05553500 DATA: Chemical and Microbiological Tables, 2000

ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

05553500 ILLINOIS RIVER AT OTTAWA, IL

LOCATION.-- Lat 41°20'17", long 88°51'10", in SW1/4SW1/4 sec.11, T.33 N., R.3 E., LaSalle County, Hydrologic Unit 07130001 downstream of the railroad bridge, 0.25 miles, and downstream 0.5 miles of the Route 23 bridge in Ottawa and the confluence with the Fox River.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 10,949 mi².

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

DISCHARGE: November 11, 1902 to December 31, 1903.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY

CHEMICAL: Water years 1997-2000.

MISCELLANEOUS: Contaminants in streambed sediments, August 1998; contaminants in fish tissue, August, 1998.

BIOLOGICAL: Benthic Macroinvertebrates, September 1998, July 1999; fish, August 1998 and August 1999.

GAGE.-- Chain gage read twice daily. Prior to November 1, 1903, vertical staff at west end of first pier from the north abutment of the railroad bridge at same datum. Datum of gage is 579.48 ft above sea level (Chicago city datum).

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 46,900 ft³/s, Apr. 15, 1903, gage height, -119.08 ft CCD (460.40 ft above sea level); minimum discharge, 6,740 ft³/s, Sept. 8, 1903.

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Sampled as part of the Upper Illinois River Basin (UIRB) National Water Quality Assessment Program (NAWQA). Discharge in table are the sum of discharges for station 05552500 (Fox River at Dayton) and 05543500 (Illinois River at Marseilles).

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	FEET	PLING	(MM	DIS-	(STAND-	DUCT-	ATURE	ATURE
DATE	TIME	(CODE	(CODE	PER	POINTS	OF	SOLVED	ARD	ANCE	AIR	WATER
		NUMBER)	NUMBER)	SECOND	(COUNT)	HG)	(MG/L)	UNITS)	(US/CM)	(DEG C)	(DEG C)
		(00028)	(00027)	(00061)	(00063)	(00025)	(00300)	(00400)	(00095)	(00020)	(00010)
OCT 1999
13...	1010	80020	81700	5050	10	745	9.2	7.8	714	13.5	18.8
NOV
17...	1110	80020	81700	3960	10	752	12.6	7.7	854	12.5	9.7
DEC
14...	1200	80020	81700	5190	10	740	12.1	7.4	730	5.0	7.1
JAN 2000
13...	1125	80020	81700	4590	10	759	11.2	8.2	863	1.0	4.0
FEB
09...	1130	80020	81700	3040	6	746	13.8	7.6	1060	8.5	2.5
MAR
16...	1050	80020	1028	8970	10	752	14.4	8.6	1020	8.0	10.1
APR
12...	1200	80020	81700	6060	10	763	12.9	8.4	965	9.0	11.0
MAY
03...	1650	80020	81700	11200	12	751	11.5	8.1	858	23.5	19.6
JUN
02...	1320	80020	81700	25200	10	755	9.6	7.7	670	24.0	21.3
09...	1055	80020	81700	15000	10	748	9.2	8.0	772	26.5	22.1
15...	1740	80020	81700	29300	10	735	8.1	7.8	715	28.0	23.5
28...	1040	80020	81700	20700	10	748	6.4	7.8	656	22.5	24.4
AUG
01...	1230	80020	81700	11300	10	743	8.0	8.1	708	27.0	25.2
SEP
15...	1240	80020	1028	6670	10	755	8.5	8.0	640	18.0	21.9

					ALKA-	BICAR-	CAR-
		MAGNE-	POTAS-		LINITY	BONATE	BONATE	CHLO-	FLUO-	SILICA,
	CALCIUM	SIUM,	SIUM,	SODIUM,	WAT DIS	WATER	WATER	RIDE,	RIDE,	DIS-	SULFATE
	DIS-	DIS-	DIS-	DIS-	TOT IT	DIS IT	DIS IT	DIS-	DIS-	SOLVED	DIS-
	SOLVED	SOLVED	SOLVED	SOLVED	FIELD	FIELD	FIELD	SOLVED	SOLVED	(MG/L	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
	AS CA)	AS MG)	AS K)	AS NA)	CACO₃	HCO₃	CO₃	AS CL)	AS F)	SIO₂)	AS SO₄)
	(00915)	(00925)	(00935)	(00930)	(39086)	(00453)	(00452)	(00940)	(00950)	(00955)	(00945)
OCT 1999
13...	53.9	24.7	5.3	53.4	165	201	--	79.8	.5	5.6	77.5
NOV
17...	64.5	31.7	6.7	68.4	200	230	7	105	.6	1.5	89.3
DEC
14...	61.7	27.2	5.2	56.7	182	222	--	84.1	.4	4.1	83.3
JAN 2000
13...	71.8	27.6	7.7	86.1	182	222	--	125	.7	4.0	103
FEB
09...	74.0	30.1	7.6	122	200	244	--	193	.7	4.0	110
MAR
16...	78.3	31.4	5.5	90.0	192	220	6	156	.5	2.9	103
APR
12...	68.8	28.2	6.4	86.0	180	202	7	139	.6	1.6	105
MAY
03...	73.5	30.1	4.2	58.8	211	256	--	102	.3	5.3	85.2
JUN
02...	57.6	23.9	4.0	37.0	76	93	--	61.8	.3	7.5	58.3
09...	62.2	26.7	3.6	41.6	194	237	--	74.5	.3	5.4	62.7
15...	57.3	23.8	4.1	46.8	158	193	--	76.5	.3	6.3	62.3
28...	61.3	25.5	3.5	32.7	176	215	--	56.3	.4	7.5	53.3
AUG
01...	56.9	24.9	5.1	55.5	170	207	--	83.6	.4	4.2	73.0
SEP
15...	42.6	19.0	4.9	48.8	126	154	--	73.2	.4	5.1	54.9

	NITRO-	NITRO-	NITRO-		NITRO-	NITRO-	NITRO-			NITRO-	PHOS-
	GEN,	GEN,AM-	GEN,AM-	NITRO-	GEN,	GEN,	GEN,	NITRO-		GEN,	PHATE,
	AMMONIA	MONIA +	MONIA +	GEN	NITRATE	NO₂+NO₃	ORGANIC	GEN,	NITRO-	NITRITE	ORTHO,
	DIS-	ORGANIC	ORGANIC	DIS-	DIS-	DIS-	DIS-	ORGANIC	GEN,	DIS-	DIS-
	SOLVED	DIS.	TOTAL	SOLVED	SOLVED	SOLVED	SOLVED	TOTAL	TOTAL	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
	AS N)	AS N)	AS N)	AS N)	AS N)	AS N)	AS N)	AS N)	AS N)	AS N)	AS PO₄)
	(00608)	(00623)	(00625)	(00602)	(00618)	(00631)	(00607)	(00605)	(00600)	(00613)	(00660)
OCT 1999
13...	.024	.32	.95	3.4	2.99	3.03	.30	.93	4.0	.041	1.45
NOV
17...	<.020	.65	1.1	4.6	3.84	3.90	--	--	5.0	.060	2.45
DEC
14...	.105	.59	4.5	3.5	2.86	2.92	.49	4.4	7.4	.057	1.95
JAN 2000
13...	.084	.58	.98	5.6	4.91	5.03	.50	.89	6.0	.117	2.62
FEB
09...	.079	.68	1.0	6.0	5.15	5.28	.61	.92	6.3	.126	2.78
MAR
16...	<.020	.59	1.3	--	--	<.050	--	--	--	<.010	--
APR
12...	<.020	.66	1.3	5.5	4.75	4.85	--	--	6.2	.101	2.22
MAY
03...	<.020	.60	1.2	5.9	5.30	5.34	--	--	6.6	.041	.564
JUN
02...	.073	.66	1.5	9.2	8.50	8.59	.59	1.4	10	.092	.862
09...	<.020	.64	1.0	6.6	5.94	5.98	--	--	7.0	.040	.687
15...	.049	.67	1.2	6.2	5.42	5.48	.62	1.1	6.7	.058	1.17
28...	<.020	.73	1.2	7.2	6.45	6.51	--	--	7.7	.059	.702
AUG
01...	<.020	.52	.95	4.4	3.81	3.87	--	--	4.8	.061	1.53
SEP
15...	.152	.68	1.1	3.3	2.57	2.63	.52	.93	3.7	.059	1.65

		PHOS-		SOLIDS,			2,6-DI-
	PHOS-	PHORUS		RESIDUE		MANGA-	ETHYL	ACETO-	ALA-		ATRA-
	PHORUS	ORTHO,	PHOS-	AT 180	IRON,	NESE,	ANILINE	CHLOR,	CHLOR,	ALPHA	ZINE,
	DIS-	DIS-	PHORUS	DEG. C	DIS-	DIS-	WAT FLT	WATER	WATER,	BHC	WATER,
	SOLVED	SOLVED	TOTAL	DIS-	SOLVED	SOLVED	0.7 U	FLTRD	DISS,	DIS-	DISS,
DATE	(MG/L	(MG/L	(MG/L	SOLVED	(UG/L	(UG/L	GF, REC	REC	REC,	SOLVED	REC
	AS P)	AS P)	AS P)	(MG/L)	AS FE)	AS MN)	(UG/L)	(UG/L)	(UG/L)	(UG/L)	(UG/L)
	(00666)	(00671)	(00665)	(70300)	(01046)	(01056)	(82660)	(49260)	(46342)	(34253)	(39632)
OCT 1999
13...	.464	.474	.648	425	E10	3	<.003	<.002	.032	<.002	.173
NOV
17...	.898	.798	1.12	525	10	5	--	--	--	--	--
DEC
14...	.701	.636	.838	459	20	5	--	--	--	--	--
JAN 2000
13...	.915	.856	1.04	572	20	7	--	--	--	--	--
FEB
09...	1.00	.906	1.07	702	10	11	--	--	--	--	--
MAR
16...	.341	<.010	.509	640	E10	3	<.003	.024	.019	<.002	.698
APR
12...	.814	.723	1.02	596	10	E1	<.003	.589	<.002	<.002	1.95
MAY
03...	.205	.184	.351	538	E10	<2	<.003	.125	.014	<.002	.595
JUN
02...	.298	.281	.597	394	E10	E2	<.003	1.06	.028	<.002	4.27
09...	.263	.224	.405	452	<10	<2	<.003	.251	.012	<.002	1.24
15...	.435	.383	.718	430	<10	<2	<.003	.244	.009	<.002	1.24
28...	.286	.229	.475	388	<10	<2	<.003	.241	.018	<.002	1.10
AUG
01...	.558	.498	.670	446	<10	<2	--	--	--	--	--
SEP
15...	.557	.538	.704	353	E10	4	--	--	--	--	--

	BEN-		CAR-	CARBO-				DEETHYL	DIAZ-
	FLUR-	BUTYL-	BARYL	FURAN		CYANA-	DCPA	ATRA-	INON
	ALIN	ATE,	WATER	WATER	CHLOR-	ZINE,	WATER	ZINE,	D10 SRG	DI-	DI-
	WAT FLD	WATER,	FLTRD	FLTRD	PYRIFOS	WATER,	FLTRD	WATER,	WAT FLT	AZINON,	ELDRIN
	0.7 U	DISS,	0.7 U	0.7 U	DIS-	DISS,	0.7 U	DISS,	0.7 U	DIS-	DIS-
DATE	GF, REC	REC	GF, REC	GF, REC	SOLVED	REC	GF, REC	REC	GF, REC	SOLVED	SOLVED
	(UG/L)	(UG/L)	(UG/L)	(UG/L)	(UG/L)	(UG/L)	(UG/L)	(UG/L)	PERCENT	(UG/L)	(UG/L)
	(82673)	(04028)	(82680)	(82674)	(38933)	(04041)	(82682)	(04040)	(91063)	(39572)	(39381)
OCT 1999
13...	<.002	<.002	<.003	<.003	<.004	<.004	<.002	E.013	108	.170	<.001
NOV
17...	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
DEC
14...	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
JAN 2000
13...	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
FEB
09...	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
MAR
16...	<.002	<.002	<.003	<.003	<.004	<.010	<.002	E.028	77	.022	<.001
APR
12...	<.002	<.002	E.005	<.003	<.004	<.004	<.002	E.035	109	.026	<.001
MAY
03...	<.002	<.002	<.010	<.003	<.004	.010	E.003	E.050	107	.058	<.001
JUN
02...	<.002	<.002	E.018	<.003	<.004	.041	<.002	E.47	94	.062	<.001
09...	<.002	<.002	<.003	<.003	<.004	.029	<.002	E.16	87	.031	<.001
15...	<.002	<.002	E.008	<.003	<.004	.022	<.002	E.18	90	.072	<.001
28...	<.002	<.002	<.003	<.003	E.004	.019	<.002	E.25	80	.040	<.001
AUG
01...	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
SEP
15...	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--

	DISUL-		ETHAL-	ETHO-		HCH		LIN-		METHYL	METHYL
	FOTON	EPTC	FLUR-	PROP		ALPHA		URON		AZIN-	PARA-
	WATER	WATER	ALIN	WATER	FONOFOS	D6 SRG		WATER	MALA-	PHOS	THION
	FLTRD	FLTRD	WAT FLT	FLTRD	WATER	WAT FLT	LINDANE	FLTRD	THION,	WAT FLT	WAT FLT
	0.7 U	0.7 U	0.7 U	0.7 U	DISS	0.7 U	DIS-	0.7 U	DIS-	0.7 U	0.7 U
DATE	GF, REC	GF, REC	GF, REC	GF, REC	REC	GF, REC	SOLVED	GF, REC	SOLVED	GF, REC	GF, REC
	(UG/L)	(UG/L)	(UG/L)	(UG/L)	(UG/L)	PERCENT	(UG/L)	(UG/L)	(UG/L)	(UG/L)	(UG/L)
	(82677)	(82668)	(82663)	(82672)	(04095)	(91065)	(39341)	(82666)	(39532)	(82686)	(82667)
OCT 1999
13...	<.017	<.002	<.004	<.003	<.003	73	<.004	<.002	<.005	<.001	<.006
NOV
17...	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
DEC
14...	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
JAN 2000
13...	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
FEB
09...	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
MAR
16...	<.017	<.002	<.004	<.003	<.003	70	<.004	<.002	<.005	<.001	<.006
APR
12...	<.017	<.002	<.004	<.003	<.003	96	<.004	<.002	<.005	<.001	<.006
MAY
03...	<.017	<.002	<.004	<.003	<.003	90	<.004	<.002	<.005	<.001	<.006
JUN
02...	<.017	<.002	<.004	<.003	<.003	100	<.004	<.002	<.005	<.001	<.006
09...	<.017	<.002	<.004	<.003	<.003	80	<.004	<.002	<.005	<.001	<.006
15...	<.017	<.002	<.004	<.003	<.003	71	<.004	<.002	<.005	<.001	<.006
28...	<.017	<.002	<.004	<.003	<.003	87	<.004	<.002	<.005	<.001	<.006
AUG
01...	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
SEP
15...	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--

			MOL-	NAPROP-			PEB-	PENDI-	PER-
		METRI-	INATE	AMIDE			ULATE	METH-	METHRIN	PHORATE	PRO-
	METO-	BUZIN	WATER	WATER		PARA-	WATER	ALIN	CIS	WATER	METON,
	LACHLOR	SENCOR	FLTRD	FLTRD	P,P'	THION,	FILTRD	WAT FLT	WAT FLT	FLTRD	WATER,
	WATER	WATER	0.7 U	0.7 U	DDE	DIS-	0.7 U	0.7 U	0.7 U	0.7 U	DISS,
DATE	DISSOLV	DISSOLV	GF, REC	GF, REC	DISSOLV	SOLVED	GF, REC	GF, REC	GF, REC	GF, REC	REC
	(UG/L)	(UG/L)	(UG/L)	(UG/L)	(UG/L)	(UG/L)	(UG/L)	(UG/L)	(UG/L)	(UG/L)	(UG/L)
	(39415)	(82630)	(82671)	(82684)	(34653)	(39542)	(82669)	(82683)	(82687)	(82664)	(04037)
OCT 1999
13...	.069	<.004	<.004	<.003	<.006	<.004	<.004	<.004	<.005	<.002	.025
NOV
17...	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
DEC
14...	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
JAN 2000
13...	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
FEB
09...	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
MAR
16...	.191	<.004	<.004	<.003	<.006	<.004	<.004	<.004	<.005	<.002	E.010
APR
12...	.592	<.004	<.004	<.003	<.006	<.004	<.004	<.004	<.005	<.002	.020
MAY
03...	.200	<.010	<.004	<.003	E.002	<.004	<.004	<.004	<.005	<.002	E.017
JUN
02...	.986	.108	<.004	<.003	<.006	<.004	<.004	<.004	<.005	<.002	.060
09...	.287	.007	<.004	<.003	<.006	<.004	<.004	<.004	<.005	<.002	.031
15...	.335	.015	<.004	<.003	<.006	<.004	<.004	<.004	<.005	<.002	.032
28...	.213	<.010	<.004	<.003	<.006	<.004	<.004	<.004	<.005	<.002	.020
AUG
01...	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
SEP
15...	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--

	PRON-		PRO-	PRO-		TEBU-	TER-	TER-	THIO-	TRIAL-
	AMIDE	PROPA-	PANIL	PARGITE	SI-	THIURON	BACIL	BUFOS	BENCARB	LATE
	WATER	CHLOR,	WATER	WATER	MAZINE,	WATER	WATER	WATER	WATER	WATER
	FLTRD	WATER,	FLTRD	FLTRD	WATER,	FLTRD	FLTRD	FLTRD	FLTRD	FLTRD
	0.7 U	DISS,	0.7 U	0.7 U	DISS,	0.7 U	0.7 U	0.7 U	0.7 U	0.7 U
DATE	GF, REC	REC	GF, REC	GF, REC	REC	GF, 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)
	(82676)	(04024)	(82679)	(82685)	(04035)	(82670)	(82665)	(82675)	(82681)	(82678)
OCT 1999
13...	<.003	<.007	<.004	<.013	.032	<.010	<.007	<.013	<.002	<.001
NOV
17...	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
DEC
14...	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
JAN 2000
13...	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
FEB
09...	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
MAR
16...	<.003	<.007	<.004	<.013	.009	<.010	<.007	<.013	<.002	.021
APR
12...	<.003	<.007	<.004	<.013	.014	<.150	<.007	<.013	<.002	.033
MAY
03...	<.003	<.007	<.004	<.013	.026	E.010	<.007	<.013	<.002	.012
JUN
02...	<.003	.009	<.004	<.013	.047	<.010	<.007	<.013	<.002	E.004
09...	<.003	<.007	<.004	<.013	.021	.031	<.007	<.013	<.002	E.004
15...	<.003	<.007	<.004	<.013	.024	.036	<.007	<.013	<.002	.007
28...	<.003	<.007	<.004	<.013	.023	.025	E.014	<.013	<.002	<.001
AUG
01...	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
SEP
15...	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--

	TRI-		SED.		QUALITY
	FLUR-		SUSP.		ASSUR-			SAMPLE
	ALIN	SEDI-	SIEVE		ANCE			VOLUME
	WAT FLT	MENT,	DIAM.	PURPOSE	DATA	REP-		SCHED-		SAM-
	0.7 U	SUS-	% FINER	SITE	INDICA-	LICATE	SAMPLE	ULE	SAMPLER	PLING
DATE	GF, REC	PENDED	THAN	VISIT,	TOR	TYPE	PURPOSE	2010	TYPE	METHOD,
	(UG/L)	(MG/L)	.062 MM	(CODE)	CODE	(CODE)	CODE	(ML)	(CODE)	CODES
	(82661)	(80154)	(70331)	(50280)	(99111)	(99105)	(71999)	(99857)	(84164)	(82398)
OCT 1999
13...	<.002	96	86	1001	1	--	15.00	884	3039	10
NOV
17...	--	129	94	1001	1	--	15.00	--	3039	10
DEC
14...	--	76	95	1001	1	--	15.00	--	3039	10
JAN 2000
13...	--	109	96	1001	1	--	15.00	--	3039	10
FEB
09...	--	113	99	1001	1	--	15.00	--	3060	10
MAR
16...	<.002	123	100	1001	100	40.00	15.00	847	3051	10
APR
12...	<.002	139	97	1001	1	--	15.00	--	3051	10
MAY
03...	E.003	113	93	1001	30	30.00	15.00	--	3051	10
JUN
02...	.006	213	94	1003	30	40.00	15.00	877	3039	10
09...	<.002	137	95	1001	10	--	15.00	934	8010	10
15...	<.002	195	91	1003	1	--	15.00	952	3039	10
28...	<.002	138	93	1001	1	--	15.00	925	3039	10
AUG
01...	--	140	94	1001	1	--	15.00	--	3039	10
SEP
15...	--	89	96	1001	1	--	15.00	--	3051	10

Table of Contents

Introduction

Station Descriptions

Surface-Water Data

Ground-Water Data

Meteorological Data

Biological Data