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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05568800       INDIAN CREEK NEAR WYOMING, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 41°01'06", long 89°50'07", 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 1994-2000.

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, September 1996, September 1997, and September 1998; fish, August 1996, July 1997, and July 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 sea level. 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, June 22, 1974, gage height, 23.81 ft (present datum), from rating curve extended above 1,400 ft3/s, on basis of contracted-opening measurement of peak flow; 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.--Benthic macroinvertebrate community samples were collected as part of the National Water-Quality Assessment program (NAWQA) in the lower 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 425╡m 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 begins 607 ft upstream of the road 450 N bridge (1.95 mi upstream of the gage) and continues upstream for 568 ft. The surface area sampled at reach A was 0.31 m2.

BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATES
[sp., species; A, Adults; LV, Larvae; P, Pupae; X, present; -, not found]
PHYLUM
Class
Order
(Suborder)
Family Reach A
Subfamily 9/3/1997
(Tribe)
Taxon Life stage Quantitative Qualitative
PLATYHELMINTHES      
  Turbellaria      
              Turbellaria   - X
NEMATODA      
              Nematoda   32 -
MOLLUSCA      
  Gastropoda      
        Physidae      
              Physella sp.   - X
  Bivalvia      
        Sphaeriidae      
              Sphaeriidae   - X
ANNELIDA      
  Oligochaeta      
              Oligochaeta   8 -
        Naididae      
              Naididae   24 -
        Tubificidae      
              Tubificidae   - X
ARTHROPODA      
    Acari      
              Hydrachnidia   64 -
  Malacostraca      
    Decapoda      
        Cambaridae      
              Cambaridae   - X
              Orconectes sp.   1 X
    Amphipoda      
        Gammaridae      
              Gammarus sp.   - X
        Hyalellidae      
              Hyalella azteca (Saussure)   - X
  Insecta      
    Ephemeroptera      
              Ephemeroptera LV 248 -
      (Furcatergalia)      
        Leptohyphidae      
              Tricorythodes sp. LV 128 X
      (Pisciforma)      
        Baetidae      
              Baetidae LV 529 X
              Baetis sp. LV 264 X
              Baetis intercalaris McDunnough LV 80 -
      (Setisura)      
        Heptageniidae      
              Heptageniidae LV 32 -
              Stenacron interpunctatum (Say) LV - X
              Stenonema exiguum Traver LV - X
        Isonychiidae      
              Isonychia sp. LV 8 X
    Odonata      
      (Zygoptera)      
        Calopterygidae      
              Calopteryx sp. LV - X
              Calopteryx maculata (Beauvois) LV - X
              Hetaerina sp. LV 1 -
              Hetaerina americana (Fabricius) LV - X
        Coenagrionidae      
              Coenagrionidae LV - X
              Argia sp. LV - X
      (Anisoptera)      
        Aeshnidae      
              Boyeria vinosa (Say) LV - X
        Gomphidae      
              Gomphidae LV - X
              Gomphus sp. LV - X
        Libellulidae      
              Libellula sp. LV - X
    Hemiptera      
      (Heteroptera)      
        Gerridae      
          Gerrinae      
              Aquarius sp. A - X
        Veliidae      
          Rhagoveliinae      
              Rhagovelia sp. A - X
    Megaloptera      
        Corydalidae      
          Corydalinae      
              Corydalus cornutus (Linnaeus) LV - X
    Trichoptera      
              Trichoptera LV 216 -
      (Spicipalpia)      
        Hydroptilidae      
          Hydroptilinae      
              Hydroptila sp. LV 216 -
      (Annulipalpia)      
        Hydropsychidae      
              Hydropsychidae LV 556 X
          Hydropsychinae      
              Ceratopsyche sp. LV 24 X
              Cheumatopsyche sp. LV 41 X
              Cheumatopsyche pettiti (Banks) P 8 -
              Hydropsyche sp. LV 97 X
              Hydropsyche betteni Ross/depravata Hagen LV 16 -
              Hydropsyche rossi Flint, Voshell, and Parker/simulans Ross LV 8 -
      (Integripalpia)      
        Leptoceridae      
          Leptocerinae      
              Nectopsyche diarina (Ross) LV - X
    Coleoptera      
      (Polyphaga)      
        Staphylinidae      
              Staphylinidae A - X
        Elmidae      
              Elmidae LV 24 -
              Ancyronyx variegata (Germar) LV 16 -
              Dubiraphia sp. A 16 -
              Dubiraphia sp. LV - X
              Macronychus glabratus Say A - X
              Macronychus glabratus Say LV 40 -
              Stenelmis sp. A 9 -
              Stenelmis sp. LV 1 X
              Stenelmis grossa Sanderson A - X
    Diptera      
      (Nematocera)      
        Chironomidae      
              Chironomidae A 16 -
              Chironomidae LV 1 X
              Chironomidae P 8 -
          Chironominae      
              Chironominae P 8 X
            (Chironomini)      
              Chironomini LV 8 -
              Cryptochironomus sp. LV - X
              Microtendipes sp. LV - X
              Polypedilum sp. LV 104 X
              Stenochironomus sp. LV - X
            (Tanytarsini)      
              Tanytarsini LV 8 X
              Rheotanytarsus sp. LV 64 X
              Tanytarsus sp. LV - X
          Orthocladiinae      
              Orthocladiinae LV - X
              Cricotopus sp. LV 32 X
              Cricotopus/Orthocladius sp. LV - X
              Rheocricotopus sp. LV 8 X
              Thienemanniella sp. LV 8 X
          Tanypodinae      
            (Pentaneurini)      
              Ablabesmyia sp. LV - X
              Thienemannimyia group sp. LV - X
        Simuliidae      
              Simuliidae LV 56 X
              Simulium sp. LV 56 X
        Tipulidae      
          Tipulinae      
              Tipula sp. LV 1 -
      (Brachycera)      
        Empididae      
              Chelifera/Hemerodromia sp. P - X
              Hemerodromia sp. LV 16 -



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Introduction

Station Descriptions

Surface-Water Data

Ground-Water Data

Meteorological Data

Biological Data