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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05567000       PANTHER CREEK NEAR EL PASO, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 40°46'05", long 89°04'30", in SE1/4NW1/4 sec.26, T.27 N., R.1 E., Woodford County, Hydrologic Unit 07130004, on right bank on downstream side of bridge on county road just downstream from East Branch Panther Creek, 2 mi upstream from West Branch, 3.8 mi northwest of El Paso, and at mi 12.9.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 93.9 mi2.

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

DISCHARGE: October 1949 to September 1960, October 1996- September 1998.

 

STAGE: Water years 1997-1998.

 

PARTIAL RECORD: Annual maximum, water yars 1961-96.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

CHEMICAL: October 1997 to September 1998.

 

MISCELLANEOUS: Contaminants in streambed sediments, August 1996; contaminants in 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 August 1998.

REVISED RECORDS.-- WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area. WDR IL-92-2: 1988 (M).

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 658.86 ft above sea level.

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 66 ft upstream of the gage, and continues upstream for 459 ft. The surface area sampled was 0.29 m2.

BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATES
[sp., species; A, Adults; LV, Larvae; P, Pupae; X, present; -, not found]
PHYLUM
Class
Order
(Suborder)
Family Reach A
Subfamily 9/15/98
(Tribe)
Taxon Life stage Quantitative Qualitative
PLATYHELMINTHES
Turbellaria
Turbellaria 17 X
MOLLUSCA
Gastropoda
Physidae
Physella sp. - X
Bivalvia
Unionidae
Amblema plicata (Say) - X
Lampsilis radiata (Gmelin) - X
Lasmigona complanata (Barnes) - X
Sphaeriidae
Sphaerium sp. - X
ANNELIDA
Oligochaeta
Lumbriculidae
Lumbriculidae - X
Naididae
Naididae 63 -
Tubificidae
Tubificidae 12 X
Branchiura sowerbyi Beddard - X
Enchytraeidae
Enchytraeidae 6 -
ARTHROPODA
Chelicerata
Acari
Hydrachnidia 12 -
Malacostraca
Decapoda
Cambaridae
Cambaridae - X
Isopoda
Asellidae
Caecidotea sp. - X
Amphipoda
Gammaridae
Gammarus sp. - X
Hyalellidae
Hyalella azteca (Saussure) 17 X
Insecta
(Furcatergalia)
Caenidae
Caenis sp. LV 6 X
Leptohyphidae
Tricorythodes sp. LV 24 X
(Pisciforma)
Baetidae
Baetidae LV - X
(Setisura)
Heptageniidae
Heptageniidae LV 17 -
Odonata
(Zygoptera)
Calopterygidae
Calopteryx sp. LV - X
Coenagrionidae
Coenagrionidae 75 -
Argia sp. LV - X
Coenagrion/Enallagma sp. LV - X
(Anisoptera)
Aeshnidae
Boyeria vinosa (Say) LV - X
Gomphidae
Gomphus sp. LV - X
Macromiidae
Macromia sp. LV - X
Hemiptera
(Heteroptera)
Corixidae
Corixidae LV 23 X
Corixinae
(Corixini)
Trichocorixa sp. A - X
Gerridae
Trepobatinae
Metrobates sp. A - X
Trepobates sp. A - X
Trichoptera
(Spicipalpia)
Hydroptilidae
Hydroptilidae P 12 -
(Annulipalpia)
Hydropsychidae
Hydropsychinae
Ceratopsyche bronta (Ross) LV 6 -
Cheumatopsyche sp. LV 6 X
Hydropsyche rossi Flint, Voshell, and Parker/simulans Ross LV 23 -
Polycentropodidae
Polycentropodidae LV 6 -
(Integripalpia)
Limnephilidae
Leptoceridae
Leptoceridae LV 12 -
Leptocerinae
Nectopsyche diarina (Ross) LV - X
Triaenodes sp. LV - X
Coleoptera
(Adephaga)
Carabidae
Carabidae LV - X
(Polyphaga)
Hydrophilidae
Laccobius sp. LV - X
Scirtidae
Scirtidae LV 7 X
Dryopidae
Helichus lithophilus (Germar) A - X
Elmidae
Dubiraphia sp. LV - X
Dubiraphia sp. A 93 X
Macronychus glabratus Say LV 101 X
Macronychus glabratus Say A 30 X
Stenelmis sp. A 23 -
Stenelmis grossa Sanderson A - X
Diptera
(Nematocera)
Ceratopogonidae
Ceratopogoninae
Bezzia/Palpomyia sp. LV 29 -
Forcipomyiinae
Atrichopogon sp. LV 12 -
Chironomidae
Chironomidae P 6 -
Chironominae
Chironominae P 46 X
(Chironomini)
Chironomini LV - X
Axarus sp. LV - X
Chironomus sp. LV - X
Cryptochironomus sp. LV - X
Cryptotendipes sp. LV - X
Dicrotendipes sp. LV 86 X
Glyptotendipes sp. LV 52 -
Microtendipes sp. LV 17 X
Parachironomus sp. LV 17 X
Polypedilum sp. LV 63 X
Stenochironomus sp. LV 426 -
(Tanytarsini)
Tanytarsini LV 29 -
Cladotanytarsus sp. LV 12 X
Paratanytarsus sp. LV - X
Rheotanytarsus sp. LV 23 -
Tanytarsus sp. LV 657 X
Orthocladiinae
Brillia sp. LV 6 -
Corynoneura sp. LV 12 -
Nanocladius sp. LV 23 -
Parakiefferiella sp. LV 6 -
Parametriocnemus sp. LV - X
Tanypodinae
Tanypodinae P 6 -
(Pentaneurini)
Thienemannimyia group sp. LV 63 X
Ablabesmyia sp. LV 12 X
Labrundinia sp. LV 29 -
Tipulidae
Tipulidae LV - X
Tipulidae P - X
(Brachycera)
Empididae
Hemerodromia sp. LV 98 -
Tabanidae
Chrysops sp. LV - X



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