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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05536176       PLUM CREEK AT RICHTON RD NR SAUK VILLAGE, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 41°27'24", long 87°33'00", at NW¼ NE¼ NW¼ sec.7, T34N, R10W, Will County, Hydrologic Unit 07120003, 85 feet upstream from bridge at Old Post Road.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 32.8 mi².

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

PARTIAL RECORD: Miscellaneous discharge measurements, water year 2000.
SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

MISCELLANEOUS: Water year 2000; contaminants in streambed sediments, water year 2000.
BIOLOGICAL
 

BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATES: Water year 2000.
 

FISH: Water year 2001.
 

HABITAT: Water year 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 sample was 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. 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 at 85 feet upstream of Old Post Road and continues downstream for 591 feet. The surface area sampled at reach A was 0.19 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) 7/12/2000
Family
Subfamily Life stage Quantitative sample Laboratory notes
(Tribe)
Taxon Abundance
(count)		 Density
(number/m2)
PLATYHELMINTHES
Turbellaria
Turbellaria - 10 53 -
ANNELIDA
Oligochaeta
Tubificida
(Tubificina)
Tubificidae
Tubificidae - 5 26 -
ARTHROPODA
Malacostraca
Isopoda
(Asellota)
Asellidae
Caecidotea sp. - 5 26 -
Amphipoda
(Gammaridea)
Hyalellidae
Hyalella azteca (Saussure) - 10 53 -
Insecta
Ephemeroptera
(Pisciforma)
Baetidae
Baetidae L 5 26 dam.
Baetis intercalaris McDunnough L 38 201 -
Baetis sp. L 14 74 -
(Setisura)
Heptageniidae
Heptageniidae L 10 53 imm.; dam.
Stenacron sp. L 24 127 -
Plecoptera
(Systellognatha)
Perlidae
Acroneuriinae
(Acroneuriini)
Perlesta sp. L 7 37 -
Trichoptera
(Spicipalpia)
Hydroptilidae
Hydroptilinae
Hydroptila sp. L 5 26 -
(Annulipalpia)
Hydropsychidae
Hydropsychidae L 322 1704 imm.; dam.
Hydropsychinae
Cheumatopsyche sp. L 125 661 -
Hydropsyche depravata group L 63 333 -
Hydropsyche sp. L 130 688 -
Coleoptera
(Polyphaga)
Elmidae
Ancyronyx variegata (Germar) L 43 228 -
Dubiraphia sp. A 34 180 -
Macronychus glabratus Say A 5 26 -
Macronychus glabratus Say L 91 481 -
Stenelmis crenata (Say) A 24 127 -
Stenelmis sp. L 10 53 -
Diptera
(Nematocera)
Chironomidae
Chironominae
Chironominae P 10 53 -
(Chironomini)
Polypedilum sp. L 96 508 -
Stenochironomus sp. L 19 101 -
(Tanytarsini)
Micropsectra/Tanytarsus sp. L 5 26 -
Paratanytarsus sp. L 5 26 -
Rheotanytarsus sp. L 29 153 -
Tanytarsini L 5 26 dam.
Tanytarsus sp. L 29 153 -
Orthocladiinae
Brillia sp. L 5 26 -
Cricotopus bicinctus group L 5 26 -
Cricotopus sp. L 5 26 -
Rheocricotopus sp. L 34 180 -
Thienemanniella sp. L 77 407 -
Tanypodinae
(Pentaneurini)
Thienemannimyia group sp. (Coffman and Ferrington, 1996) L 53 280 -
Culicidae
Culicidae A 5 26 -
Simuliidae
Simuliidae L 48 254 imm.
(Brachycera)
Empididae
Hemerodromiinae
Hemerodromia sp. L 5 26 -
Hemerodromiinae P 5 26 -


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