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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05525500       SUGAR CREEK AT MILFORD, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 40°37'48", long 87°43'26" (NAD of 1927), in NW1/4NE1/4 sec.16, T.25 N., R.12 W., Iroquois County, Hydrologic Unit 07120002, on pier at downstream side of bridge on County Highway 9,200 ft downstream from Mud Creek, 1 mi west of Milford, and at mile 23.9.
 

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 446 mi2.
 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
 

DISCHARGE: July 1948 to current year.
 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2002.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

CHEMICAL: Water years 1978-91, and 1999 to current.
 

MISCELLANEOUS: Contaminants in streambed sediments, August 1999; contaminants in fish tissue, August 1999.

BIOLOGICAL
 

BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATES: Water year 1999.
 

FISH: Water years 1999, and 2002.
 

HABITAT: Water years 1999, and 2002.
 

REVISED RECORDS.-- WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.
 

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder and phone telemeter. Datum of gage is 622.00 ft above NGVD of 1929. Prior to July 23, 1970, nonrecording gage at same site and datum.
 

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 22,900 ft3/s, Feb. 21, 1951, gage height, 20.90 ft, from rating curve extended above 8,200 ft3/s; maximum gage height, 28.16 ft, Apr. 12, 1994, discharge, 19,400 ft3/s; minimum discharge, 2.0 ft3/s, Sept. 1, 2, 7, 1972, Oct. 8, 1994.
 

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.--Sampled as part of the Upper Illinois River Basin (UIRB) National Water Quality Assessment Project (NAWQA).
SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
DIS- OXYGEN, PH ALKA- BICAR-
AGENCY AGENCY CHARGE, DIS- WATER SPE- LINITY BONATE
COL- ANA- INST. SOLVED WHOLE CIFIC WAT DIS WATER
LECTING LYZING CUBIC OXYGEN, (PER- FIELD CON- TEMPER- TEMPER- TOT IT DIS IT
SAMPLE SAMPLE GAGE FEET DIS- CENT (STAND- DUCT- ATURE ATURE FIELD FIELD
(CODE (CODE HEIGHT PER SOLVED SATUR- ARD ANCE AIR WATER MG/L AS MG/L AS
NUMBER) NUMBER) (FEET) SECOND (MG/L) ATION) UNITS) (US/CM) (DEG C) (DEG C) CACO3 HCO3
Date Time (00027) (00028) (00065) (00061) (00300) (00301) (00400) (00095) (00020) (00010) (39086) (00453)
OCT 2001
05... 0810 81700 80020 3.26 24 8.2 80 8.1 687 9.0 14.1 249 304
DEC
11... 1150 81700 80020 5.27 217 12.6 97 8.2 726 6.5 4.3 273 333
FEB 2002
11... 0910 81700 80020 6.24 342 12.2 93 8.1 685 -3.0 3.8 244 291
APR
02... 1110 81700 80020 10.79 1060 10.7 85 8.5 830 6.0 5.2 182 222
MAY
06... 0940 81700 80020 7.46 551 9.2 92 8.1 632 18.0 15.6 211 251
JUN
05... 1020 81700 80020 5.50 210 6.9 78 8.0 605 18.0 21.2 199 243
JUL
01... 0915 81700 80020 4.92 153 7.0 85 8.0 620 29.5 24.7 232 283
AUG
08... 0930 81700 80020 3.44 40 6.2 69 8.0 667 20.5 21.1 256 308
CAR- NITRO- NITRO- NITRO- NITRO- ORTHO- 2,6-DI-
BONATE CHLO- GEN, GEN,AM- GEN, GEN, PHOS- ETHYL ACETO- ALA-
WATER RIDE, SULFATE AMMONIA MONIA + NO2+NO3 NITRITE PHATE, PHOS- ANILINE CHLOR, CHLOR, ALPHA
DIS IT DIS- DIS- DIS- ORGANIC DIS- DIS- DIS- PHORUS WAT FLT WATER WATER, BHC
FIELD SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED TOTAL SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED TOTAL 0.7 U FLTRD DISS, DIS-
MG/L AS (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L GF, REC REC REC, SOLVED
CO3 AS CL) AS SO4) AS N) AS N) AS N) AS N) AS P) AS P) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L)
Date (00452) (00940) (00945) (00608) (00625) (00631) (00613) (00671) (00665) (82660) (49260) (46342) (34253)
OCT 2001
05... <1 30.0 83.8 <.04 .38 2.38 .010 .02 .077 <.002 <.004 <.002 <.005
DEC
11... <1 26.9 60.0 <.04 .28 <.05 <.008 <.02 .028 <.002 <.004 <.002 <.005
FEB 2002
11... 4 25.0 56.1 E.03 .32 9.94 .013 .04 .053 <.006 <.006 <.004 <.005
APR
02... <1 20.0 38.2 <.04 .56 10.6   .012 .06 .127 <.006 .008 <.004 <.005
MAY
06... 3 20.8 46.8 <.04 .53 11.0   .025 .04 .095 <.006 .522 <.004 <.005
JUN
05... <1 23.3 47.0 .20 2.4   10.3   .053 .04 .21   <.006 .231 <.004 <.005
JUL
01... <1 19.1 45.9 <.04 .80 9.74 .025 .04 .134 <.006 .407 <.004 <.005
AUG
08... 3 21.1 67.0 <.04 .45 3.16 .016 .04 .104 <.006 .025 <.004 <.005
BEN- CAR- CARBO- DEETHYL DISUL-
ATRA- FLUR- BUTYL- BARYL FURAN CYANA- DCPA ATRA- FOTON EPTC
ZINE, ALIN ATE, WATER WATER CHLOR- ZINE, WATER ZINE, DI- DI- WATER WATER
WATER, WAT FLD WATER, FLTRD FLTRD PYRIFOS WATER, FLTRD WATER, AZINON, ELDRIN FLTRD FLTRD
DISS, 0.7 U DISS, 0.7 U 0.7 U DIS- DISS, 0.7 U DISS, DIS- DIS- 0.7 U 0.7 U
REC GF, REC REC GF, REC GF, REC SOLVED REC GF, REC REC SOLVED 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)
Date (39632) (82673) (04028) (82680) (82674) (38933) (04041) (82682) (04040) (39572) (39381) (82677) (82668)
OCT 2001
05... .082 <.010 <.002 <.041 <.020 <.005 E.005 <.003 E.020 <.005 <.005 <.02 <.002
DEC
11... .082 <.010 <.002 <.041 <.020 <.005 <.018 <.003 E.035 <.005 <.005 <.02 <.002
FEB 2002
11... .062 <.010 .002 <.041 <.020 <.005 <.018 <.003 E.030 <.005 <.005 <.02 <.002
APR
02... .140 <.010 <.002 <.041 <.020 <.005 <.018 <.003 E.023 <.005 <.005 <.02 <.002
MAY
06... 2.76   <.010 <.002 <.041 <.020 <.005 <.018 <.003 E.078 <.005 <.005 <.02 <.002
JUN
05... 21.3     <.010 <.002 E.004 <.020 .037 <.018 <.003 E1.08   <.005 <.005 <.02 <.002
JUL
01... 2.57   <.010 <.002 <.041 <.020 <.005 <.018 <.003 E.276 <.005 <.005 <.02 <.002
AUG
08... .368 <.010 <.002 E.008 <.020 <.005 <.018 <.003 E.062 <.005 <.005 <.02 <.002
ETHAL- ETHO- LIN- METHYL METHYL MOL- NAPROP-
FLUR- PROP URON AZIN- PARA- METRI- INATE AMIDE
ALIN WATER FONOFOS WATER MALA- PHOS THION METO- BUZIN WATER WATER
WAT FLT FLTRD WATER LINDANE FLTRD THION, WAT FLT WAT FLT LACHLOR SENCOR FLTRD FLTRD P,P'
0.7 U 0.7 U DISS DIS- 0.7 U DIS- 0.7 U 0.7 U WATER WATER 0.7 U 0.7 U DDE
GF, REC GF, REC REC SOLVED GF, REC SOLVED GF, REC GF, REC DISS DISS GF, REC GF, REC DISS
(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)
Date (82663) (82672) (04095) (39341) (82666) (39532) (82686) (82667) (39415) (82630) (82671) (82684) (34653)
OCT 2001
05... <.009 <.005 <.003 <.004 <.035 <.027 <.050 <.006 .018 <.006 <.002 <.007 <.003
DEC
11... <.009 <.005 <.003 <.004 <.035 <.027 <.050 <.006 E.011 <.006 <.002 <.007 <.003
FEB 2002
11... <.009 <.005 <.003 <.004 <.035 <.027 <.050 <.006 .016 <.006 <.002 <.007 <.003
APR
02... <.009 <.005 <.003 <.004 <.035 <.027 <.050 <.006 .027 <.006 <.002 <.007 <.003
MAY
06... <.009 <.005 <.003 <.004 <.035 <.027 <.050 <.006 .085 .011 <.002 <.007 <.003
JUN
05... <.009 <.005 <.003 <.004 <.035 <.027 <.050 <.006 .485 <.010 <.002 <.007 <.003
JUL
01... <.009 <.005 <.003 <.004 <.035 <.027 <.050 <.006 .511 .006 <.002 <.007 <.003
AUG
08... <.009 <.005 <.003 <.004 <.035 <.027 <.050 <.006 .088 <.006 <.002 <.007 <.003
PEB- PENDI- PER- PRON- PRO- PRO- TEBU- TER-
ULATE METH- METHRIN PHORATE PRO- AMIDE PROPA- PANIL PARGITE SI- THIURON BACIL
PARA- WATER ALIN CIS WATER METON, WATER CHLOR, WATER WATER MAZINE, WATER WATER
THION, FILTRD WAT FLT WAT FLT FLTRD WATER, FLTRD WATER, FLTRD FLTRD WATER, FLTRD FLTRD
DIS- 0.7 U 0.7 U 0.7 U 0.7 U DISS, 0.7 U DISS, 0.7 U 0.7 U DISS, 0.7 U 0.7 U
SOLVED GF, REC GF, REC GF, REC GF, REC REC GF, REC REC GF, REC GF, REC 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)
Date (39542) (82669) (82683) (82687) (82664) (04037) (82676) (04024) (82679) (82685) (04035) (82670) (82665)
OCT 2001
05... <.007 <.002 <.010 <.006 <.011 E.01 <.004 <.010 <.011 <.02 <.011 <.02 <.250
DEC
11... <.007 <.002 <.010 <.006 <.011 M <.004 <.010 <.011 <.02 .633 <.02 <.034
FEB 2002
11... <.010 <.004 <.022 <.006 <.011 <.01 <.004 <.010 <.011 <.02 .075 <.02 <.034
APR
02... <.010 <.004 <.022 <.006 <.011 <.01 <.004 <.010 <.011 <.02 .036 <.02 <.034
MAY
06... <.010 <.004 E.009 <.006 <.011 <.01 <.004 <.010 <.011 <.02 .016 <.02 <.034
JUN
05... <.010 <.004 .121 <.006 <.011 .02 <.004 <.010 <.011 <.02 .091 <.02 <.034
JUL
01... <.010 <.004 <.022 <.006 <.011 E.01 <.004 <.010 <.011 <.02 .020 <.02 <.034
AUG
08... <.010 <.004 <.022 <.006 <.011 .03 <.004 <.010 <.011 <.02 .012 <.02 <.034
TER- TER- THIO- TRIAL- TRI- SED.
BUFOS BUTHYL- BENCARB LATE FLUR- SUSP.
WATER AZINE, WATER WATER ALIN SIEVE SEDI-
FLTRD WATER, FLTRD FLTRD WAT FLT DIAM. MENT,
0.7 U DISS, 0.7 U 0.7 U 0.7 U % FINER SUS-
GF, REC REC GF, REC GF, REC GF, REC THAN PENDED
(UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) .062 MM (MG/L)
Date (82675) (04022) (82681) (82678) (82661) (70331) (80154)
OCT 2001
05... <.02 U <.005 <.002 <.009 86 188
DEC
11... <.02 U <.005 <.002 <.009 92 129
FEB 2002
11... <.02 U <.005 <.002 <.009 90 127
APR
02... <.02 -- <.005 <.002 <.009 98 133
MAY
06... <.02 -- <.005 <.002 <.009 96 105
JUN
05... <.02 -- <.005 <.002 <.009 99 205
JUL
01... <.02 -- <.005 <.002 <.009 80 105
AUG
08... <.02 -- <.005 <.002 <.009 63 94
Remark codes:
< -- Less than
E -- Estimated value
M -- Presence verified, not quantified
U -- Analyzed for, not detected


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Introduction

Station Descriptions

Surface-Water Data

Ground-Water Data

Meteorological Data

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