05531500 DATA: Chemical and Microbiological Tables, 2002

Station list Available data
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

05531500 SALT CREEK AT WESTERN SPRINGS, IL


LOCATION.-- Lat 41°49'33", long 87°54'02" (NAD of 1927), in NE1/4SE1/4 sec.31, T.39 N., R.12 E., Cook County, Hydrologic Unit 07120004, on left pier at upstream side of bridge on Wolf Road, in Cook County Forest Preserve, 0.5 mi north of Western Springs, and at mile 8.8.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 115 mi².

PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
	DISCHARGE: October 1945 to current year.
	STAGE: Water years 1994-2002.
SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
	CHEMICAL: Water years 1978-91 and 1999 to current.
	MISCELLANEOUS: Contaminants in streambed sediments, August 1998; contaminants in fish tissue, August 1998.
BIOLOGICAL
	BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATES: Water year 1999.
	FISH: Water years 1999, 2000, and 2002.
	HABITAT: Water years 1999, and 2002.

REVISED RECORDS.-- WSP 1915: Drainage area. WRD IL-87-2: Drainage area. WRD IL-97-2: July 21 - Sept. 26, 1996.

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, crest-stage gage, and water-quality monitor. Datum of gage is 624.93 ft above NGVD of 1929. Prior to July 26, 1946, nonrecording gage at same site and datum.

REMARKS.-- Occasional regulation by sewage treatment plants upstream from station. Since May 28, 1996, some flow temporarily diverted for flood control to Elmhurst Quarry Flood Control Reservoir 12.3 miles upstream from gage.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 3,540 ft³/s, Aug. 17, 1987, gage height, 10.54 ft; minimum, no flow, May 27, 1998, due to bridge construction.

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

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
					DIS-		OXYGEN,	PH				ALKA-	BICAR-
		AGENCY	AGENCY		CHARGE,		DIS-	WATER	SPE-			LINITY	BONATE
		ANA-	COL-		INST.		SOLVED	WHOLE	CIFIC			WAT DIS	WATER
		LYZING	LECTING		CUBIC	OXYGEN,	(PER-	FIELD	CON-	TEMPER-	TEMPER-	TOT IT	DIS IT
		SAMPLE	SAMPLE	GAGE	FEET	DIS-	CENT	(STAND-	DUCT-	ATURE	ATURE	FIELD	FIELD
		(CODE	(CODE	HEIGHT	PER	SOLVED	SATUR-	ARD	ANCE	AIR	WATER	MG/L AS	MG/L AS
		NUMBER)	NUMBER)	(FEET)	SECOND	(MG/L)	ATION)	UNITS)	(US/CM)	(DEG C)	(DEG C)	CACO₃	HCO₃
Date	Time	(00028)	(00027)	(00065)	(00061)	(00300)	(00301)	(00400)	(00095)	(00020)	(00010)	(39086)	(00453)
OCT 2001
03...	1100	80020	81700	2.89	160	8.2	87	7.9	828	24.5	17.9	140	170
NOV
07...	1325	80020	81700	2.56	159	9.7	92	7.8	834	21.0	12.8	160	195
DEC
10...	1410	80020	81700	1.98	91	13.1	109	8.2	1020	8.0	7.3	172	210
JAN 2002
10...	1055	80020	81700	1.87	77	13.7	110	8.1	1060	6.5	5.9	211	173
FEB
14...	0930	80020	81700	2.49	156	10.5	80	8.2	1600	4.0	3.7	215	262
APR
09...	1130	80020	81700	6.03	782	10.0	88	7.8	1360	E6.0	8.6	152	185
MAY
01...	1205	80020	81700	2.58	167	11.0	104	7.9	1420	17.5	13.0	173	211
JUN
13...	1120	80020	81700	2.85	222	7.1	79	7.9	913	17.0	20.4	164	200
JUL
02...	1130	80020	81700	1.95	86	8.0	102	7.8	1030	33.5	28.1	151	184
AUG
06...	1145	80020	81700	2.72	136	7.1	87	7.5	810	21.5	25.3	114	138

	CAR-			NITRO-	NITRO-	NITRO-	NITRO-	ORTHO-		2,6-DI-
	BONATE	CHLO-		GEN,	GEN,AM-	GEN,	GEN,	PHOS-		ETHYL	ACETO-	ALA-
	WATER	RIDE,	SULFATE	AMMONIA	MONIA +	NO₂+NO₃	NITRITE	PHATE,	PHOS-	ANILINE	CHLOR,	CHLOR,	ALPHA
	DIS IT	DIS-	DIS-	DIS-	ORGANIC	DIS-	DIS-	DIS-	PHORUS	WAT FLT	WATER	WATER,	BHC
	FIELD	SOLVED	SOLVED	SOLVED	TOTAL	SOLVED	SOLVED	SOLVED	TOTAL	0.7 U	FLTRD	DISS,	DIS-
	MG/L AS	(MG/L	(MG/L	(MG/L	(MG/L	(MG/L	(MG/L	(MG/L	(MG/L	GF, REC	REC	REC,	SOLVED
	CO₃	AS CL)	AS SO₄)	AS N)	AS N)	AS N)	AS N)	AS P)	AS P)	(UG/L)	(UG/L)	(UG/L)	(UG/L)
Date	(00452)	(00940)	(00945)	(00608)	(00625)	(00631)	(00613)	(00671)	(00665)	(82660)	(49260)	(46342)	(34253)
OCT 2001
03...	<1	124	71.2	.07	.82	4.70	.044	.87	1.00	<.002	<.004	<.002	<.005
NOV
07...	<1	115	75.1	.08	.78	5.42	.056	1.00	1.10	--	--	--	--
DEC
10...	<1	142	97.4	.05	.84	7.49	.038	1.37	1.52	<.002	<.004	<.002	<.005
JAN 2002
10...	<1	161	108	.12	1.4	10.9	.078	2.20	2.46	--	--	--	--
FEB
14...	<1	315	94.0	.24	1.2	5.18	.119	.67	.77	<.006	<.006	<.004	<.005
APR
09...	<1	284	65.5	.18	1.5	2.17	.033	.34	.73	<.006	<.006	<.004	<.005
MAY
01...	<1	279	91.0	.10	1.0	4.89	.031	.77	.88	<.006	.022	<.004	<.005
JUN
13...	<1	139	69.5	<.04	1.2	3.44	.050	.64	.82	<.006	.026	<.004	<.005
JUL
02...	<1	151	108	<.04	.97	7.06	.070	1.71	1.98	<.006	<.006	<.004	<.005
AUG
06...	<1	115	72.9	.10	1.3	8.28	.069	1.94	2.22	<.006	<.006	<.004	<.005

BEN-

CAR-

CARBO-

DEETHYL

DISUL-

ATRA-

FLUR-

BUTYL-

BARYL

FURAN

CYANA-

DCPA

ATRA-

FOTON

EPTC

ZINE,

ALIN

ATE,

WATER

CHLOR-

ZINE,

WATER

ZINE,

DI-

WATER

WATER,

WAT FLD

WATER,

FLTRD

PYRIFOS

WATER,

FLTRD

WATER,

AZINON,

ELDRIN

FLTRD

DISS,

0.7 U

DISS,

0.7 U

DIS-

DISS,

0.7 U

DISS,

DIS-

0.7 U

REC

GF, REC

REC

GF, REC

SOLVED

REC

GF, REC

REC

SOLVED

GF, REC

(UG/L)

Date

(39632)

(82673)

(04028)

(82680)

(82674)

(38933)

(04041)

(82682)

(04040)

(39572)

(39381)

(82677)

(82668)

OCT 2001

03...

.016

<.010

<.002

E.005

<.020

<.005

<.018

<.003

E.006

.061

<.005

<.02

<.002

NOV

07...

DEC

10...

.025

<.010

<.002

<.041

<.020

<.005

<.018

<.003

E.010

.040

<.005

<.02

<.002

JAN 2002

10...

FEB

14...

.019

<.010

<.002

<.041

<.020

<.005

<.018

<.003

E.010

.018

<.005

<.02

<.002

APR

09...

.018

<.010

<.002

E.008

<.020

<.005

<.018

<.003

E.002

.038

<.005

<.02

<.002

MAY

01...

.058

<.010

<.002

E.011

<.020

<.005

<.018

<.003

E.023

.021

<.005

<.02

<.002

JUN

13...

.202

<.010

<.002

E.009

<.020

<.005

<.018

<.003

E.052

.043

<.005

<.02

<.002

JUL

02...

.059

<.010

<.002

E.008

<.020

<.005

<.018

<.003

E.025

<.005

<.02

<.002

AUG

06...

.049

<.010

<.002

E.021

<.020

.013

<.018

<.003

E.023

.025

<.005

<.02

<.002

ETHAL-

ETHO-

LIN-

METHYL

MOL-

NAPROP-

FLUR-

PROP

URON

AZIN-

PARA-

METRI-

INATE

AMIDE

ALIN

WATER

FONOFOS

WATER

MALA-

PHOS

THION

METO-

BUZIN

WATER

WAT FLT

FLTRD

WATER

LINDANE

FLTRD

THION,

WAT FLT

LACHLOR

SENCOR

FLTRD

P,P'

0.7 U

DISS

DIS-

0.7 U

DIS-

0.7 U

WATER

0.7 U

DDE

GF, REC

REC

SOLVED

GF, REC

SOLVED

GF, REC

DISS

GF, REC

DISS

(UG/L)

Date

(82663)

(82672)

(04095)

(39341)

(82666)

(39532)

(82686)

(82667)

(39415)

(82630)

(82671)

(82684)

(34653)

OCT 2001

03...

<.009

<.005

<.003

<.004

<.035

<.027

<.050

<.006

E.003

<.006

<.002

<.007

<.003

NOV

07...

DEC

10...

<.009

<.005

<.003

<.004

<.035

<.027

<.050

<.006

E.005

<.006

<.002

<.007

<.003

JAN 2002

10...

FEB

14...

<.009

<.005

<.003

<.004

<.035

.054

<.050

<.006

E.004

<.006

<.002

<.007

<.003

APR

09...

<.009

<.005

<.003

<.004

<.035

<.027

<.050

<.006

E.007

<.006

<.002

<.007

<.003

MAY

01...

<.009

<.005

<.003

<.004

<.035

<.027

<.050

<.006

.024

<.006

<.002

<.007

<.003

JUN

13...

<.009

<.005

<.003

<.004

<.035

<.027

<.050

<.006

.020

<.006

<.002

<.007

<.003

JUL

02...

<.009

<.005

<.003

<.004

<.035

<.027

<.050

<.006

E.008

<.006

<.002

<.007

<.003

AUG

06...

<.009

<.005

<.003

<.004

<.035

.032

<.050

<.006

E.008

<.006

<.002

<.007

<.003

PEB-

PENDI-

PER-

PRON-

PRO-

TEBU-

TER-

ULATE

METH-

METHRIN

PHORATE

PRO-

AMIDE

PROPA-

PANIL

PARGITE

SI-

THIURON

BACIL

PARA-

WATER

ALIN

CIS

WATER

METON,

WATER

CHLOR,

WATER

MAZINE,

WATER

THION,

FILTRD

WAT FLT

FLTRD

WATER,

FLTRD

WATER,

FLTRD

WATER,

FLTRD

DIS-

0.7 U

DISS,

0.7 U

DISS,

0.7 U

DISS,

0.7 U

SOLVED

GF, REC

REC

GF, REC

REC

GF, REC

REC

GF, REC

(UG/L)

Date

(39542)

(82669)

(82683)

(82687)

(82664)

(04037)

(82676)

(04024)

(82679)

(82685)

(04035)

(82670)

(82665)

OCT 2001

03...

<.007

<.002

<.010

<.006

<.011

.03

<.004

<.010

<.011

<.02

<.011

<.02

<.034

NOV

07...

DEC

10...

<.007

<.002

<.010

<.006

<.011

E.01

<.004

<.010

<.011

<.02

<.011

<.02

<.034

JAN 2002

10...

FEB

14...

<.010

<.004

<.022

<.006

<.011

<.01

<.004

<.010

<.011

<.02

<.005

<.02

<.034

APR

09...

<.010

<.004

E.017

<.006

<.011

E.01

<.004

<.010

<.011

<.02

<.005

<.02

<.034

MAY

01...

<.010

<.004

<.022

<.006

<.011

.02

<.004

<.010

<.011

<.02

.012

<.02

<.034

JUN

13...

<.010

<.004

<.022

<.006

<.011

.03

<.004

<.010

<.011

<.02

.010

<.02

<.034

JUL

02...

<.010

<.004

<.022

<.006

<.011

E.01

<.004

<.010

<.011

<.02

.008

<.02

<.034

AUG

06...

<.010

<.004

<.022

<.006

<.011

.03

<.004

<.010

<.011

<.02

.005

<.02

<.034

	TER-	TER-	THIO-	TRIAL-	TRI-	SED.
	BUFOS	BUTHYL-	BENCARB	LATE	FLUR-	SUSP.
	WATER	AZINE,	WATER	WATER	ALIN	SIEVE	SEDI-
	FLTRD	WATER,	FLTRD	FLTRD	WAT FLT	DIAM.	MENT,
	0.7 U	DISS,	0.7 U	0.7 U	0.7 U	% FINER	SUS-
	GF, REC	REC	GF, REC	GF, REC	GF, REC	THAN	PENDED
	(UG/L)	(UG/L)	(UG/L)	(UG/L)	(UG/L)	.062 MM	(MG/L)
Date	(82675)	(04022)	(82681)	(82678)	(82661)	(70331)	(80154)
OCT 2001
03...	<.02	U	<.005	<.002	<.009	96	139
NOV
07...	--	--	--	--	--	92	79
DEC
10...	<.02	U	<.005	<.002	<.009	99	154
JAN 2002
10...	--	--	--	--	--	91	160
FEB
14...	<.02	U	<.005	<.002	<.009	99	181
APR
09...	<.02	--	<.005	<.002	E.005	95	297
MAY
01...	<.02	--	<.005	<.002	E.001	99	144
JUN
13...	<.02	--	<.005	<.002	<.009	97	121
JUL
02...	<.02	--	<.005	<.002	<.009	97	164
AUG
06...	<.02	--	<.005	<.002	<.009	89	30

Remark codes: < -- Less than
E -- Estimated value
U -- Analyzed for, not detected