Station list     Available data
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN


05587455       MISSISSIPPI RIVER BELOW GRAFTON, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 38°57'04", long 90°22'16", in sec.24, T.6 N., R.11 W., Jersey County, Hydrologic Unit 07110009, 11.3 mi above Lock and Dam 26, 19.0 mi above mouth of Missouri River, and at mile 214.6 upstream from the mouth of the Ohio River.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 171,300 mi2, approximately.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

CHEMICAL: Water years 1989-94 and 1998-99. National stream-quality accounting network station 1989 to 1994.
 

SEDIMENT: March 1989 to current year.

REMARKS.-- Established ambient water-quality monitoring network station Nov. 1992. Discharge for sediment records obtained from Mississippi River at Grafton.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS: Maximum daily mean, 1,910 mg/L, May 23, 1990; minimum daily mean, 1 mg/L, Sept. 10, 1991.
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT LOADS: Maximum daily, 1,090,000 tons, May 23, 1990; minimum daily, 186 tons, Sept. 10, 1991.
WATER-QUALITY DATA
DIS- UV UV OXYGEN, pH E. COLI COLI- STREP-
CHARGE, ABSORB- ABSORB- DIS- WATER SPE- WATER FORM, TOCOCCI
INST. ANCE ANCE SOLVED WHOLE CIFIC WHOLE FECAL, FECAL,
(CUBIC 254 nm, 280 nm, OXYGEN, (PER- FIELD CON- TEMPER- TOTAL 0.7µ KF AGAR
FEET WTR FLT WTR FLT DIS- CENT (STAND- DUCT- ATURE UREASE MF (col
DATE TIME PER (UNITS (UNITS SOLVED SATUR- ARD ANCE WATER (col / (col / /
SECOND) /cm) /cm) (mg/L) ATION) UNITS) (µS/cm) (DEG C) 100 mL) 100 mL) 100 mL)
(00061) (50624) (61726) (00300) (00301) (00400) (00095) (00010) (31633) (31625) (31673)
OCT
19... 1505 45900 .179 --        11.2 107 7.9 469 14.2 K27 58    K2
NOV
22... 1315 50000 .167 .121 11.8 106 7.9 489 11.3 K11 30    K2
DEC
07... 1335 68600 .155 .113 12.5 103 8.0 528 7.5 220 K190    220
JAN
19... 1225 36700 .136 .099 15.7 112 8.9 508 1.8 K160 K150    K8
FEB
14... 1355 184000 .123 .090 16.9 124 8.1 622 2.9 K8 K6    K2
MAR
13... 1305 96400 .130 .096 10.8 93 8.4 498 9.3 K150 K12    K96
APR
03... 1400 62400 .167 .125 12.3 115 8.9 436 12.1 K32 K32    K12
MAY
04... 1035 94200 .131 .094 7.6 81 8.1 620 18.6 68 K26    K9
JUN
09... 1905 179000 .160 .117 7.8 88 7.8 418 22.3 K22 210    290
26... 1410 267000 .191 .143 6.6 78 7.7 416 24.0 K320 K720    K720
JUL
10... 1350 209000 .189 .140 5.8 72 7.7 419 27.4 260 K660    54
AUG
11... 1925 77800 .152 .110 15.1 193 8.3 439 28.6 28 35    17
SEP
11... 1355 52500 .164 .119 8.2 104 8.4 435 27.3 K10 K3    K1
K--Results based on colony count outside the acceptable range (non-ideal colony count).
ALKA- ALKA- BICAR- CAR- HARD-
LINITY LINITY BONATE BONATE HARD- NESS MAGNE- POTAS- CHLO- FLUO-
WAT DIS WAT DIS WATER WATER NESS NONCARB CALCIUM SIUM, SIUM, SODIUM, RIDE, RIDE,
FIX END TOT IT DIS IT DIS IT TOTAL DISSOLV DIS- DIS- DIS- DIS- DIS- DIS-
FIELD FIELD FIELD FIELD (mg/L FLD. as SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED
DATE CaCO3 (mg/L as (mg/L as (mg/L as as CaCO3 (mg/L (mg/L (mg/L (mg/L (mg/L (mg/L
(mg/L) CaCO3) HCO3) CO3) CaCO3) (mg/L) as Ca) as Mg) as K) as Na) as Cl) as F)
(39036) (39086) (00453) (00452) (00900) (00904) (00915) (00925) (00935) (00930) (00940) (00950)
OCT
19... 160 165 202 0 200 38 47.3 20.8 2.5 20.1 28.6 .3
NOV
22... 180 181 221 0 220 35 48.6 23.0 2.7 21.6 30.5 .2
DEC
07... 160 164 200 0 210 41 46.8 21.4 2.4 22.9 33.4 .2
JAN
19... 180 182 200 11 230 45 51.4 24.0 2.2 24.5 36.0 .2
FEB
14... 190 184 230 0 240 53 55.5 24.9 2.8 28.8 41.3 .2
MAR
13... 130 130 159 0 200 74 48.8 20.1 3.2 24.3 39.7 .2
APR
03... 160 164 192 2 210 46 48.4 21.0 2.8 26.7 38.8 .4
MAY
04... 150 153 187 0 210 58 48.7 21.9 2.8 24.8 41.2 .3
JUN
09... 145 146 178 0 200 56 47.0 20.4 2.8 16.7 24.4 .2
26... 130 133 163 0 180 47 44.7 16.7 3.0 11.2 17.9 .2
JUL
10... 150 149 182 0 190 40 46.5 17.7 3.0 12.7 20.6 .2
AUG
11... 160 166 198 2 220 54 52.7 21.5 2.6 17.6 27.5 .2
SEP
11... 150 153 177 5 200 42 43.0 21.4 2.7 16.7 24.4 .2
NITRO- NITRO- NITRO- NITRO- NITRO- PHOS- RESIDUE SOLIDS,
SILICA, GEN, GEN,AM- GEN,AM- GEN, GEN, PHOS- PHORUS TOTAL RESIDUE
DIS- SULFATE AMMONIA MONIA + MONIA + NO2+NO3 NITRITE PHORUS ORTHO, PHOS- AT 105 AT 180
SOLVED DIS- DIS- ORGANIC ORGANIC DIS- DIS- DIS- DIS- PHORUS DEG. C, DEG. C
(mg/L SOLVED SOLVED DIS. TOTAL SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED TOTAL SUS- DIS-
DATE as (mg/L (mg/L (mg/L (mg/L (mg/L (mg/L (mg/L (mg/L (mg/L PENDED SOLVED
SiO2) as SO4) as N) as N) as N) as N) as N) as P) as P) as P) (mg/L) (mg/L)
(00955) (00945) (00608) (00623) (00625) (00631) (00613) (00666) (00671) (00665) (00530) (70300)
OCT
19... 7.3 33.6 <.020 .45 .95 1.53   .011 .154 .098 .221 -- 275
NOV
22... 5.0 34.9 <.020 .50 .83 1.22   .012 .075 .019 .122 -- 296
DEC
07... 3.7 36.9 .024 .46 .86 1.38   .010 .106 .074 .164 -- --
JAN
19... 3.7 39.2 <.020 .39 1.1   1.80   .020 .053 .025 .150 -- 326
FEB
14... 5.6 41.7 <.020 .44 .93 2.25   .021 .092 .081 .170 -- 346
MAR
13... 8.5 29.7 <.020 .74 .95 2.74   .032 .140 .085 .216 -- 305
APR
03... 2.0 36.8 <.020 .51 1.3   1.63   .018 .069 .036 .165 -- 298
MAY
04... 4.4 39.7 <.020 .63 1.0   4.09   .067 .124 .091 .234 -- 320
JUN
09... 8.1 29.6 <.020 .61 1.3   4.42   .042 .132 .120 .430 215 276
26... 10.8 24.0 <.020 .59 1.1   4.84   .037 .169 .143 .442 -- 258
JUL
10... 10.0 29.7 <.020 .43 1.3   4.11   .030 .178 .146 .478 264 266
AUG
11... 4.5 36.0 <.020 .43 1.0   1.95   .039 .102 .080 .202 43 294
SEP
11... .6 31.0 .053 .55 .87 .664 .023 .108 .087 .180 21 244
ALUM-
ALUM- INUM, CADMIUM LEAD,
INUM, TOTAL ARSENIC BORON, CADMIUM WATER COPPER, IRON, LEAD, TOTAL LITHIUM
TUR- DIS- RECOV- DIS- DIS- DIS- UNFLTRD DIS- DIS- DIS- RECOV- DIS-
BID- SOLVED ERABLE SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED TOTAL SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED ERABLE SOLVED
DATE ITY (µg/L (µg/L (µg/L (µg/L (µg/L (µg/L (µg/L (µg/L (µg/L (µg/L (µg/L
(NTU) as Al) as Al) as As) as B) as Cd) as Cd) as Cu) as Fe) as Pb) as Pb) as Li)
(00076) (01106) (01105) (01000) (01020) (01025) (01027) (01040) (01046) (01049) (01051) (01130)
OCT
19... 8.0 -- -- --    -- --    --    -- -- -- -- --   
NOV
22... 4.4 -- -- --    -- --    --    -- -- -- -- --   
DEC
07... 6.5 -- -- --    -- --    --    -- -- -- -- --   
JAN
19... 7.6 -- -- --    -- --    --    -- -- -- -- --   
FEB
14... 5.6 -- -- --    -- --    --    -- -- -- -- --   
MAR
13... 34    -- -- --    -- --    --    -- -- -- -- --   
APR
03... 20    -- -- --    -- --    --    -- -- -- -- --   
MAY
04... 23    -- -- --    -- --    --    -- -- -- -- --   
JUN
09... 65    76 2710 E1.8 84 <1.0 .1 2 40 <1 6 E3.3
26... 67    -- -- --    -- --    --    -- -- -- -- --   
JUL
10... 85    79 3040 --    -- <8.0 .4 <10 60 <100 6 --   
AUG
11... 24    24 549 --    -- <8.0 <.1 <10 20 <100 1 --   
SEP
11... 25    25 347 --    -- <8.0 <.1 <10 10 <100 E1 --   
CARBON, 2,6-DI-
MANGA- MERCURY SELE- STRON- VANA- ZINC, CARBON, ORGANIC ETHYL ACETO- ALA-
NESE, TOTAL NIUM, TIUM, DIUM, ZINC, TOTAL ORGANIC PARTIC- ANILINE CHLOR, CHLOR,
DIS- RECOV- DIS- DIS- DIS- DIS- RECOV- DIS- ULATE WAT FLT WATER WATER,
SOLVED ERABLE SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED ERABLE SOLVED TOTAL 0.7 m FLTRD DISS,
DATE (µg/L (µg/L (µg/L (µg/L (µg/L (µg/L (µg/L (mg/L (mg/L GF, REC REC REC,
as Mn) as Hg) as Se) as Sr) as V) as Zn) as Zn) as C) as C) (µg/L) (µg/L) (µg/L)
(01056) (71900) (01145) (01080) (01085) (01090) (01092) (00681) (00689) (82660) (49260) (46342)
OCT
19... -- --    --    -- -- -- -- 7.1 --    <.003 <.020 .006
NOV
22... -- --    --    -- -- -- -- 6.1 1.0 <.003 <.020 .007
DEC
07... -- --    --    -- -- -- -- 6.1 1.0 <.003 <.020 .006
JAN
19... -- --    --    -- -- -- -- 6.1 2.7 <.003 .024 <.002
FEB
14... -- --    --    -- -- -- -- 5.3 1.2 <.003 .074 .028
MAR
13... -- --    --    -- -- -- -- 7.1 2.1 <.003 .016 <.002
APR
03... -- --    --    -- -- -- -- 4.9 2.0 <.003 .093 <.002
MAY
04... -- --    --    -- -- -- -- --    .5 <.003 .294 .014
JUN
09... 2 <.3 E1.8 115 E6 37 E25 6.8 3.7 <.003 .720 .034
26... -- --    --    -- -- -- -- 5.9 2.0 <.003 .253 .024
JUL
10... 5 <.3 --    -- -- 23 E17 6.0 4.2 <.003 .075 .014
AUG
11... E2 <.3 --    -- -- <20 <31 5.8 1.7 <.003 .029 <.002
SEP
11... 4 <.3 --    -- -- <20 <31 11    1.7 <.003 <.002 <.002
E--Laboratory estimated value.
METHYL BEN- CAR- CARBO- DEETHYL
ATRA- AZIN- FLUR- BUTYL- BARYL FURAN CYANA- DCPA ATRA-
ZINE, PHOS ALIN ATE, WATER WATER CHLOR- ZINE, WATER ZINE, DI- DI-
WATER, WAT FLT WAT FLD WATER, FLTRD FLTRD PYRIFOS WATER, FLTRD WATER, AZINON, ELDRIN
DISS, 0.7 m 0.7 m DISS, 0.7 m 0.7 m DIS- DISS, 0.7 m DISS, DIS- DIS-
DATE REC GF, REC GF, REC REC GF, REC GF, REC SOLVED REC GF, REC REC SOLVED SOLVED
(µg/L) (µg/L) (µg/L) (µg/L) (µg/L) (µg/L) (µg/L) (µg/L) (µg/L) (µg/L) (µg/L) (µg/L)
(39632) (82686) (82673) (04028) (82680) (82674) (38933) (04041) (82682) (04040) (39572) (39381)
OCT
19... .121 <.001 <.002 <.002 <.003 <.003 <.004 <.004 <.002 E.010 .005 <.001
NOV
22... .127 <.001 <.002 <.002 <.003 <.003 <.004 <.004 <.002 E.041 .008 <.001
DEC
07... .128 <.001 <.002 <.002 <.003 <.003 <.004 <.004 <.002 E.042 .007 <.001
JAN
19... .138 <.001 <.002 <.002 <.003 <.003 <.004 <.004 <.002 E.019 <.002 <.001
FEB
14... .146 <.001 <.002 <.002 <.003 <.003 <.004 <.004 <.002 E.026 E.003 <.001
MAR
13... .073 <.001 <.002 <.002 <.003 <.003 <.004 <.004 <.002 E.012 .012 <.001
APR
03... .136 <.001 <.002 <.002 <.003 <.003 <.004 <.010 <.002 E.036 <.002 <.001
MAY
04... 1.02   <.001 <.002 <.002 <.003 <.003 <.004 .011 <.002 E.083 .015 <.001
JUN
09... 2.51   <.001 <.002 <.002 <.003 E.043 <.004 .052 <.002 E.180 <.002 <.001
26... 1.79   <.001 <.002 <.002 <.003 E.035 <.004 .032 <.002 E.290 .017 <.001
JUL
10... .692 <.001 <.002 <.002 <.003 <.003 <.004 .009 <.002 E.044 .010 <.001
AUG
11... .358 <.001 <.002 <.002 <.003 <.003 <.004 <.004 <.002 E.023 .004 <.001
SEP
11... --        <.001 <.002 <.002 <.003 <.003 <.004 <.004 <.002 --        <.002 <.001
DISUL- ETHAL- ETHO- LIN- MOL- NAPROP-
FOTON EPTC FLUR- PROP URON METRI- INATE AMIDE
WATER WATER ALIN WATER FONOFOS WATER MALA- METO- BUZIN WATER WATER
FLTRD FLTRD WAT FLT FLTRD WATER LINDANE FLTRD THION, LACHLOR SENCOR FLTRD FLTRD
0.7 m 0.7 m 0.7 m 0.7 m DISS DIS- 0.7 m DIS- WATER WATER 0.7 m 0.7 m
DATE GF, REC GF, REC GF, REC GF, REC REC SOLVED GF, REC SOLVED DISSOLV DISSOLV GF, REC GF, REC
(µg/L) (µg/L) (µg/L) (µg/L) (µg/L) (µg/L) (µg/L) (µg/L) (µg/L) (µg/L) (µg/L) (µg/L)
(82677) (82668) (82663) (82672) (04095) (39341) (82666) (39532) (39415) (82630) (82671) (82684)
OCT
19... <.017 <.002 <.004 <.003 <.003 <.004 <.002 <.005 .038 <.004 <.004 <.003
NOV
22... <.017 <.002 <.004 <.003 <.003 <.004 <.002 <.005 .027 <.004 <.004 <.003
DEC
07... <.017 <.002 <.004 <.003 <.003 <.004 <.002 <.005 .020 <.004 <.004 <.003
JAN
19... <.017 <.002 <.004 <.003 <.003 <.004 <.002 <.005 .061 <.004 <.004 <.003
FEB
14... <.017 <.002 <.004 <.003 <.003 <.004 <.002 <.005 .055 <.004 <.004 <.003
MAR
13... <.017 <.002 <.004 <.003 <.003 <.004 <.002 <.005 .102 <.004 <.004 <.003
APR
03... <.017 <.002 <.004 <.003 <.003 <.004 <.002 <.005 .085 <.004 <.004 <.003
MAY
04... <.017 <.002 <.004 <.003 <.003 <.004 <.002 <.005 .508 <.010 <.004 <.003
JUN
09... <.017 <.002 <.004 <.003 <.003 <.004 <.002 <.005 .976 <.020 <.004 <.003
26... <.017 <.002 <.004 <.003 <.003 <.004 <.002 <.005 .590 .011 <.004 <.003
JUL
10... <.017 <.002 <.004 <.003 <.003 <.004 <.002 <.005 .229 <.004 <.004 <.003
AUG
11... <.017 <.002 <.004 <.003 <.003 <.004 <.002 <.005 .060 <.004 <.004 <.003
SEP
11... <.017 <.002 <.004 <.003 <.003 <.004 <.002 <.005 .060 <.004 <.004 <.003
E--Laboratory estimated value.
METHYL PEB- PENDI- PRO- PRO- PRON- TEBU-
PARA- ULATE METH- PHORATE PRO- PROPA- PANIL PARGITE AMIDE SI- THIURON
PARA- THION WATER ALIN WATER METON, CHLOR, WATER WATER WATER MAZINE, WATER
THION, WAT FLT FILTRD WAT FLT FLTRD WATER, WATER, FLTRD FLTRD FLTRD WATER, FLTRD
DIS- 0.7 m 0.7 m 0.7 m 0.7 m DISS, DISS, 0.7 m 0.7 m 0.7 m DISS, 0.7 m
DATE SOLVED GF, REC GF, REC GF, REC GF, REC REC REC GF, REC GF, REC GF, REC REC GF, REC
(µg/L) (µg/L) (µg/L) (µg/L) (µg/L) (µg/L) (µg/L) (µg/L) (µg/L) (µg/L) (µg/L) (µg/L)
(39542) (82667) (82669) (82683) (82664) (04037) (04024) (82679) (82685) (82676) (04035) (82670)
OCT
19... <.004 <.006 <.004 <.004 <.002 E.009 <.007 <.004 <.013 <.003 .005 <.010
NOV
22... <.004 <.006 <.004 <.004 <.002 E.006 <.007 <.004 <.013 <.003 .009 <.010
DEC
07... <.004 <.006 <.004 <.004 <.002 E.005 <.007 <.004 <.013 <.003 .036 <.010
JAN
19... <.004 <.006 <.004 <.004 <.002 <.018 <.007 <.004 <.013 <.003 <.005 <.010
FEB
14... <.004 <.006 <.004 <.004 <.002 <.018 <.007 <.004 <.013 <.003 <.005 <.010
MAR
13... <.004 <.006 <.004 <.004 <.002 E.005 <.007 <.004 <.013 <.003 .010 <.010
APR
03... <.004 <.006 <.004 <.004 <.002 E.005 <.007 <.004 <.013 <.003 .008 <.010
MAY
04... <.004 <.006 <.004 <.004 <.002 E.009 <.007 <.004 <.013 <.003 .014 <.010
JUN
09... <.004 <.020 <.004 <.004 <.002 E.010 <.007 <.004 <.013 <.003 .029 <.010
26... <.004 <.006 <.004 <.004 <.002 E.013 <.007 <.004 <.013 <.003 .026 <.010
JUL
10... <.004 <.050 <.004 <.004 <.002 E.011 <.007 <.004 <.013 <.003 .012 <.010
AUG
11... <.004 <.006 <.004 <.004 <.002 E.009 <.007 <.004 <.013 <.003 .009 <.010
SEP
11... <.004 <.006 <.004 <.004 <.002 <.018 <.007 <.004 <.013 <.003 <.005 <.010
TER- TER- TER- THIO- TRIAL- TRI- PER- SED.
BACIL BUFOS BUTHYL- BENCARB LATE FLUR- METHRIN SUSP.
WATER WATER AZINE, WATER WATER ALIN ALPHA CIS SEDI- SIEVE
FLTRD FLTRD WATER, FLTRD FLTRD WAT FLT BHC WAT FLT P,P' MENT, DIAM.
0.7 m 0.7 m DISS, 0.7 m 0.7 m 0.7 m DIS- 0.7 m DDE SUS- % FINER
DATE GF, REC GF, REC REC GF, REC GF, REC GF, REC SOLVED GF, REC DISSOLV PENDED THAN
(µg/L) (µg/L) (µg/L) (µg/L) (µg/L) (µg/L) (µg/L) (µg/L) (µg/L) (mg/L) .062 mm
(82665) (82675) (04022) (82681) (82678) (82661) (34253) (82687) (34653) (80154) (70331)
OCT
19... <.007 <.013 E.003 <.002 <.001 <.002 <.002 <.005 <.006 22 99
NOV
22... <.007 <.013 --        <.002 <.001 <.002 <.002 <.005 <.006 12 99
DEC
07... <.007 <.013 --        <.002 <.001 <.002 <.002 <.005 <.006 57 99
JAN
19... <.007 <.013 --        <.002 <.001 <.002 <.002 <.005 <.006 78 98
FEB
14... <.007 <.013 --        <.002 <.001 <.002 <.002 <.005 <.006 77 95
MAR
13... <.007 <.013 --        <.002 <.001 <.002 <.002 <.005 <.006 87 99
APR
03... <.007 <.013 --        <.002 <.001 <.002 <.002 <.005 <.006 40 96
MAY
04... <.007 <.013 --        <.002 <.001 <.002 <.002 <.005 <.006 76 99
JUN
09... <.007 <.013 --        <.002 <.001 <.002 <.002 <.005 <.006 290 97
26... <.007 <.013 --        <.002 <.001 <.002 <.002 <.005 <.006 329 93
JUL
10... <.007 <.013 --        <.002 <.001 <.002 <.002 <.005 <.006 331 97
AUG
11... <.007 <.013 --        <.002 <.001 <.002 <.002 <.005 <.006 105 93
SEP
11... <.007 <.013 --        <.002 <.001 <.002 <.002 <.005 <.006 73 91
E--Laboratory estimated value.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Station Descriptions

Surface-Water Data

Ground-Water Data

Meteorological Data

Biological Data