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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05527800       DES PLAINES RIVER AT RUSSELL, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 42°29'21", long 87°55'35", in SE1/4 sec.3, T.46 N., R.11 E., Lake County, Hydrologic Unit 07120004, on right bank at upstream side of Russell Road bridge, 0.3 mi west of Russell, 7.2 mi upstream from Mill Creek, and at mile 109.3.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 123 mi2.

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

DISCHARGE: July 1967 to current year.
 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2001.
 

PARTIAL RECORD: Occasional low-flow measurements, water years 1961-63, and annual maximum gage heights, water years 1962-66.
SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

CHEMICAL: Water years 1978-1991 and 1999 to current. Additional chemical data for water years 1959-60, 1964-69, 1971-77 are published in Water-Resources Investigations 78-22 and 79-23 as site G 08.
 

MISCELLANEOUS: Water years 1999-2000; contaminants in streambed sediment, Water years 1998 and 2000; contaminants in fish tissue, Water year 1998.
PRECIPITATION: October 1999 to current year.
BIOLOGICAL
 

BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATES: Water years 1999 and 2000.
 

FISH: Water years 1999-2001.
 

HABITAT: Water years 1999-2001.

REVISED RECORDS.-- WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area. WDR IL-76-1: 1960-68(M), 1973(M).

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, raingage, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 662.00 ft above sea level. Oct. 17, 1961 to June 29, 1967, crest-stage gage at left downstream side of bridge at datum 4.29 ft higher.

REMARKS.-- Collection, computation, and publication of precipitation data do not necessarily conform to standards used by the National Weather Service. Precipitation data could be subject to error for days with freezing and/or thawing of precipitation.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 2,130 ft3/s, June 14, 2000, gage height, 9.95 ft, maximum gage height, 10.75 ft, Mar. 6, 1976, and Sept. 27, 1986; no flow, at times in most years.
PRECIPITATION: Maximum daily total, 3.55 in., June 12, 2000.

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 295 ft upstream of the Russell Road bridge, and continues upstream for 656 ft. The surface area sampled at reach A was 0.45 m2.
BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATES
[sp., species; A, Adults; LV, Larvae; P, Pupae; X, present; -, not found or not applicable; dam., damaged; imm., immature; indet., indeterminate; mount, poor mount; ref., reference]
PHYLUM
Class
Order Reach A
(Suborder) 7/18/2000
Family
Subfamily Life stage Quantitative sample Qualitative sample Laboratory notes
(Tribe)
Taxon Abundance
(count)		 Density
(number/m2)		 present/absent
PLATYHELMINTHES
Turbellaria
Turbellaria - 10 22 X -
MOLLUSCA
Gastropoda
Basommatophora
Ancylidae
Ancylidae - - - X artifact
Ancylidae - 24 53 - imm.
Lymnaeidae
Lymnaeidae - - - X imm.; dam.; artifact
Lymnaeinae
Stagnicola sp. - - - X artifact
Physidae
Physidae - - - X indet.; artifact
Physinae
Physella sp. - 1 2 X -
Bivalvia
Bivalvia - - - X imm.
Veneroida
Sphaeriidae
Sphaeriinae
Musculium sp. - - - X -
ANNELIDA
Oligochaeta
Megadrile - - - X -
Tubificida
(Tubificina)
Naididae
Naididae - 5 11 X -
Tubificidae
Tubificidae - - - X -
ARTHROPODA
Arachnida
Acari - 5 11 X -
Malacostraca
Decapoda
(Pleocyemata)
Cambaridae
Cambaridae - - - X imm.; gender
Isopoda
(Asellota)
Asellidae
Caecidotea sp. - 5 11 X -
Amphipoda
Amphipoda - 19 42 - imm.; dam.
(Gammaridea)
Hyalellidae
Hyalella azteca (Saussure) - 303 675 X -
Insecta
Ephemeroptera
(Furcatergalia)
Ephemeridae
Hexagenia limbata (Serville) L - - X -
Caenidae
Caenis sp. L 318 709 X -
(Pisciforma)
Baetidae
Callibaetis sp. L - - X -
(Setisura)
Heptageniidae
Heptageniidae L - - X imm.; dam.
Stenacron interpunctatum (Say) L 2 4 X -
Stenonema terminatum (Walsh) L - - X -
Odonata
(Zygoptera)
Coenagrionidae
Coenagrion/Enallagma sp. L - - X -
Coenagrionidae L 39 87 - imm.; dam.
Enallagma sp. L - - X -
(Anisoptera)
Libellulidae
Erythemis simplicicollis (Say) L - - X -
Hemiptera
(Heteroptera)
Belostomatidae
Belostomatinae
Belostoma flumineum Say A 1 2 X -
Corixidae
Corixidae L 5 11 X imm.
Corixinae
(Corixini)
Trichocorixa sp. A - - X -
Gerridae
Gerrinae
Gerris marginatus Say A - - X ref.
Trepobatinae
Metrobates hesperius Uhler A - - X -
Trepobatinae L - - X imm.
Megaloptera
Corydalidae
Chauliodinae
Chauliodes rastricornis Rambur L 14 31 X -
Trichoptera
Trichoptera L 5 11 - imm.
(Spicipalpia)
Hydroptilidae
Hydroptilinae
Hydroptila sp. L 19 42 - -
(Annulipalpia)
Hydropsychidae
Hydropsychidae L 120 267 X imm.
Hydropsychinae
Cheumatopsyche sp. L 139 310 X -
Cheumatopsyche sp. P - - X -
Hydropsyche bidens Ross/orris Ross L 5 11 - -
Hydropsyche sp. L 10 22 - -
(Integripalpia)
Leptoceridae
Leptocerinae
Oecetis cinerascens (Hagen) L - - X -
Coleoptera
(Adephaga)
Carabidae
Carabidae L - - X -
Dytiscidae
Colymbetinae
(Coptotomini)
Coptotomus sp. A - - X -
Coptotomus sp. L - - X -
Laccophilinae
(Laccophilini)
Laccophilus sp. L - - X -
Gyrinidae
Dineutus assimilis (Kirby) A - - X ref.
Dineutus sp. L 5 11 X -
Gyrinus analis Say A - - X -
(Polyphaga)
Hydrochidae
Hydrochus sp. A 5 11 - -
Hydrophilidae
Tropisternus sp. L - - X -
Scirtidae
Scirtidae L 10 22 - -
Elmidae
Dubiraphia sp. A 5 11 X -
Dubiraphia sp. L - - X -
Macronychus glabratus Say A 5 11 - -
Macronychus glabratus Say L 10 22 - -
Stenelmis sp. L - - X -
Curculionidae
Curculionidae A 10 22 - -
Diptera
(Nematocera)
Chironomidae
Chironomidae L - - X retained
Chironominae
Chironominae P 5 11 - -
(Chironomini)
Chironomini L 5 11 - mount
Cryptochironomus sp. L - - X -
Dicrotendipes sp. L 5 11 - -
Endochironomus sp. L 115 256 X -
Glyptotendipes sp. L 24 53 X -
Phaenopsectra sp. L 5 11 - -
Polypedilum sp. L 130 290 X -
(Tanytarsini)
Paratanytarsus sp. L 5 11 - -
Rheotanytarsus sp. L - - X -
Orthocladiinae
Cricotopus bicinctus group L - - X -
Orthocladiinae L - - X indet.
Orthocladiinae P 5 11 - -
Thienemanniella sp. L - - X -
Tanypodinae
(Pentaneurini)
Ablabesmyia sp. L 14 31 X -
Thienemannimyia group sp. (Coffman and Ferrington, 1996) L 29 65 X -
Simuliidae
Simuliidae L 10 22 - imm.
Simulium sp. L - - X -
(Brachycera)
Brachycera P 10 22 - -


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