05536248 DATA: Benthic Macroinvertebrates, 2000

ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

05536248 BUTTERFIELD CREEK AT COUNTRY CLUB RD NR FLOSSMOOR, IL

LOCATION.-- Lat 41°31'19", long 87°41'04", at SE¼ SE¼ NW¼ sec.13, T.35N., R.13E., Cook County, Hydrologic Unit 07120003, 624 feet upstream of concrete bridge on Country Club Road.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 18.7 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.

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. Two quantitative samples was collected in accordance with the NAWQA protocols (Cuffney and others, 1993). For the first sample, a Hess sampler was used to collect five subsamples from coarse-grained substrates in flowing water. The sampler had a sampling area of 0.086 m² and was fitted with a 425 µm mesh net. The second 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 624 feet upstream of Country Club Road and continues upstream for 525 feet. The surface area for the sample collected with the Hess sampler was 0.43 m², and the surface area for the sample collected from submerged branches was 0.18 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 with Hess sampler		Laboratory notes
						(Tribe)
							Taxon		Abundance (count)	Density (number/m²)

PLATYHELMINTHES
	Turbellaria
							Turbellaria	-	554	1080	-
MOLLUSCA
	Gastropoda
		Basommatophora
				Ancylidae
							Ancylidae	-	25	49	imm.
	Bivalvia
		Veneroida
				Sphaeriidae
							Sphaeriidae	-	202	394	imm.
					Pisidiinae
							Pisidium sp.	-	25	49	-
					Sphaeriinae
							Musculium sp.	-	176	343	-
							Sphaerium sp.	-	126	246	-
ANNELIDA
	Oligochaeta
		Tubificida
			(Tubificina)
				Tubificidae
							Tubificidae	-	1688	3290	-
	Hirudinea
		Arhynchobdellae
				Erpobdellidae
							Erpobdellidae	-	277	540	-
ARTHROPODA
	Arachnida
							Acari	-	101	197	-
	Malacostraca
		Decapoda
			(Pleocyemata)
				Cambaridae
							Cambaridae	-	1	2	imm.
		Isopoda
			(Asellota)
				Asellidae
							Caecidotea sp.	-	580	1131	-
	Insecta
		Ephemeroptera
			(Pisciforma)
				Baetidae
							Baetis flavistriga McDunnough	L	76	148	-
			(Setisura)
				Heptageniidae
							Heptageniidae	L	25	49	imm.
							Stenacron interpunctatum (Say)	L	26	51	-
							Stenacron sp.	L	25	49	-
		Trichoptera
			(Spicipalpia)
				Hydroptilidae
					Hydroptilinae
							Hydroptila sp.	L	101	197	-
			(Annulipalpia)
				Hydropsychidae
							Hydropsychidae	L	126	246	imm.
					Hydropsychinae
							Cheumatopsyche sp.	L	454	885	-
							Hydropsyche depravata group	L	77	150	-
							Hydropsyche sp.	L	126	246	-
		Coleoptera
			(Polyphaga)
				Elmidae
							Stenelmis crenata (Say)	A	52	101	-
							Stenelmis sp.	L	2797	5452	-
		Diptera
			(Nematocera)
				Chironomidae
					Chironominae
						(Chironomini)
							Cryptochironomus sp.	L	25	49	-
							Polypedilum sp.	L	76	148	-
						(Tanytarsini)
							Micropsectra/Tanytarsus sp.	L	50	97	-
							Paratanytarsus sp.	L	25	49	-
							Tanytarsus sp.	L	101	197	-
					Orthocladiinae
							Orthocladiinae	P	25	49	-
					Tanypodinae
						(Pentaneurini)
							Thienemannimyia group sp. (Coffman and Ferrington, 1996)	L	76	148	-
			(Brachycera)
				Empididae
					Hemerodromiinae
							Hemerodromia sp.	L	25	49	-

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 from branches		Laboratory notes
						(Tribe)
							Taxon		Abundance (count)	Density (number/m²)

PLATYHELMINTHES
	Turbellaria
							Turbellaria	-	67	368	-
MOLLUSCA
	Gastropoda
		Basommatophora
				Physidae
					Physinae
							Physella sp.	-	13	71	-
	Bivalvia
		Veneroida
				Sphaeriidae
							Sphaeriidae	-	10	55	imm.
					Pisidiinae
							Pisidium sp.	-	2	11	-
					Sphaeriinae
							Musculium sp.	-	2	11	-
ANNELIDA
	Oligochaeta
		Tubificida
			(Tubificina)
				Tubificidae
							Tubificidae	-	7	38	-
		Enchytraeida
				Enchytraeidae
							Enchytraeidae	-	5	27	-
ARTHROPODA
	Arachnida
							Acari	-	7	38	-
	Malacostraca
		Isopoda
			(Asellota)
				Asellidae
							Caecidotea sp.	-	89	489	-
	Insecta
		Ephemeroptera
			(Pisciforma)
				Baetidae
							Baetidae	L	19	104	imm.; dam.
							Baetis flavistriga McDunnough	L	19	104	-
							Baetis intercalaris McDunnough	L	7	38	-
							Baetis sp.	L	10	55	-
			(Setisura)
				Heptageniidae
							Heptageniidae	L	29	159	imm.; dam.
							Stenacron interpunctatum (Say)	L	2	11	-
							Stenacron sp.	L	19	104	-
		Odonata
			(Zygoptera)
				Coenagrionidae
							Argia sp.	L	2	11	-
		Trichoptera
			(Spicipalpia)
				Hydroptilidae
					Hydroptilinae
							Hydroptila sp.	L	10	55	-
			(Annulipalpia)
				Hydropsychidae
							Hydropsychidae	L	31	170	imm.
					Hydropsychinae
							Cheumatopsyche sp.	L	17	93	-
		Coleoptera
			(Polyphaga)
				Elmidae
							Dubiraphia sp.	A	5	27	-
							Stenelmis crenata (Say)	A	14	77	-
							Stenelmis sp.	L	38	209	-
		Diptera
			(Nematocera)
				Chironomidae
					Chironominae
						(Chironomini)
							Cryptochironomus sp.	L	2	11	-
							Phaenopsectra sp.	L	12	66	-
							Polypedilum sp.	L	38	209	-
							Tribelos sp.	L	2	11	-
						(Tanytarsini)
							Paratanytarsus sp.	L	2	11	-
							Tanytarsini	L	5	27	dam.; indet.
							Tanytarsus sp.	L	24	132	-
					Orthocladiinae
							Corynoneura sp.	L	5	27	-
							Cricotopus bicinctus group	L	19	104	-
							Cricotopus sp.	L	5	27	-
							Cricotopus/Orthocladius sp.	L	2	11	-
							Rheocricotopus sp.	L	2	11	-
							Thienemanniella sp.	L	53	291	-
					Tanypodinae
						(Pentaneurini)
							Thienemannimyia group sp. (Coffman and Ferrington, 1996)	L	58	319	-
				Simuliidae
							Simuliidae	L	96	527	imm.
							Simulium sp.	L	14	77	-
			(Brachycera)
				Empididae
					Hemerodromiinae
							Hemerodromia sp.	L	7	38	-

Table of Contents

Introduction

Station Descriptions

Surface-Water Data

Ground-Water Data

Meteorological Data

Biological Data