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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.45 N., R.7 E., McHenry County, Hydrologic Unit 07120006, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on Thompson Road, at west edge of Wonder Lake and 1.1 mi east of Greenwood at mile 19.7.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 84.5 mi2.

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

DISCHARGE: June 1994 to September 1997, October 1998 to current year.
 

STAGE: Water years 1994-1997;1999-2000.
 

PARTIAL RECORD: Annual maximum, water years 1965 to 1977.
SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

CHEMICAL: Water years 1999-2000.
 

SEDIMENT: June 1994 to September 1997.
 

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

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, and phone telemeter. Datum of gage is 798.00 ft above sea level. Prior to June 13, 1994, at datum 8.31 ft higher.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum gage height, 13.95 ft, present datum, June 11, 1967, discharge not determined; maximum discharge, 3,690 ft3/s, June 13, 1999, gage height, 11.63 ft; minimum discharge, 5.5 ft3/s, Sept. 12, 1995.
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS: Maximum daily, 808 mg/L, Aug. 17, 1995; minimum daily, 1 mg/L, Aug. 27, 1997.
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT LOADS: Maximum daily, 1,830 tons, Feb. 21, 1997; minimum daily, 0.06 tons, Aug. 27, 1997.

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum stage of 12.26 ft, present datum, occurred between Sept. 30, 1977 and June 13, 1994, from floodmark obtained from crest-stage gage, discharge not determined.

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
07... 1330 80020 1028 5.17 36 -- 15 749 1100    7.9
NOV
04... 1345 80020 1028 5.04 24 -- 16 753 16.9 8.5
DEC
09... 1225 80020 1028 5.19 39 -- 15 740 12.3 8.2
JAN 2000
06... 1225 80020 1028 5.03 23 -- 24 742 14.1 8.2
FEB
04... 1355 80020 1028 5.09 -- 16 20 744 15.3 8.1
24... 1410 80020 1028 6.08 199 -- 20 734 10.7 7.6
MAR
03... 1215 80020 1028 5.25 48 -- 19 742 13.9 8.4
APR
06... 1325 80020 1028 5.01 24 -- 19 734 12.9 8.4
20... 1420 80020 1028 6.42 301 -- 18 726 8.8 7.6
MAY
05... 1220 80020 1028 5.14 37 -- 20 743 11.7 8.4
JUN
01... 1350 80020 1028 6.64 378 -- 19 740 7.5 7.5
08... 1100 80020 1028 5.72 140 -- 16 741 8.6 7.8
12... 1525 80020 1028 8.45 1130 -- 20 740 --    7.6
12... 1910 80020 1028 9.76 2030 -- 13 740 --    7.6
29... 1100 80020 1028 5.48 68 -- 15 740 10.3 8.1
JUL
20... 0850 80020 81700 5.40 56 -- 15 741 9.1 7.9
AUG
02... 0750 80020 1028 5.40 56 -- 30 737 --    8.4
SEP
01... 1400 80020 81700 5.04 19 -- 11 741 --    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
07... 915 13.0 13.0 80.2 36.8   2.8 39.1 281 343 --
NOV
04... 915 18.0 7.6 89.1 45.6   2.9 42.2 305 347 10
DEC
09... 1160 10.0 6.1 79.2 38.0   3.3 75.8 280 342 --
JAN 2000
06... 1270 2.0 1.2 90.7 43.8   3.0 84.4 314 383 --
FEB
04... 1160 --    .6 88.8 43.3   2.9 81.3 295 360 --
24... 676 11.0 4.2 62.4 27.1   4.0 27.5 173 211 --
MAR
03... 924 8.0 5.8 84.2 39.0   2.2 34.5 281 338 4
APR
06... 880 17.0 11.2 84.8 43.2   2.2 31.2 296 361 4
20... 682 13.0 10.1 61.0 27.5   3.2 26.1 177 216 --
MAY
05... 919 27.0 19.2 81.2 40.8   2.3 41.0 269 328 2
JUN
01... 540 34.0 17.0 55.9 23.7   3.2 11.1 181 221 --
08... 756 --    17.4 74.4 33.7   2.2 20.6 253 309 --
12... -- 15.0 --    19.6 7.74 2.7 3.1 72 87 --
12... -- 15.0 --    15.8 5.94 2.5 2.0 58 71 --
29... 789 23.0 17.1 77.2 38.2   2.2 27.1 303 370 --
JUL
20... 820 18.5 17.0 82.0 41.0   2.2 26.5 -- -- --
AUG
02... -- 20.0 18.5 79.9 38.3   2.9 41.2 281 337 3
SEP
01... -- 39.0 --    84.9 45.0   2.6 33.1 313 372 5
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
07... 89.1 .3 10.2 64.5 <.020 .49 .44 3.4 2.91 2.92
NOV
04... 86.6 .2 7.8 66.3 <.020 .22 .40 2.6 --      2.39
DEC
09... 158    .3 8.1 68.6 .026 .50 .73 3.0 2.43 2.45
JAN 2000
06... 159    .2 11.8 73.1 .098 .36 .38 3.3 2.89 2.91
FEB
04... 148    .3 11.0 68.3 .036 .25 .31 3.3 3.03 3.06
24... 58.2 .2 7.8 44.8 .228 .99 1.8   8.4 7.36 7.40
MAR
03... 76.2 .2 8.8 60.6 .027 .45 .48 5.1 4.66 4.68
APR
06... 68.7 .2 8.8 63.8 <.020 .31 .80 3.0 2.67 2.68
20... 55.1 .3 7.9 39.0 .214 1.1   3.9   10    8.95 9.00
MAY
05... 88.3 .3 7.1 60.7 <.020 .44 1.0   4.7 4.22 4.26
JUN
01... 27.5 .2 8.9 23.7 .212 1.0   3.4   8.9 7.78 7.84
08... 47.7 .2 9.7 40.5 .056 .64 1.3   8.5 7.80 7.85
12... 7.2 .2 3.9 8.2 .105 .50 3.2   2.8 2.27 2.29
12... 4.8 .2 3.9 5.3 .079 .47 1.7   2.7 2.26 2.28
29... 57.8 .2 9.6 43.2 <.020 .50 .72 6.8 6.27 6.32
JUL
20... 58.9 .2 10.7 49.0 <.020 .40 .65 5.8 5.36 5.39
AUG
02... 90.7 .2 11.3 52.9 .052 .47 .77 4.3 3.84 3.88
SEP
01... 72.3 .2 12.1 61.2 <.020 .30 .42 3.3 3.03 3.05
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
07... --      --      3.4 .016 .098 .051 .032 .077 535 E10
NOV
04... --      --      2.8 <.010 --        .013 <.010 .035 504 30
DEC
09... .47 .70 3.2 .019 .067 .034 .022 .086 654 20
JAN 2000
06... .26 .28 3.3 .028 .061 .029 .020 .052 680 20
FEB
04... .21 .27 3.4 .024 .046 .014 .015 .031 644 20
24... .76 1.6   9.2 .044 .316 .141 .103 .366 380 30
MAR
03... .43 .45 5.2 .021 .040 .020 .013 .060 519 20
APR
06... --      --      3.5 .015 --        .007 <.010 .084 507 40
20... .91 3.7   13    .044 .202 .090 .066 .799 400 20
MAY
05... --      --      5.3 .043 .031 .016 .010 .122 518 20
JUN
01... .81 3.2   11    .064 .294 .148 .096 .713 323 10
08... .59 1.2   9.1 .052 .141 .067 .046 .176 453 E10
12... .39 3.1   5.5 .020 .457 .174 .149 .946 116 10
12... .39 1.6   4.0 .019 .475 .180 .155 .611 96 20
29... --      --      7.0 .045 .077 .035 .025 .099 468 10
JUL
20... --      --      6.1 .033 .052 .029 .017 .072 529 E10
AUG
02... .41 .72 4.6 .040 .129 .051 .042 .104 541 10
SEP
01... --      --      3.5 .022 .049 .028 .016 .060 511 10
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
07... 25 105 98 1001 1 --      15.00 3045 10
NOV
04... 16 129 95 1001 30 30.00 15.00 3044 10
DEC
09... 25 259 84 1001 1 --      15.00 3045 10
JAN 2000
06... 29 184 74 1001 30 30.00 15.00 3044 10
FEB
04... 27 154 80 1001 10 --      15.00 3044 10
24... 50 227 88 1003 30 30.00 15.00 3045 10
MAR
03... 35 60 100 1001 1 --      15.00 3044 10
APR
06... 36 125 100 1001 1 --      15.00 3044 10
20... 68 546 92 1003 30 30.00 15.00 3044 10
MAY
05... 20 225 94 1001 1 --      15.00 3044 10
JUN
01... 12 405 96 1003 30 30.00 15.00 3044 10
08... 19 146 96 1001 1 --      15.00 3044 10
12... <2 557 95 1002 1 --      15.00 3051 10
12... 3 380 94 1002 1 --      15.00 3045 10
29... 23 174 91 1001 1 --      15.00 3045 10
JUL
20... 20 -- -- 1006 1 --      15.00 3044 10
AUG
02... 25 226 76 1001 1 --      15.00 3045 10
SEP
01... 17 169 94 1001 1 --      15.00 3045 10


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Introduction

Station Descriptions

Surface-Water Data

Ground-Water Data

Meteorological Data

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