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UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN


05587455       MISSISSIPPI RIVER BELOW GRAFTON, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 38°57'04", long 90°22'16" (NAD of 1927), 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: March 1989 to current year.
 

SEDIMENT: October 1989 to current year.
 

REMARKS.-- Ambient water-quality monitoring network station Nov. 1992 to current year. National Stream-Quality Accounting Network station September 1989 to October 1992. Discharge for sediment records obtained from Mississippi River at Grafton (05587450).
 

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.
 

EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.--

SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS: Maximum daily mean, 737 mg/L, May 7; minimum daily mean, 40 mg/L, Sept. 30.

SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT LOADS: Maximum daily, 599,000 tons, May 8; minimum daily, 5,050 tons, Jan. 22.
SURFACE-WATER QUALITY, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2001 TO SEPTEMBER 2002
DIS- UV UV OXYGEN, pH
CHARGE, ABSORB- ABSORB- DIS- WATER SPE- HARD-
INST. TURBID- ANCE ANCE SOLVED WHOLE CIFIC NESS
(cubic ITY LAB 254 NM, 280 NM, OXYGEN, (per- FIELD CON- TEMPER- TOTAL
SAMPLE feet HACH WTR FLT WTR FLT DIS- cent (stand- DUCT- ATURE (mg/L
DATE TIME TYPE per 2100AN (units (units SOLVED satur- ard ANCE WATER as
second) (NTU) /cm) /cm) (mg/L) ation) units) (µS/cm) (deg C) CaCO3)
(00061) (99872) (50624) (61726) (00300) (00301) (00400) (00095) (00010) (00900)
OCT
15... 1420 ENVIRONMENTAL 61300 1.1 .146 .107 10.7 109 8.2 471 15.9 200
NOV
19... 1325 ENVIRONMENTAL 68800 20    .132 .094 12.8 120 8.7 535 12.2 250
DEC
03... 1325 ENVIRONMENTAL 93400 31    .134 .100 11.1 96 8.3 512 8.4 230
03... 1333 BLANK -- --    <.004 <.004 --    -- --    -- --    --
JAN
16... 1310 ENVIRONMENTAL 63200 14    <.004 .101 18.5 133 8.3 386 1.3 230
FEB
11... 1415 ENVIRONMENTAL 88300 110    .126 .093 15.9 122 8.4 512 3.2 240
MAR
12... 1345 ENVIRONMENTAL 126000 70    .116 .083 13.7 109 8.5 546 4.9 250
APR
01... 1405 ENVIRONMENTAL 94200 76    .117 .087 14.4 123 8.7 549 7.7 230
MAY
06... 1405 ENVIRONMENTAL 271000 84    .171 .128 9.0 92 8.1 377 15.5 160
06... 1440 BLANK -- --    --        --        --    -- --    -- --    --
JUN
03... 1355 ENVIRONMENTAL 231000 55    .178 .131 8.1 99 8.0 454 24.0 190
JUL
08... 1410 ENVIRONMENTAL 146000 36    .183 .132 5.9 80 8.1 434 31.0 180
AUG
12... 1425 ENVIRONMENTAL 86000 18    .218 .157 9.6 126 8.7 374 28.7 170
SEP
09... 1415 ENVIRONMENTAL 74100 18    .205 .148 9.1 117 8.2 392 27.7 170
ALKA- ALKA- BICAR- CAR- RESIDUE
MAGNE- POTAS- LINITY LINITY BONATE BONATE CHLO- FLUO- SILICA, TOTAL
CALCIUM SIUM, SIUM, SODIUM, WAT DIS WAT DIS WATER WATER RIDE, RIDE, DIS- SULFATE AT 105
DIS- DIS- DIS- DIS- FIX END TOT IT DIS IT DIS IT DIS- DIS- SOLVED DIS- DEG. C,
SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED FIELD FIELD FIELD FIELD SOLVED SOLVED (mg/L SOLVED SUS-
DATE (mg/L (mg/L (mg/L (mg/L (mg/L as (mg/L as (mg/L as (mg/L as (mg/L (mg/L as (mg/L PENDED
as Ca) as Mg) as K) as Na) CaCO3) CaCO3) HCO3) CO3) as CL) as F) SiO2) as SO4) (mg/L)
(00915) (00925) (00935) (00930) (39036) (39086) (00453) (00452) (00940) (00950) (00955) (00945) (00530)
OCT
15... 45.8   20.5     3.95 20.5   148 150 183 0 34.2   .2 6.3 35.2 --
NOV
19... 56.4   25.4     3.21 16.9   181 182 200 11 35.2   .2 4.1 38.6 --
DEC
03... 53.6   24.3     3.12 17.9   176 178 217 4 29.5   .2 4.4 38.1 62
03... --      --        --      --      -- -- -- -- --      --    --    --    --
JAN
16... 54.8   23.2     2.61 18.5   175 175 203 5 29.7   .2 7.5 35.6 --
FEB
11... 56.9   23.5     3.04 19.6   168 168 194 6 35.6   .2 6.4 41.1 --
MAR
12... 58.9   24.1     2.69 19.6   190 184 218 7 38.2   .2 5.0 41.0 480
APR
01... 51.9   23.8     2.49 23.3   164 160 178 9 40.6   .2 3.0 42.3 --
MAY
06... 39.6   15.8     2.86 11.4   128 126 154 0 19.0   E.1 7.0 29.0 --
06... .02 <.008 E.08 <.09 -- -- -- -- <.30 <.1 <.2 <.1 --
JUN
03... 46.0   17.7     2.90 11.7   131 132 161 0 24.6   .2 4.7 34.8 --
JUL
08... 43.7   18.0     2.79 11.1   140 140 170 0 19.1   .2 8.0 31.0 43
AUG
12... 38.8   17.7     2.84 12.1   137 136 151 7 20.0   .2 4.2 25.4 --
SEP
09... 41.6   17.2     3.25 12.5   128 128 156 0 18.6   .2 7.7 23.1 --
SOLIDS, NITRO- NITRO- NITRO- NITRO- NITRO- NITRO- PHOS- CARBON, CARBON,
RESIDUE GEN, GEN,AM- GEN,AM- GEN, GEN, GEN,PAR PHOS- PHORUS INORG + INOR- CARBON,
AT 180 AMMONIA MONIA + MONIA + NO2+NO3 NITRITE TICULTE PHORUS ORTHO, PHOS- ORGANIC GANIC, ORGANIC
DEG. C DIS- ORGANIC ORGANIC DIS- DIS- WAT FLT DIS- DIS- PHORUS PARTIC. PARTIC. DIS-
DIS- SOLVED DIS. TOTAL SOLVED SOLVED SUSP SOLVED SOLVED TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL SOLVED
DATE SOLVED (mg/L (mg/L (mg/L (mg/L (mg/L (mg/L (mg/L (mg/L (mg/L (mg/L (mg/L (mg/L
(mg/L) as N) as N) as N) as N) as N) as N) as P) as P) as P) as C) as C) as C)
(70300) (00608) (00623) (00625) (00631) (00613) (49570) (00666) (00671) (00665) (00694) (00688) (00681)
OCT
15... 284 E.02 .47 .82 1.35 .017 .52 .144 .125 .21   3.2 <.1 5.4
NOV
19... 316 <.04 .41 1.1   1.92 .008 .68 .055 .042 .161 4.1 <.1 5.2
DEC
03... 372 <.04 .45 .95 1.86 .012 .34 .096 .079 .20   3.5 <.1 5.0
03... -- --      --      --      --      --        <.02 --        --        --        <.1 <.1 .9
JAN
16... 314 E.02 .38 .95 2.82 .014 .30 .065 .051 .141 2.6 <.1 5.4
FEB
11... 316 E.03 .40 1.8   4.51 .025 .76 .107 .089 .41   6.6 <.1 4.8
MAR
12... 332 <.04 .36 1.3   3.96 .016 .67 .049 .030 .26   4.8 .4 4.7
APR
01... 326 <.04 .40 1.4   3.32 .018 .98 .026 .014 .26   6.7 <.1 4.8
MAY
06... 227 <.04 .46 1.2   2.67 .022 .51 .069 .053 .28   5.4 <.1 5.8
06... <10 --      --      --      --      --        --      --        --        --        --    --    --   
JUN
03... 270 <.04 .54 1.1   3.93 .040 .37 .089 .066 .24   3.3 <.1 5.5
JUL
08... 248 <.04 .42 .88 3.08 .029 .38 .127 .114 .20   2.7 <.1 5.8
AUG
12... 231 <.04 .49 1.0   .59 .014 .60 .098 .080 .184 3.2 <.1 7.8
SEP
09... 233 <.04 .47 .82 1.29 .017 .42 .135 .111 .19   2.5 <.1 7.3
CARBON, COLI- FECAL CHLOR-A ALUM-
ORGANIC PHEO- FORM, STREP, PHYTO- ALUM- INUM, CADMIUM
PARTIC- PHYTIN E COLI, FECAL, KF STRP PLANK- INUM, TOTAL CADMIUM WATER COPPER, IRON, LEAD,
ULATE A, MTEC MF 0.7µ MF, TON DIS- RECOV- DIS- UNFLTRD DIS- DIS- DIS-
TOTAL PHYTO- WATER MF WATER CHROMO SOLVED ERABLE SOLVED TOTAL SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED
DATE (mg/L PHYTON (col./ (col./ (col./ FLUOROM (µg/L (µg/L (µg/L (µg/L (µg/L (µg/L (µg/L
as C) (µg/L) 100 mL) 100 mL) 100 mL) (µg/L) as Al) as Al) as Cd) as Cd) as Cu) as Fe) as Pb)
(00689) (62360) (31633) (31625) (31673) (70953) (01106) (01105) (01025) (01027) (01040) (01046) (01049)
OCT
15... 3.2 39.2 K87 145    75 31.7 -- -- -- --    -- -- --     
NOV
19... 4.1 46.2 K7 K8    K2 49.9 -- -- -- --    -- -- --     
DEC
03... 3.4 33.4 K92 K98    165 30.0 M 670 <8 <.1 <6 <10 .09
03... <.1 --    -- --    -- --    -- -- -- --    -- -- --     
JAN
16... 2.5 10.8 K1 K5    K4 63.0 -- -- -- --    -- -- --     
FEB
11... 6.6 24.1 <4 K8    K67 54.5 -- -- -- --    -- -- --     
MAR
12... 4.5 28.4 K35 23    46 65.3 <20 1060 <8 <.1 <6 E7 <.08
APR
01... 6.7 41.4 K11 LA 26 89.4 -- -- -- --    -- -- --     
MAY
06... 5.3 19.3 K30 K36    K40 27.4 <20 1300 <8 .2 <6 15 .11
06... --    --    -- --    -- --    <20 E20 <8 <.1 <6 <10 <.08
JUN
03... 3.3 25.1 K8 K25    K5 31.9 -- -- -- --    -- -- --     
JUL
08... 2.5 18.4 K4 K6    35 20.9 <20 760 <8 <.1 <6 <10 E.06
AUG
12... 3.1 23.1 K3 K8    K4 68.5 -- -- -- --    -- -- --     
SEP
09... 2.5 24.5 K1 K8    K40 49.0 -- -- -- --    -- -- --     
2,6-DI- BEN- CAR-
LEAD, MANGA- MERCURY ZINC, ETHYL ACETO- ALA- ATRA- FLUR- BUTYL- BARYL
TOTAL NESE, TOTAL ZINC, TOTAL ANILINE CHLOR, CHLOR, ALPHA ZINE, ALIN ATE, WATER
RECOV- DIS- RECOV- DIS- RECOV- WAT FLT WATER WATER, BHC WATER, WAT FLD WATER, FLTRD
ERABLE SOLVED ERABLE SOLVED ERABLE 0.7 m FLTRD DISS, DIS- DISS, 0.7 m DISS, 0.7 m
DATE (µg/L (µg/L (µg/L (µg/L (µg/L GF, REC REC REC, SOLVED REC GF, REC REC GF, REC
as Pb) as Mn) as Hg) as Zn) as Zn) (µg/L) (µg/L) (µg/L) (µg/L) (µg/L) (µg/L) (µg/L) (µg/L)
(01051) (01056) (71900) (01090) (01092) (82660) (49260) (46342) (34253) (39632) (82673) (04028) (82680)
OCT
15... -- --    --      -- -- --        --        --        --        --        --        --        --       
NOV
19... -- --    --      -- -- <.002 <.004 <.002 <.005 .077 <.010 <.002 <.041
DEC
03... 2 18.0 <.01 <24 <20 <.002 .061 <.002 <.005 .134 <.010 <.002 <.041
03... -- --    --      -- -- --        --        --        --        --        --        --        --       
JAN
16... -- --    --      -- -- <.006 .085 <.010 <.005 .118 <.010 <.002 <.041
FEB
11... -- --    --      -- -- <.006 .036 <.004 <.005 .199 <.010 <.002 <.041
MAR
12... 3 5.4 E.01 <24 <20 <.006 .028 <.004 <.005 .136 <.010 <.002 <.041
APR
01... -- --    --      -- -- <.006 .011 <.004 <.005 .116 <.010 <.002 <.041
MAY
06... 4 E2.7 .01 <24 <20 <.006 .503 .041 <.005 3.76   <.010 <.002 <.041
06... <1 <2.0 <.01 <24 <20 --        --        --        --        --        --        --        --       
JUN
03... -- --    --      -- -- <.006 .610 .029 <.005 3.64   <.010 <.002 <.041
JUL
08... 2 E.9 E.01 <24 <20 <.006 .481 .018 <.005 1.32   <.010 <.002 <.041
AUG
12... -- --    --      -- -- <.006 .055 .007 <.005 .477 <.010 <.002 <.041
SEP
09... -- --    --      -- -- <.006 .023 <.004 <.005 .228 <.010 <.002 <.041
CARBO- DEETHYL DISUL- ETHAL- ETHO-
FURAN CYANA- DCPA ATRA- FOTON EPTC FLUR- PROP
WATER CHLOR- ZINE, WATER ZINE, DI- DI- WATER WATER ALIN WATER FONOFOS
FLTRD PYRIFOS WATER, FLTRD WATER, AZINON, ELDRIN FLTRD FLTRD WAT FLT FLTRD WATER LINDANE
0.7 m DIS- DISS, 0.7 m DISS, DIS- DIS- 0.7 m 0.7 m 0.7 m 0.7 m DISS DIS-
DATE GF, REC SOLVED REC GF, REC REC SOLVED SOLVED GF, REC GF, REC GF, REC GF, REC REC 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) (µg/L)
(82674) (38933) (04041) (82682) (04040) (39572) (39381) (82677) (82668) (82663) (82672) (04095) (39341)
OCT
15... --        --        --        --        --        --        --        --      --        --        --        --        --       
NOV
19... <.020 <.005 <.018 <.003 E.059 .005 <.005 <.02 <.002 <.009 <.005 <.003 <.004
DEC
03... <.020 <.005 <.018 <.003 E.025 E.003 <.005 <.02 <.002 <.009 <.005 <.003 <.004
03... --        --        --        --        --        --        --        --      --        --        --        --        --       
JAN
16... <.020 <.005 <.018 <.003 E.035 E.003 <.005 <.02 <.002 <.009 <.005 <.003 <.004
FEB
11... <.020 <.005 <.018 <.003 E.064 <.005 <.005 <.02 <.002 <.009 <.005 <.003 <.004
MAR
12... <.020 <.005 <.018 <.003 E.028 <.005 <.005 <.02 <.002 <.009 <.005 <.003 <.004
APR
01... <.020 <.005 <.018 <.003 E.034 <.005 <.005 <.02 <.002 <.009 <.005 <.003 <.004
MAY
06... <.020 <.005 <.018 <.003 E.192 .005 <.005 <.02 <.002 <.009 <.005 <.003 <.004
06... --        --        --        --        --        --        --        --      --        --        --        --        --       
JUN
03... <.020 <.005 <.018 <.003 E.205 <.005 <.005 <.02 <.002 <.009 <.005 <.003 <.004
JUL
08... <.020 <.005 <.018 <.003 E.144 <.005 <.005 <.02 <.002 <.009 <.005 <.003 <.004
AUG
12... <.020 <.005 <.018 <.003 E.105 <.005 <.005 <.02 <.002 <.009 <.005 <.003 <.004
SEP
09... <.020 <.005 <.018 <.003 E.068 <.005 <.005 <.02 <.002 <.009 <.005 <.003 <.004
LIN- METHYL METHYL MOL- NAPROP- PEB- PENDI- PER-
URON AZIN- PARA- METRI- INATE AMIDE ULATE METH- METHRIN
WATER MALA- PHOS THION METO- BUZIN WATER WATER PARA- WATER ALIN CIS
FLTRD THION, WAT FLT WAT FLT LACHLOR SENCOR FLTRD FLTRD P,P' THION, FILTRD WAT FLT WAT FLT
0.7 m DIS- 0.7 m 0.7 m WATER WATER 0.7 m 0.7 m DDE DIS- 0.7 m 0.7 m 0.7 m
DATE GF, REC SOLVED GF, REC GF, REC DISSOLV DISSOLV GF, REC GF, REC DISSOLV SOLVED GF, REC 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) (µg/L)
(82666) (39532) (82686) (82667) (39415) (82630) (82671) (82684) (34653) (39542) (82669) (82683) (82687)
OCT
15... --        --        --        --        --        --        --        --        --        --        --        --        --       
NOV
19... <.035 <.027 <.050 <.006 .023 <.006 <.002 <.007 <.003 <.007 <.002 <.010 <.006
DEC
03... <.035 <.027 <.050 <.006 .033 <.006 <.002 <.007 <.003 <.007 <.002 <.010 <.006
03... --        --        --        --        --        --        --        --        --        --        --        --        --       
JAN
16... <.035 <.027 <.050 <.006 .030 <.006 <.002 <.007 <.003 <.010 <.004 <.022 <.006
FEB
11... <.035 <.027 <.050 <.060 .103 <.006 <.002 <.007 <.003 <.010 <.004 <.022 <.006
MAR
12... <.035 <.027 <.050 <.006 .044 <.006 <.002 <.007 <.003 <.010 <.004 <.022 <.006
APR
01... <.035 <.027 <.050 <.006 .033 <.006 <.002 <.007 <.003 <.010 <.004 <.022 <.006
MAY
06... <.035 <.027 <.050 .100 .679 .011 <.002 <.007 <.003 <.010 <.004 <.022 <.006
06... --        --        --        --        --        --        --        --        --        --        --        --        --       
JUN
03... <.035 <.027 <.050 <.006 .700 <.006 <.002 <.007 <.003 <.010 <.004 <.022 <.006
JUL
08... <.035 <.027 <.050 <.020 .217 <.006 <.002 <.007 <.003 <.010 <.004 <.022 <.006
AUG
12... <.035 <.027 <.050 <.006 .067 <.006 <.002 <.007 <.003 <.010 <.004 <.022 <.006
SEP
09... <.035 <.027 <.050 <.100 .062 <.006 <.002 <.007 <.003 <.010 <.004 <.022 <.006
PRON- PRO- PRO- TEBU- TER- TER- THIO- TRIAL- TRI-
PHORATE PRO- AMIDE PROPA- PANIL PARGITE SI- THIURON BACIL BUFOS BENCARB LATE FLUR-
WATER METON, WATER CHLOR, WATER WATER MAZINE, WATER WATER WATER WATER WATER ALIN
FLTRD WATER, FLTRD WATER, FLTRD FLTRD WATER, FLTRD FLTRD FLTRD FLTRD FLTRD WAT FLT
0.7 m DISS, 0.7 m DISS, 0.7 m 0.7 m DISS, 0.7 m 0.7 m 0.7 m 0.7 m 0.7 m 0.7 m
DATE GF, REC REC GF, REC REC GF, REC GF, REC REC GF, REC GF, REC GF, REC GF, REC 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) (µg/L)
(82664) (04037) (82676) (04024) (82679) (82685) (04035) (82670) (82665) (82675) (82681) (82678) (82661)
OCT
15... --        --      --        --        --        --      --        --      --        --      --        --        --       
NOV
19... <.011 <.01 <.004 <.010 <.011 <.02 .040 <.02 <.034 <.02 <.005 <.002 <.009
DEC
03... <.011 E.01 <.004 <.010 <.011 <.02 .133 <.02 <.034 <.02 <.005 <.002 <.009
03... --        --      --        --        --        --      --        --      --        --      --        --        --       
JAN
16... <.011 <.01 <.004 <.010 <.011 <.02 .010 <.02 <.034 <.02 <.005 .004 <.009
FEB
11... <.011 M <.004 <.010 <.011 <.02 .029 <.02 <.034 <.02 <.005 .003 <.009
MAR
12... <.011 M <.004 <.010 <.011 <.02 .025 <.02 <.034 <.02 <.005 <.002 <.009
APR
01... <.011 M <.004 <.010 <.011 <.02 .018 <.02 <.034 <.02 <.005 <.002 <.009
MAY
06... <.011 E.01 <.004 <.010 <.011 <.02 .153 <.02 <.034 <.02 <.005 <.002 <.009
06... --        --      --        --        --        --      --        --      --        --      --        --        --       
JUN
03... <.011 E.01 <.004 <.010 <.011 <.02 .126 <.02 <.034 <.02 <.005 <.002 <.009
JUL
08... <.011 E.01 <.004 <.010 <.011 <.02 .019 <.02 <.034 <.02 <.005 <.002 <.009
AUG
12... <.011 E.01 <.004 <.010 <.011 <.02 .016 <.02 <.034 <.02 <.005 <.002 <.009
SEP
09... <.011 E.01 <.004 <.010 <.011 <.02 .013 <.02 <.034 <.02 <.005 <.002 <.009
SED.
SUSP.
SIEVE SEDI-
DIAM. MENT,
% FINER SUS-
DATE THAN PENDED
.062 mm (mg/L)
(70331) (80154)
OCT
15... 85 132
NOV
19... 98 50
DEC
03... 96 65
03... -- --
JAN
16... 73 96
FEB
11... 98 95
MAR
12... 97 296
APR
01... 99 85
MAY
06... 90 216
06... -- --
JUN
03... 80 170
JUL
08... 85 92
AUG
12... 94 34
SEP
09... 94 33
REMARK CODES:
K--Results based on colony count outside the acceptable range (non-ideal colony count).
E--Laboratory estimated value.
M--Presence of material verified, but not quantified.
<--Numeric result is less than the value shown.


Table of Contents

Introduction

Station Descriptions

Surface-Water Data

Ground-Water Data

Meteorological Data

Biological Data