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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05532500       DES PLAINES RIVER AT RIVERSIDE, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 41°49'20", long 87°49'15" (NAD of 1927), 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 1994-2002.

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, 2000, and 2002.
 

HABITAT: Water years 1999, and 2002.
 

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 NGVD of 1929. 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 ALKA- BICAR-
AGENCY AGENCY CHARGE, DIS- WATER SPE- LINITY BONATE
ANA- COL- INST. SOLVED WHOLE CIFIC WAT DIS WATER
LYZING LECTING 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 (00028) (00027) (00065) (00061) (00300) (00301) (00400) (00095) (00020) (00010) (39086) (00453)
OCT 2001
03... 0935 80020 81700 3.39 436 9.0 94 7.9 968 23.5 18.0 184 225
NOV
07... 1100 80020 81700 3.73 730 10.2 91 7.8 879 17.0 10.4 200 245
DEC
10... 1110 80020 81700 3.37 421 12.1 98 7.8 880 5.0 6.0 225 274
JAN 2002
10... 1000 80020 81700 3.20 271 13.4 99 8.2 1150 7.5 2.5 264 217
FEB
14... 0830 80020 81700 3.70 692 11.0 81 8.3 1490 1.5 2.6 226 276
APR
09... 0935 80020 81700 5.15 2190 10.2 86 7.8 1100 E6.0 8.5 129 157
MAY
01... 0930 80020 81700 3.69 683 10.3 96 7.9 1250 15.5 12.1 205 250
JUN
13... 1015 80020 81700 4.26 1240 7.3 83 7.9 786 17.5 21.1 182 222
JUL
02... 0935 80020 81700 3.11 248 9.4 119 8.5 1060 32.0 27.3 181 214
AUG
06... 0935 80020 81700 3.19 296 7.3 88 7.5 774 23.0 25.1 114 137
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
03... <1 139 78.0 E.03 .76 4.21 .030 .57 .69 <.002 <.004 <.002 <.005
NOV
07... <1 113 70.4 .04 .81 3.44 .028 .50 .60 --        --        --        --       
DEC
10... <1 140 89.8 E.04 .81 5.99 .030 .80 .85 <.002 <.004 <.002 <.005
JAN 2002
10... <1 164 104    .15 1.1   7.68 .098 1.26 1.40 --        --        --        --       
FEB
14... <1 279 92.6 <.04 1.0   3.75 .113 .40 .52 <.006 <.006 <.004 <.005
APR
09... <1 222 56.4 .12 1.3   2.15 .054 .25 .53 <.006 <.006 <.004 <.005
MAY
01... <1 213 79.6 .10 .91 3.33 .044 .39 .50 <.006 .025 <.004 <.005
JUN
13... <1 101 50.6 .07 1.4   4.84 .063 .33 .50 <.006 .369 .017 <.005
JUL
02... 4 160 91.3 <.04 1.8   4.40 .026 1.02 1.40 <.006 <.006 <.004 <.005
AUG
06... <1 118 63.2 .07 1.1   4.49 .044 1.02 1.11 <.006 <.006 <.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
03... .030 <.010 <.002 E.004 <.020 <.005 <.018 E.001 E.012 .036 <.005 <.02 <.002
NOV
07... --        --        --        --        --        --        --        --        --        --        --        --      --       
DEC
10... .030 <.010 <.002 <.041 <.020 <.005 <.018 <.003 E.012 .020 <.005 <.02 <.002
JAN 2002
10... --        --        --        --        --        --        --        --        --        --        --        --      --       
FEB
14... .023 <.010 <.002 <.041 <.020 <.005 <.018 <.003 E.010 .010 <.005 <.02 <.002
APR
09... .028 E.005 <.002 E.008 <.020 <.005 <.018 <.003 <.006 .032 <.005 <.02 <.002
MAY
01... .105 <.010 <.002 E.014 <.020 <.005 <.018 <.003 E.031 .018 <.005 <.02 <.002
JUN
13... 2.27   <.010 <.002 E.012 <.020 <.005 <.018 <.003 E.175 .028 <.005 <.02 <.002
JUL
02... .259 <.010 <.002 <.041 <.020 <.005 <.018 <.003 E.041 .019 <.005 <.02 <.002
AUG
06... .041 <.010 <.002 E.018 <.020 <.005 <.018 E.001 E.012 .015 <.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
03... <.009 <.005 <.003 <.004 <.035 <.030 <.050 <.006 E.007 <.006 <.002 <.007 <.003
NOV
07... --        --        --        --        --        --        --        --        --        --        --        --        --       
DEC
10... <.009 <.005 <.003 <.004 <.035 <.027 <.050 <.006 E.007 <.006 <.002 <.007 <.003
JAN 2002
10... --        --        --        --        --        --        --        --        --        --        --        --        --       
FEB
14... <.009 <.005 <.003 <.004 <.035 E.012 <.050 <.006 E.006 <.006 <.002 <.007 <.003
APR
09... <.009 <.005 <.003 <.004 <.035 <.027 <.050 <.006 E.011 <.006 <.002 <.007 <.003
MAY
01... <.009 <.005 <.003 <.004 <.035 <.027 <.050 <.006 .041 <.006 <.002 <.007 <.003
JUN
13... <.009 <.005 <.003 <.004 <.035 <.027 <.050 <.006 .994 .041 <.002 <.007 <.003
JUL
02... <.009 <.005 <.003 <.004 <.035 <.027 <.050 <.006 .043 <.006 <.002 <.007 <.003
AUG
06... <.009 <.005 <.003 <.004 <.035 <.027 <.050 <.006 E.009 <.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
03... <.007 <.002 <.010 <.006 <.011 .02 <.009 <.010 <.011 <.02 <.011 .03 <.034
NOV
07... --        --        --        --        --        --      --        --        --        --      --        --      --       
DEC
10... <.007 <.002 <.010 <.006 <.011 E.01 <.004 <.010 <.011 <.02 <.011 .02 <.034
JAN 2002
10... --        --        --        --        --        --      --        --        --        --      --        --      --       
FEB
14... <.010 <.004 <.022 <.006 <.011 E.01 <.004 <.010 <.011 <.02 <.005 <.02 <.034
APR
09... <.010 <.004 E.018 <.006 <.011 E.01 <.004 <.010 <.011 <.02 <.005 .03 <.034
MAY
01... <.010 <.004 <.022 <.006 <.011 .05 <.004 <.010 <.011 <.02 .014 <.03 <.034
JUN
13... <.010 <.004 <.022 <.006 <.011 .03 <.004 <.010 <.011 <.02 .083 .03 <.034
JUL
02... <.010 <.004 <.022 <.006 <.011 .02 <.004 <.010 <.011 <.02 .013 .07 <.034
AUG
06... <.010 <.009 <.022 <.006 <.011 .07 <.004 <.010 <.011 <.02 .005 .04 <.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
03... <.02 M <.005 <.002 <.009 98 161
NOV
07... --      -- --        --        --        96 88
DEC
10... <.02 U <.005 <.002 <.009 100 152
JAN 2002
10... --      -- --        --        --        99 103
FEB
14... <.02 U <.005 <.002 <.009 99 170
APR
09... <.02 -- <.005 <.002 E.007 97 204
MAY
01... <.02 -- <.005 <.002 E.001 96 110
JUN
13... <.02 -- <.005 <.002 <.009 97 117
JUL
02... <.02 -- <.005 <.002 <.009 93 37
AUG
06... <.02 -- <.005 <.002 <.009 84 24
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

Biological Data