05568800 DATA: Benthic Macroinvertebrates, 1998

ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

05568800 INDIAN CREEK NEAR WYOMING, IL

LOCATION.-- Lat 41°01'06", long 89°50'07", in SE1/4SE1/4 sec.17, T.12 N., R.6 E., Stark County, Hydrologic Unit 07130005, on left bank at upstream side of bridge on West Jersey Road (County Road 300 N), 4.5 mi southwest of Wyoming and at mile 4.9.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 62.7 mi².

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

DISCHARGE: October 1959 to current year.

STAGE: Water years 1994-2000.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY

CHEMICAL: Water years 1978-91 and 1998.

SEDIMENT: October 1980 to September 1981.

SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Water year 1981.

WATER TEMPERATURE: Water year 1981.

MISCELLANEOUS: Contaminants of streambed sediments, August 1996; contaminants of fish tissue, August 1996; streambank sediment size, October 1997; streambed sediment size, October 1997.

BIOLOGICAL: Benthic macroinvertebrates, September 1996, September 1997, and September 1998; fish, August 1996, July 1997, and July 1998.

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

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 606.78 ft above sea level. Prior to Oct. 1, 1994, at same site at datum 10.00 ft. higher.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 6,540 ft³/s, June 22, 1974, gage height, 23.81 ft (present datum), from rating curve extended above 1,400 ft³/s, on basis of contracted-opening measurement of peak flow; no flow Sept. 25, 26, and part of each day Oct. 7, 8, 13, 1988.
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS: Maximum daily mean, 11,100 mg/L Apr. 14, 1981; minimum daily mean, 20 mg/L Feb. 6-17, 1981.
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT LOADS: Maximum daily, 31,100 tons Apr. 14, 1981; minimum daily, 0.35 ton Feb. 14, 1981.

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.--Benthic macroinvertebrate community samples were collected as part of the National Water-Quality Assessment program (NAWQA) in the lower Illinois River Basin. One quantitative (Richest-Targeted Habitat) and one qualitative (Qualitative-Multiple Habitat) sample were 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. The qualitative sample was collected from many habitat types within the sampling reach to obtain as complete a list of invertebrate taxa as possible. 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 607 ft upstream of the road 450 N bridge and continues upstream for 568 ft. The surface area of sampled was 0.25 m².

BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATES
[sp., species; A, Adults; LV, Larvae; P, Pupae; X, present; -, not found]

PHYLUM
	Class
		Order
			(Suborder)
				Family					Reach A
					Subfamily				9/16/98
						(Tribe)
							Taxon	Life stage	Quantitative	Qualitative

PLATYHELMINTHES
	Turbellaria
							Turbellaria		3	-
MOLLUSCA
	Gastropoda
							Gastropoda		3	-
				Ancylidae
							Ancylidae		3	-
				Lymnaeidae
							Fossaria sp.		-	X
ANNELIDA
	Oligochaeta
				Naididae
							Naididae		48	-
				Tubificidae
							Tubificidae		3	X
ARTHROPODA
	Chelicerata
		Acari
							Hydrachnidia		48	-
	Malacostraca
		Decapoda
				Cambaridae
							Cambaridae		-	X
		Amphipoda
				Gammaridae
							Gammarus sp.		-	X
	Insecta
		Ephemeroptera
			(Furcatergalia)
				Caenidae
							Caenis sp.	LV	3	-
				Leptohyphidae
							Tricorythodes sp.	LV	21	X
			(Pisciforma)
				Baetidae
							Baetidae	LV	1	X
							Baetis sp.	LV	87	X
							Baetis flavistriga McDunnough	LV	259	X
							Baetis intercalaris McDunnough	LV	27	-
							Paracloeodes minutus (Daggy)	LV	-	X
			(Setisura)
				Heptageniidae
							Heptageniidae	LV	69	X
							Heptagenia diabasia Burks	LV	5	X
							Stenacron sp.	LV	-	X
							Stenonema sp.	LV	-	X
							Stenonema exiguum Traver	LV	-	X
				Isonychiidae
							Isonychia sp.	LV	3	X
		Odonata
			(Zygoptera)
				Calopterygidae
							Calopteryx sp.	LV	-	X
							Hetaerina sp.	LV	-	X
				Coenagrionidae
							Coenagrionidae		6	-
							Argia sp.	LV	2	X
			(Anisoptera)
				Aeshnidae
							Aeshnidae	LV	3	-
							Boyeria vinosa (Say)	LV	-	X
				Gomphidae
							Gomphus sp.	LV	-	X
		Trichoptera
			(Annulipalpia)
				Philopotamidae
					Chimarrinae
							Chimarra sp.	LV	-	X
				Hydropsychidae
							Hydropsychidae	LV	96	X
					Hydropsychinae
							Hydropsychinae	LV	63	X
							Ceratopsyche sp.	LV	12	-
							Ceratopsyche bronta (Ross)	LV	12	X
							Cheumatopsyche sp.	LV	9	X
							Cheumatopsyche sp.	P	-	X
							Hydropsyche sp.	LV	24	X
							Hydropsyche betteni Ross/depravata Hagen	LV	82	X
							Hydropsyche bidens Ross	LV	12	X
							Hydropsyche rossi Flint, Voshell, and Parker/simulans Ross	LV	27	X
				Polycentropodidae
			(Integripalpia)
				Leptoceridae
					Leptocerinae
							Nectopsyche candida (Hagen)	LV	-	X
		Coleoptera
			(Polyphaga)
				Hydrophilidae
							Tropisternus sp.	A	-	X
				Dryopidae
							Helichus lithophilus (Germar)	A	-	X
							Helichus striatus LeConte	A	3	-
				Elmidae
							Elmidae	LV	3	-
							Dubiraphia sp.	LV	-	X
							Dubiraphia sp.	A	9	X
							Macronychus glabratus Say	LV	55	-
							Macronychus glabratus Say	A	2	X
							Stenelmis sp.	LV	7	-
							Stenelmis sp.	A	4	X
							Stenelmis grossa Sanderson	A	16	X
		Diptera
			(Nematocera)
				Ceratopogonidae
							Ceratopogonidae	LV	3	-
				Chironomidae
							Chironomidae	LV	2	X
							Chironomidae	P	-	X
					Chironominae
							Chironominae	P	30	-
						(Chironomini)
							Chironomini	LV	3	-
							Axarus sp.	LV	-	X
							Chironomus sp.	LV	27	X
							Cryptotendipes sp.	LV	-	X
							Dicrotendipes sp.	LV	15	X
							Glyptotendipes sp.	LV	6	-
							Harnischia sp.	LV	-	X
							Microtendipes sp.	LV	3	X
							Paralauterborniella sp.	LV	-	X
							Phaenopsectra sp.	LV	12	X
							Polypedilum sp.	LV	57	X
							Stenochironomus sp.	LV	36	-
						(Tanytarsini)
							Tanytarsini	LV	9	-
							Cladotanytarsus sp.	LV	24	X
							Rheotanytarsus sp.	LV	3	X
							Tanytarsus sp.	LV	75	-
					Orthocladiinae
							Orthocladiinae	LV	3	-
							Brillia sp.	LV	3	-
							Corynoneura sp.	LV	3	-
							Cricotopus sp.	LV	3	-
							Cricotopus/Orthocladius sp.	LV	3	-
							Rheocricotopus sp.	LV	21	X
					Tanypodinae
						(Pentaneurini)
							Thienemannimyia group sp.	LV	6	X
							Ablabesmyia sp.	LV	6	-
							Labrundinia sp.	LV	3	-
							Nilotanypus sp.	LV	3	X
						(Procladiini)
							Procladius sp.	LV	-	X
				Simuliidae
							Simuliidae	LV	9	X
							Simulium sp.	LV	-	X
				Tipulidae
					Tipulinae
							Tipula sp.	LV	9	X
			(Brachycera)
				Empididae
							Hemerodromia sp.	LV	66	X
				Tabanidae
							Hybomitra sp.	LV	-	X

Table of Contents

Introduction

Station Descriptions

Surface-Water Data

Ground-Water Data

Meteorological Data

Biological Data