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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05527800       DES PLAINES RIVER AT RUSSELL, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 42°29'22", long 87°55'32", in SE1/4 sec.3, T.46 N., R.11 E., Lake County, Hydrologic Unit 07120004, on right bank at upstream side of Russell Road bridge, 0.3 mi west of Russell, 7.2 mi upstream from Mill Creek, and at mile 109.3.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 123 mi2.

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

DISCHARGE: July 1967 to current year.
 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2000.
 

PARTIAL RECORD: Occasional low-flow measurements, water years 1961-63, and annual maximum gage heights, water years 1962-66.
SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

CHEMICAL: Water years 1978-1991 and 1999-2000. Additional chemical data for water years 1959-60, 1964-69, 1971-77 are published in Water-Resources Investigations 78-22 and 79-23 as site G 08.
 

MISCELLANEOUS: March to September 1999; contaminants in streambed sediment, August 1998; contaminants in fish tissue, August 1998.
BIOLOGICAL: Benthic macroinvertebrates, July 1999; fish, August 1999 and August 2000.
PRECIPITATION: October 1999 to current year.

REVISED RECORDS.-- WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area. WDR IL-76-1: 1960-68(M), 1973(M).

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, raingage, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 662.00 ft above sea level. Oct. 17, 1961 to June 29, 1967, crest-stage gage at left downstream side of bridge at datum 4.29 ft higher.

REMARKS.-- Collection, computation, and publication of precipitation data do not necessarily conform to standards used by the National Weather Service. Precipitation data could be subject to error for days with freezing and/or thawing of precipitation.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
PRECIPITATION: Maximum, 3.55 in., June 12, 2000.

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Sampled as part of the Upper Illinois River Basin (UIRB) National Water Quality Assessment Program (NAWQA).
SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
DIS- DIS- BARO- PH
AGENCY AGENCY CHARGE, CHARGE, NUMBER METRIC WATER SPE-
ANA- COL- INST. IN OF PRES- WHOLE CIFIC
LYZING LECTING CUBIC CUBIC SAM- SURE OXYGEN, FIELD CON- TEMPER-
SAMPLE SAMPLE GAGE FEET FEET PLING (MM DIS- (STAND- DUCT- ATURE
DATE TIME (CODE (CODE HEIGHT PER PER POINTS OF SOLVED ARD ANCE AIR
NUMBER) NUMBER) (FEET) SECOND SECOND (COUNT) HG) (MG/L) UNITS) (US/CM) (DEG C)
(00028) (00027) (00065) (00061) (00060) (00063) (00025) (00300) (00400) (00095) (00020)
OCT 1999
07... 0950 80020 1028 2.36 --    2.5 14 749 7.6 7.8 975 12.5
NOV
04... 1010 80020 1028 3.71 --    1.0 15 753 6.6 7.9 1140 11.0
DEC
09... 0940 80020 1028 4.07 12    --    11 739 11.0 7.9 1050 9.0
JAN 2000
06... 1000 80020 1028 3.94 7.3 --    1 747 14.7 7.9 1 .0
FEB
04... 1025 80020 1028 3.75 15    --    3 738 7.7 7.4 1540 --   
24... 1235 80020 1028 4.87 134    --    1 -- 7.5 7.4 1220 12.0
MAR
03... 1005 80020 1028 5.10 163    --    10 734 8.8 7.7 990 8.0
APR
06... 1050 80020 1028 2.53 50    --    24 737 13.0 8.0 1150 14.0
20... 1205 80020 1028 4.93 208    --    24 732 9.2 7.8 949 13.0
MAY
05... 1020 80020 1028 3.57 110    --    15 745 6.7 7.9 833 25.0
JUN
08... 0805 80020 1028 7.20 559    --    7 741 3.9 7.5 550 23.0
12... 1720 80020 1028 7.58 689    --    15 738 --    7.8 -- 14.0
13... 1400 80020 1028 9.35 1630    --    18 740 4.9 7.7 252 17.0
29... 0800 80020 1028 3.23 89    --    15 739 4.4 7.7 736 --   
JUL
18... 0805 80020 81700 3.46 84    --    18 746 3.1 7.5 755 20.0
AUG
01... 1525 80020 1028 3.06 61    --    16 743 --    8.1 -- 24.5
SEP
01... 1100 80020 81700 1.87 9.5 --    6 741 --    8.0 -- 33.0
ALKA- BICAR- NITRO-
MAGNE- POTAS- LINITY BONATE CHLO- FLUO- SILICA, GEN,
CALCIUM SIUM, SIUM, SODIUM, WAT DIS WATER RIDE, RIDE, DIS- SULFATE AMMONIA
TEMPER- DIS- DIS- DIS- DIS- TOT IT DIS IT DIS- DIS- SOLVED DIS- DIS-
ATURE SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED FIELD FIELD SOLVED SOLVED (MG/L SOLVED SOLVED
DATE WATER (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L MG/L AS MG/L AS (MG/L (MG/L AS (MG/L (MG/L
(DEG C) AS CA) AS MG) AS K) AS NA) CACO3 HCO3 AS CL) AS F) SIO2) AS SO4) AS N)
(00010) (00915) (00925) (00935) (00930) (39086) (00453) (00940) (00950) (00955) (00945) (00608)
OCT 1999
07... 10.7 83.4 36.4 5.4 56.0 185 226 99.5 .4 8.7 169    <.020
NOV
04... 6.5 106    48.5 5.5 64.6 248 303 113    .4 5.7 196    <.020
DEC
09... 3.6 79.2 37.7 6.2 70.5 201 245 117    .4 5.6 141    .031
JAN 2000
06... .8 105    52.6 5.2 92.0 289 533 154    .4 2.9 193    <.020
FEB
04... .5 111    53.6 4.5 119    316 386 201    .4 6.0 170    .140
24... .7 62.2 30.4 6.0 129    136 166 252    .2 6.2 66.2 .227
MAR
03... 4.2 71.7 35.0 5.4 56.5 153 187 124    .2 8.6 94.8 <.020
APR
06... 7.8 93.1 47.3 3.3 65.5 230 281 134    .3 1.2 133    <.020
20... 8.9 66.1 32.4 3.1 64.7 176 214 130    .2 3.8 81.8 .085
MAY
05... 19.2 71.3 35.7 3.5 39.2 214 257 77.6 .3 2.5 81.5 .036
JUN
08... 19.4 49.7 24.1 3.5 19.7 184 224 37.8 .3 2.3 30.2 .027
12... --    38.6 18.6 3.0 17.3 157 192 29.4 .2 3.4 21.9 .059
13... 15.7 22.3 10.2 2.9 9.2 69 84 15.5 .2 4.4 11.0 .048
29... 18.7 73.8 35.5 3.1 29.0 282 359 51.2 .3 9.5 50.7 .197
JUL
18... 22.9 73.7 34.4 3.1 29.4 -- -- 52.2 .3 10.7 53.0 .059
AUG
01... 24.5 63.3 28.3 3.8 42.8 199 242 73.9 .2 7.5 74.9 .075
SEP
01... --    83.5 39.7 3.9 58.3 260 318 99.4 .4 6.3 92.4 <.020
NITRO- NITRO- NITRO- NITRO- NITRO- NITRO- PHOS- PHOS-
GEN,AM- GEN,AM- NITRO- GEN, GEN, GEN, NITRO- GEN, PHATE, PHOS- PHORUS
MONIA + MONIA + GEN NITRATE NO2+NO3 ORGANIC GEN, NITRO- NITRITE ORTHO, PHORUS ORTHO,
ORGANIC ORGANIC DIS- DIS- DIS- DIS- ORGANIC GEN, DIS- DIS- DIS- DIS-
DIS. TOTAL SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED TOTAL TOTAL SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED
DATE (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L
AS N) AS N) AS N) AS N) AS N) AS N) AS N) AS N) AS N) AS PO4) AS P) AS P)
(00623) (00625) (00602) (00618) (00631) (00607) (00605) (00600) (00613) (00660) (00666) (00671)
OCT 1999
07... .73 .56 2.9 2.13 2.16   --      --      2.7 .029 .058 .062 .019
NOV
04... .53 1.1   --    --      <.050 --      --      --    <.010 .123 .063 .040
DEC
09... .65 .75 2.5 1.87 1.89   .62 .72 2.6 .015 .313 .132 .102
JAN 2000
06... .43 .51 1.6 --      1.13   --      --      1.6 <.010 .034 .022 .011
FEB
04... .63 .61 2.6 1.95 1.98   .49 .47 2.6 .026 .107 .046 .035
24... .75 1.1   5.9 5.11 5.14   .52 .87 6.2 .029 .386 .157 .126
MAR
03... .85 1.0   9.0 8.06 8.11   --      --      9.1 .047 .218 .099 .071
APR
06... .53 .71 3.6 3.05 3.06   --      --      3.8 .014 --        .020 <.010
20... .97 .85 4.0 3.01 3.03   .88 .77 3.9 .026 .110 .047 .036
MAY
05... .86 1.2   3.6 2.69 2.73   .82 1.2   3.9 .045 .104 .054 .034
JUN
08... .77 1.1   3.7 2.87 2.90   .75 1.1   4.0 .026 .212 .103 .069
12... .69 .87 2.3 1.55 1.58   .63 .81 2.4 .027 .411 .166 .134
13... .52 1.0   2.5 1.96 1.98   .47 .97 3.0 .021 .386 .155 .126
29... 1.1   1.3   4.1 2.89 2.97   .90 1.1   4.3 .078 .242 .106 .079
JUL
18... .91 1.2   3.6 2.68 2.72   .85 1.2   4.0 .045 .340 .128 .111
AUG
01... .69 .97 1.9 1.21 1.24   .62 .90 2.2 .030 .175 .079 .057
SEP
01... .61 1.0   --    --      <.050 --      --      --    <.010 .205 .093 .067
SOLIDS, SED. QUALITY
RESIDUE MANGA- SUSP. ASSUR-
PHOS- AT 180 IRON, NESE, SEDI- SIEVE ANCE
PHORUS DEG. C DIS- DIS- MENT, DIAM. PURPOSE DATA REP- SAM-
TOTAL DIS- SOLVED SOLVED SUS- % FINER SITE INDICA- LICATE SAMPLE SAMPLER PLING
DATE (MG/L SOLVED (UG/L (UG/L PENDED THAN VISIT, TOR TYPE PURPOSE TYPE METHOD,
AS P) (MG/L) AS FE) AS MN) (MG/L) .062 MM (CODE) CODE (CODE) CODE (CODE) CODES
(00665) (70300) (01046) (01056) (80154) (70331) (50280) (99111) (99105) (71999) (84164) (82398)
OCT 1999
07... .162 601 10 73 135 100 1001 10 --      15.00 3045 10
NOV
04... .176 738 20 41 211 79 1001 1 --      15.00 3044 10
DEC
09... .189 618 20 23 111 98 1001 1 --      15.00 3045 10
JAN 2000
06... .073 828 10 49 199 76 1001 1 --      15.00 8010 70
FEB
04... .093 894 20 173 199 66 1001 1 --      15.00 8010 70
24... .199 668 30 85 119 98 1003 1 --      15.00 3045 70
MAR
03... .124 567 20 7 93 97 1001 1 --      15.00 3044 10
APR
06... .064 678 20 46 120 98 1001 1 --      15.00 3044 10
20... .129 525 10 19 130 99 1003 30 30.00 15.00 3039 10
MAY
05... .132 500 30 66 128 97 1001 1 --      15.00 3044 10
JUN
08... .120 326 20 5 69 97 1001 1 --      15.00 3060 10
12... .249 255 30 24 107 100 1002 1 --      15.00 3051 10
13... .323 155 30 5 146 99 1002 30 30.00 15.00 3051 10
29... .230 452 20 183 129 97 1001 1 --      15.00 3045 10
JUL
18... .243 453 20 93 -- -- 1006 1 --      15.00 8010 10
AUG
01... .215 460 10 134 140 98 1001 1 --      15.00 3045 10
SEP
01... .304 594 <10 216 218 98 1001 1 --      15.00 3045 10


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Surface-Water Data

Ground-Water Data

Meteorological Data

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