05549000 DATA: Benthic Macroinvertebrates, 2000

ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

05549000 BOONE CREEK NEAR MC HENRY, IL

LOCATION.-- Lat 42°19'15", long 88°18'45", in NW1/4SW1/4 sec.4, T.44 N., R.8 E., McHenry County, Hydrologic Unit 07120006, on left bank at upstream side of bridge on Bull Valley Road, 2.5 mi southwest of McHenry and at mile 4.8.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 15.5 mi².

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

DISCHARGE: July 1948 to September 1982.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY

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

BIOLOGICAL

BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATES: Water year 2000.

HABITAT: Water year 2000.

REVISED RECORDS.-- WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area. WDR IL-79-2: 1970.

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 769.56 ft above sea level.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 276 ft³/s June 2, 1970, gage height. 4.87 ft; minimum, 1.6 ft³/s Dec. 25, 1948, gage height, 0.30 ft, result of freezeup.

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 40 feet downstream of Bull Valley Road and continues downstream for 525 feet. The surface area sampled at reach A was 0.56 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)						7/20/2000
				Family
					Subfamily			Life stage	Quantitative sample		Laboratory notes
						(Tribe)
							Taxon		Abundance (count)	Density (number/m²)

PLATYHELMINTHES
	Turbellaria
							Turbellaria	-	6	11	-
MOLLUSCA
	Gastropoda
		Basommatophora
				Ancylidae
							Ferrissia sp.	-	6	11	-
				Lymnaeidae
					Lymnaeinae
							Stagnicola sp.	-	1	2	-
				Physidae
					Physinae
							Physella sp.	-	6	11	-
ANNELIDA
	Oligochaeta
		Tubificida
			(Tubificina)
				Naididae
							Naididae	-	60	107	-
				Tubificidae
							Tubificidae	-	54	96	-
	Hirudinea
		Rhynchobdellae
				Glossiphoniidae
							Glossiphoniidae	-	7	13	-
ARTHROPODA
	Arachnida
							Acari	-	6	11	-
	Malacostraca
		Isopoda
			(Asellota)
				Asellidae
							Asellidae	-	108	193	imm.; dam.
							Caecidotea sp.	-	330	589	-
		Amphipoda
			(Gammaridea)
				Gammaridae
							Gammarus sp.	-	133	238	-
				Hyalellidae
							Hyalella azteca (Saussure)	-	6	11	-
	Insecta
		Ephemeroptera
			(Furcatergalia)
				Leptohyphidae
							Tricorythodes sp.	L	6	11	-
			(Pisciforma)
				Baetidae
							Baetidae	L	24	43	imm.; dam.
							Baetis flavistriga McDunnough	L	18	32	-
							Baetis sp.	L	24	43	-
							Heterocloeon sp.	L	6	11	-
			(Setisura)
				Heptageniidae
							Heptagenia diabasia Burks	L	6	11	-
							Heptageniidae	L	18	32	imm.; dam.
							Stenacron interpunctatum (Say)	L	6	11	-
							Stenacron sp.	L	30	54	-
		Odonata
			(Anisoptera)
				Aeshnidae
							Boyeria vinosa (Say)	L	1	2	-
		Trichoptera
			(Annulipalpia)
				Hydropsychidae
							Hydropsychidae	L	12	21	imm.
					Hydropsychinae
							Ceratopsyche bronta (Ross)	L	12	21	-
							Ceratopsyche morosa (Hagen)	L	6	11	-
							Ceratopsyche sp.	L	30	54	-
							Cheumatopsyche sp.	L	42	75	-
							Hydropsyche depravata group	L	30	54	-
							Hydropsyche sp.	L	60	107	-
							Hydropsyche sp.	P	1	2	-
				Psychomyiidae
					Psychomyiinae
							Psychomyia flavida Hagen	L	6	11	-
			(Integripalpia)
				Brachycentridae
							Brachycentrus numerosus (Say)	L	12	21	-
				Limnephilidae
					Limnephilinae
							Pycnopsyche sp.	L	5	9	-
		Coleoptera
			(Adephaga)
				Gyrinidae
							Gyrinus sp.	L	1	2	-
			(Polyphaga)
				Elmidae
							Dubiraphia sp.	A	6	11	-
							Dubiraphia sp.	L	18	32	-
							Elmidae	L	54	96	imm.; dam.
							Macronychus glabratus Say	A	72	129	-
							Macronychus glabratus Say	L	30	54	-
							Stenelmis crenata (Say)	A	6	11	-
							Stenelmis sp.	L	12	21	-
		Diptera
			(Nematocera)
				Chironomidae
							Chironomidae	P	6	11	mount
					Chironominae
						(Chironomini)
							Microtendipes sp.	L	30	54	-
							Paralauterborniella nigrohalterale (Malloch)	L	6	11	-
							Phaenopsectra sp.	L	6	11	-
							Polypedilum sp.	L	96	171	-
						(Tanytarsini)
							Micropsectra sp.	L	6	11	-
							Paratanytarsus sp.	L	6	11	-
							Rheotanytarsus sp.	L	6	11	-
							Tanytarsus sp.	L	6	11	-
					Orthocladiinae
							Brillia sp.	L	18	32	-
							Corynoneura sp.	L	6	11	-
							Cricotopus trifascia group	L	6	11	-
							Nanocladius sp.	L	6	11	-
							Orthocladius (Symposiocladius) sp.	L	6	11	-
							Parakiefferiella sp.	L	12	21	-
							Rheocricotopus sp.	L	24	43	-
							Tvetenia sp.	L	42	75	-
					Tanypodinae
							Tanypodinae	P	6	11	-
						(Pentaneurini)
							Thienemannimyia group sp. (Coffman and Ferrington, 1996)	L	18	32	-
				Psychodidae
							Pericoma/Telmatoscopus sp.	L	6	11	-
				Simuliidae
							Simuliidae	L	162	289	imm.
							Simuliidae	P	6	11	indet.
							Simulium sp.	L	18	32	-
			(Brachycera)
				Empididae
					Hemerodromiinae
							Hemerodromia sp.	L	30	54	-

Table of Contents

Introduction

Station Descriptions

Surface-Water Data

Ground-Water Data

Meteorological Data

Biological Data