Fox River Watershed Investigation - Publication Details

Considerations in Water Use Planning for the Fox River

Singh, K.P., T.A. Butts, H.V. Knapp, D.B. Shackleford, and B.S. Larson, 1995, ISWS Contract Report 586

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Data Record Period: 1972-1992
Data Record Notes: 1972-1992 (IEPA, data at 5 sites compiled, 6-w. int.), 8/17/93, 6/2/94 (ISWS, 5 locations at St. Charles Pool, continuous and one sample)

Potential Issues: Fecal coliform (Algonquin, S. Elgin, Montgomery, Dayton), Low DO, TP conc.>0.0725 mg/L, TN>2.95 mg/L

Screening Criteria: IEPA's WQ stds for fecal coliform; EPA's recommended nutrient criteria for TP and TN

Data Sources: IEPA,ISWS

Features: Biota, River/Stream, Sediment

Parameters: Ammonia, total; Ammonia, un-ionized; Chlorophyll; COD; DO; Fecal coliform; Hardness; Nitrate+Nitrite; Nitrate-N; Nitrogen, total; Phosphorus, total; Secchi disk; Suspended sediment; Temperature; Turbidity

Sites - IEPA Station(USGS Station): DT06(5550000), DT09(5551000), DT35(5546700), DT38(5551540), DT46(5552500)