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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05520500       KANKAKEE RIVER AT MOMENCE, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 41°09'36", long 87°40'07", in SW1/4NE1/4 sec.24, T.31 N., R.13 E., Kankakee County, Hydrologic Unit 07120001, on right bank at end of Hill Street in Momence, 0.2 mi downstream from bridge on State Highways 1 and 17, 1.2 mi upstream from Tower Creek, and at mile 47.9.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 2,294 mi2, of which 201 mi2 probably is noncontributing.

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

DISCHARGE: February to December 1905, February to July 1906, December 1914 to current year.

 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2000.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

CHEMICAL: Water years 1975-1991 and 1999-2000. Additional chemical data for water years 1959-72 are published in Water-Resources Investigations 78-23 and 79-24 as site F 02.

 

SEDIMENT: October 1978-September 1981, January 1993-December 1995.

 

MISCELLANEOUS: Contaminants in streambed sediments, August 1998; Contaminants in fish tissue, August 1998.

BIOLOGICAL: Benthic Macroinvertebrates, July 1999; Fish, August 1999.

REVISED RECORDS.-- WSP 1238: 1916, 1930. WSP 1308: 1915(M), 1917(M), 1919(M), 1922(M), 1926(M), 1934-35(M), 1938(M). WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter and rain gage. Datum of gage is 609.18 ft above sea level. Prior to Aug. 1, 1938, nonrecording gage at site 0.2 mi upstream at datum 1.00 ft higher. Aug. 1, 1938, to Aug. 8, 1969, water-stage recorder at present site at datum 1.00 ft higher.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 16,000 ft3/s, Mar. 6, 1979, gage height, 10.51 ft, ice jam; minimum, 243 ft3/s, Aug. 7, 1988.
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS: Maximum daily, 2,620 mg/L, June 9, 1981; minimum daily, 4 mg/L, Feb. 22, Apr. 30, May 3, 4, 1993.
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT LOADS: Maximum daily, 30,600 tons, May 30, 1981; minimum daily, 23 tons, Nov. 23, 1980.

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 803 ft downstream of the Highway 17 bridge in Momence, and continues downstream for 984 ft which includes the area next to the gaging station (lat 41°09'39.94", long 87°39'56.75"). The surface area sampled at reach A was 0.28 m2.

BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATES
[sp., species; A, Adults; LV, Larvae; P, Pupae; X, present; -, not found]

PHYLUM
Class
Order
(Suborder)
FamilyReach A
Subfamily7/21/99
(Tribe)
TaxonLife StageQuantitativeQualitative

PLATYHELMINTHES
Turbellaria
Turbellaria-X
MOLLUSCA
Gastropoda
Pleuroceridae
Pleuroceridae-X
Lymnaeidae
Pseudosuccinea columella (Say)-X
Physidae
Physella sp.-X
Bivalvia
Corbiculidae
Corbicula sp.-X
ARTHROPODA
Malacostraca
Decapoda
Cambaridae
Cambarinae-X
Isopoda
Asellidae
Caecidotea sp.-X
Amphipoda
Gammaridae
Gammarus sp.-X
Hyalellidae
Hyalella azteca (Saussure)-X
Insecta
Ephemeroptera
EphemeropteraLV46-
(Furcatergalia)
Ephemeridae
Hexagenia limbata (Serville)LV-X
Potamanthidae
Anthopotamus myops (Walsh)A-X
Caenidae
Caenis sp.LV-X
Leptohyphidae
Tricorythodes sp.LV1175X
(Pisciforma)
Baetidae
BaetidaeLV23-
Baetis sp.LV23-
Callibaetis sp.LV-X
(Setisura)
Heptageniidae
HeptageniidaeLV138X
Heptagenia sp.LV4X
Heptagenia flavescens (Walsh)LV-X
Stenacron interpunctatum (Say)A-X
Stenacron interpunctatum (Say)LV-X
Stenonema sp.LV-X
Stenonema exiguum TraverLV-X
Stenonema mexicanum (Ulmer)LV-X
Isonychiidae
Isonychia sp.LV-X
Odonata
(Zygoptera)
Calopterygidae
Hetaerina sp.LV-X
Hetaerina titia (Drury)LV1X
Coenagrionidae
Enallagma sp.LV-X
Plecoptera
(Systellognatha)
Perlidae
Acroneuriinae
(Acroneuriini)
Perlesta sp.LV-X
Pteronarcyidae
Pteronarcyinae
(Pteronarcyini)
Pteronarcys sp.LV-X
Hemiptera
(Heteroptera)
Corixidae
CorixidaeLV-X
Corixinae
(Corixini)
Trichocorixa sp.A-X
Gerridae
GerridaeLV-X
Veliidae
Rhagoveliinae
Rhagovelia sp.LV-X
Megaloptera
Corydalidae
Corydalinae
Corydalus cornutus (Linnaeus)LV-X
Sialidae
Trichoptera
(Spicipalpia)
Glossosomatidae
Protoptilinae
Hydroptilidae
HydroptilidaeLV23-
Hydroptilinae
Hydroptila sp.LV92-
(Annulipalpia)
Hydropsychidae
HydropsychidaeLV369-
Hydropsychinae
Cheumatopsyche sp.LV46X
Hydropsyche bidens Ross/orris RossLV507-
Hydropsyche rossi Flint, Voshell, and Parker/simulans RossLV-X
Hydropsyche sp.LV1199X
Hydropsyche bidens RossLV461-
Hydropsyche orris RossLV737X
Potamyia flava (Hagen)LV23X
Macronematinae
Macrostemum sp.LV161-
Macrostemum carolina (Banks)LV-X
Polycentropodidae
Polycentropodinae
Neureclipsis sp.LV-X
(Integripalpia)
Brachycentridae
Brachycentrus numerosus (Say)LV48X
Leptoceridae
Leptocerinae
Ceraclea sp.LV1-
Nectopsyche candida (Hagen)/spiloma (Ross)LV-X
Nectopsyche sp.LV-X
Nectopsyche diarina (Ross)LV-X
Lepidoptera
Pyralidae
Nymphulinae
(Argyactini)
Petrophila sp.LV-X
Coleoptera
(Adephaga)
Haliplidae
Peltodytes sp.A-X
Noteridae
Hydrocanthus sp.A-X
(Polyphaga)
Elmidae
Dubiraphia sp.LV-X
Macronychus glabratus SayA-X
Macronychus glabratus SayLV207X
Psephenidae
Psephenus herricki (DeKay)LV-X
Diptera
(Nematocera)
Chironomidae
ChironomidaeLV3-
ChironomidaeP23-
Chironominae
ChironominaeP46-
(Chironomini)
ChironominiLV23-
Chironomus sp.LV-X
Microtendipes sp.LV-X
Paracladopelma sp.LV-X
Polypedilum sp.LV184X
Stenochironomus sp.LV23-
Tribelos sp.LV-X
(Tanytarsini)
Rheotanytarsus sp.LV760-
Rheotanytarsus sp.P46-
Orthocladiinae
OrthocladiinaeLV-X
OrthocladiinaeP69-
Cricotopus/Orthocladius sp.LV230X
Cricotopus bicinctus groupLV-X
Cricotopus sp.LV138-
Rheocricotopus sp.LV-X
Tvetenia sp.LV46X
Tanypodinae
TanypodinaeLV-X
(Pentaneurini)
PentaneuriniLV-X
Ablabesmyia sp.LV-X
Pentaneura sp.LV-X
(Procladiini)
Procladius sp.LV-X
Simuliidae
SimuliidaeLV92-
SimuliidaeP23-
Simulium sp.LV23-
Simulium sp.P23-
(Brachycera)
Empididae
Hemerodromiinae
Hemerodromia sp.LV115X
Acari
Hydrachnidia46-


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