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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05527800       DES PLAINES RIVER AT RUSSELL, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 42°29'22", long 87°55'32", in SE1/4 sec.3, T.46 N., R.11 E., Lake County, Hydrologic Unit 07120004, on right bank at upstream side of Russell Road bridge, 0.3 mi west of Russell, 7.2 mi upstream from Mill Creek, and at mile 109.3.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 123 mi2.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
 

DISCHARGE: July 1967 to current year.

 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2000.

 

PARTIAL RECORD: Occasional low-flow measurements, water years 1961-63, and annual maximum gage heights, water years 1962-66.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

CHEMICAL: Water years 1978-1991 and 1999-2000. Additional chemical data for water years 1959-60, 1964-69, 1971-77 are published in Water-Resources Investigations 78-22 and 79-23 as site G 08.

 

MISCELLANEOUS: March to September 1999; contaminants in streambed sediment, August 1998; contaminants in fish tissue, August 1998.

BIOLOGICAL: Benthic macroinvertebrates, July 1999; fish, August 1999 and August 2000.
PRECIPITATION: October 1999 to current year.

REVISED RECORDS.-- WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area. WDR IL-76-1: 1960-68(M), 1973(M).

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, raingage, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 662.00 ft above sea level. Oct. 17, 1961 to June 29, 1967, crest-stage gage at left downstream side of bridge at datum 4.29 ft higher.

REMARKS.-- Collection, computation, and publication of precipitation data do not necessarily conform to standards used by the National Weather Service. Precipitation data could be subject to error for days with freezing and/or thawing of precipitation.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
PRECIPITATION: Maximum, 3.55 in., June 12, 2000.

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.--Benthic macroinvertebrate community samples were collected as part of the National Water-Quality Assessment program (NAWQA) in the upper Illinois River Basin. One quantitative (Richest-Targeted Habitat) and one qualitative (Qualitative-Multiple Habitat) sample were collected in accordance with the NAWQA protocols (Cuffney and others, 1993). The quantitative sample was a composite of macroinvertebrates from about 10 submerged tree branches. Branches were cut underwater, gathered in a 425µm mesh net, and invertebrates were washed or picked from the branches. The average length and average diameter of each branch were measured and used to calculate an approximate surface area. The qualitative sample was collected from many habitat types within the sampling reach to obtain as complete a list of invertebrate taxa as possible. All samples were processed by the USGS National Water-Quality Laboratory. Phylum, Class, Order, Suborder, Family, Subfamily, and Tribe are listed and arranged according to the USGS National Water-Quality Laboratory taxonomic hierarchy. Reach A is located 295 ft upstream of the Russell Road bridge, and continues upstream for 656 ft. Reach B is 1444 ft upstream of Russell Road bridge, and continues upstream for 656 ft. Reach C is located 843 ft downstream of the Russell Road bridge and continues downstream for 984 ft. The surface area sampled at reach A was 0.29 m2, at reach B was 0.25 m2, and at reach C was 0.24 m2.
BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATES
[sp., species; A, Adults; LV, Larvae; P, Pupae; X, present; -, not found]
PHYLUM
Class
Order
(Suborder)
FamilyReach AReach BReach C
Subfamily7/12/997/13/997/13/99
(Tribe)
TaxonLife StageQuantitativeQualitativeQuantitativeQualitiativeQuantitativeQualitative
PLATYHELMINTHES
Turbellaria
Turbellaria43X80X78X
MOLLUSCA
Gastropoda
Ancylidae
Ancylidae--32---
Physidae
Physella sp.-X-X-X
Planorbidae
Planorbidae--8X--
Bivalvia
Corbiculacea-X----
Sphaeriidae
Musculium sp.---X-X
ANNELIDA
Oligochaeta
Naididae
Naididae58-40-6-
Tubificidae
Tubificidae-----X
Hirudinea
Glossiphoniidae
Glossiphoniidae--25-6-
Erpobdellidae
Erpobdellidae7-1---
ARTHROPODA
Malacostraca
Decapoda
Cambaridae
Cambarinae-X-X--
Orconectes sp.-X-X--
Isopoda
Asellidae
Caecidotea sp.--8---
Amphipoda
Amphipoda----6-
Crangonyctidae
Crangonyx sp.-----X
Hyalellidae
Hyalella azteca (Saussure)144X480X144X
Insecta
Collembola
Collembola7---6-
Ephemeroptera
EphemeropteraLV----6-
(Furcatergalia)
Ephemeridae
Hexagenia bilineata (Say)LV---X--
Hexagenia limbata (Serville)LV-X-X-X
Caenidae
Caenis sp.LV36X88X72X
Caenis latipennis BanksLV--8-12-
Caenis punctata McDunnoughLV--16---
Leptohyphidae
Tricorythodes sp.LV--8-6-
(Pisciforma)
Baetidae
BaetidaeLV7-----
Centroptilum/Procloeon sp.LV-----X
Baetis intercalaris McDunnoughLV7---12-
Callibaetis sp.LV-X-X-X
(Setisura)
Heptageniidae
HeptageniidaeLV60-88-78-
Stenacron sp.LV29-80-12-
Stenacron interpunctatum (Say)LV7X-X24X
Odonata
(Zygoptera)
Coenagrionidae
CoenagrionidaeLV22-136X54-
Ischnura sp.LV14X24X-X
(Anisoptera)
Aeshnidae
Anax junius (Drury)LV-X---X
Hemiptera
(Heteroptera)
Belostomatidae
BelostomatidaeLV-X-X-X
Belostomatinae
Belostoma flumineum SayA---X-X
Corixidae
CorixidaeLV29X24X12-
Corixinae
(Corixini)
Palmacorixa sp.A---X-X
Trichocorixa sp.A--9X-X
Trichocorixa sp.LV-X----
Gerridae
GerridaeLV---X30-
Rhagodotarsinae
Rheumatobates sp.A--8X--
Mesoveliidae
Mesovelia sp.A---X-X
Notonectidae
Notonecta sp.A---X-X
Pleidae
PleidaeLV----6-
Megaloptera
Corydalidae
Chauliodinae
Chauliodes rastricornis RamburLV---X1X
Sialidae
Sialis sp.LV-----X
Trichoptera
(Spicipalpia)
Hydroptilidae
HydroptilidaeLV22-----
HydroptilidaeP7-----
Hydroptilinae
Hydroptila sp.LV94X96-60-
Hydroptila sp.P14-8---
Hydroptila perdita MortonP------
Orthotrichia sp.LV36-8-24-
(Annulipalpia)
Hydropsychidae
HydropsychidaeLV29-32-222-
HydropsychidaeP7---6-
Hydropsychinae
Cheumatopsyche sp.A-----X
Cheumatopsyche sp.LV455X144X450X
Cheumatopsyche sp.P14--X--
Hydropsyche sp.LV----12-
Hydropsyche sp.P7-----
Hydropsyche bidens RossLV22---84-
Polycentropodidae
PolycentropodidaeLV--8---
Polycentropodinae
Cyrnellus fraternus (Banks)LV-X8-6-
(Integripalpia)
Phryganeidae
Phryganeinae
Phryganea sayi MilneP2-----
Leptoceridae
Leptocerinae
Oecetis sp.LV1X-X12X
Oecetis sp.P--1-6-
Oecetis cinerascens (Hagen)LV--8---
Coleoptera
(Adephaga)
Dytiscidae
Colymbetinae
(Coptotomini)
Coptotomus sp.A---X-X
Hydroporinae
(Hydroporini)
HydroporiniA1X-X--
Hygrotus sp.A---X--
Laccophilinae
(Laccophilini)
Laccophilus sp.A-X-X-X
Laccophilus sp.LV---X-X
Gyrinidae
Dineutus sp.LV8X8---
Dineutus assimilis (Kirby)A-X-X-X
Gyrinus analis SayA-X-X-X
(Polyphaga)
Hydrophilidae
Berosus sp.A-----X
Enochrus sp.A----6-
Tropisternus sp.A---X-X
Tropisternus sp.LV-X-X-X
Scirtidae
ScirtidaeLV---X--
Elmidae
ElmidaeLV----12-
Dubiraphia sp.LV-X8---
Dubiraphia minima HilsenhoffA29-128-12-
Macronychus glabratus SayA14---6-
Macronychus glabratus SayLV65-16-18-
Stenelmis sp.LV--8---
Diptera
(Nematocera)
Ceratopogonidae
Ceratopogoninae
Bezzia/Palpomyia sp.LV7-8---
Chironomidae
ChironomidaeLV7-1---
ChironomidaeP7-8---
Chironominae
ChironominaeP14-16-6-
(Chironomini)
ChironominiLV65X120X24X
Phaenopsectra/Tribelos sp.LV--8-6-
Cryptochironomus sp.LV-----X
Dicrotendipes sp.LV7-64-6-
Endochironomus sp.LV187X512X114X
Glyptotendipes sp.LV108X104-48-
Parachironomus sp.LV7-----
Polypedilum sp.LV266X56X66X
Stenochironomus sp.LV36-40---
Tribelos sp.LV58---6-
(Pseudochironomini)
Pseudochironomus sp.LV7-----
(Tanytarsini)
Micropsectra/Tanytarsus sp.LV-X----
Cladotanytarsus sp.LV-X----
Paratanytarsus sp.LV22-24-6X
Rheotanytarsus sp.LV137X64X36-
Orthocladiinae
OrthocladiinaeLV7X----
OrthocladiinaeP29-8---
Cricotopus/Orthocladius sp.LV-X8---
Corynoneura sp.LV--8---
Cricotopus bicinctus groupLV50-32-6-
Cricotopus sp.LV14X24X12X
Cricotopus trifascia groupLV7-----
Nanocladius sp.LV43X32-6-
Rheocricotopus sp.LV----6-
Thienemanniella sp.LV7X16--X
Tanypodinae
TanypodinaeLV-X8---
TanypodinaeP14---6-
(Pentaneurini)
PentaneuriniLV7X--12-
Thienemannimyia group sp.LV173X96X90X
Ablabesmyia sp.LV101X32-12X
Culicidae
Anopheles sp.LV-X-X--
Acari
Hydrachnidia--24---


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