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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05553500       ILLINOIS RIVER AT OTTAWA, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 41°20'17", long 88°51'10" (NAD of 1927), in SW1/4SW1/4 sec.11, T.33 N., R.3 E., LaSalle County, Hydrologic Unit 07130001 downstream of the railroad bridge, 0.25 miles, and downstream 0.5 miles of the Route 23 bridge in Ottawa and the confluence with the Fox River.

 

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 10,949 mi2.

 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE

 

DISCHARGE: March 11, 1903 to December 31, 1903.

 

PARTIAL RECORD: Miscellaneous discharge measurements, water years 1903-1904.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY

 

CHEMICAL: Water years 1997 to current.

 

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

BIOLOGICAL

 

BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATES: Water years 1998 and 1999.

 

FISH: Water years 1998, 1999, and 2002.

 

HABITAT: Water years 1998 and 1999.

 

GAGE.-- Chain gage read twice daily. Prior to November 1, 1903, vertical staff at west end of first pier from the north abutment of the railroad bridge at same datum. Datum of gage is 579.48 ft above NGVD of 1929.

 

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 46,900 ft3/s, Apr. 15, 1903, gage height, -119.08 ft (460.40 ft above NGVD of 1929); minimum discharge, 6,740 ft3/s, Sept. 8, 1903.

 

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

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
DIS-OXYGEN,PHALKA-BICAR-CAR-
AGENCYAGENCYCHARGE,DIS-WATERSPE-LINITYBONATEBONATE
ANA-COL-INST.SOLVEDWHOLECIFICWAT DISWATERWATER
LYZINGLECTINGCUBICOXYGEN,(PER-FIELDCON-TEMPER-TEMPER-TOT ITDIS ITDIS IT
SAMPLESAMPLEFEETDIS-CENT(STAND-DUCT-ATUREATUREFIELDFIELDFIELD
(CODE(CODEPERSOLVEDSATUR-ARDANCEAIRWATERMG/L ASMG/L ASMG/L AS
NUMBER)NUMBER)SECOND(MG/L)ATION)UNITS)(US/CM)(DEG C)(DEG C)CACO3HCO3CO3
DateTime(00028)(00027)(00061)(00300)(00301)(00400)(00095)(00020)(00010)(39086)(00453)(00452)
OCT 2001
10...0910800208170055109.81018.278118.015.8162198<1
DEC
18...103080020817001280012.21048.28195.57.4217264<1
FEB 2002
21...102080020817002160010.3858.49332.55.92192622
APR
11...081580020817003300010.6967.973215.010.6172210<1
MAY
09...09408002081700155009.71008.378013.517.2191233<1
JUN
11...11008002081700163009.21098.271526.523.8176215<1
JUL
16...10508002081700149011.81458.770231.528.31611468
AUG
14...1110800208170049707.7998.169224.528.31651982

NITRO-NITRO-NITRO-NITRO-ORTHO-2,6-DI-
CHLO-GEN,GEN,AM-GEN,GEN,PHOS-ETHYLACETO-ALA-ATRA-
RIDE,SULFATEAMMONIAMONIA +NO2+NO3NITRITEPHATE,PHOS-ANILINECHLOR,CHLOR,ALPHAZINE,
DIS-DIS-DIS-ORGANICDIS-DIS-DIS-PHORUSWAT FLTWATERWATER,BHCWATER,
SOLVEDSOLVEDSOLVEDTOTALSOLVEDSOLVEDSOLVEDTOTAL0.7 UFLTRDDISS,DIS-DISS,
(MG/L(MG/L(MG/L(MG/L(MG/L(MG/L(MG/L(MG/LGF, RECRECREC,SOLVEDREC
AS CL)AS SO4)AS N)AS N)AS N)AS N)AS P)AS P)(UG/L)(UG/L)(UG/L)(UG/L)(UG/L)
Date(00940)(00945)(00608)(00625)(00631)(00613)(00671)(00665)(82660)(49260)(46342)(34253)(39632)
OCT 2001
10...98.875.8.071.1  3.27.036.45.83<.002.191<.002<.005.394
DEC
18...73.581.7.04.715.105.17  .36.41<.002.009.017<.005.493
FEB 2002
21...112   80.7E.03.915.92.055.30.46<.006.042<.004<.005.344
APR
11...84.257.8.091.3  6.03.044.18.40<.006.057.006<.005.155
MAY
09...79.065.5<.041.1  5.13.041.15.30<.006.217.006<.005.830
JUN
11...67.455.8E.031.2  4.90.018.15.36<.006.517.013<.0052.18  
JUL
16...81.673.2<.041.4  2.33.067.47.68<.006.113.009<.005.689
AUG
14...72.271.4<.04.933.00.048.58.70<.006.082.009<.005.441

BEN-CAR-CARBO-DEETHYLDISUL-ETHAL-
FLUR-BUTYL-BARYLFURANCYANA-DCPAATRA-FOTONEPTCFLUR-
ALINATE,WATERWATERCHLOR-ZINE,WATERZINE,DI-DI-WATERWATERALIN
WAT FLDWATER,FLTRDFLTRDPYRIFOSWATER,FLTRDWATER,AZINON,ELDRINFLTRDFLTRDWAT FLT
0.7 UDISS,0.7 U0.7 UDIS-DISS,0.7 UDISS,DIS-DIS-0.7 U0.7 U0.7 U
GF, RECRECGF, RECGF, RECSOLVEDRECGF, RECRECSOLVEDSOLVEDGF, 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)(UG/L)
Date(82673)(04028)(82680)(82674)(38933)(04041)(82682)(04040)(39572)(39381)(82677)(82668)(82663)
OCT 2001
10...<.010<.002E.021<.020<.005<.018<.003E.020.051<.005<.02<.002<.009
DEC
18...<.010<.002<.041<.020<.005<.018<.003E.023.014<.005<.02.030<.009
FEB 2002
21...<.010<.002E.007<.020<.005<.018<.003E.027.017<.005<.02.027<.009
APR
11...<.010<.002E.006<.020<.005<.018<.003E.010.012<.005<.02<.002<.009
MAY
09...<.010<.002<.041<.020<.005<.018<.003E.036.010<.005<.02<.002<.009
JUN
11...<.010<.002<.041<.020<.005<.018<.003E.111.016<.005<.02<.002<.009
JUL
16...<.010<.002<.041<.020<.005<.018<.003E.055.025<.005<.02<.002<.009
AUG
14...<.010<.002<.041<.020<.005E.006<.003E.049.013<.005<.02<.002<.009

ETHO-LIN-METHYLMETHYLMOL-NAPROP-
PROPURONAZIN-PARA-METRI-INATEAMIDE
WATERFONOFOSWATERMALA-PHOSTHIONMETO-BUZINWATERWATERPARA-
FLTRDWATERLINDANEFLTRDTHION,WAT FLTWAT FLTLACHLORSENCORFLTRDFLTRDP,P'THION,
0.7 UDISSDIS-0.7 UDIS-0.7 U0.7 UWATERWATER0.7 U0.7 UDDEDIS-
GF, RECRECSOLVEDGF, RECSOLVEDGF, RECGF, RECDISSDISSGF, RECGF, RECDISSSOLVED
(UG/L)(UG/L)(UG/L)(UG/L)(UG/L)(UG/L)(UG/L)(UG/L)(UG/L)(UG/L)(UG/L)(UG/L)(UG/L)
Date(82672)(04095)(39341)(82666)(39532)(82686)(82667)(39415)(82630)(82671)(82684)(34653)(39542)
OCT 2001
10...<.005<.003<.004<.035<.027<.050<.006.051<.006<.002<.007<.003<.007
DEC
18...<.005<.003<.004<.035<.027<.050<.006.245<.006<.002<.007<.003<.007
FEB 2002
21...<.005<.003<.004<.035<.027<.050<.006.117<.006<.002<.007<.003<.010
APR
11...<.005<.003<.004<.035<.027<.050<.006.096<.006<.002<.007<.003<.010
MAY
09...<.005<.003<.004<.035<.027<.050<.006.124<.006<.002<.007<.003<.010
JUN
11...<.005<.003<.004<.035<.027<.050<.006.572<.006<.002<.007<.003<.010
JUL
16...<.005<.003<.004<.035<.027<.050<.006.061<.006<.002<.007<.003<.010
AUG
14...<.005<.003<.004<.035<.027<.050<.006.035<.006<.002<.007<.003<.010

PEB-PENDI-PER-PRON-PRO-PRO-TEBU-TER-TER-
ULATEMETH-METHRINPHORATEPRO-AMIDEPROPA-PANILPARGITESI-THIURONBACILBUFOS
WATERALINCISWATERMETON,WATERCHLOR,WATERWATERMAZINE,WATERWATERWATER
FILTRDWAT FLTWAT FLTFLTRDWATER,FLTRDWATER,FLTRDFLTRDWATER,FLTRDFLTRDFLTRD
0.7 U0.7 U0.7 U0.7 UDISS,0.7 UDISS,0.7 U0.7 UDISS,0.7 U0.7 U0.7 U
GF, RECGF, RECGF, RECGF, RECRECGF, RECRECGF, RECGF, RECRECGF, 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)(UG/L)
Date(82669)(82683)(82687)(82664)(04037)(82676)(04024)(82679)(82685)(04035)(82670)(82665)(82675)
OCT 2001
10...<.002<.010<.006<.011.03<.004<.010<.011<.02E.007E.01<.034<.02
DEC
18...<.002<.010<.006<.011E.01<.004<.010<.011<.02.028<.02<.034<.02
FEB 2002
21...<.004<.022<.006<.011E.01<.004<.010<.011<.02.013<.02<.034<.02
APR
11...<.004E.006<.006<.011E.01<.004<.010<.011<.02.027<.02<.034<.02
MAY
09...<.004<.022<.006<.011E.01<.004<.010<.011<.02.026E.01<.034<.02
JUN
11...<.004<.022<.006<.011.02<.004<.010<.011<.02.050<.02<.034<.02
JUL
16...<.004<.022<.006<.011.05<.004<.010<.011<.02.023.08<.034<.02
AUG
14...<.004<.022<.006<.011.03<.021<.010<.011<.02.021<.02<.034<.02

TER-THIO-TRIAL-TRI-SED.
BUTHYL-BENCARBLATEFLUR-SUSP.
AZINE,WATERWATERALINSIEVESEDI-
WATER,FLTRDFLTRDWAT FLTDIAM.MENT,
DISS,0.7 U0.7 U0.7 U% FINERSUS-
RECGF, RECGF, RECGF, RECTHANPENDED
(UG/L)(UG/L)(UG/L)(UG/L).062 MM(MG/L)
Date(04022)(82681)(82678)(82661)(70331)(80154)
OCT 2001
10...M<.005.008<.00987188
DEC
18...U<.005.011<.00998114
FEB 2002
21...U<.005.022<.00997150
APR
11...--<.005.035E.00394172
MAY
09...--<.005.012<.0099474
JUN
11...--<.005.005<.00995119
JUL
16...--<.005.007<.0099099
AUG
14...--<.005<.005<.0098116
Remark codes: < -- Less than
E -- Estimated value
M -- Presence verified, not quantified
U -- Analyzed for, not detected

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Introduction

Station Descriptions

Surface-Water Data

Ground-Water Data

Meteorological Data

Biological Data