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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05531500       SALT CREEK AT WESTERN SPRINGS, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 41°49'33", long 87°54'02", in NE1/4SE1/4 sec.31, T.39 N., R.12 E., Cook County, Hydrologic Unit 07120004, on left pier at upstream side of bridge on Wolf Road, in Cook County Forest Preserve, 0.5 mi north of Western Springs, and at mile 8.8.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 115 mi2.

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

DISCHARGE: October 1945 to current year.
 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2001.
SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

CHEMICAL: Water years 1978-91 and 1999 to current.
 

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

BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATES: Water year 1999.
 

FISH: Water year 1999 and 2000.
 

HABITAT: Water year 1999.

REVISED RECORDS.-- WSP 1915: Drainage area. WRD IL-87-2: Drainage area. WRD IL-97-2: July 21 - Sept. 26, 1996.

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, crest-stage gage, and water-quality monitor. Datum of gage is 624.93 ft above sea level. Prior to July 26, 1946, nonrecording gage at same site and datum.

REMARKS.-- Occasional regulation by sewage treatment plants upstream from station. Since May 28, 1996, some flow temporarily diverted for flood control to Elmhurst Quarry Flood Control Reservoir 12.3 miles upstream from gage.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 3,540 ft3/s, Aug. 17, 1987, gage height, 10.54 ft; minimum, no flow, May 27, 1998, due to bridge construction.

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Sampled as part of the Upper Illinois River Basin (UIRB) National Water Quality Assessment Program (NAWQA).
SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
DIS- OXYGEN, PH
AGENCY AGENCY CHARGE, DIS- WATER SPE- MAGNE-
ANA- COL- INST. SOLVED WHOLE CIFIC CALCIUM SIUM,
LYZING LECTING CUBIC OXYGEN, (PER- FIELD CON- TEMPER- TEMPER- DIS- DIS-
SAMPLE SAMPLE GAGE FEET DIS- CENT (STAND- DUCT- ATURE ATURE SOLVED SOLVED
DATE TIME (CODE (CODE HEIGHT PER SOLVED SATUR- ARD ANCE AIR WATER (MG/L (MG/L
NUMBER) NUMBER) (FEET) SECOND (MG/L) ATION) UNITS) (US/CM) (DEG C) (DEG C) AS CA) AS MG)
(00028) (00027) (00065) (00061) (00300) (00301) (00400) (00095) (00020) (00010) (00915) (00925)
OCT 2000
03... 1230 80020 81700 2.05 79 7.6 83.2 7.6 789 22.0 18.4 61.2 24.2
NOV 2000
09... 1045 80020 81700 4.27 449 9.7 91.2 7.7 770 8.5 10.7 49.2 19.8
DEC 2000
05... 1300 80020 81700 1.93 91 12.9 98.5 7.6 1020 -7.0 3.6 71.3 27.7
JAN 2001
04... 1220 80020 81700 1.85 80 15.6 114 7.9 1710 -1.5 1.7 77.9 30.4
FEB 2001
22... 1115 80020 81700 2.18 127 13.9 105 7.8 1780 -5.0 2.5 84.9 34.7
MAR 2001
07... 1135 80020 81700 2.03 106 14.8 119 7.8 1570 5.0 4.7 82.1 31.3
APR 2001
09... 1200 80020 81700 2.81 216 10.5 107 7.9 1760 18.0 14.1 83.4 33.8
MAY 2001
18... 1355 80020 81700 2.17 126 7.0 83.7 7.7 1420 23.0 23.1 71.1 29.5
JUN 2001
12... 1140 80020 81700 3.31 289 6.6 79.1 7.5 1240 31.0 22.4 65.6 27.4
JUL 2001
16... 1255 80020 81700 1.94 38 8.5 106 7.7 1000 29.5 25.2 57.8 24.5
AUG 2001
07... 1240 80020 81700 2.66 84 7.6 101 7.6 971 33.5 28.5 57.9 26.7
ALKA- BICAR- CAR- SOLIDS, NITRO- NITRO- NITRO-
POTAS- LINITY BONATE BONATE CHLO- FLUO- SILICA, RESIDUE GEN, GEN,AM- GEN,AM-
SIUM, SODIUM, WAT DIS WATER WATER RIDE, RIDE, DIS- SULFATE AT 180 AMMONIA MONIA + MONIA +
DIS- DIS- TOT IT DIS IT DIS IT DIS- DIS- SOLVED DIS- DEG. C DIS- ORGANIC ORGANIC
SOLVED SOLVED FIELD FIELD FIELD SOLVED SOLVED (MG/L SOLVED DIS- SOLVED DIS. TOTAL
DATE (MG/L (MG/L MG/L AS MG/L AS MG/L AS (MG/L (MG/L AS (MG/L SOLVED (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L
AS K) AS NA) CACO3 HCO3 CO3 AS CL) AS F) SIO2) AS SO4) (MG/L) AS N) AS N) AS N)
(00935) (00930) (39086) (00453) (00452) (00940) (00950) (00955) (00945) (70300) (00608) (00623) (00625)
OCT 2000
03... 9.97 92.4 131 160 -- 131 .7 6.1 84.4 542 .112 .92 1.1
NOV 2000
09... 5.47 76.4 131 160 -- 122 .4 3.7 64.2 447 .167 .72 1.2
DEC 2000
05... 10.1 89.4 156 190 -- 145 .7 5.2 90.8 594 .089 .79 1.1
JAN 2001
04... 9.68 220 164 193 4 363 .6 4.4 95.3 982 .457 1.3 1.6
FEB 2001
22... 7.56 219 188 229 -- 380 .4 6.0 98.0 1010 .192 .92 1.2
MAR 2001
07... 7.06 172 277 337 -- 326 .4 5.2 95.9 924 .103 .83 1.2
APR 2001
09... 6.63 208 160 195 -- 339 .4 3.5 85.5 1000 .044 .76 1.1
MAY 2001
18... 7.07 160 160 195 -- 284 .5 4.7 89.9 792 .079 1.0 1.2
JUN 2001
12... 6.60 132 167 204 -- 227 .4 5.4 78.1 694 .422 1.2 1.4
JUL 2001
16... 12.2 96.1 120 146 -- 144 1.0 4.5 93.5 612 .207 1.1 1.1
AUG 2001
07... 10.5 94.4 122 150 -- 144 .9 5.1 104 594 .078 .98 1.0
NITRO- NITRO- PHOS- 2,6-DI- BEN-
GEN, GEN, PHOS- PHORUS MANGA- ETHYL ACETO- ALA- ATRA- FLUR-
NO2+NO3 NITRITE PHORUS ORTHO, PHOS- IRON, NESE, ANILINE CHLOR, CHLOR, ALPHA ZINE, ALIN
DIS- DIS- DIS- DIS- PHORUS DIS- DIS- WAT FLT WATER WATER, BHC WATER, WAT FLD
SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED TOTAL SOLVED SOLVED 0.7 U FLTRD DISS, DIS- DISS, 0.7 U
DATE (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (UG/L (UG/L GF, REC REC REC, SOLVED REC GF, REC
AS N) AS N) AS P) AS P) AS P) AS FE) AS MN) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L)
(00631) (00613) (00666) (00671) (00665) (01046) (01056) (82660) (49260) (46342) (34253) (39632) (82673)
OCT 2000
03... 8.57 .050 2.05 1.84 2.12 20 24.8 -- -- -- -- -- --
NOV 2000
09... 2.70 .036 -- .438 .666 30 16.7 -- -- -- -- -- --
DEC 2000
05... 8.87 .030 1.03 2.02 2.23 40 17.9 -- -- -- -- -- --
JAN 2001
04... 9.44 .177 2.00 1.98 2.08 30 32.6 -- -- -- -- -- --
FEB 2001
22... 5.67 .126 .957 .928 1.03 20 54.4 -- -- -- -- -- --
MAR 2001
07... 5.83 .065 1.00 1.01 1.13 20 40.5 <.002 <.004 <.002 <.005 .016 <.010
APR 2001
09... 3.43 .047 .490 .418 .890 10 34.3 <.002 .012 <.002 <.005 .027 <.010
MAY 2001
18... 4.70 .088 1.20 1.06 1.27 20 59.8 <.002 .077 <.002 <.005 .256 <.010
JUN 2001
12... 4.88 .104 -- -- 1.52 10 40.0 <.002 .024 <.002 <.005 .127 <.010
JUL 2001
16... 13.3 .075 2.90 2.61 2.85 20 21.9 <.002 <.004 <.002 <.005 .056 <.010
AUG 2001
07... 9.44 .091 2.30 2.06 2.38 10 31.4 <.002 <.004 <.002 <.005 .040 <.010
CAR- CARBO- DEETHYL DISUL- ETHO-
BUTYL- BARYL FURAN CYANA- DCPA ATRA- FOTON EPTC PROP
ATE, WATER WATER CHLOR- ZINE, WATER ZINE, DI- DI- WATER WATER WATER FONOFOS
WATER, FLTRD FLTRD PYRIFOS WATER, FLTRD WATER, AZINON, ELDRIN FLTRD FLTRD FLTRD WATER
DISS, 0.7 U 0.7 U DIS- DISS, 0.7 U DISS, DIS- DIS- 0.7 U 0.7 U 0.7 U DISS
DATE REC GF, REC GF, REC SOLVED REC GF, REC REC SOLVED SOLVED GF, REC GF, REC GF, REC REC
(UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L)
(04028) (82680) (82674) (38933) (04041) (82682) (04040) (39572) (39381) (82677) (82668) (82672) (04095)
OCT 2000
03... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
NOV 2000
09... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DEC 2000
05... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
JAN 2001
04... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
FEB 2001
22... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
MAR 2001
07... <.002 <.041 <.020 <.005 <.018 <.003 E.008 .014 <.005 <.021 <.002 <.005 <.003
APR 2001
09... <.002 E.008 <.020 <.005 <.018 <.003 E.007 .019 <.005 <.021 <.002 <.005 <.003
MAY 2001
18... <.002 E.130 <.020 <.005 <.018 <.003 E.063 .025 <.005 <.021 <.002 <.005 <.003
JUN 2001
12... <.002 E.095 <.020 <.005 <.018 <.003 E.036 .031 <.005 <.021 <.002 <.005 <.003
JUL 2001
16... <.002 E.009 <.020 <.005 <.018 <.003 E.007 .014 <.005 <.021 <.002 <.005 <.003
AUG 2001
07... <.002 E.010 <.020 <.005 <.018 <.003 E.011 .012 <.005 <.021 <.002 <.005 <.003
LIN- METHYL METHYL MOL- NAPROP- PEB- PENDI-
URON AZIN- PARA- METRI- INATE AMIDE ULATE METH-
WATER MALA- PHOS THION METO- BUZIN WATER WATER PARA- WATER ALIN
LINDANE FLTRD THION, WAT FLT WAT FLT LACHLOR SENCOR FLTRD FLTRD P,P' THION, FILTRD WAT FLT
DIS- 0.7 U DIS- 0.7 U 0.7 U WATER WATER 0.7 U 0.7 U DDE DIS- 0.7 U 0.7 U
DATE SOLVED GF, REC SOLVED GF, REC GF, REC DISSOLV DISSOLV GF, REC GF, REC DISSOLV SOLVED GF, REC GF, REC
(UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L)
(39341) (82666) (39532) (82686) (82667) (39415) (82630) (82671) (82684) (34653) (39542) (82669) (82683)
OCT 2000
03... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
NOV 2000
09... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DEC 2000
05... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
JAN 2001
04... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
FEB 2001
22... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
MAR 2001
07... <.004 <.035 <.027 <.050 <.006 E.003 <.006 <.002 <.007 <.003 <.007 <.002 <.010
APR 2001
09... <.004 <.035 <.027 <.050 <.006 .022 <.006 <.002 <.007 <.003 <.007 <.002 E.020
MAY 2001
18... <.004 <.035 <.027 <.050 <.006 .054 <.006 <.002 <.007 <.003 <.007 <.002 <.010
JUN 2001
12... <.004 <.035 <.027 <.050 <.006 .021 <.006 <.002 <.007 <.003 <.007 <.002 <.010
JUL 2001
16... <.004 <.035 <.027 <.050 <.006 E.009 <.006 <.002 <.007 <.003 <.007 <.002 <.010
AUG 2001
07... <.004 <.035 <.027 <.050 <.006 E.003 <.006 <.002 <.007 <.003 <.007 <.002 <.010
PER- PRON- PRO- PRO- TEBU- TER- TER- TER- THIO-
METHRIN PHORATE PRO- AMIDE PROPA- PANIL PARGITE SI- THIURON BACIL BUFOS BUTHYL- BENCARB
CIS WATER METON, WATER CHLOR, WATER WATER MAZINE, WATER WATER WATER AZINE, WATER
WAT FLT FLTRD WATER, FLTRD WATER, FLTRD FLTRD WATER, FLTRD FLTRD FLTRD WATER, FLTRD
0.7 U 0.7 U DISS, 0.7 U DISS, 0.7 U 0.7 U DISS, 0.7 U 0.7 U 0.7 U DISS, 0.7 U
DATE GF, REC GF, REC REC GF, REC REC GF, REC GF, REC REC GF, REC GF, REC GF, REC REC GF, REC
(UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L)
(82687) (82664) (04037) (82676) (04024) (82679) (82685) (04035) (82670) (82665) (82675) (04022) (82681)
OCT 2000
03... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
NOV 2000
09... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DEC 2000
05... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
JAN 2001
04... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
FEB 2001
22... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
MAR 2001
07... <.006 <.011 E.007 <.004 <.010 <.011 <.023 <.011 <.016 <.034 <.017 -- <.005
APR 2001
09... <.006 <.011 E.009 <.004 <.010 <.011 <.023 E.006 <.016 <.034 <.017 -- <.005
MAY 2001
18... <.006 <.011 .036 <.004 <.010 <.011 <.023 .020 E.009 <.034 <.017 -- <.005
JUN 2001
12... <.006 <.011 .016 <.004 <.010 <.011 <.023 E.007 E.010 <.034 <.017 E.007 <.005
JUL 2001
16... <.006 <.011 .086 <.004 <.010 <.011 <.023 E.008 <.016 <.034 <.017 -- <.005
AUG 2001
07... <.006 <.011 .015 <.004 <.010 <.011 <.023 E.004 <.016 <.034 <.017 -- <.005
TRIAL- TRI- SED.
LATE FLUR- SUSP.
WATER ALIN SIEVE SEDI-
FLTRD WAT FLT DIAM. MENT,
0.7 U 0.7 U % FINER SUS-
DATE GF, REC GF, REC THAN PENDED
(UG/L) (UG/L) .062 MM (MG/L)
(82678) (82661) (70331) (80154)
OCT 2000
03... -- -- 91 113
NOV 2000
09... -- -- 89 118
DEC 2000
05... -- -- 100 103
JAN 2001
04... -- -- 98 163
FEB 2001
22... -- -- 99 156
MAR 2001
07... <.002 <.009 99 207
APR 2001
09... <.002 E.002 98 170
MAY 2001
18... <.002 E.005 99 174
JUN 2001
12... <.002 E.006 94 213
JUL 2001
16... <.002 <.009 98 119
AUG 2001
07... <.002 <.009 97 136
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M Presence verified, not quantified


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Introduction

Station Descriptions

Surface-Water Data

Ground-Water Data

Meteorological Data

Biological Data