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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05548105       NIPPERSINK CREEK ABOVE WONDER LAKE, IL



LOCATION.--Lat 42°23'07", long 88°22'09", in NE1/4NW1/4 sec.13, T.45N., R.7.E, McHenry County, Hydrologic Unit 07120006, on left bank of downstream side of bridge on Thompson Road at west edge of Wonder Lake and 1.1. miles east of Greenwood at mile 19.7.

DRAINAGE AREA.--84.5 mi2.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--Water years 1994 to 1997, March to September 1999.
WATER-QUALITY
DIS- BARO- OXYGEN, PH
AGENCY AGENCY CHARGE, METRIC DIS- WATER SPE- HARD-
ANA- COL- INST. PRES- SOLVED WHOLE CIFIC NESS
LYZING LECTING CUBIC SURE (PER- OXYGEN, FIELD CON- TEMPER- TEMPER- TOTAL
SAMPLE SAMPLE FEET (MM CENT DIS- (STAND- DUCT- ATURE ATURE (MG/L
DATE (CODE (CODE PER OF SATUR- SOLVED ARD ANCE AIR WATER AS
NUMBER) NUMBER) SECOND HG) ATION) (MG/L) UNITS) (US/CM) (DEG C) (DEG C) CACO3)
(00028) (00027) (00061) (00025) (00301) (00300) (00400) (00095) (00020) (00010) (00900)
MAR 1999
04... 80020 81700 68 739 109 14.6 8.4 878 -1.0 2.1 370
APR
09... 80020 81700 80 728 82 9.2 8.4 785 6.0 8.5 320
MAY
05... 80020 81700 78 729 98 9.1 8.0 780 23.0 16.5 340
17... 80020 81700 342 735 82 7.7 8.2 436 21.0 16.3 190
JUN
03... 80020 81700 162 743 91 8.7 7.8 670 17.0 16.0 310
14... 80020 81700 2510 742 70 6.3 7.8 237 20.0 19.2 100
JUL
08... 80020 81700 52 742 111 9.6 8.2 874 27.0 20.9 370
14... 1028 81700 39 -- 123 11.4 7.8 947 --    18.5 --
AUG
04... 80020 81700 22 741 117 9.3 8.3 990 22.4 25.5 400
SEP
01... 80020 81700 17 747 106 9.9 8.3 816 28.0 17.9 400
HARD- ALKA- BICAR- CAR-
NESS MAGNE- POTAS- SODIUM LINITY BONATE BONATE CHLO-
NONCARB CALCIUM SIUM, SIUM, AD- SODIUM, WAT DIS WATER WATER RIDE,
DISSOLV DIS- DIS- DIS- SORP- DIS- TOT IT DIS IT DIS IT DIS-
FLD. AS SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED TION SOLVED FIELD FIELD FIELD SOLVED
DATE CACO3 (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L RATIO (MG/L MG/L AS MG/L AS MG/L AS (MG/L
(MG/L) AS CA) AS MG) AS K) AS NA) CACO3 HCO3 CO3 AS CL)
(00904) (00915) (00925) (00935) (00931) (00930) (39086) (00453) (00452) (00940)
MAR 1999
04... 92 85 39    1.9 .8 34    280 329 6 72   
APR
09... 70 73 34    2.1 .6 26    252 303 2 59   
MAY
05... 74 76 37    1.8 .5 20    267 326 -- 47   
17... 53 45 20    3.4 .3 9.3 142 173 -- 22   
JUN
03... 110 71 31    2.4 .5 21    195 238 -- 44   
14... 19 24 9.9 3.8 .2 4.1 82 100 -- 8.8
JUL
08... 81 86 39    2.3 .6 27    294 353 2 66   
14... -- -- --    --    --    --    -- -- -- --   
AUG
04... 170 86 45    2.9 1    46    230 281 1 94   
SEP
01... 110 85 44    2.3 .5 23    287 343 4 49   
NITRO- NITRO- NITRO- NITRO- NITRO- NITRO-
FLUO- SILICA, GEN, GEN,AM- GEN,AM- NITRO- GEN, GEN, GEN,
RIDE, DIS- SULFATE AMMONIA MONIA + MONIA + GEN NITRATE NO2+NO3 ORGANIC
DIS- SOLVED DIS- DIS- ORGANIC ORGANIC DIS- DIS- DIS- DIS-
SOLVED (MG/L SOLVED SOLVED DIS. TOTAL SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED
DATE (MG/L AS (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L
AS F) SIO2) AS SO4) AS N) AS N) AS N) AS N) AS N) AS N) AS N)
(00950) (00955) (00945) (00608) (00623) (00625) (00602) (00618) (00631) (00607)
MAR 1999
04... .21 7.8 54    <.020 .34 .54 5.1 4.73 4.74 --     
APR
09... .22 7.0 54    .180 .78 1.5   5.5 4.71 4.73 .60
MAY
05... .22 7.5 49    .094 .56 .56 6.3 5.68 5.72 .46
17... .25 7.6 21    .227 .84 4.2   8.1 7.24 7.31 .61
JUN
03... .26 9.8 36    .132 .74 1.5   9.0 8.18 8.24 .61
14... .15 7.1 7.6 .054 .52 1.4   3.5 2.93 2.97 .47
JUL
08... .24 10    54    <.020 .36 .65 5.6 5.20 5.26 --     
14... --      --    --    --        --      --      --    --      --      --     
AUG
04... .22 12    66    <.020 .28 .43 3.5 3.23 3.25 --     
SEP
01... .17 12    62    <.020 .30 .31 3.2 --      2.88 --     
NITRO- PHOS- PHOS- SOLIDS,
NITRO- GEN, PHATE, PHOS- PHORUS RESIDUE
GEN, NITRO- NITRITE ORTHO, PHORUS ORTHO, PHOS- AT 180 IRON,
ORGANIC GEN, DIS- DIS- DIS- DIS- PHORUS DEG. C DIS-
TOTAL TOTAL SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED TOTAL GAGE DIS- SOLVED
DATE (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L HEIGHT SOLVED (UG/L
AS N) AS N) AS N) AS PO4) AS P) AS P) AS P) (FEET) (MG/L) AS FE)
(00605) (00600) (00613) (00660) (00666) (00671) (00665) (00065) (70300) (01046)
MAR 1999
04... --      5.3 .015 .04 .014 .014 .065 5.46 505 54   
APR
09... 1.3   6.3 .013 .19 .036 .063 .241 5.57 466 26   
MAY
05... .46 6.3 .037 .11 .028 .035 .135 5.57 457 16   
17... 4.0   11    .066 .38 .161 .124 1.16   6.55 259 14   
JUN
03... 1.4   9.8 .067 .25 .082 .082 .295 5.96 431 14   
14... 1.4   4.4 .041 .43 .188 .141 .424 10.07 170 27   
JUL
08... --      5.9 .052 .15 .036 .050 .079 5.24 525 E6.2
14... --      --    --        --      --        --        --        5.13 -- --   
AUG
04... --      3.7 .017 .11 .036 .036 .066 5.04 537 12   
SEP
01... --      3.2 <.010 .03 .015 .010 .034 4.97 411 10   
SED. QUALITY
MANGA- SUSP. NUMBER ASSUR-
NESE, SEDI- SIEVE OF ANCE
DIS- MENT, DIAM. SAM- PURPOSE DATA REP- SAM-
SOLVED SUS- % FINER PLING SITE INDICA- LICATE SAMPLE SAMPLER PLING
DATE (UG/L PENDED THAN POINTS VISIT, TOR TYPE PURPOSE TYPE METHOD,
AS MN) (MG/L) .062 MM (COUNT) (CODE) CODE (CODE) CODE (CODE) CODES
(01056) (80154) (70331) (00063) (50280) (99111) (99105) (71999) (84164) (82398)
MAR 1999
04... 29    192 63 16 1001 1 --      15.00 3045 10
APR
09... 73    218 86 16 1001 1 --      15.00 3045 10
MAY
05... 24    -- -- 11 1001 1 --      15.00 3045 10
17... 5.7 688 98 15 1002 30 30.00 15.00 3044 10
JUN
03... 20    170 97 11 1001 1 --      15.00 3044 10
14... 3.7 134 98 16 1003 1 --      15.00 3039 10
JUL
08... 27    184 88 20 1001 1 --      15.00 3045 10
14... --    -- -- -- 1099 1 --      15.00 -- --
AUG
04... 25    168 97 14 1001 1 --      15.00 3044 10
SEP
01... 18    145 98 19 1001 30 30.00 15.00 3044 10


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