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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05532500       DES PLAINES RIVER AT RIVERSIDE, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 41°49'20", long 87°49'15", in SW1/4SW1/4 sec.36, T.39 N., R.12 E., Cook County, Hydrologic Unit 07120004, on left bank 400 ft downstream from bridge on Barry Point Road in Riverside, 500 ft downstream from Hoffman Dam, 4,000 ft downstream from Salt Creek, and at mile 44.3.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 630 mi2.

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

DISCHARGE: October 1943 to current year. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1308.
 

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

CHEMICAL: Water years 1987-92 and 1999-2000.
 

SEDIMENT: April 1979 to September 1982.
 

MISCELLANEOUS: Contaminants in streambed sediments, August 1998; contaminants in fish tissue, August 1998.
BIOLOGICAL: Benthic macroinvertebrates, July 1999; fish, August 1999 and September 2000.

REVISED RECORDS.-- WSP 1174: 1944, 1948. WSP 1308: 1944(M). WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter and rain gage, and concrete dam. Datum of gage is 594.68 ft above sea level. Prior to Nov. 27, 1946, nonrecording gage at bridge 400 ft upstream at same datum.

REMARKS.-- Occasional regulation by gates at Hoffman Dam.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 9,770 ft3/s, Aug. 15, 1987, gage height, 9.90 ft; no flow Aug. 22-24, 1962, and part of Sept. 5, 1968, Aug. 31, Oct. 7, 1974.
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS: Maximum daily mean, 297 mg/L Apr. 12, 1979; minimum daily mean, 3 mg/L Jan. 24, Feb. 1, 3, 4, 1982
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT LOADS: Maximum daily, 3,240 tons Apr. 12, 1979; minimum daily, 1.5 tons Feb. 3, 4, 1982.

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Flood of Mar. 18, 1919, reached a discharge of 7,450 ft3/s, gage height, 9.48 ft., from information furnished by Metropolitan Sanitary District of Greater Chicago.

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Sampled as part of the Upper Illinois River Basin (UIRB) National Water Quality Assessment Program (NAWQA).
SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
DIS- BARO- PH
AGENCY AGENCY CHARGE, NUMBER METRIC WATER SPE-
ANA- COL- INST. OF PRES- WHOLE CIFIC
LYZING LECTING CUBIC SAM- SURE OXYGEN, FIELD CON- TEMPER- TEMPER-
SAMPLE SAMPLE GAGE FEET PLING (MM DIS- (STAND- DUCT- ATURE ATURE
DATE TIME (CODE (CODE HEIGHT PER POINTS OF SOLVED ARD ANCE AIR WATER
NUMBER) NUMBER) (FEET) SECOND (COUNT) HG) (MG/L) UNITS) (US/CM) (DEG C) (DEG C)
(00028) (00027) (00065) (00061) (00063) (00025) (00300) (00400) (00095) (00020) (00010)
OCT 1999
06... 0935 80020 81700 3.47 499 28 749 12.5 7.7 732 14.5 10.0
NOV
03... 0945 80020 81700 3.00 198 18 742 9.9 7.5 1020 5.0 10.2
DEC
08... 0920 80020 81700 3.60 600 24 745 12.3 7.9 733 3.0 5.2
JAN 2000
05... 0905 80020 81700 3.23 296 16 749 13.3 7.9 1620 -7.0 1.9
FEB
02... 0945 80020 81700 3.10 219 20 749 14.7 7.9 2130 -4.0 .0
MAR
08... 0925 80020 1028 3.48 507 25 740 10.1 8.1 1310 20.0 12.2
APR
05... 0950 80020 81700 3.22 316 20 744 14.2 8.9 1310 11.0 9.6
17... 1420 80020 81700 4.37 1350 30 746 10.1 8.1 1270 7.0 11.0
MAY
03... 0925 80020 81700 4.03 1030 16 749 9.0 7.8 966 19.0 15.8
JUN
07... 1320 80020 1028 4.77 1760 -- 750 7.8 7.7 761 24.0 17.9
28... 1100 80020 1028 4.30 1280 20 748 6.7 7.9 752 23.0 22.1
AUG
01... 1110 80020 1028 4.24 1220 17 745 --    8.0 -- 26.0 --   
SEP
06... 0940 80020 1028 2.99 183 20 755 8.1 8.0 982 20.0 19.8
ALKA- BICAR- CAR- NITRO-
MAGNE- POTAS- LINITY BONATE BONATE CHLO- FLUO- SILICA, GEN,
CALCIUM SIUM, SIUM, SODIUM, WAT DIS WATER WATER RIDE, RIDE, DIS- SULFATE AMMONIA
DIS- DIS- DIS- DIS- TOT IT DIS IT DIS IT DIS- DIS- SOLVED DIS- DIS-
SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED FIELD FIELD FIELD SOLVED SOLVED (MG/L SOLVED SOLVED
DATE (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L MG/L AS MG/L AS MG/L AS (MG/L (MG/L AS (MG/L (MG/L
AS CA) AS MG) AS K) AS NA) CACO3 HCO3 CO3 AS CL) AS F) SIO2) AS SO4) AS N)
(00915) (00925) (00935) (00930) (39086) (00453) (00452) (00940) (00950) (00955) (00945) (00608)
OCT 1999
06... 47.3 19.1   5.8 66.0 126 153 -- 105 .4 5.1 66.2 <.020
NOV
03... 61.3 24.4   14.1 109    151 184 -- 148 1.0 4.4 103    .043
DEC
08... 50.5 20.0   5.7 65.9 128 156 -- 104 .4 4.3 69.3 .124
JAN 2000
05... 61.3 22.6   9.8 227    139 170 -- 391 .7 4.2 83.2 .328
FEB
02... 24.3 9.27 12.6 123    158 193 -- 539 .9 1.6 95.5 .291
MAR
08... 75.3 33.8   7.8 139    176 215 -- 254 .4 5.7 98.9 .359
APR
05... 80.9 34.7   9.1 137    194 205 16 249 .7 .6 105    <.020
17... 50.9 21.6   6.1 172    118 143 -- 285 .5 2.2 65.0 .366
MAY
03... 66.1 30.8   5.3 87.2 180 220 -- 149 .4 4.9 75.7 .083
JUN
07... 51.1 23.1   4.1 59.3 170 207 -- 105 .3 5.4 48.5 .060
28... 52.4 25.0   4.2 62.9 184 225 -- 104 .3 6.2 44.2 <.020
AUG
01... 38.8 16.1   5.2 63.8 113 138 -- 101 .4 4.0 51.0 .084
SEP
06... 60.6 25.8   11.2 111    159 194 -- 149 .9 4.1 90.3 .047
NITRO- NITRO- NITRO- NITRO- NITRO- NITRO- PHOS- PHOS-
GEN,AM- GEN,AM- NITRO- GEN, GEN, GEN, NITRO- GEN, PHATE, PHOS- PHORUS
MONIA + MONIA + GEN NITRATE NO2+NO3 ORGANIC GEN, NITRO- NITRITE ORTHO, PHORUS ORTHO,
ORGANIC ORGANIC DIS- DIS- DIS- DIS- ORGANIC GEN, DIS- DIS- DIS- DIS-
DIS. TOTAL SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED TOTAL TOTAL SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED
DATE (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L
AS N) AS N) AS N) AS N) AS N) AS N) AS N) AS N) AS N) AS PO4) AS P) AS P)
(00623) (00625) (00602) (00618) (00631) (00607) (00605) (00600) (00613) (00660) (00666) (00671)
OCT 1999
06... .72 .58 3.5 2.79 2.81 --      --      3.4 .022 1.64   .607 .536
NOV
03... .92 1.0   10    9.48 9.54 .87 .97 11    .061 5.02   2.23   1.64  
DEC
08... .73 1.1   4.3 3.52 3.55 .61 .96 4.6 .034 1.74   .602 .569
JAN 2000
05... 1.4   2.0   9.6 8.08 8.16 1.1   1.7   10    .086 4.16   1.51   1.36  
FEB
02... 1.4   1.5   11    9.97 10.1   1.1   1.2   12    .130 5.10   1.97   1.66  
MAR
08... 1.1   1.3   7.9 6.54 6.76 .76 .94 8.1 .222 1.57   .599 .513
APR
05... .84 1.8   6.1 5.26 5.30 --      --      7.1 .038 2.82   1.02   .919
17... 1.0   1.9   4.7 3.62 3.69 .67 1.6   5.6 .078 1.50   .531 .490
MAY
03... .80 1.2   4.9 4.09 4.14 .72 1.2   5.4 .042 1.01   .364 .329
JUN
07... .79 .94 3.8 3.02 3.06 .73 .88 4.0 .035 .770 .291 .251
28... .79 .85 2.6 1.80 1.82 --      --      2.7 .024 1.00   .377 .327
AUG
01... .70 1.2   4.0 3.26 3.30 .62 1.1   4.4 .035 1.67   .652 .546
SEP
06... .93 1.0   9.1 8.11 8.15 .88 .97 9.2 .038 4.88   1.75   1.59  
SOLIDS, CARBON, 2,6-DI- ACETO- ACETO- ALA- ALA-
RESIDUE MANGA- CARBON, ORGANIC ETHYL CHLOR CHLOR ACETO- CHLOR CHLOR,
PHOS- AT 180 IRON, NESE, ORGANIC PARTIC- ANILINE ESA OA CHLOR, OA (ESA)
PHORUS DEG. C DIS- DIS- DIS- ULATE WAT FLT FLTRD FLTRD WATER FLTRD WAT FLT
TOTAL DIS- SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED TOTAL 0.7 U 0.7 UM 0.7 UM FLTRD 0.7 UM GF 0.7U
DATE (MG/L SOLVED (UG/L (UG/L (MG/L (MG/L GF, REC GF REC GF REC REC GF REC REC
AS P) (MG/L) AS FE) AS MN) AS C) AS C) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L)
(00665) (70300) (01046) (01056) (00681) (00689) (82660) (61029) (61030) (49260) (61031) (50009)
OCT 1999
06... .697 415 10 17 --    --    <.003 --      --      <.002 --      --       
NOV
03... 2.21   632 40 24 7.8 .6 <.003 <.05 <.05 <.002 <.05 <.050
DEC
08... .757 433 30 15 6.3 .9 <.003 <.05 <.05 <.002 <.05 <.050
JAN 2000
05... 1.67   944 40 25 7.4 .9 <.003 <.05 <.05 <.002 <.05 <.050
FEB
02... 2.11   1260 E10 13 11    .2 <.003 <.05 <.05 <.002 <.05 <.050
MAR
08... .674 816 20 38 8.0 1.1 <.003 .12 .07 <.002 <.05 .080
APR
05... 1.18   792 20 7 8.6 2.3 <.003 --      --      <.002 --      --       
17... .837 728 20 27 7.0 3.5 <.003 <.05 <.05 .133 <.05 <.050
MAY
03... .495 594 20 15 --    1.8 <.003 .27 .06 .033 .06 .230
JUN
07... .401 448 20 8 --    --    <.003 --      --      .095 --      --       
28... .501 437 20 15 --    --    <.003 --      --      .015 --      --       
AUG
01... .823 388 10 9 --    --    --        --      --      --        --      --       
SEP
06... 1.73   570 10 34 --    --    --        --      --      --        --      --       
BEN- CAR- CARBO- DEETHYL DIAZ-
ALA- ATRA- FLUR- BUTYL- BARYL FURAN CYANA- DCPA ATRA- INON
CHLOR, ALPHA ZINE, ALIN ATE, WATER WATER CHLOR- ZINE, WATER ZINE, D10 SRG
WATER, BHC WATER, WAT FLD WATER, FLTRD FLTRD PYRIFOS WATER, FLTRD WATER, WAT FLT
DISS, DIS- DISS, 0.7 U DISS, 0.7 U 0.7 U DIS- DISS, 0.7 U DISS, 0.7 U
DATE REC, SOLVED REC GF, REC REC GF, REC GF, REC SOLVED REC GF, REC REC GF, REC
(UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) PERCENT
(46342) (34253) (39632) (82673) (04028) (82680) (82674) (38933) (04041) (82682) (04040) (91063)
OCT 1999
06... <.002 <.002 .029 <.002 <.002 E.037 <.003 <.004 <.004 <.002 E.019 132
NOV
03... <.002 <.002 .023 <.002 <.002 E.041 <.003 <.004 <.004 <.002 E.017 111
DEC
08... <.002 <.002 .099 <.002 <.002 <.003 <.003 <.004 <.004 <.002 E.014 102
JAN 2000
05... <.002 <.002 .031 <.002 <.002 <.003 <.003 <.004 <.004 <.002 E.018 116
FEB
02... <.002 <.002 .031 <.002 <.002 <.003 <.003 <.004 <.004 <.002 E.013 112
MAR
08... <.002 <.002 .045 <.002 <.002 E.037 <.003 <.004 <.004 <.002 E.027 101
APR
05... <.002 <.002 .032 <.002 <.002 E.021 <.003 <.004 <.004 <.002 E.017 86
17... <.002 <.002 .229 .005 <.002 E.037 <.003 <.004 <.004 <.002 E.041 102
MAY
03... <.002 <.002 .102 E.004 <.002 E.012 <.003 <.004 .007 .004 E.041 110
JUN
07... .022 <.002 .796 <.002 <.002 E.023 <.003 <.004 .014 <.002 E.12   105
28... <.002 <.002 .702 <.002 <.002 E.008 <.003 <.004 .004 <.002 E.069 74
AUG
01... --        --        --        --        --        --        --        --        --        --        --        --
SEP
06... --        --        --        --        --        --        --        --        --        --        --        --
DISUL- ETHAL- ETHO- HCH LIN- METHYL
FOTON EPTC FLUR- PROP ALPHA URON AZIN-
DI- DI- WATER WATER ALIN WATER FONOFOS D6 SRG WATER MALA- PHOS
AZINON, ELDRIN FLTRD FLTRD WAT FLT FLTRD WATER WAT FLT LINDANE FLTRD THION, WAT FLT
DIS- DIS- 0.7 U 0.7 U 0.7 U 0.7 U DISS 0.7 U DIS- 0.7 U DIS- 0.7 U
DATE SOLVED SOLVED GF, REC GF, REC GF, REC GF, REC REC GF, REC SOLVED GF, REC SOLVED GF, REC
(UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) PERCENT (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L)
(39572) (39381) (82677) (82668) (82663) (82672) (04095) (91065) (39341) (82666) (39532) (82686)
OCT 1999
06... --        <.001 <.017 <.002 <.004 <.003 <.003 96 <.004 <.002 <.005 <.001
NOV
03... --        <.001 <.017 <.002 <.004 <.003 <.003 82 <.004 <.002 <.005 <.001
DEC
08... --        <.001 <.017 <.002 <.004 <.003 <.003 103 <.004 <.002 <.005 <.001
JAN 2000
05... <.200 <.001 <.017 <.002 <.004 <.003 <.003 102 <.004 <.002 <.005 <.001
FEB
02... .032 <.001 <.017 <.002 <.004 <.003 <.003 105 <.004 <.002 <.005 <.001
MAR
08... .005 <.001 <.017 <.002 <.004 <.003 <.003 87 <.004 <.002 <.005 <.001
APR
05... .031 <.001 <.017 <.002 <.004 <.003 <.003 78 <.004 <.002 <.005 <.001
17... .043 <.001 <.017 <.002 <.004 <.003 <.003 80 <.004 <.002 <.005 <.001
MAY
03... .027 <.001 <.017 <.002 <.004 <.003 <.003 92 <.004 <.002 <.005 <.001
JUN
07... .048 <.001 <.017 <.002 <.004 <.003 <.003 91 <.004 <.002 <.005 <.001
28... .044 <.001 <.017 <.002 <.004 <.003 <.003 85 <.004 <.002 <.005 <.001
AUG
01... --        --        --        --        --        --        --        -- --        --        --        --       
SEP
06... --        --        --        --        --        --        --        -- --        --        --        --       
METHYL METOLA- METOLA- MOL- NAPROP- PEB- PENDI- PER-
PARA- CHLOR CHLOR METRI- INATE AMIDE ULATE METH- METHRIN
THION ESA OA METO- BUZIN WATER WATER PARA- WATER ALIN CIS
WAT FLT FLTRD FLTRD LACHLOR SENCOR FLTRD FLTRD P,P' THION, FILTRD WAT FLT WAT FLT
0.7 U 0.7 UM 0.7 UM WATER WATER 0.7 U 0.7 U DDE DIS- 0.7 U 0.7 U 0.7 U
DATE GF, REC GF REC GF REC DISSOLV DISSOLV GF, REC GF, REC DISSOLV SOLVED GF, REC GF, REC GF, REC
(UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L)
(82667) (61043) (61044) (39415) (82630) (82671) (82684) (34653) (39542) (82669) (82683) (82687)
OCT 1999
06... <.006 --      --      .010 <.004 <.004 <.003 <.006 <.004 <.004 <.004 <.005
NOV
03... <.006 <.05 <.05 <.002 <.004 <.004 <.003 <.006 <.004 <.004 <.004 <.005
DEC
08... <.006 <.05 <.05 .008 <.004 <.004 <.003 <.006 <.004 <.004 <.004 <.005
JAN 2000
05... <.006 <.05 <.05 .011 <.004 <.004 <.003 <.006 <.004 <.004 <.004 <.005
FEB
02... <.006 <.05 <.05 .009 <.004 <.004 <.003 <.006 <.004 <.004 <.004 <.005
MAR
08... <.006 .48 .25 .010 <.004 <.004 <.003 <.006 <.004 <.004 <.004 <.005
APR
05... <.006 --      --      .009 <.004 <.004 <.003 <.006 <.004 <.004 <.004 <.005
17... <.006 .08 <.05 .070 <.004 <.004 <.003 <.006 <.004 <.004 <.040 <.005
MAY
03... <.006 .41 .28 .178 <.004 <.004 <.003 E.003 <.004 <.004 <.004 <.005
JUN
07... <.006 --      --      .297 <.004 <.004 <.003 <.006 <.004 <.004 <.004 <.005
28... <.006 --      --      .118 <.004 <.004 <.003 <.006 <.004 <.004 <.004 <.005
AUG
01... --        --      --      --        --        --        --        --        --        --        --        --       
SEP
06... --        --      --      --        --        --        --        --        --        --        --        --       
PRON- PRO- PRO- TEBU- TER- TER- THIO-
PHORATE PRO- AMIDE PROPA- PANIL PARGITE SI- THIURON BACIL BUFOS BENCARB
WATER METON, WATER CHLOR, WATER WATER MAZINE, WATER WATER WATER WATER
FLTRD WATER, FLTRD WATER, FLTRD FLTRD WATER, FLTRD FLTRD FLTRD FLTRD
0.7 U DISS, 0.7 U DISS, 0.7 U 0.7 U DISS, 0.7 U 0.7 U 0.7 U 0.7 U
DATE GF, REC REC GF, REC REC GF, REC GF, REC REC GF, REC GF, REC GF, REC GF, REC
(UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L)
(82664) (04037) (82676) (04024) (82679) (82685) (04035) (82670) (82665) (82675) (82681)
OCT 1999
06... <.002 .038 <.003 <.007 <.004 <.013 <.010 <.010 <.007 <.013 <.002
NOV
03... <.002 <.018 <.003 <.007 <.004 <.013 <.005 <.010 <.007 <.013 <.002
DEC
08... <.002 .032 <.003 <.007 <.004 <.013 .010 <.010 <.007 <.013 <.002
JAN 2000
05... <.002 .026 <.003 <.007 <.004 <.013 <.005 <.010 <.007 <.013 <.002
FEB
02... <.002 E.010 <.003 <.007 <.004 <.013 <.005 <.010 <.007 <.013 <.002
MAR
08... <.002 E.010 <.003 <.007 <.010 <.013 .011 <.010 <.007 <.013 <.002
APR
05... <.002 E.011 <.003 <.007 <.004 <.013 .008 <.010 <.007 <.013 <.002
17... <.002 .018 <.003 <.007 <.004 <.013 .014 <.010 <.007 <.013 <.002
MAY
03... <.002 .025 <.003 <.007 <.004 <.013 .021 .019 <.007 <.013 <.002
JUN
07... <.002 .027 <.003 <.007 <.004 <.013 .057 .088 <.007 <.013 <.002
28... <.002 .019 <.003 <.007 <.004 <.013 .020 .046 <.007 <.013 <.002
AUG
01... --        --        --        --        --        --        --        --        --        --        --       
SEP
06... --        --        --        --        --        --        --        --        --        --        --       
TRIAL- TRI- SED. QUALITY
LATE FLUR- SUSP. ASSUR- SAMPLE
WATER ALIN SEDI- SIEVE ANCE VOLUME
FLTRD WAT FLT MENT, DIAM. PURPOSE DATA REP- SCHED- SAM-
0.7 U 0.7 U SUS- % FINER SITE INDICA- LICATE SAMPLE ULE SAMPLER PLING
DATE GF, REC GF, REC PENDED THAN VISIT, TOR TYPE PURPOSE 2010 TYPE METHOD,
(UG/L) (UG/L) (MG/L) .062 MM (CODE) CODE (CODE) CODE (ML) (CODE) CODES
(82678) (82661) (80154) (70331) (50280) (99111) (99105) (71999) (99857) (84164) (82398)
OCT 1999
06... <.001 <.002 81 100 1001 1 --      15.00 892 3051 10
NOV
03... <.001 <.002 88 100 1001 10 --      15.00 909 3045 10
DEC
08... <.001 <.002 99 96 1001 1 --      15.00 980 3051 10
JAN 2000
05... <.001 <.002 148 99 1001 1 --      15.00 892 3045 10
FEB
02... <.001 <.002 127 98 1001 40 --      15.00 909 3045 10
MAR
08... <.001 <.002 134 98 1001 1 --      15.00 909 3051 10
APR
05... <.001 E.004 136 98 1001 1 --      15.00 909 3045 10
17... <.001 .010 277 99 1003 30 30.00 15.00 877 3051 10
MAY
03... <.001 E.004 163 98 1001 1 --      15.00 -- 3051 10
JUN
07... <.001 <.002 126 98 1001 1 --      15.00 917 3060 10
28... <.001 <.002 133 98 1001 1 --      15.00 847 3051 10
AUG
01... --        --        152 98 1001 1 --      15.00 -- 3052 10
SEP
06... --        --        116 99 1001 1 --      15.00 -- 3045 10


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Introduction

Station Descriptions

Surface-Water Data

Ground-Water Data

Meteorological Data

Biological Data