05532500 DATA: SW_QUAL_TBL

Station list Available data
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 to current year.
SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
	CHEMICAL: Water years 1987-92 and 1999 to current year.
	SEDIMENT: April 1979 to September 1982, January 2003 to current year.
	MISCELLANEOUS: Contaminants in streambed sediments, August 1998; contaminants in fish tissue, August 1998; sediment concentration and particle size, water years 1998-2003.
BIOLOGICAL
	BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATES: Water year 1999, and 2002.
	FISH: Water years 1999-2000, and 2002-03.
	HABITAT: Water years 1999, and 2002-03.

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, pumping sampler, 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 Water Reclamation 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

												Alka-	Bicar-
							Dis-	pH,	Specif.			linity,	bonate,
		Agency	Agency		Instan-		solved	water,	conduc-			wat flt	wat flt
		ana-	col-		taneous	Dis-	oxygen,	unfltrd	tance,	Temper-	Temper-	inc tit	incrm.
		lyzing	lecting	Gage	dis-	solved	percent	field,	wat unf	ature,	ature,	field,	titr.,
Date	Time	sample,	sample,	height,	charge,	oxygen,	of sat-	std	uS/cm	air,	water,	mg/L as	field,
		code	code	feet	cfs	mg/L	uration	units	25 degC	deg C	deg C	CaCO₃	mg/L
		(00028)	(00027)	(00065)	(00061)	(00300)	(00301)	(00400)	(00095)	(00020)	(00010)	(39086)	(00453)
OCT 2002
09...	0900	80020	81700	3.25	335	11.8	116	8.2	867	17.0	14.3	157	189
NOV
07...	0750	80020	81700	3.02	198	13.2	107	7.7	1050	2.5	6.2	183	222
DEC
18...	1015	80020	81700	3.57	583	12.0	93	7.9	1770	9.0	4.3	140	170
JAN 2003
15...	1105	80020	81700	2.94	158	17.5	121	8.2	1490	-12.0	.2	170	205
FEB
11...	1115	80020	81700	2.94	144	14.3	99	7.9	1740	-8.5	.2	164	198
APR
02...	1050	80020	81700	3.31	370	12.3	113	8.3	1970	22.0	11.3	174	208
24...	1455	1028	81700	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
MAY
01...	1100	80020	81700	5.69	2840	9.4	89	7.5	831	10.0	12.8	72	88
01...	1521	1028	81700	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
JUN
16...	1415	1028	81700	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
19...	1035	80020	81700	3.74	740	14.1	161	7.8	1140	18.0	21.5	163	196
JUL
10...	1030	80020	81700	3.94	937	8.8	102	7.6	959	23.5	22.7	129	157
AUG
19...	1615	1028	81700	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
20...	1130	80020	81700	3.11	225	6.9	83	7.8	1020	28.5	24.7	152	182

	Carbon-				Ammonia	Nitrite		Ortho-		2,6-Di-
	ate,				+	+		phos-		ethyl-
	wat flt	Chlor-		Ammonia	org-N,	nitrate	Nitrite	phate,	Phos-	aniline	Aceto-	Ala-	alpha-
	incrm.	ide,	Sulfate	water,	water,	water	water,	water,	phorus,	water	chlor,	chlor,	HCH,
	titr.,	water,	water,	fltrd,	unfltrd	fltrd,	fltrd,	fltrd,	water,	fltrd	water,	water,	water,
Date	field,	fltrd,	fltrd,	mg/L	mg/L	mg/L	mg/L	mg/L	unfltrd	0.7u GF	fltrd,	fltrd,	fltrd,
	mg/L	mg/L	mg/L	as N	as N	as N	as N	as P	mg/L	ug/L	ug/L	ug/L	ug/L
	(00452)	(00940)	(00945)	(00608)	(00625)	(00631)	(00613)	(00671)	(00665)	(82660)	(49260)	(46342)	(34253)
OCT 2002
09...	1	125	69.9	.04	.76	4.05	.020	.78	.80	<.006	<.006	<.004	<.005
NOV
07...	<1	145	95.8	E.02	1.0	10.1	.060	1.93	2.03	--	--	--	--
DEC
18...	<1	378	75.0	.38	1.7	7.40	.074	1.23	1.56	<.006	<.006	<.004	<.005
JAN 2003
15...	<1	261	102	.05	1.3	9.94	.069	1.83	1.93	--	--	--	--
FEB
11...	<1	342	95.8	.30	1.3	10.2	.073	1.95	2.16	<.006	<.006	<.004	<.005
APR
02...	2	450	88.9	<.04	1.3	4.70	.048	.58	.75	<.006	<.006	<.004	<.005
24...	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
MAY
01...	<1	180	38.4	.36	2.1	2.37	.061	.36	.92	<.006	.320	.021	<.005
01...	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
JUN
16...	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
19...	1	192	77.3	.10	1.8	5.06	.070	.73	1.14	<.006	.016	<.004	<.005
JUL
10...	<1	169	54.4	<.04	1.3	2.54	.054	.50	.80	<.006	.014	<.004	<.005
AUG
19...	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
20...	1	172	85.9	<.04	1.1	6.42	.028	1.14	1.30	<.006	<.006	<.004	<.005

		Ben-
		flur-		Car-	Carbo-							Disul-
	Atra-	alin,	Butyl-	baryl,	furan,	Chlor-	Cyana-	DCPA,		Diazi-	Diel-	foton,	EPTC,
	zine,	water,	ate,	water,	water,	pyrifos	zine,	water	CIAT,	non,	drin,	water,	water,
	water,	fltrd	water,	fltrd	fltrd	water,	water,	fltrd	water,	water,	water,	fltrd	fltrd
Date	fltrd,	0.7u GF	fltrd,	0.7u GF	0.7u GF	fltrd,	fltrd,	0.7u GF	fltrd,	fltrd,	fltrd,	0.7u GF	0.7u GF
	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
	(39632)	(82673)	(04028)	(82680)	(82674)	(38933)	(04041)	(82682)	(04040)	(39572)	(39381)	(82677)	(82668)
OCT 2002
09...	.037	<.010	<.002	E.008	<.020	<.005	<.018	<.003	E.012	.020	<.005	<.02	<.002
NOV
07...	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
DEC
18...	.026	<.010	<.002	E.021	<.020	<.005	<.018	<.003	E.011	E.020	<.005	<.02	<.010
JAN 2003
15...	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
FEB
11...	.035	<.010	<.002	<.041	<.020	<.005	<.018	<.003	E.018	<.010	<.005	<.02	<.002
APR
02...	.031	<.010	<.002	<.041	<.020	<.005	<.018	<.003	E.013	E.009	<.005	<.02	<.004
24...	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
MAY
01...	.282	E.007	<.002	E.062	<.020	E.005	<.018	E.002	E.091	.070	<.005	<.02	<.025
01...	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
JUN
16...	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
19...	.182	<.010	<.002	E.063	<.020	<.005	<.018	<.003	E.038	.049	<.005	<.02	<.002
JUL
10...	.118	<.010	<.002	E.065	<.020	<.005	<.018	<.003	E.029	.025	<.005	<.02	<.002
AUG
19...	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
20...	.033	<.010	<.002	<.041	<.020	<.005	<.018	<.003	E.013	.014	<.005	<.02	<.002

Ethal-

Azin-

Methyl

flur-

Etho-

phos-

para-

Moli-

Naprop-

alin,

prop,

Linuron

Mala-

methyl,

thion,

Metola-

Metri-

nate,

amide,

p,p'-

water,

Fonofos

Lindane

water

thion,

water,

chlor,

buzin,

water,

DDE,

fltrd

water,

fltrd

water,

fltrd

water,

fltrd

water,

Date

0.7u GF

fltrd,

0.7u GF

fltrd,

0.7u GF

fltrd,

0.7u GF

fltrd,

ug/L

(82663)

(82672)

(04095)

(39341)

(82666)

(39532)

(82686)

(82667)

(39415)

(82630)

(82671)

(82684)

(34653)

OCT 2002

09...

<.009

<.005

<.003

<.004

<.035

<.027

<.050

<.006

.017

<.006

<.002

<.007

<.003

NOV

07...

DEC

18...

<.009

<.005

<.003

<.004

<.035

<.027

<.050

<.006

E.009

<.006

<.002

<.007

<.003

JAN 2003

15...

FEB

11...

<.009

<.005

<.003

<.004

<.035

<.027

<.050

<.006

E.011

<.006

<.002

<.007

<.003

APR

02...

<.009

<.005

<.003

<.004

<.035

<.027

<.050

<.006

.013

<.006

<.002

<.007

<.003

24...

MAY

01...

<.009

<.005

<.003

<.004

<.035

<.027

<.050

<.006

.112

<.006

<.002

<.007

<.003

01...

JUN

16...

19...

<.009

<.005

<.003

<.004

<.035

<.027

<.050

<.006

.087

<.006

<.002

<.007

<.003

JUL

10...

<.009

<.005

<.003

<.004

<.035

E.021

<.050

<.006

.106

<.006

<.002

<.007

<.003

AUG

19...

20...

<.009

<.005

<.003

<.004

<.035

<.027

<.050

<.006

.022

<.006

<.002

<.007

<.003

			Pendi-	cis-
		Peb-	meth-	Per-			Pron-		Pro-	Propar-		Tebu-	Terba-
	Para-	ulate,	alin,	methrin	Phorate	Prome-	amide,	Propa-	panil,	gite,	Sima-	thiuron	cil,
	thion,	water,	water,	water	water	ton,	water,	chlor,	water,	water,	zine,	water	water,
	water,	fltrd	fltrd	fltrd	fltrd	water,	fltrd	water,	fltrd	fltrd	water,	fltrd	fltrd
Date	fltrd,	0.7u GF	0.7u GF	0.7u GF	0.7u GF	fltrd,	0.7u GF	fltrd,	0.7u GF	0.7u GF	fltrd,	0.7u GF	0.7u GF
	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
	(39542)	(82669)	(82683)	(82687)	(82664)	(04037)	(82676)	(04024)	(82679)	(82685)	(04035)	(82670)	(82665)
OCT 2002
09...	<.010	<.004	<.022	<.006	<.011	.02	<.004	<.010	<.011	<.02	.006	.03	<.034
NOV
07...	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
DEC
18...	<.010	<.004	<.022	<.006	<.011	E.01	<.004	<.010	<.011	<.02	.010	<.06	<.034
JAN 2003
15...	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
FEB
11...	<.010	<.004	<.022	<.006	<.011	.03	<.004	<.010	<.011	<.02	<.005	<.02	<.034
APR
02...	<.010	<.004	<.022	<.006	<.011	E.01	<.004	<.010	<.011	<.02	.006	.02	<.034
24...	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
MAY
01...	<.010	<.004	.052	<.006	<.011	.04	<.004	<.010	<.010	<.02	.014	<.17	<.034
01...	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
JUN
16...	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
19...	<.010	<.004	<.022	<.006	<.011	.05	<.004	<.010	<.011	<.02	.010	.03	<.034
JUL
10...	<.010	<.007	<.022	<.006	<.011	.04	<.004	<.010	<.011	<.02	.006	.02	<.034
AUG
19...	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
20...	<.010	<.004	<.022	<.006	<.011	.02	<.004	<.010	<.011	<.02	.010	.04	<.034

				Tri-	Suspnd.	Sus-
	Terbu-	Thio-	Tri-	flur-	sedi-	pended
	fos,	bencarb	allate,	alin,	ment,	sedi-
	water,	water	water,	water,	sieve	ment
	fltrd	fltrd	fltrd	fltrd	diametr	concen-
Date	0.7u GF	0.7u GF	0.7u GF	0.7u GF	percent	tration
	ug/L	ug/L	ug/L	ug/L	<.063mm	mg/L
	(82675)	(82681)	(82678)	(82661)	(70331)	(80154)
OCT 2002
09...	<.02	<.005	<.002	<.009	--	19
NOV
07...	--	--	--	--	--	5
DEC
18...	<.02	<.005	<.002	<.009	--	204
JAN 2003
15...	--	--	--	--	--	7
FEB
11...	<.02	<.005	<.002	<.009	--	7
APR
02...	<.02	<.005	<.002	<.009	--	14
24...	--	--	--	--	75	22
MAY
01...	<.02	<.005	<.002	E.008	--	284
01...	--	--	--	--	96	187
JUN
16...	--	--	--	--	92	26
19...	<.02	<.005	<.002	<.009	--	143
JUL
10...	<.02	<.005	<.002	<.009	--	127
AUG
19...	--	--	--	--	96	20
20...	<.02	<.005	<.002	<.009	--	117

Remark codes used in this report: < -- Less than
E -- Estimated value