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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05568800       INDIAN CREEK NEAR WYOMING, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 41°01'06", long 89°50'07" (NAD of 1927), 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

 

BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATES: Water years 1996-98.

 

FISH: Water years 1996-98.

 

HABITAT: Water years 1996-1998.

 

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. 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.--Fish community samples were collected as part of the National Water-Quality Assessment program (NAWQA) in the lower Illinois River Basin. Collection methods followed Meador and others (1993) and were conducted with two passes of a barge electroshocker. Fishes were identified in the field by D. J. Sullivan, U.S. Geological Survey, Madison, Wisconsin. Reach A begins 607 feet upstream of the road 450 N bridge (1.95 miles upstream of the gage) and continues upstream for 568 feet. Reach B begins 1818 feet upstream of the road 450N bridge and continues upstream for 564 feet. Reach C begins 2877 feet upstream of the road 450N bridge and continues upstream for 558 feet.



FISH
Order
Family Number
Scientific name Common name
individuals

  Reach A
8/7/1996
 

Cypriniformes
Catostomidae
Catostomus commersoniwhite sucker15
Hypentelium nigricansnorthern hog sucker13
Moxostoma macrolepidotumshorthead redhorse2
Cyprinidae
Campostoma anomalumcentral stoneroller28
Cyprinella lutrensisred shiner82
Luxilus chrysocephalusstriped shiner6
Nocomis biguttatushornyhead chub25
Notropis dorsalisbigmouth shiner1
Notropis stramineussand shiner52
Phenacobius mirabilissuckermouth minnow9
Phoxinus erythrogastersouthern redbelly dace1
Pimephales notatusbluntnose minnow13
Rhinichthys atratulusblacknose dace17
Semotilus atromaculatuscreek chub30
Perciformes
Percidae
Percina phoxocephalaslenderhead darter8
Siluriformes
Ictaluridae
Ameiurus natalisyellow bullhead5
Noturus flavusstonecat15

  Reach B
8/7/1996
 

Cypriniformes
Catostomidae
Catostomus commersoniwhite sucker7
Moxostoma erythrurumgolden redhorse3
Moxostoma macrolepidotumshorthead redhorse1
Cyprinidae
Campostoma anomalumcentral stoneroller11
Cyprinella lutrensisred shiner15
Luxilus chrysocephalusstriped shiner7
Nocomis biguttatushornyhead chub3
Notropis stramineussand shiner9
Phenacobius mirabilissuckermouth minnow2
Pimephales notatusbluntnose minnow26
Semotilus atromaculatuscreek chub13
Siluriformes
Ictaluridae
Ameiurus natalisyellow bullhead1
Noturus flavusstonecat1

  Reach C
8/7/1996
 

Cypriniformes
Catostomidae
Carpiodes veliferhighfin carpsucker1
Catostomus commersoniwhite sucker2
Hypentelium nigricansnorthern hog sucker3
Moxostoma erythrurumgolden redhorse1
Moxostoma macrolepidotumshorthead redhorse2
Cyprinidae
Cyprinella lutrensisred shiner20
Cyprinus carpiocommon carp1
Luxilus chrysocephalusstriped shiner1
Nocomis biguttatushornyhead chub6
Notropis stramineussand shiner3
Semotilus atromaculatuscreek chub4
Perciformes
Centrarchidae
Lepomis macrochirusbluegill1
Percidae
Percina phoxocephalaslenderhead darter2
Siluriformes
Ictaluridae
Ameiurus natalisyellow bullhead2
Ictalurus punctatuschannel catfish1
Noturus flavusstonecat3


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Introduction

Station Descriptions

Surface-Water Data

Ground-Water Data

Meteorological Data

Biological Data