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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05525500       SUGAR CREEK AT MILFORD, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 40°37'48", long 87°43'26" (NAD of 1927), in NW1/4NE1/4 sec.16, T.25 N., R.12 W., Iroquois County, Hydrologic Unit 07120002, on pier at downstream side of bridge on County Highway 9,200 ft downstream from Mud Creek, 1 mi west of Milford, and at mile 23.9.
 

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 446 mi2.
 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
 

DISCHARGE: July 1948 to current year.
 

STAGE: Water years 1994 to current year.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

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

MISCELLANEOUS: Contaminants in streambed sediments, August 1999; contaminants in fish tissue, August 1999.

BIOLOGICAL
 

ALGAE: Water years 2002-03.
 

BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATES: Water years 1999 and 2002.
 

FISH: Water years 1999 and 2002-04.
 

HABITAT: Water years 1999 and 2002-04.
 

REVISED RECORDS.-- WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.
 

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder and phone telemeter. Datum of gage is 622.00 ft above NGVD of 1929. Prior to July 23, 1970, nonrecording gage at same site and datum.
 

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 22,900 ft3/s, Feb. 21, 1951, gage height, 20.90 ft, from rating curve extended above 8,200 ft3/s; maximum gage height, 28.16 ft, Apr. 12, 1994, discharge, 19,400 ft3/s; minimum discharge, 2.0 ft3/s, Sept. 1, 2, 7, 1972, Oct. 8, 1994.
 

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.--Sampled as part of the Upper Illinois River Basin (UIRB) National Water Quality Assessment Project (NAWQA).
SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 
Alka- Bicar-
Dis- pH, Specif. linity, bonate,
Agency Agency Instan- solved water, conduc- wat flt wat flt
col- ana- taneous Dis- oxygen, unfltrd tance, Temper- Temper- inc tit incrm.
lecting lyzing Gage dis- solved percent field, wat unf ature, ature, field, titr.,
Date Time sample, sample, height, charge, oxygen, of sat- std uS/cm air, water, mg/L as field,
code code feet cfs mg/L uration units 25 degC deg C deg C CaCO3 mg/L
(00027) (00028) (00065) (00061) (00300) (00301) (00400) (00095) (00020) (00010) (39086) (00453)
OCT 2003
01... 1010 81700 80020 4.23 133 17.1 156 7.9 624 9.0 11.2 238 E289
DEC
19... 0910 81700 80020 5.43 225 14.8 106 8.1 704 -4.5 1.6 253 E307
FEB 2004
03... 1105 81700 80020 4.50 129 21.0 144 8.0 737 -7.0 .0 258 314
APR
20... 0930 81700 80020 4.60 163 8.3 86 8.2 648 14.0 16.7 236 285
MAY
19... 1025 81700 80020 9.22 E770 11.4 116 7.9 526 21.0 16.2 148 E179
JUN
18... 1000 81700 80020 19.17 5780 5.5 65 7.1 186 28.5 23.4 92 112
JUL
15... 0930 81700 80020 6.72 384 6.9 80 7.5 590 25.0 22.4 232 281
AUG
06... 1000 81700 80020 4.18 100 7.4 83 7.9 630 20.0 19.9 231 279
Carbon- Nitrite Ortho- Total 2,6-Di-
ate, + phos- nitro- ethyl-
wat flt Chlor- Ammonia nitrate Nitrite phate, Phos- gen, aniline Aceto- Ala-
incrm. ide, Sulfate water, water water, water, phorus, wat unf water CIAT, chlor, chlor,
titr., water, water, fltrd, fltrd, fltrd, fltrd, water, by anal fltrd water, water, water,
Date field, fltrd, fltrd, mg/L mg/L mg/L mg/L unfltrd ysis, 0.7u GF fltrd, fltrd, fltrd,
mg/L mg/L mg/L as N as N as N as P mg/L mg/L ug/L ug/L ug/L ug/L
(00452) (00940) (00945) (00608) (00631) (00613) (00671) (00665) (62855) (82660) (04040) (49260) (46342)
OCT 2003
01... E1 22.8   41.5 <.04 4.06 .009 .046 .094 7.12 <.006 E.052 .015 <.004
DEC
19... <1 26.4   51.7 <.04 8.82 .011 .016 .029 9.95 <.006 E.010 <.006 <.005
FEB 2004
03... <1 26.1   63.4 <.04 8.34 .011 .013 .022 8.49 <.006 E.016 <.006 <.005
APR
20... 1 149      47.9 <.04 8.68 .041 .008 .103 9.27 <.006 E.034 .044 <.005
MAY
19... <1 25.8   10.9 <.04 15.0   .057 .077 .50   16.4   <.006 E.496 2.88   <.005
JUN
18... <1 6.65 12.4 <.04 5.12 .064 .174 .31   6.06 <.006 E.238 .423 <.005
JUL
15... 1 18.2   38.3 E.03 7.07 .033 .097 .178 8.03 <.006 E.069 .104 <.005
AUG
06... 1 24.4   60.7 <.04 3.07 .017 .041 .101 3.36 <.006 E.037 .045 <.005
Azin- Ben- cis-
phos- flur- Car- Carbo- Per-
alpha- Atra- methyl, alin, Butyl- baryl, furan, Chlor- methrin Cyana- DCPA, Diazi- Diel-
HCH, zine, water, water, ate, water, water, pyrifos water zine, water non, drin,
water, water, fltrd fltrd water, fltrd fltrd water, fltrd water, fltrd water, water,
Date fltrd, fltrd, 0.7u GF 0.7u GF fltrd, 0.7u GF 0.7u GF fltrd, 0.7u GF fltrd, 0.7u GF fltrd, fltrd,
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
(34253) (39632) (82686) (82673) (04028) (82680) (82674) (38933) (82687) (04041) (82682) (39572) (39381)
OCT 2003
01... <.005 .212 <.050 <.010 <.002 <.041 <.020 <.005 <.006 <.018 <.003 <.005 <.005
DEC
19... <.005 .094 <.050 <.010 <.004 <.041 <.020 <.005 <.006 <.018 <.003 <.005 <.009
FEB 2004
03... <.005 .061 <.050 <.010 <.004 <.041 <.020 <.005 <.006 <.018 <.003 <.005 <.009
APR
20... <.005 .507 <.050 <.010 <.004 <.041 <.020 <.005 <.006 <.018 <.003 <.005 <.009
MAY
19... <.005 10.9     <.050 <.010 <.004 <.041 <.020 <.005 <.006 <.018 <.003 <.005 <.009
JUN
18... <.005 1.11   <.050 <.010 <.004 <.041 <.020 <.005 <.006 <.018 <.003 <.005 <.009
JUL
15... <.005 .736 <.050 <.010 <.004 <.041 <.020 <.005 <.006 <.018 <.003 <.005 <.009
AUG
06... <.005 .320 <.050 <.010 <.004 <.041 <.020 <.005 <.006 <.018 <.003 <.005 <.009
Ethal- Methyl
Disul- flur- Etho- para- Moli- Naprop-
foton, EPTC, alin, prop, Linuron Mala- thion, Metola- Metri- nate, amide,
water, water, water, water, Fonofos Lindane water thion, water, chlor, buzin, water, water,
fltrd fltrd fltrd fltrd water, water, fltrd water, fltrd water, water, fltrd fltrd
Date 0.7u GF 0.7u GF 0.7u GF 0.7u GF fltrd, fltrd, 0.7u GF fltrd, 0.7u GF fltrd, fltrd, 0.7u GF 0.7u GF
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
(82677) (82668) (82663) (82672) (04095) (39341) (82666) (39532) (82667) (39415) (82630) (82671) (82684)
OCT 2003
01... <.02 <.002 <.009 <.005 <.003 <.004 <.035 <.027 <.006 .030 <.006 <.002 <.007
DEC
19... <.02 <.004 <.009 <.005 <.003 <.004 <.035 <.027 <.015 .014 <.006 <.003 <.007
FEB 2004
03... <.02 <.004 <.009 <.005 <.003 <.004 <.035 <.027 <.015 E.012 <.006 <.003 <.007
APR
20... <.02 <.004 <.009 <.005 <.003 <.004 <.035 <.027 <.015 .240 <.006 <.003 <.007
MAY
19... <.02 <.004 <.009 <.005 <.003 <.004 <.035 <.027 <.015 3.36   .069 <.003 <.007
JUN
18... <.02 <.004 <.009 <.005 <.003 <.004 <.035 <.027 <.015 .623 <.006 <.003 <.007
JUL
15... <.02 <.004 <.009 <.005 <.003 <.004 <.035 <.027 <.015 .112 <.006 <.003 <.007
AUG
06... <.02 <.004 <.009 <.005 <.003 <.004 <.035 <.027 <.015 .499 <.006 <.003 <.007
Pendi-
Peb- meth- Propy- Pro- Propar- Tebu- Terba-
p,p'- Para- ulate, alin, Phorate Prome- zamide, Propa- panil, gite, Sima- thiuron cil,
DDE, thion, water, water, water ton, water, chlor, water, water, zine, water water,
water, water, fltrd fltrd fltrd water, fltrd water, fltrd fltrd water, fltrd fltrd
Date fltrd, fltrd, 0.7u GF 0.7u GF 0.7u GF fltrd, 0.7u GF fltrd, 0.7u GF 0.7u GF fltrd, 0.7u GF 0.7u GF
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
(34653) (39542) (82669) (82683) (82664) (04037) (82676) (04024) (82679) (82685) (04035) (82670) (82665)
OCT 2003
01... <.003 <.010 <.004 <.022 <.011 E.01 <.004 <.010 <.011 <.02 <.005 <.02 <.034
DEC
19... <.003 <.010 <.004 <.022 <.011 .01 <.004 <.025 <.011 <.02 <.005 <.02 <.034
FEB 2004
03... <.003 <.010 <.004 <.022 <.011 .01 <.004 <.025 <.011 <.02 <.005 <.02 <.034
APR
20... <.003 <.010 <.004 <.022 <.011 .01 <.004 <.025 <.011 <.02 .033 <.02 <.034
MAY
19... <.003 <.010 <.004 .029 <.011 .01 <.004 <.025 <.011 <.02 .085 <.02 <.034
JUN
18... <.004 <.010 <.004 <.022 <.011 .01 <.004 <.025 <.011 <.02 .048 <.02 <.034
JUL
15... <.003 <.010 <.004 <.022 <.011 .02 <.004 <.025 <.011 <.02 .007 <.02 <.034
AUG
06... <.003 <.010 <.004 <.022 <.011 .05 <.004 <.025 <.011 <.69 E.005 <.02 <.034
Tri- Sus-
Terbu- Thio- Tri- flur- pended
fos, bencarb allate, alin, sedi-
water, water water, water, ment
fltrd fltrd fltrd fltrd concen-
Date 0.7u GF 0.7u GF 0.7u GF 0.7u GF tration
ug/L ug/L ug/L ug/L mg/L
(82675) (82681) (82678) (82661) (80154)
OCT 2003
01... <.02 <.005 <.002 <.009 87
DEC
19... <.02 <.010 <.002 <.009 71
FEB 2004
03... <.02 <.010 <.002 <.009 52
APR
20... <.02 <.010 <.002 <.009 234
MAY
19... <.02 <.010 <.002 <.009 488
JUN
18... <.02 <.010 <.002 <.009 142
JUL
15... <.02 <.010 <.002 <.009 133
AUG
06... <.02 <.010 <.002 <.009 119
Remark codes used in this table:
< -- Less than
E -- Estimated value


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