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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05572000       SANGAMON RIVER AT MONTICELLO, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 40°01'51", long 88°35'20" (NAD of 1927), in NE1/4SW1/4 sec.12, T.18 N., R.5 E., Piatt County, Hydrologic Unit 07130006, on right downstream side of highway bridge, 0.5 mi west of Monticello, and at mile 162.2.
 

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 550 mi2.
 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
 

DISCHARGE: February 1908 to December 1912, June 1914 to current year. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1308. Published as "near Monticello" 1910-12.
 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2002.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

CHEMICAL: Water years 1990-92 and 1998 to current.
 

MISCELLANEOUS: Contaminants in streambed sediments, July 1996; contaminants in fish tissue, July 1996; streambank sediment size, October 1997; streambed sediment size, October 1997.

BIOLOGICAL
 

BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATES: Water years 1996-1998.
 

FISH: Water years 1997, 1998, and 2002.
 

HABITAT: Water years 1996-1998, and 2002.
 

REVISED RECORDS.-- WSP 525: 1920. WSP 1115: 1946-47. WSP 1208: 1915-16, 1918-20, 1927, 1929, 1939. WSP 1508: 1908(M), 1917, 1928(M). WDR IL-81-2: 1909(P), 1912(P), 1915(P), 1919-32(P), 1935(P), 1937-38(P), 1940-41(P), 1944(P), 1946-47(P). WDR IL-89-2: 1988.
 

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 625.89 ft above NGVD of 1929. Prior to Sept. 30, 1964, nonrecording gage at site 0.2 mi downstream at same datum. Oct. 1, 1964, to Oct. 22, 1971, nonrecording gage at present site and datum. Water temperature and specific conductance continuously recorded at station for the National Water-Quality Assessment Program.
 

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 19,000 ft3/s, Oct. 4, 1926, gage height, 18.50 ft, from graph based on gage readings, site then in use; maximum gage height, 19.06 ft, Apr. 13, 1994, discharge, 15,900 ft3/s; no flow Aug. 28, Sept. 5, 11, 17, 18, Oct. 30, 31, Nov. 1, 1988.
 

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.--Sampled as part of the Lower Illinois River Basin (LIRB) 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
04... 0720 80020 81700 3.84 3.0 5.7 61 8.5 722 15.0 17.2 229 279
DEC
11... 0800 80020 81700 6.63 234    12.7 99 8.1 742 -2.5 3.8 274 335
FEB 2002
11... 1210 80020 81700 9.56 711    10.3 81 8.3 700 4.5 4.2 246 300
APR
02... 0835 80020 81700 11.58 1380    12.7 111 8.2 632 16.0 7.8 196 239
MAY
02... 0940 80020 81700 13.14 2230    8.6 80 7.9 592 12.0 12.4 175 214
JUN
05... 0815 80020 81700 8.83 491    7.4 85 8.1 656 18.5 22.1 219 267
JUL
15... 0805 80020 81700 5.29 71    7.1 81 8.0 704 24.5 21.9 264 321
AUG
07... 1135 80020 81700 4.41 20    5.6 66 7.9 640 27.8 23.7 236 282
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
04... <1 68.5 48.6 <.04 .66 .05 E.005 .08 .20   <.002 <.005 <.002 <.005
DEC
11... <1 41.1 51.0 <.04 .35 7.31 .022 .04 .066 <.002 <.004 <.002 <.005
FEB 2002
11... <1 36.3 43.0 .05 .34 11.4   .019 .04 .061 <.006 <.006 <.004 <.005
APR
02... <1 32.7 34.1 <.04 .42 12.9   .021 E.02 .070 <.006 .010 <.004 <.005
MAY
02... <1 27.1 31.0 E.03 .68 15.3   .068 .10 .153 <.004 .006 .021 <.005
JUN
05... <1 29.6 37.0 <.04 .57 12.4   .031 E.03 .098 <.006 .061 .015 <.005
JUL
15... <1 36.9 47.8 <.04 .58 5.54 .010 .09 .181 <.006 .017 <.004 <.005
AUG
07... 3 35.9 46.8 <.04 .78 1.07 E.007 .13 .24   <.006 .031 <.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
04... .072 <.010 <.002 <.041 <.020 <.005 E.004 <.003 E.016 <.005 <.005 <.02 <.002
DEC
11... .061 <.010 <.002 <.041 <.020 <.005 <.018 <.003 E.041 <.005 <.005 <.02 <.002
FEB 2002
11... .052 <.010 <.002 <.041 <.020 <.005 <.018 <.003 E.040 <.005 <.005 <.02 <.002
APR
02... .054 <.010 <.002 <.041 <.020 <.005 <.018 <.003 E.024 <.005 <.005 <.02 <.002
MAY
02... .007 <.010 <.002 <.041 <.020 <.005 <.018 <.003 E.171 <.005 <.005 <.02 <.002
JUN
05... .818 <.010 <.002 <.041 <.020 <.005 <.018 <.003 E.099 <.005 <.005 <.02 <.002
JUL
15... .458 <.010 <.002 <.041 <.020 <.005 <.018 <.003 E.068 <.005 <.005 <.02 <.002
AUG
07... .687 <.010 <.002 <.041 <.020 <.005 <.018 <.003 E.084 .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
04... <.009 <.005 <.003 <.004 <.035 <.027 <.050 <.006 .024 <.006 <.002 <.007 <.003
DEC
11... <.009 <.005 <.003 <.004 <.035 <.027 <.050 <.006 .035 <.006 <.002 <.007 <.003
FEB 2002
11... <.009 <.005 <.003 <.004 <.035 <.027 <.050 <.006 .103 <.006 <.002 <.007 <.003
APR
02... <.009 <.005 <.003 <.004 <.035 <.027 <.050 <.006 .107 <.006 <.002 <.007 <.003
MAY
02... <.009 <.005 <.003 <.004 <.035 <.027 <.050 <.006 1.77   .010 <.002 <.007 <.003
JUN
05... <.009 <.005 <.003 <.004 <.035 <.027 <.050 <.006 .132 <.006 <.002 <.007 <.003
JUL
15... <.009 <.005 <.003 <.004 <.035 <.027 <.050 <.006 1.02   <.006 <.002 <.007 <.003
AUG
07... <.009 <.005 <.003 <.004 <.035 <.027 <.050 <.006 .111 <.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
04... <.007 <.002 <.010 <.006 <.011 .02 <.004 <.010 <.011 <.02 <.011 <.02 <.034
DEC
11... <.007 <.002 <.010 <.006 <.011 E.01 <.004 <.010 <.011 <.02 <.011 M <.034
FEB 2002
11... <.010 <.004 <.022 <.006 <.011 M <.004 <.010 <.011 <.02 <.005 <.02 <.034
APR
02... <.010 <.004 <.022 <.006 <.011 <.01 <.004 <.010 <.011 <.02 <.005 <.02 <.034
MAY
02... <.010 <.004 .175 <.006 <.011 E.01 <.004 <.010 <.011 <.02 .229 <.02 <.034
JUN
05... <.010 <.004 E.013 <.006 <.011 E.01 <.004 <.010 <.011 <.02 .011 <.02 <.034
JUL
15... <.010 <.004 <.022 <.006 <.011 .02 <.004 <.010 <.011 <.02 E.004 <.02 <.034
AUG
07... <.010 <.004 <.022 <.006 <.011 .07 <.004 <.010 <.011 <.02 .014 E.01 <.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
04... <.02 U <.005 <.002 <.009 95 115
DEC
11... <.02 U <.005 <.002 <.009 86 113
FEB 2002
11... <.02 U <.005 <.002 <.009 76 154
APR
02... <.02 -- <.005 <.002 <.009 91 119
MAY
02... <.02 -- <.005 <.002 <.009 95 81
JUN
05... <.02 -- <.005 <.002 <.009 91 98
JUL
15... <.02 -- <.005 <.002 <.009 91 118
AUG
07... <.02 -- <.005 <.002 <.009 89 65
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