Station list     Available data
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05532500       DES PLAINES RIVER AT RIVERSIDE, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 41°49'20", long 87°49'15", in SW1/4SW1/4 sec.36, T.39 N., R.12 E., Cook County, Hydrologic Unit 07120004, on left bank 400 ft downstream from bridge on Barry Point Road in Riverside, 500 ft downstream from Hoffman Dam, 4,000 ft downstream from Salt Creek, and at mile 44.3.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 630 mi2.

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

DISCHARGE: October 1943 to current year. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1308.

 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2000.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

CHEMICAL: Water years 1987-92 and 1999-2000.

 

SEDIMENT: April 1979 to September 1982.

 

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

BIOLOGICAL: Benthic macroinvertebrates, July 1999; fish, August 1999 and September 2000.

REVISED RECORDS.-- WSP 1174: 1944, 1948. WSP 1308: 1944(M). WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter and rain gage, and concrete dam. Datum of gage is 594.68 ft above sea level. Prior to Nov. 27, 1946, nonrecording gage at bridge 400 ft upstream at same datum.

REMARKS.-- Occasional regulation by gates at Hoffman Dam.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 9,770 ft3/s, Aug. 15, 1987, gage height, 9.90 ft; no flow Aug. 22-24, 1962, and part of Sept. 5, 1968, Aug. 31, Oct. 7, 1974.
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS: Maximum daily mean, 297 mg/L Apr. 12, 1979; minimum daily mean, 3 mg/L Jan. 24, Feb. 1, 3, 4, 1982
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT LOADS: Maximum daily, 3,240 tons Apr. 12, 1979; minimum daily, 1.5 tons Feb. 3, 4, 1982.

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Flood of Mar. 18, 1919, reached a discharge of 7,450 ft3/s, gage height, 9.48 ft., from information furnished by Metropolitan Sanitary District of Greater Chicago.

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Sampled as part of the Upper Illinois River Basin (UIRB) National Water Quality Assessment Program (NAWQA).

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
DIS-BARO-PH
AGENCYAGENCYCHARGE,NUMBERMETRICWATERSPE-
ANA-COL-INST.OFPRES-WHOLECIFIC
LYZINGLECTINGCUBICSAM-SUREOXYGEN,FIELDCON-TEMPER-TEMPER-
SAMPLESAMPLEGAGEFEETPLING(MMDIS-(STAND-DUCT-ATUREATURE
DATETIME(CODE(CODEHEIGHTPERPOINTSOFSOLVEDARDANCEAIRWATER
NUMBER)NUMBER)(FEET)SECOND(COUNT)HG)(MG/L)UNITS)(US/CM)(DEG C)(DEG C)
(00028)(00027)(00065)(00061)(00063)(00025)(00300)(00400)(00095)(00020)(00010)
OCT 1999
06...093580020817003.474992874912.57.773214.510.0
NOV
03...094580020817003.00198187429.97.510205.010.2
DEC
08...092080020817003.606002474512.37.97333.05.2
JAN 2000
05...090580020817003.232961674913.37.91620-7.01.9
FEB
02...094580020817003.102192074914.77.92130-4.0.0
MAR
08...09258002010283.485072574010.18.1131020.012.2
APR
05...095080020817003.223162074414.28.9131011.09.6
17...142080020817004.3713503074610.18.112707.011.0
MAY
03...092580020817004.031030167499.07.896619.015.8
JUN
07...13208002010284.771760--7507.87.776124.017.9
28...11008002010284.301280207486.77.975223.022.1
AUG
01...11108002010284.24122017745--   8.0--26.0--   
SEP
06...09408002010282.99183207558.18.098220.019.8

ALKA-BICAR-CAR-NITRO-
MAGNE-POTAS-LINITYBONATEBONATECHLO-FLUO-SILICA,GEN,
CALCIUMSIUM,SIUM,SODIUM,WAT DISWATERWATERRIDE,RIDE,DIS-SULFATEAMMONIA
DIS-DIS-DIS-DIS-TOT ITDIS ITDIS ITDIS-DIS-SOLVEDDIS-DIS-
SOLVEDSOLVEDSOLVEDSOLVEDFIELDFIELDFIELDSOLVEDSOLVED(MG/LSOLVEDSOLVED
DATE(MG/L(MG/L(MG/L(MG/LMG/L ASMG/L ASMG/L AS(MG/L(MG/LAS(MG/L(MG/L
AS CA)AS MG)AS K)AS NA)CACO3HCO3CO3AS CL)AS F)SIO2)AS SO4)AS N)
(00915)(00925)(00935)(00930)(39086)(00453)(00452)(00940)(00950)(00955)(00945)(00608)
OCT 1999
06...47.319.1  5.866.0126153--105.45.166.2<.020
NOV
03...61.324.4  14.1109   151184--1481.04.4103   .043
DEC
08...50.520.0  5.765.9128156--104.44.369.3.124
JAN 2000
05...61.322.6  9.8227   139170--391.74.283.2.328
FEB
02...24.39.2712.6123   158193--539.91.695.5.291
MAR
08...75.333.8  7.8139   176215--254.45.798.9.359
APR
05...80.934.7  9.1137   19420516249.7.6105   <.020
17...50.921.6  6.1172   118143--285.52.265.0.366
MAY
03...66.130.8  5.387.2180220--149.44.975.7.083
JUN
07...51.123.1  4.159.3170207--105.35.448.5.060
28...52.425.0  4.262.9184225--104.36.244.2<.020
AUG
01...38.816.1  5.263.8113138--101.44.051.0.084
SEP
06...60.625.8  11.2111   159194--149.94.190.3.047

NITRO-NITRO-NITRO-NITRO-NITRO-NITRO-PHOS-PHOS-
GEN,AM-GEN,AM-NITRO-GEN,GEN,GEN,NITRO-GEN,PHATE,PHOS-PHORUS
MONIA +MONIA +GENNITRATENO2+NO3ORGANICGEN,NITRO-NITRITEORTHO,PHORUSORTHO,
ORGANICORGANICDIS-DIS-DIS-DIS-ORGANICGEN,DIS-DIS-DIS-DIS-
DIS.TOTALSOLVEDSOLVEDSOLVEDSOLVEDTOTALTOTALSOLVEDSOLVEDSOLVEDSOLVED
DATE(MG/L(MG/L(MG/L(MG/L(MG/L(MG/L(MG/L(MG/L(MG/L(MG/L(MG/L(MG/L
AS N)AS N)AS N)AS N)AS N)AS N)AS N)AS N)AS N)AS PO4)AS P)AS P)
(00623)(00625)(00602)(00618)(00631)(00607)(00605)(00600)(00613)(00660)(00666)(00671)
OCT 1999
06....72.583.52.792.81--     --     3.4.0221.64  .607.536
NOV
03....921.0  10   9.489.54.87.9711   .0615.02  2.23  1.64  
DEC
08....731.1  4.33.523.55.61.964.6.0341.74  .602.569
JAN 2000
05...1.4  2.0  9.68.088.161.1  1.7  10   .0864.16  1.51  1.36  
FEB
02...1.4  1.5  11   9.9710.1  1.1  1.2  12   .1305.10  1.97  1.66  
MAR
08...1.1  1.3  7.96.546.76.76.948.1.2221.57  .599.513
APR
05....841.8  6.15.265.30--     --     7.1.0382.82  1.02  .919
17...1.0  1.9  4.73.623.69.671.6  5.6.0781.50  .531.490
MAY
03....801.2  4.94.094.14.721.2  5.4.0421.01  .364.329
JUN
07....79.943.83.023.06.73.884.0.035.770.291.251
28....79.852.61.801.82--     --     2.7.0241.00  .377.327
AUG
01....701.2  4.03.263.30.621.1  4.4.0351.67  .652.546
SEP
06....931.0  9.18.118.15.88.979.2.0384.88  1.75  1.59  

SOLIDS,CARBON,2,6-DI-ACETO-ACETO-ALA-ALA-
RESIDUEMANGA-CARBON,ORGANICETHYLCHLORCHLORACETO-CHLORCHLOR,
PHOS-AT 180IRON,NESE,ORGANICPARTIC-ANILINEESAOACHLOR,OA(ESA)
PHORUSDEG. CDIS-DIS-DIS-ULATEWAT FLTFLTRDFLTRDWATERFLTRDWAT FLT
TOTALDIS-SOLVEDSOLVEDSOLVEDTOTAL0.7 U0.7 UM0.7 UMFLTRD0.7 UMGF 0.7U
DATE(MG/LSOLVED(UG/L(UG/L(MG/L(MG/LGF, RECGF RECGF RECRECGF RECREC
AS P)(MG/L)AS FE)AS MN)AS C)AS C)(UG/L)(UG/L)(UG/L)(UG/L)(UG/L)(UG/L)
(00665)(70300)(01046)(01056)(00681)(00689)(82660)(61029)(61030)(49260)(61031)(50009)
OCT 1999
06....6974151017--   --   <.003--     --     <.002--     --       
NOV
03...2.21  63240247.8.6<.003<.05<.05<.002<.05<.050
DEC
08....75743330156.3.9<.003<.05<.05<.002<.05<.050
JAN 2000
05...1.67  94440257.4.9<.003<.05<.05<.002<.05<.050
FEB
02...2.11  1260E101311   .2<.003<.05<.05<.002<.05<.050
MAR
08....67481620388.01.1<.003.12.07<.002<.05.080
APR
05...1.18  7922078.62.3<.003--     --     <.002--     --       
17....83772820277.03.5<.003<.05<.05.133<.05<.050
MAY
03....4955942015--   1.8<.003.27.06.033.06.230
JUN
07....401448208--   --   <.003--     --     .095--     --       
28....5014372015--   --   <.003--     --     .015--     --       
AUG
01....823388109--   --   --       --     --     --       --     --       
SEP
06...1.73  5701034--   --   --       --     --     --       --     --       

BEN-CAR-CARBO-DEETHYLDIAZ-
ALA-ATRA-FLUR-BUTYL-BARYLFURANCYANA-DCPAATRA-INON
CHLOR,ALPHAZINE,ALINATE,WATERWATERCHLOR-ZINE,WATERZINE,D10 SRG
WATER,BHCWATER,WAT FLDWATER,FLTRDFLTRDPYRIFOSWATER,FLTRDWATER,WAT FLT
DISS,DIS-DISS,0.7 UDISS,0.7 U0.7 UDIS-DISS,0.7 UDISS,0.7 U
DATEREC,SOLVEDRECGF, RECRECGF, RECGF, RECSOLVEDRECGF, RECRECGF, REC
(UG/L)(UG/L)(UG/L)(UG/L)(UG/L)(UG/L)(UG/L)(UG/L)(UG/L)(UG/L)(UG/L)PERCENT
(46342)(34253)(39632)(82673)(04028)(82680)(82674)(38933)(04041)(82682)(04040)(91063)
OCT 1999
06...<.002<.002.029<.002<.002E.037<.003<.004<.004<.002E.019132
NOV
03...<.002<.002.023<.002<.002E.041<.003<.004<.004<.002E.017111
DEC
08...<.002<.002.099<.002<.002<.003<.003<.004<.004<.002E.014102
JAN 2000
05...<.002<.002.031<.002<.002<.003<.003<.004<.004<.002E.018116
FEB
02...<.002<.002.031<.002<.002<.003<.003<.004<.004<.002E.013112
MAR
08...<.002<.002.045<.002<.002E.037<.003<.004<.004<.002E.027101
APR
05...<.002<.002.032<.002<.002E.021<.003<.004<.004<.002E.01786
17...<.002<.002.229.005<.002E.037<.003<.004<.004<.002E.041102
MAY
03...<.002<.002.102E.004<.002E.012<.003<.004.007.004E.041110
JUN
07....022<.002.796<.002<.002E.023<.003<.004.014<.002E.12  105
28...<.002<.002.702<.002<.002E.008<.003<.004.004<.002E.06974
AUG
01...--       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
SEP
06...--       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --

DISUL-ETHAL-ETHO-HCHLIN-METHYL
FOTONEPTCFLUR-PROPALPHAURONAZIN-
DI-DI-WATERWATERALINWATERFONOFOSD6 SRGWATERMALA-PHOS
AZINON,ELDRINFLTRDFLTRDWAT FLTFLTRDWATERWAT FLTLINDANEFLTRDTHION,WAT FLT
DIS-DIS-0.7 U0.7 U0.7 U0.7 UDISS0.7 UDIS-0.7 UDIS-0.7 U
DATESOLVEDSOLVEDGF, RECGF, RECGF, RECGF, RECRECGF, RECSOLVEDGF, RECSOLVEDGF, REC
(UG/L)(UG/L)(UG/L)(UG/L)(UG/L)(UG/L)(UG/L)PERCENT(UG/L)(UG/L)(UG/L)(UG/L)
(39572)(39381)(82677)(82668)(82663)(82672)(04095)(91065)(39341)(82666)(39532)(82686)
OCT 1999
06...--       <.001<.017<.002<.004<.003<.00396<.004<.002<.005<.001
NOV
03...--       <.001<.017<.002<.004<.003<.00382<.004<.002<.005<.001
DEC
08...--       <.001<.017<.002<.004<.003<.003103<.004<.002<.005<.001
JAN 2000
05...<.200<.001<.017<.002<.004<.003<.003102<.004<.002<.005<.001
FEB
02....032<.001<.017<.002<.004<.003<.003105<.004<.002<.005<.001
MAR
08....005<.001<.017<.002<.004<.003<.00387<.004<.002<.005<.001
APR
05....031<.001<.017<.002<.004<.003<.00378<.004<.002<.005<.001
17....043<.001<.017<.002<.004<.003<.00380<.004<.002<.005<.001
MAY
03....027<.001<.017<.002<.004<.003<.00392<.004<.002<.005<.001
JUN
07....048<.001<.017<.002<.004<.003<.00391<.004<.002<.005<.001
28....044<.001<.017<.002<.004<.003<.00385<.004<.002<.005<.001
AUG
01...--       --       --       --       --       --       --       ----       --       --       --       
SEP
06...--       --       --       --       --       --       --       ----       --       --       --       

METHYLMETOLA-METOLA-MOL-NAPROP-PEB-PENDI-PER-
PARA-CHLORCHLORMETRI-INATEAMIDEULATEMETH-METHRIN
THIONESAOAMETO-BUZINWATERWATERPARA-WATERALINCIS
WAT FLTFLTRDFLTRDLACHLORSENCORFLTRDFLTRDP,P'THION,FILTRDWAT FLTWAT FLT
0.7 U0.7 UM0.7 UMWATERWATER0.7 U0.7 UDDEDIS-0.7 U0.7 U0.7 U
DATEGF, RECGF RECGF RECDISSOLVDISSOLVGF, RECGF, RECDISSOLVSOLVEDGF, RECGF, RECGF, REC
(UG/L)(UG/L)(UG/L)(UG/L)(UG/L)(UG/L)(UG/L)(UG/L)(UG/L)(UG/L)(UG/L)(UG/L)
(82667)(61043)(61044)(39415)(82630)(82671)(82684)(34653)(39542)(82669)(82683)(82687)
OCT 1999
06...<.006--     --     .010<.004<.004<.003<.006<.004<.004<.004<.005
NOV
03...<.006<.05<.05<.002<.004<.004<.003<.006<.004<.004<.004<.005
DEC
08...<.006<.05<.05.008<.004<.004<.003<.006<.004<.004<.004<.005
JAN 2000
05...<.006<.05<.05.011<.004<.004<.003<.006<.004<.004<.004<.005
FEB
02...<.006<.05<.05.009<.004<.004<.003<.006<.004<.004<.004<.005
MAR
08...<.006.48.25.010<.004<.004<.003<.006<.004<.004<.004<.005
APR
05...<.006--     --     .009<.004<.004<.003<.006<.004<.004<.004<.005
17...<.006.08<.05.070<.004<.004<.003<.006<.004<.004<.040<.005
MAY
03...<.006.41.28.178<.004<.004<.003E.003<.004<.004<.004<.005
JUN
07...<.006--     --     .297<.004<.004<.003<.006<.004<.004<.004<.005
28...<.006--     --     .118<.004<.004<.003<.006<.004<.004<.004<.005
AUG
01...--       --     --     --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       
SEP
06...--       --     --     --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       

PRON-PRO-PRO-TEBU-TER-TER-THIO-
PHORATEPRO-AMIDEPROPA-PANILPARGITESI-THIURONBACILBUFOSBENCARB
WATERMETON,WATERCHLOR,WATERWATERMAZINE,WATERWATERWATERWATER
FLTRDWATER,FLTRDWATER,FLTRDFLTRDWATER,FLTRDFLTRDFLTRDFLTRD
0.7 UDISS,0.7 UDISS,0.7 U0.7 UDISS,0.7 U0.7 U0.7 U0.7 U
DATEGF, RECRECGF, RECRECGF, RECGF, RECRECGF, RECGF, RECGF, RECGF, REC
(UG/L)(UG/L)(UG/L)(UG/L)(UG/L)(UG/L)(UG/L)(UG/L)(UG/L)(UG/L)(UG/L)
(82664)(04037)(82676)(04024)(82679)(82685)(04035)(82670)(82665)(82675)(82681)
OCT 1999
06...<.002.038<.003<.007<.004<.013<.010<.010<.007<.013<.002
NOV
03...<.002<.018<.003<.007<.004<.013<.005<.010<.007<.013<.002
DEC
08...<.002.032<.003<.007<.004<.013.010<.010<.007<.013<.002
JAN 2000
05...<.002.026<.003<.007<.004<.013<.005<.010<.007<.013<.002
FEB
02...<.002E.010<.003<.007<.004<.013<.005<.010<.007<.013<.002
MAR
08...<.002E.010<.003<.007<.010<.013.011<.010<.007<.013<.002
APR
05...<.002E.011<.003<.007<.004<.013.008<.010<.007<.013<.002
17...<.002.018<.003<.007<.004<.013.014<.010<.007<.013<.002
MAY
03...<.002.025<.003<.007<.004<.013.021.019<.007<.013<.002
JUN
07...<.002.027<.003<.007<.004<.013.057.088<.007<.013<.002
28...<.002.019<.003<.007<.004<.013.020.046<.007<.013<.002
AUG
01...--       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       
SEP
06...--       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       

TRIAL-TRI-SED.QUALITY
LATEFLUR-SUSP.ASSUR-SAMPLE
WATERALINSEDI-SIEVEANCEVOLUME
FLTRDWAT FLTMENT,DIAM.PURPOSEDATAREP-SCHED-SAM-
0.7 U0.7 USUS-% FINERSITEINDICA-LICATESAMPLEULESAMPLERPLING
DATEGF, RECGF, RECPENDEDTHANVISIT,TORTYPEPURPOSE2010TYPEMETHOD,
(UG/L)(UG/L)(MG/L).062 MM(CODE)CODE(CODE)CODE(ML)(CODE)CODES
(82678)(82661)(80154)(70331)(50280)(99111)(99105)(71999)(99857)(84164)(82398)
OCT 1999
06...<.001<.0028110010011--     15.00892305110
NOV
03...<.001<.00288100100110--     15.00909304510
DEC
08...<.001<.002999610011--     15.00980305110
JAN 2000
05...<.001<.0021489910011--     15.00892304510
FEB
02...<.001<.00212798100140--     15.00909304510
MAR
08...<.001<.0021349810011--     15.00909305110
APR
05...<.001E.0041369810011--     15.00909304510
17...<.001.0102779910033030.0015.00877305110
MAY
03...<.001E.0041639810011--     15.00--305110
JUN
07...<.001<.0021269810011--     15.00917306010
28...<.001<.0021339810011--     15.00847305110
AUG
01...--       --       1529810011--     15.00--305210
SEP
06...--       --       1169910011--     15.00--304510


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Introduction

Station Descriptions

Surface-Water Data

Ground-Water Data

Meteorological Data

Biological Data