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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05532500       DES PLAINES RIVER AT RIVERSIDE, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 41°49'20", long 87°49'15", in SW1/4SW1/4 sec.36, T.39 N., R.12 E., Cook County, Hydrologic Unit 07120004, on left bank 400 ft downstream from bridge on Barry Point Road in Riverside, 500 ft downstream from Hoffman Dam, 4,000 ft downstream from Salt Creek, and at mile 44.3.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 630 mi2.

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

DISCHARGE: October 1943 to current year. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1308.
 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2000.
SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

CHEMICAL: Water years 1987-92 and 1999-2000.
 

SEDIMENT: April 1979 to September 1982.
 

MISCELLANEOUS: Contaminants in streambed sediments, August 1998; contaminants in fish tissue, August 1998.
BIOLOGICAL: Benthic macroinvertebrates, July 1999; fish, August 1999 and September 2000.

REVISED RECORDS.-- WSP 1174: 1944, 1948. WSP 1308: 1944(M). WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter and rain gage, and concrete dam. Datum of gage is 594.68 ft above sea level. Prior to Nov. 27, 1946, nonrecording gage at bridge 400 ft upstream at same datum.

REMARKS.-- Occasional regulation by gates at Hoffman Dam.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 9,770 ft3/s, Aug. 15, 1987, gage height, 9.90 ft; no flow Aug. 22-24, 1962, and part of Sept. 5, 1968, Aug. 31, Oct. 7, 1974.
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS: Maximum daily mean, 297 mg/L Apr. 12, 1979; minimum daily mean, 3 mg/L Jan. 24, Feb. 1, 3, 4, 1982
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT LOADS: Maximum daily, 3,240 tons Apr. 12, 1979; minimum daily, 1.5 tons Feb. 3, 4, 1982.

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Flood of Mar. 18, 1919, reached a discharge of 7,450 ft3/s, gage height, 9.48 ft., from information furnished by Metropolitan Sanitary District of Greater Chicago.

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.--Benthic macroinvertebrate community samples were collected as part of the National Water-Quality Assessment program (NAWQA) in the upper 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 is located 492 ft upstream of the Joliet Road bridge (1.48 mi downstream of gage) in Riverside, and continues upstream for 984 ft. The surface area sampled at reach A was 0.23 m2.
BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATES
[sp., species; A, Adults; LV, Larvae; P, Pupae; X, present; -, not found]
PHYLUM
Class
Order
(Suborder)
Family Reach A
Subfamily 7/19/99
(Tribe)
Taxon Life Stage Quantitative Qualitative
MOLLUSCA
Gastropoda
Hydrobiidae
Hydrobiidae - X
Pleuroceridae
Elimia sp. - X
Ancylidae
Ferrissia sp. 1 -
Physidae
Physella sp. - X
Bivalvia
Corbiculacea 8 -
Corbiculidae
Corbicula sp. - X
Sphaeriidae
Musculium sp. - X
ANNELIDA
Oligochaeta
Naididae
Naididae 49 -
Tubificidae
Tubificidae - X
ARTHROPODA
Malacostraca
Decapoda
Cambaridae
Cambarinae - X
Isopoda
Asellidae
Caecidotea sp. 1 -
Insecta
Collembola
Collembola - X
Ephemeroptera
(Furcatergalia)
Leptohyphidae
Tricorythodes sp. LV 107 X
(Pisciforma)
Baetidae
Baetidae LV 222 -
Baetis sp. LV 58 -
Baetis intercalaris McDunnough LV 140 X
Callibaetis sp. LV - X
(Setisura)
Heptageniidae
Stenacron sp. LV 8 -
Stenacron interpunctatum (Say) LV - X
Hemiptera
(Heteroptera)
Mesoveliidae
Mesovelia sp. A - X
Trichoptera
(Spicipalpia)
Hydroptilidae
Hydroptilinae
Hydroptila sp. LV 25 -
Hydroptila sp. P 8 -
(Annulipalpia)
Hydropsychidae
Hydropsychidae LV 420 -
Hydropsychinae
Ceratopsyche sp. LV 395 -
Ceratopsyche bronta (Ross) LV 8 -
Ceratopsyche morosa (Hagen) LV 16 X
Cheumatopsyche sp. LV 346 X
Hydropsyche depravata group LV 388 X
Hydropsyche sp. LV 214 -
Hydropsyche sp. P 1 -
Coleoptera
(Polyphaga)
Elmidae
Stenelmis sp. A 1 -
Stenelmis sp. LV 8 X
Stenelmis crenata (Say) A - X
Stenelmis grossa Sanderson A 8 -
Diptera
(Nematocera)
Ceratopogonidae
Ceratopogonidae LV - X
Chironomidae
Chironomidae LV - X
Chironomidae P 8 -
Chironominae
(Chironomini)
Chironomini LV - X
Cryptochironomus sp. LV - X
Dicrotendipes sp. LV 8 -
Polypedilum sp. LV 49 X
(Tanytarsini)
Rheotanytarsus sp. LV 8 -
Orthocladiinae
Orthocladiinae LV - X
Orthocladiinae P 16 -
Cricotopus/Orthocladius sp. LV 41 X
Cricotopus bicinctus group LV 16 X
Cricotopus trifascia group LV - X
Nanocladius sp. LV 16 X
Rheocricotopus sp. LV 8 X
Thienemanniella sp. LV 8 -
Tanypodinae
(Pentaneurini)
Pentaneurini LV - X
Thienemannimyia group sp. LV 8 X
Ablabesmyia sp. LV - X
Nilotanypus sp. LV - X
(Brachycera)
Empididae
Hemerodromiinae
Hemerodromiinae P 8 -
Hemerodromia sp. LV 16 X
Acari
Hydrachnidia 115 -


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