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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 1994-2001.
SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

CHEMICAL: Water years 1987-92 and 1999 to current.
 

SEDIMENT: April 1979 to September 1982.
 

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

BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATES: Water year 1999.
 

FISH: Water years 1999 and 2000.
 

HABITAT: Water year 1999.

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, 9.43 ft., present datum, 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- OXYGEN, PH
AGENCY AGENCY CHARGE, DIS- WATER SPE- MAGNE-
ANA- COL- INST. SOLVED WHOLE CIFIC CALCIUM SIUM,
LYZING LECTING CUBIC OXYGEN, (PER- FIELD CON- TEMPER- TEMPER- DIS- DIS-
SAMPLE SAMPLE GAGE FEET DIS- CENT (STAND- DUCT- ATURE ATURE SOLVED SOLVED
DATE TIME (CODE (CODE HEIGHT PER SOLVED SATUR- ARD ANCE AIR WATER (MG/L (MG/L
NUMBER) NUMBER) (FEET) SECOND (MG/L) ATION) UNITS) (US/CM) (DEG C) (DEG C) AS CA) AS MG)
(00028) (00027) (00065) (00061) (00300) (00301) (00400) (00095) (00020) (00010) (00915) (00925)
OCT 2000
03... 0925 80020 81700 3.43 467 -- -- 7.8 826 16.5 17.4 65.3 28.5
NOV 2000
09... 0930 80020 81700 3.99 986 9.9 92.5 7.7 736 8.0 10.4 50.7 20.4
DEC 2000
05... 0930 80020 81700 3.37 421 13.2 98.2 8.5 1090 -8.0 2.6 74.2 30.8
JAN 2001
04... 1105 80020 81700 3.29 -- 13.8 96.7 7.7 1860 -2.5 0 76.5 32.1
FEB 2001
22... 0955 80020 81700 3.53 908 14.2 102 7.8 1270 -5.0 .7 75.2 34.2
MAR 2001
07... 1030 80020 81700 4.00 996 13.6 99.6 7.8 1010 1.5 1.6 67.0 28.7
APR 2001
09... 1020 80020 81700 3.71 711 9.9 100 7.8 1510 15.5 14.0 80.5 34.6
MAY 2001
18... 1040 80020 81700 3.89 888 8.0 92.2 7.8 1080 21.0 20.7 67.4 29.7
JUN 2001
12... 1025 80020 81700 4.24 1220 7.3 85.7 7.7 907 23.0 21.8 58.2 25.3
JUL 2001
16... 1050 80020 81700 3.01 183 7.8 96.0 7.8 1120 28.0 24.3 63.3 28.4
AUG 2001
07... 1030 80020 81700 3.12 253 7.5 96.8 7.6 990 31.0 27.5 53.8 24.9
ALKA- BICAR- CAR- SOLIDS, NITRO- NITRO- NITRO-
POTAS- LINITY BONATE BONATE CHLO- FLUO- SILICA, RESIDUE GEN, GEN,AM- GEN,AM-
SIUM, SODIUM, WAT DIS WATER WATER RIDE, RIDE, DIS- SULFATE AT 180 AMMONIA MONIA + MONIA +
DIS- DIS- TOT IT DIS IT DIS IT DIS- DIS- SOLVED DIS- DEG. C DIS- ORGANIC ORGANIC
SOLVED SOLVED FIELD FIELD FIELD SOLVED SOLVED (MG/L SOLVED DIS- SOLVED DIS. TOTAL
DATE (MG/L (MG/L MG/L AS MG/L AS MG/L AS (MG/L (MG/L AS (MG/L SOLVED (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L
AS K) AS NA) CACO3 HCO3 CO3 AS CL) AS F) SIO2) AS SO4) (MG/L) AS N) AS N) AS N)
(00935) (00930) (39086) (00453) (00452) (00940) (00950) (00955) (00945) (70300) (00608) (00623) (00625)
OCT 2000
03... 7.55 69.4 177 216 -- 102 .5 8.9 70.1 489 .062 .85 1.0
NOV 2000
09... 5.72 68.6 131 160 -- 108 .4 3.7 63.3 431 .189 .56 1.0
DEC 2000
05... 7.50 95.5 202 242 2 164 .5 6.0 85.7 632 .078 <.10 1.0
JAN 2001
04... 8.47 240 193 235 -- 395 .6 5.4 89.0 1060 .205 .98 1.1
FEB 2001
22... 5.56 125 209 255 -- 226 .3 6.9 74.2 724 .185 .89 1.0
MAR 2001
07... 4.91 90.9 179 219 -- 169 .3 5.7 61.6 588 .113 .76 .88
APR 2001
09... 5.90 163 207 252 -- 297 .4 3.0 84.8 874 .100 .83 1.1
MAY 2001
18... 4.65 99.8 197 240 -- 181 .3 5.2 61.5 624 E.040 .71 1.3
JUN 2001
12... 5.06 80.1 172 210 -- 141 .3 5.3 53.5 535 .062 .64 1.5
JUL 2001
16... 10.6 111 172 210 -- 174 .8 4.8 91.9 668 .172 1.1 1.4
AUG 2001
07... 9.41 109 136 166 -- 167 .8 5.2 82.7 588 .041 .88 1.0
NITRO- NITRO- PHOS- 2,6-DI- BEN-
GEN, GEN, PHOS- PHORUS MANGA- ETHYL ACETO- ALA- ATRA- FLUR-
NO2+NO3 NITRITE PHORUS ORTHO, PHOS- IRON, NESE, ANILINE CHLOR, CHLOR, ALPHA ZINE, ALIN
DIS- DIS- DIS- DIS- PHORUS DIS- DIS- WAT FLT WATER WATER, BHC WATER, WAT FLD
SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED TOTAL SOLVED SOLVED 0.7 U FLTRD DISS, DIS- DISS, 0.7 U
DATE (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (UG/L (UG/L GF, REC REC REC, SOLVED REC GF, REC
AS N) AS N) AS P) AS P) AS P) AS FE) AS MN) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L)
(00631) (00613) (00666) (00671) (00665) (01046) (01056) (82660) (49260) (46342) (34253) (39632) (82673)
OCT 2000
03... 4.41 .021 .737 .713 .823 20 21.2 -- -- -- -- -- --
NOV 2000
09... 2.95 .040 .401 .457 .634 30 21.2 -- -- -- -- -- --
DEC 2000
05... 5.70 .037 <.060 .977 1.07 20 17.6 -- -- -- -- -- --
JAN 2001
04... 6.45 .114 1.15 1.10 1.20 30 32.2 -- -- -- -- -- --
FEB 2001
22... 4.68 .067 .364 .365 .426 20 36.4 -- -- -- -- -- --
MAR 2001
07... 4.24 .039 .340 .333 .427 20 25.8 <.002 <.004 <.002 <.005 .031 <.010
APR 2001
09... 4.31 .063 .836 .761 .559 10 28.8 <.002 .008 <.002 <.005 .032 <.010
MAY 2001
18... 3.48 .056 .456 .415 .572 10 15.2 <.002 .099 .007 <.005 .607 <.010
JUN 2001
12... 4.17 .057 .404 .384 .631 M 12.0 <.002 .108 .009 <.005 .782 <.010
JUL 2001
16... 6.63 .064 1.46 1.39 1.53 <10 24.1 <.002 <.004 <.002 <.005 .103 <.010
AUG 2001
07... 6.29 .051 1.35 1.22 1.42 M 20.7 <.002 <.004 <.002 <.005 .050 <.010
CAR- CARBO- DEETHYL DISUL- ETHO-
BUTYL- BARYL FURAN CYANA- DCPA ATRA- FOTON EPTC PROP
ATE, WATER WATER CHLOR- ZINE, WATER ZINE, DI- DI- WATER WATER WATER FONOFOS
WATER, FLTRD FLTRD PYRIFOS WATER, FLTRD WATER, AZINON, ELDRIN FLTRD FLTRD FLTRD WATER
DISS, 0.7 U 0.7 U DIS- DISS, 0.7 U DISS, DIS- DIS- 0.7 U 0.7 U 0.7 U DISS
DATE REC GF, REC GF, REC SOLVED REC GF, REC REC SOLVED SOLVED 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) (UG/L) (UG/L)
(04028) (82680) (82674) (38933) (04041) (82682) (04040) (39572) (39381) (82677) (82668) (82672) (04095)
OCT 2000
03... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
NOV 2000
09... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DEC 2000
05... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
JAN 2001
04... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
FEB 2001
22... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
MAR 2001
07... <.002 <.041 <.020 <.005 <.018 <.003 E.015 .008 <.005 <.021 <.002 <.005 <.003
APR 2001
09... <.002 E.007 <.020 <.005 <.018 <.003 E.008 .017 <.005 <.021 <.002 <.005 <.003
MAY 2001
18... <.002 E.041 <.020 <.005 .085 <.003 E.074 .031 <.005 <.021 <.002 <.005 <.003
JUN 2001
12... <.002 E.019 <.020 <.005 <.018 <.003 E.089 .053 <.005 <.021 <.002 <.005 <.003
JUL 2001
16... <.002 <.041 <.020 <.005 <.018 <.003 E.009 .023 <.005 <.021 <.002 <.005 <.003
AUG 2001
07... <.002 <.041 <.020 <.005 <.018 <.003 E.014 .024 <.005 <.021 <.002 <.005 <.003
LIN- METHYL METHYL MOL- NAPROP- PEB- PENDI-
URON AZIN- PARA- METRI- INATE AMIDE ULATE METH-
WATER MALA- PHOS THION METO- BUZIN WATER WATER PARA- WATER ALIN
LINDANE FLTRD THION, WAT FLT WAT FLT LACHLOR SENCOR FLTRD FLTRD P,P' THION, FILTRD WAT FLT
DIS- 0.7 U DIS- 0.7 U 0.7 U WATER WATER 0.7 U 0.7 U DDE DIS- 0.7 U 0.7 U
DATE SOLVED GF, REC SOLVED GF, REC GF, REC DISSOLV DISSOLV GF, REC GF, REC DISSOLV SOLVED 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) (UG/L)
(39341) (82666) (39532) (82686) (82667) (39415) (82630) (82671) (82684) (34653) (39542) (82669) (82683)
OCT 2000
03... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
NOV 2000
09... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DEC 2000
05... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
JAN 2001
04... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
FEB 2001
22... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
MAR 2001
07... <.004 <.035 <.027 <.050 <.006 E.006 <.006 <.002 <.007 <.003 <.007 <.003 <.010
APR 2001
09... <.004 <.035 <.027 <.050 <.006 .017 <.006 <.002 <.007 <.003 <.007 <.002 E.016
MAY 2001
18... <.004 <.035 <.027 <.050 <.006 .340 <.006 <.002 <.007 <.003 <.007 <.002 <.010
JUN 2001
12... <.004 <.035 E.013 <.050 <.006 .105 <.006 <.002 <.007 <.003 <.007 <.002 <.010
JUL 2001
16... <.004 <.035 <.027 <.050 <.006 .023 <.006 <.002 <.007 <.003 <.007 <.002 <.010
AUG 2001
07... <.004 <.035 <.027 <.050 <.006 E.005 <.006 <.002 <.007 <.003 <.007 <.002 <.010
PER- PRON- PRO- PRO- TEBU- TER- TER- THIO- TRIAL-
METHRIN PHORATE PRO- AMIDE PROPA- PANIL PARGITE SI- THIURON BACIL BUFOS BENCARB LATE
CIS WATER METON, WATER CHLOR, WATER WATER MAZINE, WATER WATER WATER WATER WATER
WAT FLT FLTRD WATER, FLTRD WATER, FLTRD FLTRD WATER, FLTRD FLTRD FLTRD FLTRD FLTRD
0.7 U 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 0.7 U
DATE GF, REC GF, REC REC 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) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L)
(82687) (82664) (04037) (82676) (04024) (82679) (82685) (04035) (82670) (82665) (82675) (82681) (82678)
OCT 2000
03... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
NOV 2000
09... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DEC 2000
05... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
JAN 2001
04... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
FEB 2001
22... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
MAR 2001
07... <.006 <.011 E.005 <.004 <.010 <.011 <.023 <.011 <.016 <.034 <.017 <.005 <.002
APR 2001
09... <.006 <.011 E.010 <.004 <.010 <.011 <.023 E.004 .032 <.034 <.017 <.005 <.002
MAY 2001
18... <.006 <.011 .025 <.004 <.010 <.011 <.023 .034 E.013 <.034 <.017 <.005 <.002
JUN 2001
12... <.006 <.011 .028 <.004 <.010 <.011 <.023 .045 .180 <.034 <.017 <.005 <.002
JUL 2001
16... <.006 <.011 .058 <.004 <.010 <.011 <.023 E.009 <.030 <.034 <.017 <.005 <.002
AUG 2001
07... <.006 <.011 .021 <.004 <.010 <.011 <.023 <.011 .051 <.034 <.017 <.005 <.002
TRI- SED.
FLUR- SUSP.
ALIN SIEVE SEDI-
WAT FLT DIAM. MENT,
0.7 U % FINER SUS-
DATE GF, REC THAN PENDED
(UG/L) .062 MM (MG/L)
(82661) (70331) (80154)
OCT 2000
03... -- 94 92
NOV 2000
09... -- 95 100
DEC 2000
05... -- 99 142
JAN 2001
04... -- 98 174
FEB 2001
22... -- 98 99
MAR 2001
07... <.009 99 119
APR 2001
09... E.001 99 134
MAY 2001
18... E.005 98 180
JUN 2001
12... E.006 95 234
JUL 2001
16... <.009 99 146
AUG 2001
07... <.009 96 143
<</td> Less than
E Estimated value
M Presence verified, not quantified


Table of Contents

Introduction

Station Descriptions

Surface-Water Data

Ground-Water Data

Meteorological Data

Biological Data