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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05520500       KANKAKEE RIVER AT MOMENCE, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 41°09'36", long 87°40'07", in SW1/4NE1/4 sec.24, T.31 N., R.13 E., Kankakee County, Hydrologic Unit 07120001, on right bank at end of Hill Street in Momence, 0.2 mi downstream from bridge on State Highways 1 and 17, 1.2 mi upstream from Tower Creek, and at mile 47.9.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 2,294 mi2, of which 201 mi2 probably is noncontributing.

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

DISCHARGE: February to December 1905, February to July 1906, December 1914 to current year.
 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2000.
SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

CHEMICAL: Water years 1975-1991 and 1999-2000. Additional chemical data for water years 1959-72 are published in Water-Resources Investigations 78-23 and 79-24 as site F 02.
 

SEDIMENT: October 1978-September 1981, January 1993-December 1995.
 

MISCELLANEOUS: Contaminants in streambed sediments, August 1998; Contaminants in fish tissue, August 1998.
BIOLOGICAL: Benthic Macroinvertebrates, July 1999; Fish, August 1999.

REVISED RECORDS.-- WSP 1238: 1916, 1930. WSP 1308: 1915(M), 1917(M), 1919(M), 1922(M), 1926(M), 1934-35(M), 1938(M). WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter and rain gage. Datum of gage is 609.18 ft above sea level. Prior to Aug. 1, 1938, nonrecording gage at site 0.2 mi upstream at datum 1.00 ft higher. Aug. 1, 1938, to Aug. 8, 1969, water-stage recorder at present site at datum 1.00 ft higher.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 16,000 ft3/s, Mar. 6, 1979, gage height, 10.51 ft, ice jam; minimum, 243 ft3/s, Aug. 7, 1988.
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS: Maximum daily, 2,620 mg/L, June 9, 1981; minimum daily, 4 mg/L, Feb. 22, Apr. 30, May 3, 4, 1993.
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT LOADS: Maximum daily, 30,600 tons, May 30, 1981; minimum daily, 23 tons, Nov. 23, 1980.

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Sampled as part of the Upper Illinois River Basin (UIRB) National Water Quality Assessment Program (NAWQA).
SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
DIS- DIS- BARO- PH
AGENCY AGENCY CHARGE, CHARGE, NUMBER METRIC WATER
ANA- COL- INST. IN OF PRES- WHOLE
LYZING LECTING CUBIC CUBIC SAM- SURE OXYGEN, FIELD
SAMPLE SAMPLE GAGE FEET FEET PLING (MM DIS- (STAND-
DATE TIME (CODE (CODE HEIGHT PER PER POINTS OF SOLVED ARD
NUMBER) NUMBER) (FEET) SECOND SECOND (COUNT) HG) (MG/L) UNITS)
(00028) (00027) (00065) (00061) (00060) (00063) (00025) (00300) (00400)
OCT 1999
05... 1245 80020 81700 1.28 740 -- 24 748 11.5 8.0
NOV
02... 1230 80020 81700 1.12 569 -- 24 739 13.3 8.2
DEC
07... 1240 80020 81700 1.61 1160 -- 21 746 12.4 7.9
JAN 2000
04... 1240 80020 81700 1.73 -- 1180 20 741 12.0 7.9
FEB
01... 1230 80020 81700 2.24 -- 640 6 748 13.4 7.2
MAR
07... 1100 80020 1028 2.15 1910 -- 17 748 10.0 8.2
APR
04... 1135 80020 81700 1.77 1360 -- 14 739 13.2 8.2
MAY
02... 1155 80020 81700 2.42 2320 -- 21 750 9.2 7.9
JUN
01... 1400 80020 81700 2.61 2640 -- 10 747 13.7 7.9
08... 1300 80020 81700 2.29 2130 -- 14 746 10.7 8.1
14... 1300 80020 81700 2.73 2840 -- 10 729 7.2 7.9
16... 0930 80020 81700 3.00 3290 -- 12 732 7.0 7.8
21... 1300 80020 81700 4.41 6330 -- 16 740 6.6 7.7
27... 1200 80020 81700 4.10 5600 -- 12 745 5.6 7.6
AUG
02... 1000 80020 81700 1.67 1230 -- 20 744 11.2 8.3
SEP
05... 1340 80020 1028 1.09 540 -- 28 756 10.1 8.3
ALKA- BICAR- CAR-
SPE- MAGNE- POTAS- LINITY BONATE BONATE
CIFIC CALCIUM SIUM, SIUM, SODIUM, WAT DIS WATER WATER
CON- TEMPER- TEMPER- DIS- DIS- DIS- DIS- TOT IT DIS IT DIS IT
DUCT- ATURE ATURE SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED FIELD FIELD FIELD
DATE ANCE AIR WATER (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L MG/L AS MG/L AS MG/L AS
(US/CM) (DEG C) (DEG C) AS CA) AS MG) AS K) AS NA) CACO3 HCO3 CO3
(00095) (00020) (00010) (00915) (00925) (00935) (00930) (39086) (00453) (00452)
OCT 1999
05... 627 15.5 12.0 80.2 25.5 3.0 15.1 207 252 --
NOV
02... 656 10.5 13.0 86.4 27.5 2.8 15.2 219 257 5
DEC
07... 632 7.0 5.8 83.1 26.1 2.9 14.8 164 200 --
JAN 2000
04... 599 -1.0 3.9 81.8 24.2 2.6 11.7 203 247 --
FEB
01... 655 1.5 .0 88.6 27.0 2.6 16.4 215 262 --
MAR
07... 661 22.0 11.1 85.1 24.7 2.5 11.6 200 245 --
APR
04... 662 4.5 10.0 86.7 25.9 2.4 12.4 202 246 --
MAY
02... 622 20.0 15.4 84.2 25.2 2.4 11.7 196 238 --
JUN
01... 617 29.0 20.2 73.7 23.7 3.2 11.9 207 253 --
08... 611 30.5 19.3 77.7 24.1 2.6 11.0 186 227 --
14... 618 28.5 22.5 69.2 21.9 3.2 10.6 182 222 --
16... 589 23.5 21.4 70.3 22.4 3.5 10.6 156 190 --
21... 426 24.5 21.4 42.0 13.5 4.2 6.2 101 124 --
27... 536 23.5 21.8 69.0 20.2 3.4 8.4 151 184 --
AUG
02... 617 26.0 23.0 79.1 24.5 2.4 13.3 211 251 3
SEP
05... 694 20.5 22.5 101    30.8 2.6 15.4 219 253 7
NITRO- NITRO- NITRO- NITRO- NITRO-
CHLO- FLUO- SILICA, GEN, GEN,AM- GEN,AM- NITRO- GEN, GEN,
RIDE, RIDE, DIS- SULFATE AMMONIA MONIA + MONIA + GEN NITRATE NO2+NO3
DIS- DIS- SOLVED DIS- DIS- ORGANIC ORGANIC DIS- DIS- DIS-
SOLVED SOLVED (MG/L SOLVED SOLVED DIS. TOTAL SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED
DATE (MG/L (MG/L AS (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L
AS CL) AS F) SIO2) AS SO4) AS N) AS N) AS N) AS N) AS N) AS N)
(00940) (00950) (00955) (00945) (00608) (00623) (00625) (00602) (00618) (00631)
OCT 1999
05... 28.4 .2 9.8 89.3 <.020 .33 .42 .99 .648 .660
NOV
02... 28.2 .2 9.2 95.2 <.020 .23 .36 .69 --        .460
DEC
07... 30.2 .2 9.3 110    .064 .38 .58 1.2   .809 .825
JAN 2000
04... 24.5 .1 9.5 95.0 .134 .41 .55 1.2   .815 .831
FEB
01... 31.8 .2 10.5 99.5 .123 .40 .41 1.5   1.04   1.05  
MAR
07... 26.9 .1 8.4 108    .030 .34 .69 2.5   2.12   2.13  
APR
04... 27.6 .2 7.8 102    .022 .33 .46 1.3   .984 .994
MAY
02... 26.2 .1 8.2 101    <.020 .41 .71 2.4   1.94   1.96  
JUN
01... 25.2 .2 9.5 82.8 .040 .66 1.6   8.1   7.42   7.48  
08... 25.0 .2 8.5 93.4 .020 .62 .81 4.4   3.71   3.73  
14... 23.9 .1 8.7 81.7 .035 .59 1.2   5.2   4.52   4.57  
16... 23.3 .2 9.6 86.5 .055 .76 1.1   6.1   5.26   5.32  
21... 13.7 .2 7.0 45.6 .040 .59 2.1   5.1   --        4.51  
27... 18.0 .2 10.1 73.2 <.020 .72 .91 4.5   3.75   3.81  
AUG
02... 26.1 .1 7.1 90.7 <.020 .31 .77 .97 --        .655
SEP
05... 30.3 .2 10.1 124    <.020 .34 .57 .83 .474 .487
NITRO- NITRO- PHOS- PHOS- SOLIDS,
GEN, NITRO- GEN, PHATE, PHOS- PHORUS RESIDUE
ORGANIC GEN, NITRO- NITRITE ORTHO, PHORUS ORTHO, PHOS- AT 180 IRON,
DIS- ORGANIC GEN, DIS- DIS- DIS- DIS- PHORUS DEG. C DIS-
SOLVED TOTAL TOTAL SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED TOTAL DIS- SOLVED
DATE (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L SOLVED (UG/L
AS N) AS N) AS N) AS N) AS PO4) AS P) AS P) AS P) (MG/L) AS FE)
(00607) (00605) (00600) (00613) (00660) (00666) (00671) (00665) (70300) (01046)
OCT 1999
05... --      --      1.1   .012 --        .023 <.010 .056 393 30
NOV
02... --      --      .82 <.010 --        .016 <.010 .030 424 10
DEC
07... .32 .52 1.4   .016 --        .018 <.010 .072 422 30
JAN 2000
04... .28 .41 1.4   .016 --        .014 <.010 .058 399 20
FEB
01... .28 .28 1.5   .012 .046 .014 .015 .028 424 10
MAR
07... .31 .66 2.8   .016 --        .016 <.010 .096 423 10
APR
04... .31 .44 1.5   .010 --        .016 <.010 .065 416 30
MAY
02... --      --      2.7   .020 --        .021 <.010 <.008 416 20
JUN
01... .62 1.5   9.1   .062 .120 .055 .039 .255 387 E10
08... .60 .80 4.5   .025 .052 .024 .017 .103 409 <10
14... .55 1.1   5.7   .043 .129 .053 .042 .266 371 E10
16... .70 1.1   6.5   .060 .126 .053 .041 .182 383 10
21... .55 2.0   6.6   <.010 .258 .110 .084 .664 239 20
27... --      --      4.7   .059 .083 .046 .027 .103 357 20
AUG
02... --      --      1.4   <.010 .037 .013 .012 .091 395 E10
SEP
05... --      --      1.1   .013 --        .018 <.010 .066 448 E10
SED. QUALITY
MANGA- SUSP. ASSUR-
NESE, SEDI- SIEVE ANCE
DIS- MENT, DIAM. PURPOSE DATA REP- SAM-
SOLVED SUS- % FINER SITE INDICA- LICATE SAMPLE SAMPLER PLING
DATE (UG/L PENDED THAN VISIT, TOR TYPE PURPOSE TYPE METHOD,
AS MN) (MG/L) .062 MM (CODE) CODE (CODE) CODE (CODE) CODES
(01056) (80154) (70331) (50280) (99111) (99105) (71999) (84164) (82398)
OCT 1999
05... 22 52 98 1001 1 --      15.00 3044 10
NOV
02... 56 81 93 1001 1 --      15.00 3044 10
DEC
07... 41 82 91 1001 10 --      15.00 3045 10
JAN 2000
04... 40 75 93 1001 1 --      15.00 3045 10
FEB
01... 72 87 88 1001 1 --      15.00 3060 10
MAR
07... 38 102 92 1001 1 --      15.00 3052 10
APR
04... 42 97 89 1001 1 --      15.00 3052 10
MAY
02... 44 105 92 1001 1 --      15.00 3052 10
JUN
01... 15 166 93 1003 30 30.00 15.00 3051 10
08... 16 121 93 1001 1 --      15.00 3052 10
14... 10 192 95 1003 1 --      15.00 3051 10
16... 10 133 93 1003 1 --      15.00 3052 10
21... 10 447 89 1003 30 30.00 15.00 3052 10
27... 20 94 86 1001 1 --      15.00 3052 10
AUG
02... 16 102 94 1001 1 --      15.00 3044 10
SEP
05... 29 94 91 1001 1 --      15.00 3044 10


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