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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05536248       BUTTERFIELD CREEK AT COUNTRY CLUB RD NR FLOSSMOOR, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 41°31'19", long 87°41'04", at SE¼ SE¼ NW¼ sec.13, T.35N., R.13E., Cook County, Hydrologic Unit 07120003, 624 feet upstream of concrete bridge on Country Club Road.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 18.7 mi².

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

PARTIAL RECORD: Miscellaneous discharge measurements, water year 2000.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

MISCELLANEOUS: Water year 2000; contaminants in streambed sediments, water year 2000.

BIOLOGICAL
 

BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATES: Water year 2000.

 

HABITAT: Water year 2000.


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. Two quantitative samples was collected in accordance with the NAWQA protocols (Cuffney and others, 1993). For the first sample, a Hess sampler was used to collect five subsamples from coarse-grained substrates in flowing water. The sampler had a sampling area of 0.086 m2 and was fitted with a 425 µm mesh net. The second 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. Reach A begins 624 feet upstream of Country Club Road and continues upstream for 525 feet. The surface area for the sample collected with the Hess sampler was 0.43 m2, and the surface area for the sample collected from submerged branches was 0.18 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 Reach A
(Suborder) 7/12/2000
Family
Subfamily Life stage Quantitative sample with Hess sampler Laboratory notes
(Tribe)
Taxon Abundance
(count)
Density
(number/m2)

PLATYHELMINTHES
Turbellaria
Turbellaria - 554 1080 -
MOLLUSCA
Gastropoda
Basommatophora
Ancylidae
Ancylidae - 25 49 imm.
Bivalvia
Veneroida
Sphaeriidae
Sphaeriidae - 202 394 imm.
Pisidiinae
Pisidium sp. - 25 49 -
Sphaeriinae
Musculium sp. - 176 343 -
Sphaerium sp. - 126 246 -
ANNELIDA
Oligochaeta
Tubificida
(Tubificina)
Tubificidae
Tubificidae - 1688 3290 -
Hirudinea
Arhynchobdellae
Erpobdellidae
Erpobdellidae - 277 540 -
ARTHROPODA
Arachnida
Acari - 101 197 -
Malacostraca
Decapoda
(Pleocyemata)
Cambaridae
Cambaridae - 1 2 imm.
Isopoda
(Asellota)
Asellidae
Caecidotea sp. - 580 1131 -
Insecta
Ephemeroptera
(Pisciforma)
Baetidae
Baetis flavistriga McDunnough L 76 148 -
(Setisura)
Heptageniidae
Heptageniidae L 25 49 imm.
Stenacron interpunctatum (Say) L 26 51 -
Stenacron sp. L 25 49 -
Trichoptera
(Spicipalpia)
Hydroptilidae
Hydroptilinae
Hydroptila sp. L 101 197 -
(Annulipalpia)
Hydropsychidae
Hydropsychidae L 126 246 imm.
Hydropsychinae
Cheumatopsyche sp. L 454 885 -
Hydropsyche depravata group L 77 150 -
Hydropsyche sp. L 126 246 -
Coleoptera
(Polyphaga)
Elmidae
Stenelmis crenata (Say) A 52 101 -
Stenelmis sp. L 2797 5452 -
Diptera
(Nematocera)
Chironomidae
Chironominae
(Chironomini)
Cryptochironomus sp. L 25 49 -
Polypedilum sp. L 76 148 -
(Tanytarsini)
Micropsectra/Tanytarsus sp. L 50 97 -
Paratanytarsus sp. L 25 49 -
Tanytarsus sp. L 101 197 -
Orthocladiinae
Orthocladiinae P 25 49 -
Tanypodinae
(Pentaneurini)
Thienemannimyia group sp. (Coffman and Ferrington, 1996) L 76 148 -
(Brachycera)
Empididae
Hemerodromiinae
Hemerodromia sp. L 25 49 -



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 Reach A
(Suborder) 7/12/2000
Family
Subfamily Life stage Quantitative sample from branches Laboratory notes
(Tribe)
Taxon Abundance
(count)
Density
(number/m2)

PLATYHELMINTHES
Turbellaria
Turbellaria - 67 368 -
MOLLUSCA
Gastropoda
Basommatophora
Physidae
Physinae
Physella sp. - 13 71 -
Bivalvia
Veneroida
Sphaeriidae
Sphaeriidae - 10 55 imm.
Pisidiinae
Pisidium sp. - 2 11 -
Sphaeriinae
Musculium sp. - 2 11 -
ANNELIDA
Oligochaeta
Tubificida
(Tubificina)
Tubificidae
Tubificidae - 7 38 -
Enchytraeida
Enchytraeidae
Enchytraeidae - 5 27 -
ARTHROPODA
Arachnida
Acari - 7 38 -
Malacostraca
Isopoda
(Asellota)
Asellidae
Caecidotea sp. - 89 489 -
Insecta
Ephemeroptera
(Pisciforma)
Baetidae
Baetidae L 19 104 imm.; dam.
Baetis flavistriga McDunnough L 19 104 -
Baetis intercalaris McDunnough L 7 38 -
Baetis sp. L 10 55 -
(Setisura)
Heptageniidae
Heptageniidae L 29 159 imm.; dam.
Stenacron interpunctatum (Say) L 2 11 -
Stenacron sp. L 19 104 -
Odonata
(Zygoptera)
Coenagrionidae
Argia sp. L 2 11 -
Trichoptera
(Spicipalpia)
Hydroptilidae
Hydroptilinae
Hydroptila sp. L 10 55 -
(Annulipalpia)
Hydropsychidae
Hydropsychidae L 31 170 imm.
Hydropsychinae
Cheumatopsyche sp. L 17 93 -
Coleoptera
(Polyphaga)
Elmidae
Dubiraphia sp. A 5 27 -
Stenelmis crenata (Say) A 14 77 -
Stenelmis sp. L 38 209 -
Diptera
(Nematocera)
Chironomidae
Chironominae
(Chironomini)
Cryptochironomus sp. L 2 11 -
Phaenopsectra sp. L 12 66 -
Polypedilum sp. L 38 209 -
Tribelos sp. L 2 11 -
(Tanytarsini)
Paratanytarsus sp. L 2 11 -
Tanytarsini L 5 27 dam.; indet.
Tanytarsus sp. L 24 132 -
Orthocladiinae
Corynoneura sp. L 5 27 -
Cricotopus bicinctus group L 19 104 -
Cricotopus sp. L 5 27 -
Cricotopus/Orthocladius sp. L 2 11 -
Rheocricotopus sp. L 2 11 -
Thienemanniella sp. L 53 291 -
Tanypodinae
(Pentaneurini)
Thienemannimyia group sp. (Coffman and Ferrington, 1996) L 58 319 -
Simuliidae
Simuliidae L 96 527 imm.
Simulium sp. L 14 77 -
(Brachycera)
Empididae
Hemerodromiinae
Hemerodromia sp. L 7 38 -


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