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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05548200       NORTH BRANCH NIPPERSINK CREEK NR RICHMOND, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 42°27'53", long 88°18'00", at NE¼ SE¼ sec.16, T.46N., R.8E., McHenry County, Hydrologic Unit 07120006, 27 feet downstream of Hill Road.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 66.10 mi².

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

PARTIAL RECORD: Annual maximum, water years 1961-1963; 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. One quantitative sample was 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. 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 27 feet downstream of Hill Road and continues downstream for 787 feet. The surface area sampled at reach A was 0.26 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) 7/20/2000
Family
Subfamily Life stage Quantitative sample Laboratory notes
(Tribe)
Taxon Abundance
(count)		 Density
(number/m2)
MOLLUSCA
Gastropoda
Mesogastropoda
Pleuroceridae
Elimia sp. - 1 4 -
ARTHROPODA
Arachnida
Acari - 11 43 -
Malacostraca
Isopoda
(Asellota)
Asellidae
Caecidotea sp. - 11 43 -
Amphipoda
(Gammaridea)
Gammaridae
Gammarus sp. - 14 54 -
Insecta
Ephemeroptera
(Furcatergalia)
Leptohyphidae
Tricorythodes sp. L 273 1062 -
(Pisciforma)
Baetidae
Baetis intercalaris McDunnough L 201 782 -
Baetis sp. L 211 821 -
(Setisura)
Heptageniidae
Heptagenia diabasia Burks L 42 163 -
Heptageniidae L 95 370 imm.; dam.
Trichoptera
Trichoptera L 53 206 imm.
Trichoptera P 11 43 dam.
(Annulipalpia)
Philopotamidae
Chimarrinae
Chimarra sp. L 11 43 -
Hydropsychidae
Hydropsychidae L 336 1307 imm.; dam.
Hydropsychinae
Ceratopsyche sp. L 32 125 -
Cheumatopsyche sp. L 11 43 -
Hydropsyche bidens Ross/orris Ross L 11 43 -
Hydropsyche depravata group L 158 615 -
Hydropsyche rossi Flint, Voshell, and Parker/simulans Ross L 169 658 -
Hydropsyche sp. L 368 1432 -
(Integripalpia)
Leptoceridae
Leptocerinae
Nectopsyche sp. P 11 43 -
Coleoptera
(Polyphaga)
Elmidae
Elmidae L 21 82 dam.
Macronychus glabratus Say A 35 136 -
Macronychus glabratus Say L 263 1023 -
Stenelmis sp. L 21 82 -
Diptera
(Nematocera)
Chironomidae
Chironominae
Chironominae P 21 82 -
(Chironomini)
Dicrotendipes sp. L 11 43 -
Polypedilum sp. L 158 615 -
Stenochironomus sp. L 32 125 -
(Tanytarsini)
Rheotanytarsus sp. L 42 163 -
Orthocladiinae
Corynoneura sp. L 11 43 -
Orthocladiinae P 11 43 -
Tvetenia sp. L 263 1023 -
Tanypodinae
(Pentaneurini)
Nilotanypus sp. L 11 43 -
Thienemannimyia group sp. (Coffman and Ferrington, 1996) L 32 125 -
Simuliidae
Simuliidae L 410 1595 imm.
Simulium sp. L 116 451 -
Simulium sp. P 179 696 -
(Brachycera)
Empididae
Hemerodromiinae
Hemerodromia sp. L 11 43 -


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