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LOCATION.-- Lat 41°38'38", long 87°40'48" (NAD of 1927), in SE¼ NE¼ sec.1, T.36N., R.13E., Cook County, Hydrologic Unit 07120003, 23 feet downstream of bridge at Dixie Hwy. |
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DRAINAGE AREA.-- 19.8 mi². |
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PERIOD OF RECORD.-- |
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SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE |
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PARTIAL RECORD: Annual maximum, water years 1962-1979; Miscellaneous discharge measurements, water year 2000. |
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SURFACE-WATER QUALITY |
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MISCELLANEOUS: Water year 2000; contaminants in streambed sediments, water year 2000. |
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BIOLOGICAL |
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BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATES: Water year 2000. |
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FISH: Water year 2001. |
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HABITAT: Water year 2000. |
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REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.--Fish community samples were collected as part of the National Water-Quality Assessment program (NAWQA) in the upper Illinois River Basin. Collections were made with a single pass of the entire reach with a backpack electroshocker with supplementary seine hauls and kicks. Fishes were identified by C. A. Taylor, Illinois Natural History Survey, Champaign. Reach A begins 23 feet downstream of Dixie Highway and continues downstream for 492 feet. |
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FISH |
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individuals
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| Reach A 7/13/2001 |
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| Cypriniformes | |||||
| Catostomidae | |||||
| Catostomus commersoni | white sucker | 111 | |||
| Cobitidae | |||||
| Misgurnus anguillicaudatus | oriental weatherfish | 1 | |||
| Cyprinidae | |||||
| Cyprinus carpio | common carp | 5 | |||
| Semotilus atromaculatus | creek chub | 22 | |||
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Table of Contents |
Introduction |
Station Descriptions |
Surface-Water Data |
Ground-Water Data |
Meteorological Data |
Biological Data |