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LOCATION.-- Lat 39°18'16", long 89°47'15" (NAD of 1927), in SW1/4NW1/4 sec.20, T.10 N., R.6 W., Macoupin County, Hydrologic Unit 07130007, 0.1 mi. upstream from Sugar Creek, 0.5 mi downstream from Shaw Point, and 1.8 mi northeast of Carlinville. To reach gage, drive east from Carlinville 1.6 mi then turn north on county road and drive 0.7 mi to site. |
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DRAINAGE AREA.-- 132 mi2 |
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PERIOD OF RECORD.-- |
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SURFACE-WATER QUALITY |
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MISCELLANEOUS: Water years 1979 and 1997. |
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BIOLOGICAL |
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ALGAE: Water year 1997. |
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BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATES: Water year 1997. |
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REMARKS.--Established in the summer of 1979 as a coal hydrology synoptic site downstream of mining activity. Station established as a low-flow water-quality sampling site in August 1997 as part of the National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA), Lower Illinois River Basin synoptic study. |
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Table of Contents |
Introduction |
Station Descriptions |
Surface-Water Data |
Ground-Water Data |
Meteorological Data |
Biological Data |