DISCONTINUED STATIONS

Discontinued Surface-Water-Discharge or Stage-Only Stations

The following continuous-record surface-water discharge or stage-only stations (gaging stations) operated by the USGS Illinois Water Science Center (Science Center)  have been discontinued. Daily streamflow or stage records were collected and published for the period of record, expressed in water years, shown for each station. Those stations with an asterisk (*) after the station number currently are operated as crest-stage partial-record stations. Discontinued project stations with less than 3 years of record have not been included. Information regarding these stations may be obtained from the Science Center at the address given in the section titled "Access to USGS Water Data."

[mi2, square miles; d, discharge; e, elevation (stage only); v, volume; --, not determined]
Station name Station number Drainage area (mi2) Period of record (water year)
Bluegrass Creek at Potomac, Ill. (d) 03336500 35.0   1950-71
Saline Branch at Urbana, Ill. (d) 03337500 68.0   1936-58
Salt Fork near Homer, Ill. (d) 03338000 340      1945-58
Vermilion River near Catlin, Ill (d) 03338500 958      1940-58
Embarras River near Oakland, Ill. (d) 03343500 518      1910-15
 
Embarras River at State Highway 133 near Oakland, Ill. (d) 03343550 542      1979-82
Embarras River near Diona, Ill. (d) 03344000 919      1939-40,
1944-47,
1971-82
Range Creek near Casey, Ill. (d) 03344500 7.61 1951-82
Embarras River near Newton, Ill. (d) 03345000 1,392      1939-45
Little Wabash River at Louisville, Ill. (d) 03378900 745      1965-82
 
Little Wabash River near Clay City, Ill. (e) 03379000 801      1909-13
Little Wabash River at Blood, Ill. (e) 03379600 1,387      1973-82
Little Wabash River near Golden Gate, Ill. (e) 03380000 1,792      1908-13,
1973-80
Skillet Fork near Iuka, Ill. (d) 03380350 208      1966-82
Horse Creek near Keenes, Ill. (d) 03380475 97.2   1959-90
 
Skillet Fork near Mill Shoals, Ill (e) 03381000 874      1909-13,
1975-78
Brushy Creek near Harco, Ill. (d) 03382170 13.3   1968-82
Middle Fork Saline River near Harrisburg, Ill. (d) 03382200 225      1924-32
North Fork Saline River near Ridgway, Ill. (d) 03382350 423      1965-69
Saline River near Junction, Ill. (d) 03382500 1,051      1940-71
 
Eagle Creek near Equality, Ill. (d) 03382510 8.51 1966-82
Hayes Creek at Glendale, Ill. (d) 03385000* 19.1   1949-75
Lake Glendale Inlet near Dixon Springs, Ill. (d) 03385500 1.05 1954-63
Lake Glendale Outlet near Dixon Springs, Ill. (d) 03386000 1.98 1955-63
Sugar Creek near Dixon Springs, Ill. (d) 03386500 9.93 1950-71
 
Lake Michigan at Chicago Lock @ Chicago, Ill. (e) 04087440 --        1997-2003
Wolf Lake at Chicago, Ill. (e) 04092500     --        1940-82
Galena River at Galena, Ill. (d) 05416000 196      1935-38
Mississippi River at Lock and Dam 12 at Bellevue, Ia. (d) 05416100 82,400      1995-97
Plum River near Savanna, Ill. (d) 05419500 162      1935-41
 
Plum River at Savanna, Ill. (d) 05420100 273      1995-97
Plum River below Carroll Creek near Savanna, Ill. (d) 05420000 230      1941-77
Cedar Creek near Winslow, Ill. (d) 05435000 1.31 1951-71
Pecatonica River at Shirland, Ill. (d) 05437000 2,550      1940-58
Coon Creek at Riley, Ill. (d) 05438250 85.1   1961-82
 
Killbuck Creek near Monroe Center, Ill. (d) 05440500 117      1940-71
Leaf River at Leaf River, Ill. (d) 05441000 103      1940-58
Rock River at Oregon, Ill. (d) 05441500 8,205      1940-49
Kyte River near Flagg Center, Ill. (d) 05442000 116      1940-51
Rock Creek near Coleta, Ill. (d) 05445000 82.8   1940-42
 
Rock Creek near Morrison, Ill. (d) 05445500 158      1943-58
Rock Creek at Morrison, Ill. (d) 05446000 164      1940-42,
1978-86
Green River at Amboy, Ill. (d) 05447000 201      1940-58
Henderson Creek near Little York, Ill. (d) 05467500 151      1941-58
North Henderson Creek near Seaton, Ill. (d) 05468000 67.1   1941-51
 
Cedar Creek at Little York, Ill. (d) 05468500* 132      1941-71
South Henderson Creek at Biggsville, Ill. (d) 05469500 82.9   1940-71
Hadley Creek near Barry, Ill. (d) 05502020* 40.9   1956-66
Hadley Creek at Kinderhook, Ill. (d) 05502040 72.7   1940-86
Hadley Creek near Shinn, Ill. (d) 05502080 73.6   1941-46
 
The Sny at Atlas, Ill. (d) 05512000 451      1940-42
Bay Creek at Nebo, Ill. (d)

05513000

 148     

1940-86
Singleton Ditch at Schneider, Ind. (d)

05519000

 123     

1948-2001
Terry Creek near Custer Park, Ill. (d) 05526500 12.1   1949-75
Kankakee River at Custer Park, Ill. (d) 05527000 4,810      1915-34
 
Bull Creek near Libertyville, Ill. (d) 05528030 6.30 1990-96
Indian Creek at Prairie View, Ill. (d) 05528230 36.0   1990-96
Willow Creek near Park Ridge, Ill. (d) 05530500 19.7   1950-58
Salt Creek near Arlington Heights, Ill. (d) 05531000 32.1   1950-71,
1973
Des Plaines River at Lemont, Ill. (d) 05533500 684      1915-44
 
North Shore Channel at Wilmette, Ill. (d) 05536101 --        2000-03
Chicago River at Chicago Lock at Chicago, Ill. (e) 05536121 --        1997-2003
Thorn Creek near Chicago Heights, Ill. (d) 05536210 17.2   1964-79
North Creek near Lansing, Ill. (d) 05536270 16.8   1948-79
Little Calumet River at Harvey, Ill. (d) 05536325 252      1917-33
 
Calumet River below O'Brien Lock and Dam at Chicago, Ill. (d) 05536358 --        1997-2003
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal at Lockport, Ill.(d) 05537000 740      1900-84
Des Plaines River at Joliet, Ill. (d) 05538000 1,503      1915-32
Spring Creek at Joliet, Ill. (d) 05538500 19.6   1925-35
St. Joseph Creek at Lisle, Ill. (d) 05540200 11.8   1986-89
 
Fox River at Wilmot, Wis. (d) 05546500 868      1940-93,
1997-99
Grass Lake Outlet at Lotus Woods, Ill. (d) 05547350 919      1997-99
Nippersink Creek above Wonder Lake, Ill. (d) 05548105 84.5   1994-97,
1999-2001
Nippersink Creek below Wonder Lake, Ill. (d) 05548110 97.3   1994-97
Fox River at Johnsburg, Ill. (d) 05548500 1,205      1997-99
 
Boone Creek near McHenry, Ill. (d) 05549000 15.5   1948-82
Flint Creek near Fox River Grove, Ill. (d) 05549850 37.0   1990-96
Fox River at South Elgin, Ill. (d) 05551000 1,556      1990-98
North Fork Vermilion River near Charlotte, Ill. (d) 05554000* 186      1943-62
Vermilion River at Streator, Ill. (d) 05555000 1,084      1914-30
 
Vermilion River at Lowell, Ill. (d) 05555500 1,278      1931-71
West Bureau Creek at Wyanet, Ill. (d) 05557000 86.7   1936-66
East Bureau Creek near Bureau, Ill. (d) 05557500* 99.0   1936-66
Big Bureau Creek at Bureau, Ill. (d) 05558000 485      1941-51
Crow Creek (West) near Henry, Ill. (d) 05558500 56.2   1949-71
 
Gimlet Creek at Sparland, Ill. (d) 05559000 5.66 1946-47,
1950-71
Crow Creek near Washburn, Ill. (d) 05559500 115      1945-71
Illinois River at Peoria, Ill. (d) 05560000 14,165      1903-06,
1910-39
Farm Creek at Farmdale, Ill. (d) 05560500 27.4   1949-85
Ackerman Creek at Farmdale, Ill. (d) 05561000 11.2   1954-80
 
Fondulac Creek near East Peoria, Ill. (d) 05561500 5.54 1948-85
Farm Creek at East Peoria, Ill. (d) 05562000 61.2   1943-80
Kickapoo Creek near Kickapoo, Ill. (d) 05563000* 119      1945-62
Kickapoo Creek at Peoria, Ill. (d) 05563500* 297      1942-71
Money Creek near Towanda, Ill. (d) 05564400 49.0   1958-82
 
Money Creek above Lake Bloomington, Ill. (d) 05564500 53.1   1933-58
Hickory Creek above Lake Bloomington, Ill. (d) 05565000 9.81 1939-58
Money Creek at Lake Bloomington, Ill. (d) 05565500 69.1   1931-58
East Branch Panther Creek near Gridley, Ill. (d) 05566000 6.30 1950-60
East Branch Panther Creek at El Paso, Ill. (d) 05566500 30.5   1950-82
 
Panther Creek near El Paso, Ill. (d) 05567000 93.9   1950-60,
1997-98
Brush Creek at Lake Bracken near Galesburg, Ill (d) 05569000 9.11 1932-58
Big Creek at St. David, Ill. (d) 05570350 28.0   1972-86
Evelyn Branch near Bryant, Ill. (d) 05570360 5.78 1972-92
Big Creek near Bryant, Ill. (d) 05570370 41.2   1972-92
 
Slug Run near Bryant, Ill. (d) 05570380 7.12 1975-92
Illinois River at Havana, Ill. (d) 05570500 18,299      1922-27,
1985-89
Sangamon River at Mahomet, Ill. (d) 05571000 362      1948-78
Goose Creek near De Land, Ill. (d) 05571500 47.9   1951-59
Friends Creek at Argenta, Ill. (d) 05572450 111      1967-82
 
Sangamon River near Oakley, Ill. (d) 05572500 774      1951-77
South Fork Sangamon River near Nokomis, Ill. (d) 05574000 11.0   1951-75
Flat Branch near Taylorville, Ill. (d) 05574500 276      1949-82
South Fork Sangamon River near Taylorville, Ill. (d) 05575000 434      1908-17
South Fork Sangamon River at Kincaid, Ill. (d) 05575500 562      1917-34,
1945-61
 
Horse Creek at Pawnee, Ill. (d) 05575800 52.2   1968-85
Brush Creek near Divernon, Ill. (d) 05575830 32.4   1974-82
Salt Creek near Kenney, Ill. (d) 05579000 390      1908-13
Kickapoo Creek near Lincoln, Ill. (d) 05580500 306      1945-71
Sugar Creek near Hartsburg, Ill. (d) 05581500 333      1945-71
 
Crane Creek near Easton, Ill. (d) 05582500 26.5   1950-75
Illinois River at Beardstown, Ill. (d) 05584000 24,227      1921-38
Drowning Fork at Bushnell, Ill. (d) 05584400 26.3   1960-82
Illinois River at Meredosia, Ill. (d) 05585500 26,029      1939-89
North Fork Mauvaise Terre Creek near Jacksonville, Ill. (d) 05586000* 29.1   1950-75
 
Hurricane Creek near Roodhouse, Ill. (d) 05586500 2.30 1951-75
Otter Creek near Palmyra, Ill. (d) 05586800 61.1   1960-80
Judy's Branch at Oak Lawn Estates at Glen Carbon, Ill. (d) 05588700 0.40 2000-2004
Judy's Branch Tributary at Glen Carbon, Ill. (d) 05588710 0.23 2000-2004
Long Lake at Stallings, Ill. (d) 05589000 5.00 1939-49
 
Canteen Creek at Caseyville, Ill. (d) 05589500 22.6   1940-82
Kaskaskia Ditch at Bondville, Ill. (d) 05590000 12.4   1949-90
Kaskaskia River near Pesotum, Ill. (d) 05590400 109      1965-79
Kaskaskia River at Ficklin, Ill. (d) 05590500 126      1954-64
Kaskaskia River near Arcola, Ill. (d) 05591000 375      1908-13
 
Asa Creek at Sullivan, Ill. (d) 05591500 8.05 1950-82
Lake Shelbyville near Shelbyville, Ill. (e,v) 05591950 1,054      1971-94
Wolf Creek near Beecher City, Ill. (d) 05592300 47.9   1959-82
Hickory Creek near Bluff City, Ill. (e) 05592600 77.8   1980-88
Carlyle Lake near Carlyle, Ill. (e,v) 05592990 2,717      1967-94
 
Martin Branch near Centralia, Ill. (d) 05593500 7.08 1932-43,
1949-55
Crooked Creek near Hoffman, Ill. (d) 05593520 254      1975-98
Crooked Creek near Posey, Ill. (d) 05593525 344      1968-74
Blue Grass Creek near Raymond, Ill. (d) 05593600 17.3   1960-82
Sugar Creek at Albers, Ill. (d) 05594090 124      1973-82
 
Mud Creek near Marissa, Ill. (d) 05594330 72.4   1971-82
Silver Creek near Lebanon, Ill. (d) 05594500 324      1908-15
Kaskaskia River at New Athens, Ill. (d) 05595000 5,181      1910-21,
1935-71
Marys River near Sparta, Ill. (d) 05595500 17.8   1949-71
Sevenmile Creek near Mt. Vernon, Ill. (d) 05595800 21.1   1961-82
 
Casey Fork at Route 37 near Mt. Vernon, Ill. (e) 05595830 87.7   1980-85
Rend Lake near Benton, Ill. (e,v) 05595950 488      1971-94
Big Muddy River near Benton, Ill. (d) 05596000 502      1946-70
Tilley Creek near West Frankfort, Ill. (d) 05596500 3.87 1939-46,
1949-55
Crab Orchard Lake near Carterville, Ill. (e) 05598000       1953-79
 
Beaucoup Creek near Pinckneyville, Ill. (d) 05598500 231      1909-15
Beaucoup Creek near Matthews, Ill. (d) 05599000 292      1946-82
Big Creek near Wetaug, Ill. (d) 05600000* 32.2   1941-71
 




Discontinued Surface-Water-Quality Stations with Daily Records

The following stations are discontinued continuous-record surface-water-quality stations operated by the USGS Illinois Water Science Center. Daily records of temperature, specific conductance, or sediment were collected and published for the period of record, expressed in water years, shown for each station. Discontinued project stations with short periods of record have not been included. Information regarding these stations may be obtained from the Science Center at the address given in the section titled "Access to USGS Water Data."

[mi2, square miles; --, not determined; S.C., specific conductance; Temp., temperature; Sed., sediment]

 
Station name Station number Drainage area (mi2) Type of record Period of record
Salt Fork near St. Joseph, Ill. 03336900 134      Temp. 1959-62
Embarras River at State Highway 133 near Oakland, Ill. 03343550 542      Sed. 1979-82
Embarras River near Diona, Ill. 03344000 919      S.C., Temp. 1971-76
Little Wabash River at Louisville, Ill. 03378900 745      S.C., Temp. 1971-79
          Sed. 1977-81
Skillet Fork near Iuka, Ill. 03380350 208      S.C., Temp. 1973-76
 
Little Wabash River at Main Street at Carmi, Ill. 03381495 3,088      S.C., Temp. 1980-81
Little Wabash River at Carmi, Ill. 03381500 3,102      S.C., Temp. 1978-79
Ohio River at Old Shawneetown, Ill. 03381700    --       Temp. 1975-77
South Fork Saline River near Carrier Mills, Ill. 03382100 147      S.C., Temp., Sed. 1980-81
Brushy Creek near Harco, Ill. 03382170 13.3   S.C., Sed. 1980-81
          Temp. 1980
 
Lusk Creek near Eddyville, Ill. 03384450 42.9   S.C., Temp., Sed. 1980-81
Calumet River at Chicago, Ill. 04092490     --       Temp. 1974-77
Lake Michigan at Calumet Park at Chicago, Ill. 04092550     --       Temp. 1974-77
Mississippi River Lock and Dam 12 at Bellevue, Ia. 05416100 82,400      Sed. 1995-97
Apple River near Hanover, Ill. 05419000 247      Sed. 1995-97
 
Plum River near Savanna, Ill. 05420100 273      Sed. 1995-97
Mississippi River at Dam 13 near Fulton, Ill. 05420400 85,600      Temp. 1969-77
Mississippi River at Dam 14 near Hampton, Ill. 05422400 88,400      Temp. 1973-77
South Branch Kishwaukee River at De Kalb, Ill. 05439000 77.7   Sed. 1980-81
Kishwaukee River near Perryville, Ill. 05440000 1,099      Sed. 1979-81
 
Rock River at Oregon, Ill. 05441500 8,205      Temp. 1975-77
Rock River near Joslin, Ill. 05446500 9,549      S.C., Temp. 1976-81
          Sed. 1980-82
Green River near Geneseo, Ill. 05447500 1,003      Sed. 1978-81
Edwards River near New Boston, Ill. 05466500 445      Sed. 1979-81
Henderson Creek near Oquawka, Ill. 05469000 432      Sed. 1978-81
 
Kankakee River at Shelby, Ind. 05518000 1,779      Sed. 1993-96
Singleton Ditch at Schneider, Ind. 05519000 123      Sed. 1993-96
Kankakee River at Momence, Ill. 05520500 2,294      Temp. 1975-77
          Sed. 1979-81,
1993-96
Iroquois River at Iroquois, Ill. 05525000 686      Sed. 1979-80,
1993-96
Iroquois River near Chebanse, Ill. 05526000 2,091      Sed. 1979-81,
1993-96
 
Kankakee River near Wilmington, Ill. 05527500 5,150      Temp. 1973-77
          Sed. 1979-82,
1993-96
Des Plaines River at Romeoville, Ill. 05534000 696      Temp. 1974-77
North Branch Chicago River at Niles, Ill. 05536000 100      Sed. 1985-86
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal at Ashland Avenue at Chicago, Ill. 05536135  --       Temp. 1975-77
Calumet Sag Channel at Blue Island, Ill. 05536368 292      Temp. 1975-77
 
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal at Romeoville, Ill. 05536995 739      Temp. 1974-77
Des Plaines River at Rockdale, Ill. 05538010 1,506      Temp. 1974-77
Des Plaines River at Channahon, Ill. 05539670 1,711      Temp. 1973-77
Du Page River at Shorewood, Ill. 05540500 324      Temp. 1964-76
Illinois River at Dresden Island, Ill. 05541500 7,278      Temp. 1967-77
 
Illinois River at Marseilles, Ill. 05543500 8,259      S.C., Temp. 1975-81
Fox River at Wilmot, Wis. 05546500 868      Sed. 1997-99
Grass Lake Outlet at Lotus Woods, Ill. 05547350 919      Sed. 1997-99
Nippersink Creek above Wonder Lake, Ill. 05548105 84.5   Sed. 1994-97,
1999-2001
Nippersink Creek below Wonder Lake, Ill. 05548110 97.3   Sed. 1994-97
 
Nippersink Creek near Spring Grove, Ill. 05548280 192      Sed. 1997-99
Fox River at Johnsburg, Ill. 05548500 1,205      Sed. 1997-99
Illinois River at Starved Rock, Ill. 05553700 11,056      Temp. 1967-77
Vermilion River near Leonore, Ill. 05555300 1,251      Sed. 1980-81
Illinois River at Henry, Ill. 05558300 13,543      Sed. 1983-86
 
Illinois River at Lock and Dam at Peoria, Ill. 05563600 14,550      Temp. 1974-77
Illinois River at Pekin, Ill. 05563800 14,585      Sed. 1995-97
Mackinaw River below Congerville, Ill. 05567510 776      Sed. 1983-86
Makinaw River near Green Valley, Ill. 05568000 1,073      Sed. 1995-97
Illinois River at Kingston Mines, Ill. 05568500 15,818      Temp. 1975-77
 
Big Creek at St. David, Ill. 05570350 28.0   S.C., Temp. 1972-83
          Sed. 1972-80
Evelyn Branch near Bryant, Ill. 05570360 5.78 S.C., Temp. 1972-80
Big Creek near Bryant, Ill. 05570370 41.2   S.C., Temp. 1972-83
          Sed. 1972-87
Slug Run near Bryant, Ill. 05570380 7.12 S.C., Temp. 1975-80
          Sed. 1976-80
Sangamon River near Oakford, Ill. 05583000 5,093      Temp. 1976-77
          S.C., Temp. 1979-81
          Sed. 1981,83
1995-97
 
La Moine River at Ripley, Ill. 05585000 1,293      S.C., Temp. 1979
          Sed. 1981
1995-97
Illinois River at Lock and Dam at La Grange, Ill. 05585100 25,648      Temp. 1968-77
Illinois River at Valley City, Ill. 05586100 26,742      S.C., Temp. 1975-81
Illinois River at Hardin, Ill. 05587060 28,690      Temp. 1973-77
Mississippi River at Alton, Ill. 05587500 171,500      S.C. 1977
          Temp. 1968-77
 
Judy's Branch at Oak Lawn Estates at Glen Carbon, Ill. 05588700 0.40 Sed. 2000-2004
Judy's Branch Tributary at Glen Carbon, Ill. 05588710 0.23 Sed. 2000-2004
Kaskaskia River at Cooks Mills, Ill. 05591200 473      Sed. 1979-97
Kaskaskia River near Venedy Station, Ill. 05594100 4,393      S.C., Temp. 1975-81
          Sed. 1980-97
White Walnut Creek near Pinckneyville, Ill. 05598480 16.5   S.C., Temp. 1980-81
 
Big Muddy River at Murphysboro, Ill. 05599500 2,169      S.C., Temp. 1975-81
          Sed. 1980-97
Mississippi River at Kellogg, Ill. 07020125 706,300      Temp. 1974-77

 

Discontinued Surface-Water-Quality Stations with Records Not Less Than Quarterly

The following are discontinued continuous-record stations operated by the USGS Illinois Water Science Center for which records of surface-water quality (collection frequency not less than quarterly) were published. Discontinued project stations with short periods of record have not been included.  Information regarding these stations may be obtained from the Science Center at the address given in the section titled "Access to USGS Water Data."

[mi2, square miles; a, approximately; --, not determined; c, chemical;  m, microbiological; s, sediment]
 

Station name Station number Drainage area (mi2) Type of record Period of record (water years)
Middle Fork Vermilion River above Oakwood, Ill. 03336645 432      c,m 1978-91
Salt Fork near St. Joseph, Ill. 03336900 134      c,m 1978-91
Saline Branch near Mayview, Ill. 03337700 82.1   c,m 1978-90
Salt Fork near Oakwood, Ill. 03338097 489      c,m 1978-90
North Fork Vermilion River near Bismarck, Ill. 03338780 262      c,m 1978-91
 
Vermilion River near Danville, Ill. 03339000 1,290      c,m 1978-91
Little Vermilion River near Georgetown, Ill. 03339147 191      c,m 1979-90
Brouilletts Creek near St. Bernice, Ind. 03341414 260      c,m 1978-90
Wabash River at Hutsonville, Ill. 03341920 12,986      c,m 1978-91
Sugar Creek near Elbridge, Ill. 03341540 61.0   c,m 1978-90
 
Sugar Creek at Palestine, Ill. 03342050 35.8   c,m 1979-87
Embarras River at Camargo, Ill. 03343395 180      c,m 1978-91
Embarras River near Diona, Ill. 03344000 919      c,m 1971-76,
1978-91
Embarras River at Ste. Marie, Ill. 03345500 1,516      c,m,s 1978-93
North Fork Embarras River near Oblong, Ill. 03346000 318      c,m 1978-91
 
Embarras River near Billett, Ill. 03346550 2,403      c,m 1978-87
Bonpas Creek at Browns, Ill. 03378000 228      c,m 1978-91
Little Wabash River near Effingham, Ill. 03378635 240      c,m 1979-91
Little Wabash River at Louisville, Ill. 03378900 745      c,m 1971-91
Little Wabash River below Clay City, Ill. 03379500 1,131      c,m 1979-91
 
Little Wabash River at Blood, Ill. 03379600 1,387      c,m 1978-90
Elm River near Toms Prairie, Ill. 03379950 265      c,m 1979-87
Skillet Fork near Iuka, Ill. 03380350 208      c,m 1974-76,
1979-87
Skillet Fork at Wayne City, Ill. 03380500 464      c,m 1978-91
Skillet Fork near Carmi, Ill. 03381400 1,058      c,m 1978-87
 
Little Wabash River at Main Street at Carmi, Ill. 03381495 3,088      c,m,s 1978-94
Little Wabash River at Carmi, Ill. 03381500 3,102      c,b,m 1978-79
South Fork Saline River near Crab Orchard, Ill. 03382055 83.2   c,m 1983-87
Sugar Creek near Stonefort, Ill. 03382090 35.4   c,m 1978-88
South Fork Saline River near Carrier Mills, Ill. 03382100 147      c,m 1977-91
 
Bankston Fork near Dorris Heights, Ill. 03382185 77.7   c,m 1979-87
Middle Fork Saline River near Pankeyville, Ill. 03382205 233      c,m 1978-87
North Fork Saline River near Texas City, Ill. 03382325 249      c,m 1978-87
Saline River near Gibsonia, Ill. 03382530 1,062      c,m 1979-87
Lusk Creek near Eddyville, Ill. 03384450 42.9   c,m 1978-91
 
Cache River at Forman, Ill. 03612000 244      c,m 1978-91
Galena River at Galena, Ill. 05416000 196      c,m 1979-87
Apple River near Elizabeth, Ill. 05418950 207      c,m 1978-91
Plum River at Savanna, Ill. 05420100 273      c,m 1978-90
Mississippi River at Clinton, Iowa 05420500 85,600      c,m 1974-91,
1993
 
Pecatonica River at Freeport, Ill. 05435500 1,326      c,m 1978-91
Yellow Creek near Freeport, Ill. 05435680 192      c,m 1979-87
Pecatonica River at Harrison, Ill. 05435800 1,788      c,m 1978-90
Rock River at Rockton, Ill. 05437500 6,363      c,m 1978-91
Kishwaukee River at Garden Prairie Road at Garden Prairie, Ill. 05438201 222      c,m 1978-90
 
Coon Creek at Riley, Ill. 05438250 85.1   c,m 1979-91
Kishwaukee River above South Branch near Perryville, Ill. 05438600 655      c,m 1978-91
South Branch Kishwaukee River near Fairdale, Ill. 05439500 387      c,m 1978-91
Kishwaukee River near Perryville, Ill. 05440000 1,099      c,m 1978-91
Killbuck Creek near New Milford, Ill. 05440520 136      c,m 1979-90
 
Rock River at Byron, Ill. 05440700 7,990      c,m 1978-88
Kyte River at Daysville, Ill. 05442020 179      c,m 1979-90
Rock River at Grand Detour, Ill. 05442200 8,502      c,m 1978-88
Rock River at Como, Ill. 05443500 8,753      c,m 1978-91
Elkhorn Creek near Penrose, Ill. 05444000 146      c,m 1979-91
 
Rock Creek near Erie, Ill. 05446100 237      c,m 1979-87
Rock River near Joslin, Ill. 05446500 9,549      c,m,s 1975-94
Green River near Deer Grove, Ill. 05447100 322      c,m 1978-90
Green River near Geneseo, Ill. 05447500 1,003      c,m 1978-91
Edwards River near New Boston, Ill. 05466500 445      c,m 1978-91
 
Henderson Creek near Oquawka, Ill. 05469000 432      c,m 1978-91
Bear Creek near Marceline, Ill. 05495500 349      c,m 1978-91
Bay Creek at Nebo, Ill. 05513000 148      c,m 1978-90
Iroquois River at Iroquois, Ill. 05525000 686      c,m 1978-91
Sugar Creek at Milford, Ill. 05525500 446      c,m 1978-91,
 1999-2004
 
Kankakee River near Wilmington, Ill. 05527500 5,150      c,m 1977-91
Des Plaines River at Russell, Ill. 05527800 123      c,s 1978-91,
1999-2001
Des Plaines River near Gurnee, Ill. 05528000 232      c,m 1977-91
Des Plaines River near Des Plaines, Ill. 05529000 360      c,m 1978-91
Des Plaines River near Schiller Park, Ill. 05530590 444      c,m 1978-90
 
Addison Creek at Bellwood, Ill. 05532000 17.9   c,m 1979-91
Des Plaines River at Riverside, Ill. 05532500 630      c,m 1987-92,
1999-2004
Des Plaines River at Lockport, Ill. 05534050 700      c,m 1978-90
North Branch Chicago River at Deerfield, Ill. 05534500 19.7   c,m 1978-91
North Branch Chicago River at Niles, Ill. 05536000 100      c,m 1978-91
 
Little Calumet River at Munster, Ind. 05536195 90.0   c,m 1978-91
Thorn Creek at Thornton, Ill. 05536275 104      c,m 1979-91
Calumet Sag Channel at Sag Bridge, Ill. 05536700 389      c,m 1978-87
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal at Romeoville, Ill. 05536995 739      c,m,s 1987-92,
1999-2001
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal at Lockport, Ill. 05537000 740      c,m 1978-91
 
Des Plaines River at Route 53 at Joliet, Ill. 05537980 1,502      c,m 1982-87
Hickory Creek at Joliet, Ill. 05539000 107      c,m 1979-91
West Branch Du Page River near West Chicago, Ill. 05539900 28.5   c,m 1979-91
West Branch Du Page River near Warrenville, Ill. 05540095 90.4   c,m 1977-91
East Branch Du Page River at Route 34 bridge at Lisle, Ill. 05540210 51.4   c,m 1978-91
 
Du Page River near Naperville, Ill. 05540290 220      c,m 1978-90
Du Page River at Shorewood, Ill. 05540500 324      c,m 1978-91
Aux Sable Creek near Morris, Ill. 05541710 172      c,m 1979-87
Mazon River near Coal City, Ill. 05542000 455      c,m 1978-91
Illinois River at Marseilles, Ill. 05543500 8,259      c 1975-97
 
Fox River near Channel Lake, Ill. 05546700 871      c,m 1976-91
Nippersink Creek above Wonder Lake, Ill. 05548105 84.5   c,s 1994-97,
1999-2001
Nippersink Creek below Wonder Lake, Ill. 05548110 97.3   c 1994-97
Nippersink Creek near Spring Grove, Ill. 05548280 192      c,m 1976-91
Fox River at Burtons Bridge, Ill. 05549600 1,278      c,m 1979-87
 
Fox River at Algonquin, Ill. 05550000 1,403      c,m 1978-91
Poplar Creek at Elgin, Ill. 05550500 35.2   c,m 1977-91
Fox River at South Elgin, Ill. 05551000 1,556      c,m 1978-91
Fox River at Montgomery, Ill. 05551540 1,732      c,m 1978-90
Blackberry Creek near Yorkville, Ill. 05551700 70.2   c,m 1978-91
 
Somonauk Creek at Sheridan, Ill. 05551995 83.3   c,m 1979-87
Fox River at Dayton, Ill. 05552500 2,642      c,m 1978-92,
1996
Illinois River at Ottawa, Ill. 05553500 10,949 c 1997-2004
Agricultural Tile Drain near Lahogue, Ill. 05553970 -- c 2001-2004
Agricultural Tile Drain at Count Road 1800 E. near Lahogue, Ill. 05553975 -- c 2001-2004
 
Vermilion River at McDowell, Ill. 05554490 551      c,m 1978-91
Vermilion River near Leonore, Ill. 05555300 1,251      c,m 1978-91
Little Vermilion River at La Salle, Ill. 05555950 125      c,m 1979-87
Illinois River at Hennepin, Ill. 05556200 12,756      c,m 1978-88,
1990-91
Big Bureau Creek at Princeton, Ill. 05556500 196      c,m 1978-91
 
West Bureau Creek at Wyanet, Ill. 05557000 86.7   c,m 1979-91
Illinois River at Lacon, Ill. 05558995 13,666      c,m 1978-88,
1990-91
Illinois River at Water Company at Peoria, Ill. 05559900     --       c,m 1970-72,
1978-91
Farm Creek at Camp Street Bridge at East Peoria, Ill. 05562010 61.3   c,m 1979-87
Kickapoo Creek at Bartonville, Ill. 05563525 304      c,m 1979-87
 
Illinois River at Pekin, Ill. 05563800 14,585      c,m 1978-91
Mackinaw River below Congerville, Ill. 05567510 776      c,m 1978-91
Mackinaw River below Green Valley, Ill. 05568005 1,092      c,m 1978-91
Spoon River near Wyoming, Ill. 05568775 197      c,m 1979-87
Indian Creek near Wyoming, Ill. 05568800 62.7   c,m 1978-91,98
 
Spoon River near Dahinda, Ill. 05568915 762      c,m 1979-87
Spoon River at London Mills, Ill. 05569500 1,072      c,m 1978-91
Spoon River at Seville, Ill. 05570000 1,636      c,m,s 1978-93
Big Creek at St. David, Ill. 05570350 28.0   c 1975-86
Illinois River at Power Company at Havana, Ill. 05570520     --      c,m 1978-91
 
Sangamon River at Fisher, Ill. 05570910 240      c,m 1979-91
Sangamon River at Mahomet, Ill. 05571000 362      c,m 1978
Sangamon River at Allerton Park near Monticello, Ill. 05572125 573      c,m 1979-91
Sangamon River at Lake Decatur Water Intake at Decatur, Ill. 05573504 927      c,m 1980-87
Sangamon River at Route 48 at Decatur, Ill. 05573540 938      c,m 1979-91
 
Sangamon River near Niantic, Ill. 05573650 1,054      c,m 1978-90
Sangamon River near Roby, Ill. 05573800 1,264      c,m 1978-90
Flat Branch near Taylorville, Ill. 05574500 276      c,m 1979-90
South Fork Sangamon River at Kincaid, Ill. 05575500 562      c,m 1978-91
Sangchris Lake near New City, Ill. 05575570  --       c,m 1980-87
 
South Fork Sangamon River below Rochester, Ill. 05576022 870      c,m 1978-91
Sugar Creek near Springfield, Ill. 05576250 270      c,m 1979-87
Sangamon River at Riverton, Ill. 05576500 2,618      c,m 1978-91
Spring Creek at Burns Lane Bridge at Springfield, Ill. 05577505 109      c,m 1979-91
Sangamon River at Petersburg, Ill. 05578000 3,063      c,m 1978-90
 
Salt Creek near Rowell, Ill. 05578500 335      c,m 1978-91
Lake Fork near Cornland, Ill. 05579500 214      c,m 1978-91
Kickapoo Creek at Waynesville, Ill. 05580000 227      c,m 1978-91
Kickapoo Creek near Lincoln, Ill. 05580500 306      c,m 1978-91
Sugar Creek near Hartsburg, Ill. 05581500 333      c,m 1978-91
 
Salt Creek near Greenview, Ill. 05582000 1,804      c,m 1978-91
Sangamon River near Oakford, Ill. 05583000 5,093      c,m 1976-94, 97-98
Sugar Creek near Frederick, Ill. 05583915 162      c,m 1979-87
La Moine River at Colmar, Ill. 05584500 655      c,m 1975-91
La Moine River at Ripley, Ill. 05585000 1,293      c,m 1975-91
 
Indian Creek at Arenzville, Ill. 05585275 164      c,m 1978-90
McKee Creek at Chambersburg, Ill. 05585830 341      c,m 1979-87
Mauvaise Terre Creek near Merritt, Ill. 05586040 146      c,m 1978-90
Apple Creek near Eldred, Ill. 05586600 404      c,m 1978-87
Macoupin Creek near Macoupin, Ill. 05586690 304      c,m 1979-90
 
Macoupin Creek near Kane, Ill. 05587000 868      c,m 1978-91
Illinois River at Hardin, Ill. 05587060 28,690      c,m 1978-91
Wood River at East Alton, Ill. 05587700 121      c,m 1978-87
Cahokia Creek at Edwardsville, Ill. 05587900 212      c,m 1978-91
Cahokia Canal near Collinsville, Ill. 05589490  --      c,m 1978-87
 
Canteen Creek near Collinsville, Ill. 05589510    --      c,m 1978-87
Harding Ditch at East St. Louis, Ill. 05589785   --      c,m 1978-87
Kaskaskia River near Pesotum, Ill. 05590400 109      c,m 1978-79
Kaskaskia River near Tuscola, Ill. 05590420 113      c,m 1979-87
Kaskaskia River at Cooks Mills, Ill. 05591200 473      c,m 1977-91
 
Kaskaskia River at Allenville, Ill. 05591300 506      c,m 1980-87
Jonathan Creek near Sullivan, Ill. 05591400 54.7   c,m 1980-87
Asa Creek at Sullivan, Ill. 05591500 8.05 c,m 1978-90
West Okaw River near Lovington, Ill. 05591700 112      c,m 1980-91
Kaskaskia River at Shelbyville, Ill. 05592000 1,054      c,m 1978-91
 
Kaskaskia River near Cowden, Ill. 05592100 1,330      c,m 1978-91
Beck Creek at Herrick, Ill. 05592195 97.0   c,m 1979-88
Kaskaskia River at Vandalia, Ill. 05592500 1,940      c,m 1978-91
Hickory Creek near Bluff City, Ill. 05592600 77.8   c,m 1978-88
Hurricane Creek near Mulberry Grove, Ill. 05592800 152      c,m 1978-91
 
East Fork Kaskaskia River near Sandoval, Ill. 05592900 113      c,m 1978-91
North Fork Kaskaskia River near Patoka, Ill. 05592930 39.1   c,m 1978-87
Kaskaskia River below Carlyle, Ill. 05593010 2,734      c,m 1978-91
Crooked Creek near Odin, Ill. 05593505 89.2   c,m 1978-88
Crooked Creek near Hoffman, Ill. 05593520 254      c,m 1979-91
 
Shoal Creek near Walshville, Ill. 05593785 281      c,m 1982-90
Shoal Creek near Panama, Ill. 05593800 286      c,m 1978-82
Shoal Creek near Breese, Ill. 05594000 735      c,m 1979-91
Sugar Creek at Albers, Ill. 05594090 124      c,m 1978-90
Kaskaskia River near Venedy Station, Ill. 05594100 4,393      c,m 1975-91
 
Silver Creek near Troy, Ill. 05594450 154      c,m 1978-91
Silver Creek near Freeburg, Ill. 05594800 464      c,m 1978-91
Richland Creek near Hecker, Ill. 05595200 129      c,m 1978-91
Plum Creek near Baldwin, Ill. 05595280 60.9   c,m 1979-87
Kaskaskia River at Roots, Ill. 05595400 5,790      c,m 1978-87
 
Marys River at Welge, Ill. 05595540 113      c,m 1978-90
Big Muddy River near Mt. Vernon, Ill. 05595700 71.9   c,m 1978-90
Rayse Creek near Waltonville, Ill. 05595730 88.0   c,m 1978-91
Casey Fork at Route 37 near Mt. Vernon, Ill. 05595830 87.7   c,m 1978-91
Rend Lake near Benton, Ill. 05595950 488      c,m 1979-87
 
Middle Fork Big Muddy River near Benton, Ill. 05596400 152      c,m 1978-87
Big Muddy River at Plumfield, Ill. 05597000 794      c,m 1978-91
Pond Creek at West Frankfort, Ill. 05597040 33.1   c,m 1978-88
Little Muddy River near Elkville, Ill. 05597280 213      c,m 1978-88
Crab Orchard Creek near Marion, Ill. 05597500 31.7   c,m 1978-91
 
Crab Orchard Creek below Crab Orchard Lake near Carterville, Ill. 05598050 201      c,m 1978-90
Crab Orchard Creek near Carbondale, Ill. 05598245 272      c,m 1978-88
White Walnut Creek near Pinckneyville, Ill. 05598480 16.5   c 1980-81
Beaucoup Creek near Vergennes, Ill. 05599200 478      c,m 1978-88
Big Muddy River at Murphysboro, Ill. 05599500 2,169      c,m 1975-92
 
Kinkaid Creek near Murphysboro, Ill. 05599540 60.2   c,m 1980-87
Cedar Creek near Pomona, Ill. 05599565 34.5   c,m 1980-87
Cache River at Sandusky, Ill. 05600150 234      c,m 1978-87

 

Discontinued Ground-Water-Level Stations

The following ground-water-level stations operated by the USGS Illinois Water Science Center have been discontinued. Water levels were collected and published for the period of record, expressed in water years shown for each station. Discontinued project stations with less than 5 years of record have not been included. Information regarding these stations may be obtained from the Science Center at the address given in the section titled "Access to USGS Water Data".
Station Name
Station number
Period of record
De Kalb County, IL, Local number, 38N5E-14.4d1 414608088375201
1993-97
Du Page County, IL, Local number, 37N11E-9.2f1 414236087583301
1948-90
Du Page County, IL, Local number, 37N11E-9.8c1 414217087592801
1948-97
Grundy County, IL, Local number, 34N8E-1.3e1 412720088153201
1992-97
Kane County, IL, Local number, 41N6E-9.1g2 420507088325501
1992-97
Kendall County, IL, Local number, 35N6E-5.6a1 413152088342801
1993-97
Ogle County, IL, Local number, 24N10E-13.6e2 420453089172601
1990;1992-97
Winnebago County, IL, Local number, 46N2E-6.2d1 422930089023201
1992-97


Table of Contents

Introduction

Station Description

Surface-Water Data

Ground-Water Data

Meteorological Data

Biological Data