sp.	P	-	X
			(Brachycera)
				Empididae
					Hemerodromiinae
							Hemerodromia sp.	LV	29	-
		Acari
							Hydrachnidia		22	-

Table of Contents

Introduction

Station Descriptions

Surface-Water Data

Ground-Water Data

Meteorological Data

Biological Data