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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05551200       FERSON CREEK NEAR ST. CHARLES, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 41°55'58", long 88°20'28", in NE1/4SE1/4 sec.20, T.40 N., R.8 E., Kane County, Hydrologic Unit 07120007, on right bank at downstream side of bridge on Randall Road, 2.4 mi northwest of St. Charles, and at mile 2.2.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 51.7 mi2.

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

DISCHARGE: December 1960 to current year.
 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2001.
SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

MISCELLANEOUS: Water year 2000; contaminants in streambed sediments, water year 2000.
PRECIPITATION August 2000 to current year.
BIOLOGICAL
 

BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATES: Water year 2000.
 

HABITAT: Water year 2000.

REVISED RECORDS.-- WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area. WDR IL-82-2: 1966(M), 1968(M), 1970-71(M), 1973(M), 1978-79(M).

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, crest-stage gage, and rain gage. Datum of gage is 704.84 ft above sea level.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 2,580, Feb. 21, 1997, from rating curve extended above 1,960 ft3/s, gage height, 8.77 ft; maximum gage height, 9.66 ft, Feb. 8, 1965, from floodmark, ice jam; minimum discharge, 0.10 ft3/s, several days in 1961 and 1965.
PRECIPITATION: Maximum recorded daily total, 1.61 in., June 5, 2001.

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 were 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 82 feet upstream of Randall Road and continues upstream for 656 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 0.23 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 with Hess sampler Laboratory notes
(Tribe)
Taxon Abundance
(count)		 Density
(number/m2)
PLATYHELMINTHES
Turbellaria
Turbellaria - 151 353 -
MOLLUSCA
Gastropoda
Bivalvia - 50 117 dam.
Bivalvia
Basommatophora
Ancylidae
Ferrissia sp. - 50 117 -
Veneroida
Sphaeriidae
Pisidiinae
Pisidium sp. - 252 589 -
Sphaeriinae
Sphaerium sp. - 2 5 -
ANNELIDA
Oligochaeta
Tubificida
(Tubificina)
Tubificidae
Tubificidae - 302 706 -
ARTHROPODA
Arachnida
Acari - 756 1768 -
Malacostraca
Decapoda
(Pleocyemata)
Cambaridae
Cambaridae - 1 2 gender
Insecta
Ephemeroptera
(Furcatergalia)
Leptohyphidae
Tricorythodes sp. L 353 826 -
(Pisciforma)
Baetidae
Baetidae L 353 826 imm.; dam.
Baetis flavistriga McDunnough L 252 589 -
Baetis intercalaris McDunnough L 101 236 -
(Setisura)
Heptageniidae
Heptageniidae L 554 1296 imm.; dam.
Stenacron sp. L 51 119 -
Stenonema sp. L 1 2 -
Isonychiidae
Isonychia sp. L 52 122 -
Plecoptera
Plecoptera L 50 117 imm.
Trichoptera
(Spicipalpia)
Hydroptilidae
Hydroptilidae L 101 236 dam.
Hydroptilidae P 202 473 indet.
Hydroptilinae
Hydroptila sp. L 1260 2947 -
(Annulipalpia)
Hydropsychidae
Hydropsychidae L 605 1415 imm.
Hydropsychinae
Ceratopsyche bronta (Ross) L 202 473 -
Ceratopsyche sp. L 1562 3654 -
Cheumatopsyche sp. L 706 1651 -
Hydropsyche sp. L 554 1296 -
Coleoptera
(Polyphaga)
Elmidae
Elmidae L 202 473 imm.
Optioservus sp. L 252 589 -
Stenelmis crenata (Say) A 50 117 -
Stenelmis sp. L 1764 4126 -
Diptera
(Nematocera)
Chironomidae
Chironomidae P 50 117 dam.
Chironominae
(Chironomini)
Microtendipes sp. L 101 236 -
Polypedilum sp. L 454 1062 -
(Tanytarsini)
Rheotanytarsus sp. L 50 117 -
Tanytarsini L 50 117 dam.
Tanytarsus sp. L 101 236 -
Orthocladiinae
Cricotopus bicinctus group L 101 236 -
Cricotopus sp. L 353 826 -
Cricotopus trifascia group L 706 1651 -
Cricotopus/Orthocladius sp. L 252 589 -
Orthocladiinae L 101 236 imm.; dam.
Orthocladiinae P 151 353 -
Parametriocnemus sp. L 101 236 -
Thienemanniella sp. L 151 353 -
Tvetenia sp. L 4435 10374 -
Tanypodinae
(Pentaneurini)
Pentaneurini L 50 117 dam.
Thienemannimyia group sp. (Coffman and Ferrington, 1996) L 101 236 -
Simuliidae
Simuliidae L 454 1062 imm.
Tipulidae
Tipulinae
Tipula sp. L 1 2 -
Limoniinae
Antocha sp. L 252 589 -
(Brachycera)
Empididae
Hemerodromiinae
Hemerodromia sp. L 151 353 -


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 from branches Laboratory notes
(Tribe)
Taxon Abundance
(count)		 Density
(number/m2)
PLATYHELMINTHES
Turbellaria
Turbellaria - 14 60 -
MOLLUSCA
Gastropoda
Basommatophora
Ancylidae
Ferrissia sp. - 14 60 -
ARTHROPODA
Arachnida
Acari - 173 739 -
Malacostraca
Isopoda
(Asellota)
Asellidae
Caecidotea sp. - 29 124 -
Insecta
Ephemeroptera
(Furcatergalia)
Leptohyphidae
Tricorythodes sp. L 72 308 -
(Pisciforma)
Baetidae
Baetidae L 72 308 imm.; dam.
(Setisura)
Heptageniidae
Heptageniidae L 14 60 imm.
Stenonema sp. L 14 60 -
Isonychiidae
Isonychia sp. L 1 4 -
Odonata
(Zygoptera)
Calopterygidae
Hetaerina americana (Fabricius) L 1 4 -
Coenagrionidae
Argia sp. L 1 4 -
Trichoptera
(Spicipalpia)
Hydroptilidae
Hydroptilidae P 72 308 imm.
Hydroptilinae
Hydroptila sp. L 86 368 -
(Annulipalpia)
Hydropsychidae
Hydropsychidae L 173 739 imm.; dam.
Hydropsychinae
Ceratopsyche bronta (Ross) L 87 372 -
Ceratopsyche sp. L 403 1722 -
Cheumatopsyche sp. L 86 368 -
Hydropsyche depravata group L 14 60 -
Hydropsyche depravata group P 1 4 -
Hydropsyche sp. L 389 1662 -
Hydropsyche sp. P 1 4 -
(Integripalpia)
Leptoceridae
Leptocerinae
Oecetis sp. L 14 60 -
Coleoptera
(Polyphaga)
Elmidae
Dubiraphia sp. A 29 124 -
Elmidae L 216 923 imm.; dam.
Macronychus glabratus Say A 29 124 -
Macronychus glabratus Say L 101 432 -
Diptera
(Nematocera)
Chironomidae
Chironominae
Chironominae P 14 60 -
(Chironomini)
Chironomini L 14 60 dam.
Dicrotendipes sp. L 14 60 -
Microtendipes sp. L 29 124 -
Polypedilum sp. L 288 1231 -
Stenochironomus sp. L 29 124 -
(Tanytarsini)
Rheotanytarsus sp. L 274 1171 -
Rheotanytarsus sp. P 14 60 -
Tanytarsus sp. L 14 60 -
Orthocladiinae
Cricotopus bicinctus group L 130 556 -
Cricotopus sp. L 115 491 -
Cricotopus trifascia group L 58 248 -
Cricotopus/Orthocladius sp. L 58 248 -
Orthocladiinae L 14 60 mount
Orthocladiinae P 72 308 -
Parametriocnemus sp. L 14 60 -
Rheocricotopus sp. L 14 60 -
Thienemanniella sp. L 101 432 -
Tvetenia sp. L 691 2953 -
Simuliidae
Simuliidae L 130 556 imm.
Simulium sp. P 14 60 -
Tipulidae
Tipulidae L 14 60 -
Limoniinae
Antocha sp. L 86 368 -
Antocha sp. P 14 60 -
(Brachycera)
Empididae
Hemerodromiinae
Hemerodromia sp. L 43 184 -


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