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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05568800       INDIAN CREEK NEAR WYOMING, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 41°01'08", long 89°50'08" (NAD of 1983), in SE1/4SE1/4 sec.17, T.12 N., R.6 E., Stark County, Hydrologic Unit 07130005, on left bank at upstream side of bridge on West Jersey Road (County Road 300 N), 4.5 mi southwest of Wyoming and at mile 4.9.

 

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 62.7 mi2.

 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE

 

DISCHARGE: October 1959 to current year.

 

STAGE: Water years 1994 to current year.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY

 

CHEMICAL: Water years 1978-91 and 1998.

 

SEDIMENT: October 1980 to September 1981.

 

SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Water year 1981.

 

WATER TEMPERATURE: Water year 1981.

 

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

BIOLOGICAL

 

ALGAE: Water years 1996-98.

 

BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATES: Water years 1996-98.

 

FISH: Water years 1996-98.

 

HABITAT: Water years 1996-1998, 2003.

 

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

 

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 606.78 ft above NGVD of 1929 (606.53 ft NAVD 1988). Prior to Oct. 1, 1994, at same site at datum 10.00 ft. higher.

 

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 6,540 ft3/s, from rating curve extended above 1,400 ft3/s, on basis of contracted-opening measurement of peak flow, June 22, 1974; gage height, 23.81 ft (present datum); no flow, Sept. 25, 26, and part of each day Oct. 7, 8, 13, 1988.

SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS: Maximum daily mean, 11,100 mg/L Apr. 14, 1981; minimum daily mean, 20 mg/L Feb. 6-17, 1981.

SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT LOADS: Maximum daily, 31,100 tons Apr. 14, 1981; minimum daily, 0.35 ton Feb. 14, 1981.

 

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.--Algae community samples were collected as part of the National Water-Quality Assessment program (NAWQA) in the lower Illinois River Basin. A quantitative sample was collected in accordance with NAWQA protocols (Cuffney and others, 1993). Reach A begins 607 ft upstream of the road 450 N bridge (1.95 mi upstream of the gage) and continues upstream for 568 ft.

PERIPHYTON ALGAE, QUANTITATIVE, DTH (Depositional-targeted habitat)
[sp., species; Chlorophyta, Green algae; Cyanophyta, Blue-green algae; Chrysophyta, Golden algae, for example diatoms; Cryptophyta, Cryptophytes; Euglenophyta, Euglenoids; Pyrrhophyta, Dinoflagellates; Rhodophyta, Red algae]
Quantitative sample
Phylum
TaxonCells
(number/cm2)		Biovolume
(biovolume/cm2)
Reach A
9/3/1997
Chlorophyta
Chlorella vulgaris Beyerinck 38759.46276 7689691.968
Chrysophyta
Achnanthidium minutissimum (Kützing) Czarnecki 775.18926 42149.06885
Achnanthidium pyrenaicum (Hustedt) Kobayasi 516.78961 71578.97641
Amphora pediculus (Kützing) Grunow 516.78961 48642.31405
Cyclostephanos invisitatus (Hohn et Hellerman) Theriot, Stoermer et Håkansson 516.78961 92995.15757
Cyclotella meneghiniana Kützing 775.18926 669847.9522
Cymbella affinis Kützing 516.78961 306213.356
Gomphonema olivaceum (Lyngbye) Kützing 775.18926 302836.2753
Gomphonema parvulum (Kützing) Kützing 516.78961 112385.6925
Melosira varians Agardh 516.78961 2622423.043
Navicula arvensis Hustedt 1550.37851 115333.0692
Navicula cryptotenella Lange-Bertalot ex Krammer et Lange-Bertalot 516.78961 136541.2902
Navicula germainii Wallace 516.78961 341113.6177
Navicula gregaria Donkin 1550.37851 432467.773
Navicula salinarum Grunow 516.78961 458341.0955
Navicula tripunctata (Müller) Bory 516.78961 482648.9019
Nitzschia acicularis (Kützing) Smith 775.18926 145007.6986
Nitzschia dissipata (Kützing) Grunow 516.78961 131380.9775
Nitzschia palea (Kützing) Smith 2583.95772 782509.5528
Nitzschia palea var. debilis (Kützing) Grunow 2325.56777 396514.8496
Reimeria sinuata (Gregory) Kociolek et Stoermer 516.78961 85421.83578
Surirella minuta Brébisson 18604.54212 15900019.22
Thalassiosira weissflogii (Grunow) Fryxell et Hasle 2842.35737 2534734.76
PERIPHYTON ALGAE, QUANTITATIVE, RTH (Richest-targeted habitat, cobbles or snags)
[sp., species; Chlorophyta, Green algae; Cyanophyta, Blue-green algae; Chrysophyta, Golden algae, for example diatoms; Cryptophyta, Cryptophytes; Euglenophyta, Euglenoids; Pyrrhophyta, Dinoflagellates; Rhodophyta, Red algae]
Quantitative sample
Phylum
TaxonCells
(number/cm2)		Biovolume
(biovolume/cm2)
Reach A
8/4/1997
Chlorophyta
Ankistrodesmus nannoselene Skuja 8583.96779 32896.56628
Asterococcus limneticus GM Smith 8583.96779 1720541.89
Microthamnion strictissimum Rabenhorst 154511.4202 17465970.94
Chrysophyta
Amphora pediculus (Kützing) Grunow 8401.919 790822.3717
Apistonema polychloris Ettl 17167.93558 4977442.335
Cocconeis pediculus Ehrenberg 280.06053 892506.0219
Cocconeis placentula var. euglypta (Ehrenberg) Cleve 5601.27933 3865137.007
Cocconeis placentula var. lineata (Ehrenberg) Van Heurck 7561.72882 8262970.552
Craticula molestiformis (Hustedt) Lange-Bertalot 1120.25072 130928.6227
Cyclotella atomus Hustedt 1680.38037 140944.4642
Cyclotella meneghiniana Kützing 6721.53863 5808141.507
Cymbella tumida (Brébisson ex Kützing) Van Heurck 280.06053 2396148.308
Fallacia pygmaea (Kützing) Stickle et Mann 1120.25072 1220177.906
Gomphonema angustatum (Kützing) Rabenhorst 560.12107 175803.8538
Gomphonema insigne Gregory 560.12107 1207870.927
Gomphonema minutum (Agardh) Agardh 1120.25072 373191.7224
Gomphonema parvulum (Kützing) Kützing 560.12107 121808.9394
Hippodonta capitata (Ehrenberg) Lange-Bertalot, Metzeltin et Witkowski 280.06053 174604.4601
Mayamaea atomus (Kützing) Lange-Bertalot 9522.1783 267043.8833
Melosira varians Agardh 1120.25072 5684656.296
Navicula arvensis Hustedt 2240.51002 166672.1352
Navicula canalis Patrick 560.12107 186291.5165
Navicula capitatoradiata Germain 560.12107 323605.6754
Navicula cryptotenella Lange-Bertalot ex Krammer et Lange-Bertalot 3080.7002 813953.6366
Navicula erifuga Lange-Bertalot 12602.88708 5523199.535
Navicula exilis Kützing 3360.76932 1197003.762
Navicula germainii Wallace 20444.68502 13494776.94
Navicula gregaria Donkin 1960.4409 546851.9488
Navicula minima Grunow 8121.85847 325561.8528
Navicula rostellata Kützing 1680.38037 1489475.403
Navicula salinarum Grunow 560.12107 496771.7996
Navicula subminuscula Manguin 10922.49813 795380.2137
Navicula symmetrica Patrick 1680.38037 1924029.32
Navicula tripunctata (Müller) Bory 1680.38037 1569369.29
Navicula trivialis Lange-Bertalot 560.12107 610757.7524
Nitzschia amphibia Grunow 1120.25072 208740.6925
Nitzschia dissipata (Kützing) Grunow 2520.57055 640792.7293
Nitzschia frustulum (Kützing) Grunow 1120.25072 55166.91378
Nitzschia inconspicua Grunow 4761.08915 264844.1192
Nitzschia palea (Kützing) Smith 32207.38192 9753481.563
Nitzschia palea var. debilis (Kützing) Grunow 2520.57055 429763.2892
Nitzschia vermicularis (Kützing) Hantzsch ex Rabenhorst 1120.25072 5125099.515
Ochromonas sp. 0A UL NAWQA EJ 8583.96779 266728.9158
Rhoicosphenia abbreviata (Agardh) Lange-Bertalot 840.19018 428366.3382
Sellaphora pupula var. capitata Skvortzvow et Mayer 560.12107 218908.1963
Sellaphora seminulum (Grunow) Mann 560.12107 41473.99864
Simonsenia delognei (Grunow) Lange-Bertalot 3360.76932 188525.5866
Surirella angusta Kützing 560.12107 614281.0173
Surirella minuta Brébisson 2800.63967 2393513.597
Synedra ulna (Nitzsch) Ehrenberg 1120.25072 6720799.917
Cyanophyta
Aphanothece saxicola Nägeli 377694.5827 1099484.667
Jaaginema pseudogeminatum (Schmidle) Anagnostidis & Komárek 154511.4202 605546.472
Merismopedia glauca (Ehrenberg) Kützing 429198.3894 10296026.21
Oscillatoria angustissima West & West 2686781.918 317244631.7
Oscillatoria fremyii De Toni 480702.1961 671424.9364
Oscillatoria subbrevis fo. minor Desik. 429198.3894 15647722.03
Rhabdogloea smithii (Chodat) Komárek 8583.96779 85587.22577
Synechococcus elongatum (Nägeli) Nägeli 51503.80673 308114.0128
Synechocystis aquatilis Sauvageau 17167.93558 2477864.833
Reach A
9/3/1997
Chlorophyta
Chlorella vulgaris Beyerinck 109.61004 21746.10707
Chrysophyta
Amphora copulata (Kützing) Schoeman et Archibald 39.22885 65611.87354
Amphora montana Krasske 39.22885 8435.52887
Amphora pediculus (Kützing) Grunow 490.36067 46154.71654
Cocconeis placentula Ehrenberg 65.3814 49300.15204
Cocconeis placentula var. euglypta (Ehrenberg) Cleve 143.83913 99255.5316
Craticula cuspidata (Kützing) Mann 13.07626 74149.88404
Encyonema prostratum (Berkeley) Kützing 6.53813 46414.92975
Fragilaria vaucheriae (Kützing) Petersen 13.07626 8606.80309
Gomphonema insigne Gregory 26.15255 56396.57294
Gomphonema olivaceum (Lyngbye) Kützing 45.76698 17879.37691
Gomphonema parvulum (Kützing) Kützing 58.84327 12796.58448
Mayamaea atomus (Kützing) Lange-Bertalot 156.91539 4400.59976
Melosira lineata Agardh 39.22885 40093.21676
Melosira varians Agardh 52.30511 265419.6486
Navicula capitatoradiata Germain 13.07626 7554.70853
Navicula cryptotenella Lange-Bertalot ex Krammer et Lange-Bertalot 215.7587 57005.73483
Navicula erifuga Lange-Bertalot 163.45356 71633.31754
Navicula exilis Kützing 65.3814 23286.86548
Navicula germainii Wallace 215.7587 142414.3013
Navicula gregaria Donkin 124.22471 34651.65642
Navicula meniscus Schumann 13.07626 21869.1519
Navicula minima Grunow 830.34408 33284.05179
Navicula reichardtiana Lange-Bertalot 52.30511 6827.62941
Navicula subminuscula Manguin 222.29683 16187.73448
Navicula symmetrica Patrick 235.37312 269501.3588
Navicula tenelloides Hustedt 169.99169 28116.96602
Navicula tripunctata (Müller) Bory 58.84327 54955.90506
Navicula trivialis Lange-Bertalot 13.07626 14258.3927
Nitzschia dissipata (Kützing) Grunow 143.83913 36567.54259
Nitzschia frustulum (Kützing) Grunow 26.15255 1287.88638
Nitzschia gracilis Hantzsch ex Rabenhorst 13.07626 5214.84663
Nitzschia inconspicua Grunow 339.98341 18912.18665
Nitzschia linearis (Agardh ex Smith) Smith 19.61442 58361.50706
Nitzschia linearis var. subtilis Hustedt 13.07626 12332.36104
Nitzschia palea (Kützing) Smith 39.22885 11879.8183
Nitzschia palea var. tenuirostris Grunow 45.76698 15803.54511
Nitzschia solita Hustedt 13.07626 3488.32384
Planothidium lanceolatum (Brébisson ex Kützing) Lange-Bertalot 13.07626 3701.90187
Rhoicosphenia abbreviata (Agardh) Lange-Bertalot 13.07626 6666.85828
Sellaphora pupula (Kützing) Meresckowsky 13.07626 7351.65179
Simonsenia delognei (Grunow) Lange-Bertalot 516.51326 28974.30812
Surirella minuta Brébisson 65.3814 55876.97491
Synedra parasitica (Smith) Hustedt 13.07626 4335.82102
Thalassiosira weissflogii (Grunow) Fryxell et Hasle 32.69068 29152.63557
Tryblionella apiculata Gregory 39.22885 95744.91532
Tryblionella calida (Grunow) Mann 13.07626 28816.68088
Tryblionella victoriae Grunow 13.07626 11312.81833
Cyanophyta
Anabaena oscillarioides Bory 182.6834 4055.89097
Oscillatoria fremyii De Toni 548.05019 765.49383
Oscillatoria subbrevis Schmidle 1205.71042 58100.6034
Rhodophyta
Unknown Rhodophyte Florideophycidae (chantransia) 73.07336 148602.8053


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