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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05526000       IROQUOIS RIVER NEAR CHEBANSE, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 41°00'32", long 87°49'24", in SE1/4SW1/4 sec.10, T.29 N., R.13 W., Kankakee County, Hydrologic Unit 07120002, on right bank at upstream side of bridge on county highway, 3.1 mi downstream from Beaver Creek, 4.5 mi east of Chebanse, and at mile 6.5.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 2,091 mi2.

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

DISCHARGE: April 1923 to current year.
 

STAGE: Water years 1994-1998;2000.
SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

CHEMICAL: Water years 1978-1991 and 1999-2000. Additional chemical data for water years 1959-77 are published in Water-Resources Investigations 78-23 and 79-24 as site FL 02.
 

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

MISCELLANEOUS: June and July 1998; Contaminants in streambed sediments, August 1998; contaminants in fish tissue, August 1998.
BIOLOGICAL: Benthic macroinvertebrates, July 1999; fish, August, 1999.

REVISED RECORDS.-- WSP 1308: 1924-28(M), 1930(M), 1936(M), 1938(M), 1942(M), 1947(M). WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemetry, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 595.99 ft above sea level. Prior to June 16,1976, nonrecording gage, and June 17, 1976 to Aug. 13, 1979 water-stage recorder at site 600 ft upstream at datum 2.00 ft higher. Aug. 14 to Oct. 24, 1979, nonrecording gage at present site at datum 2.00 ft higher.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 27,000 ft3/s, May 13, 1933, Mar. 7, 1979; maximum gage height 21.68 ft, Mar. 7, 1979, present datum, ice jam; minimum discharge, 9 ft3/s, Oct. 6-8, 1956.
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS: Maximum daily, 1,400 mg/L, Apr. 14, 1979; minimum daily, 4 mg/L, Mar. 3, 1994.
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT LOADS: Maximum daily, 57,000 tons, June 5, 1980; minimum daily, 3.2 tons, Nov. 16, 1979.

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Flood in spring of 1913 reached a stage of 21.6 ft, present datum, discharge about 34,000 ft3/s.

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... 1100 80020 81700 2.48 109 -- 30 748 10.5 7.8
NOV
02... 1055 80020 81700 2.22 55 -- 21 742 12.3 7.9
DEC
07... 1105 80020 81700 2.69 166 -- 24 745 14.0 7.9
JAN 2000
04... 1110 80020 81700 2.70 169 -- 24 741 14.2 7.9
FEB
01... 1055 80020 81700 2.80 -- 113 6 748 14.1 6.7
MAR
07... 0855 80020 1028 3.51 495 -- 24 748 10.8 8.3
22... 1045 80020 1028 4.28 942 -- 12 753 14.8 8.2
APR
04... 0830 80020 81700 3.27 383 -- 24 739 12.2 8.3
MAY
02... 1035 80020 81700 4.72 1260 -- 19 750 8.9 8.0
30... 1020 80020 81700 6.02 2340 -- 10 744 6.3 7.8
JUN
08... 1120 80020 81700 4.52 1120 -- 14 745 12.2 8.1
16... 1140 80020 81700 5.50 1880 -- 12 733 7.0 7.9
21... 1440 80020 81700 5.90 2240 -- 15 739 7.2 7.8
27... 1030 80020 81700 6.66 2920 -- 15 745 7.0 7.8
JUL
06... 1140 80020 81700 10.13 7410 -- 8 736 5.4 7.5
AUG
02... 1150 80020 81700 3.65 582 -- 20 744 6.8 7.9
SEP
05... 1115 80020 1028 2.17 50 -- 18 756 9.6 8.2
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 14.5 11.8 71.6 25.6 3.6 25.0 216 263 --
NOV
02... 641 8.0 13.3 72.3 26.2 4.0 27.3 198 235 4
DEC
07... 648 7.5 4.7 73.9 25.7 3.4 29.4 208 236 7
JAN 2000
04... 636 -1.0 1.9 78.8 24.3 3.6 21.7 190 232 --
FEB
01... 686 -3.5 .0 88.5 27.1 2.9 23.9 213 259 --
MAR
07... 700 15.0 9.9 82.2 27.1 2.2 15.3 186 227 --
22... 636 17.5 8.9 77.5 27.4 2.2 16.7 186 227 --
APR
04... 728 2.5 9.6 80.8 27.9 2.1 14.2 206 242 4
MAY
02... 680 18.0 15.1 82.1 28.6 1.6 11.1 195 238 --
30... 628 22.5 17.6 71.3 27.5 2.1 8.7 166 203 --
JUN
08... 718 28.0 20.1 82.9 29.5 1.5 9.1 225 274 --
16... 631 24.5 22.6 72.9 27.0 2.1 8.8 188 230 --
21... 598 26.0 22.4 65.4 24.6 2.2 7.5 173 211 --
27... 643 24.0 22.1 77.9 26.4 2.1 7.7 190 232 --
JUL
06... 343 28.5 23.1 41.4 13.6 3.0 3.9 106 130 --
AUG
02... 659 28.0 25.5 78.5 27.9 2.4 14.6 242 295 --
SEP
05... 647 18.5 22.3 76.6 32.3 3.1 22.2 211 243 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... 38.8 .3 7.2 75.5 <.020 .51 .38 .72 --        .210
NOV
02... 42.4 .2 6.1 84.0 <.020 .32 .67 --      --        <.050
DEC
07... 42.5 .2 3.9 86.2 <.020 .38 .80 .64 .253 .263
JAN 2000
04... 38.9 .2 3.6 99.9 <.020 .34 .42 2.3   1.98   2.00  
FEB
01... 41.6 .2 2.2 103    .042 .42 .42 2.1   1.64   1.66  
MAR
07... 39.1 .2 4.5 86.8 <.020 .56 .82 9.6   9.02   9.07  
22... 41.3 .2 4.5 78.1 <.020 .30 .81 7.7   7.33   7.36  
APR
04... 37.2 .2 2.0 83.3 <.020 .43 .86 6.7   6.19   6.23  
MAY
02... 34.8 .2 5.9 68.9 .027 .51 .89 11      10.6     10.7    
30... 27.2 .2 7.9 47.7 .048 .65 1.2   16      15.8     15.8    
JUN
08... 31.0 .3 7.4 62.7 <.020 .50 .85 13      12.9     13.0    
16... 27.4 .2 8.3 51.1 .027 .62 1.0   13      12.1     12.2    
21... 27.7 .3 8.8 41.4 .032 .62 1.7   13      --        12.6    
27... 25.7 .2 10.5 45.7 <.020 .62 1.2   15      14.3     14.3    
JUL
06... 11.9 .2 7.4 18.9 .024 .50 1.6   7.8   7.29   7.33  
AUG
02... 30.4 .2 8.2 67.2 <.020 .42 .62 4.6   4.17   4.18  
SEP
05... 38.9 .3 9.7 87.1 <.020 .47 .90 --      --        <.050
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... --      --      .59 <.010 .120 .061 .039 .121 400 <10
NOV
02... --      --      --      <.010 --        .022 <.010 .069 411 <10
DEC
07... --      --      1.1   .010 --        .014 <.010 .066 412 E10
JAN 2000
04... --      --      2.4   .018 .055 .027 .018 .040 422 E10
FEB
01... .38 .38 2.1   .018 .067 .022 .022 .030 443 20
MAR
07... --      --      9.9   .051 .031 .024 .010 .077 434 10
22... --      --      8.2   .034 .067 .033 .022 .096 420 E10
APR
04... --      --      7.1   .038 --        .006 <.010 .076 409 E10
MAY
02... .48 .87 12      .061 .092 .039 .030 <.008 420 <10
30... .60 1.2   17      .074 .196 .077 .064 .177 383 <10
JUN
08... --      --      14      .044 .110 .046 .036 .117 436 <10
16... .59 1.0   13      .064 .218 .084 .071 .172 398 <10
21... .59 1.6   14      <.010 .264 .101 .086 .310 375 <10
27... --      --      16      .065 .261 .098 .085 .177 411 <10
JUL
06... .48 1.6   9.0   .045 .389 .146 .127 .445 226 E10
AUG
02... --      --      4.8   .014 .193 .085 .063 .147 421 <10
SEP
05... --      --      --      <.010 .120 .064 .039 .131 410 190
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... 7 98 100 1001 1 --      15.00 3044 10
NOV
02... 11 73 96 1001 1 --      15.00 3044 10
DEC
07... 14 80 96 1001 1 --      15.00 3045 10
JAN 2000
04... 12 74 96 1001 1 --      15.00 3044 10
FEB
01... 22 80 74 1001 1 --      15.00 3060 70
MAR
07... 13 82 99 1001 10 --      15.00 3044 10
22... 13 74 92 1003 1 --      15.00 3052 10
APR
04... 3 101 95 1001 1 --      15.00 3044 10
MAY
02... <2 142 97 1001 30 30.00 15.00 3052 10
30... E1 191 96 1003 1 --      15.00 3051 10
JUN
08... E2 170 94 1001 1 --      15.00 3052 10
16... E2 183 97 1003 1 --      15.00 3052 10
21... E1 290 98 1003 1 --      15.00 3052 10
27... <2 212 96 1001 10 --      15.00 3052 10
JUL
06... 3 375 96 1003 1 --      15.00 3052 10
AUG
02... 3 171 89 1001 1 --      15.00 3044 10
SEP
05... 10 113 92 1001 1 --      15.00 3044 10


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Surface-Water Data

Ground-Water Data

Meteorological Data

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