Fox River Watershed Investigation - Publication Details

Historical Water Quality Data, Fox River Basin

Elmore, G.R., G.D. Harmon, R.P. Reilly, G.T. Lum, and P.R. Larson, 1977, NIPC Staff Paper No. 16

Report Type: fulltext    Format: Paper Copy    

Data Record Period: 1958-1975
Data Record Notes: 1958-1975 (IEPA data, 22 sites)

Potential Issues: DO<5mg/L (Nippersink Cr at RT 173 bridge, Flint Cr at Kelsey Rd bridge, Fox R Rt 62 bridge in Algonquin, Fox R at foot br in Batavis), Fecal Coliform>#200/100mL (Fox R Rt 173 nr Wisc line, Nippersink Cr Rt 47br, Nippersink Cr County Rd br, Nippersink Cr Rt 173 br, Nippersink Cr US 12 br, Flint Cr at Kelsey Rd br, Spring Cr br nr Fox R Grove, Fox R Rt 62 in Algonquin , Poplar Cr Rt 25 br, Fox R Stae St br in S Elgin, Ferson Cr Rt 31 nr St. Charles, Fox R Rt 64 br in St.Charles, Fox R foot br nr Batavis, Fox R Mill st br in Montgomery, Fox R US 34 Washington St br in Oswego, Fox R Rt 47 br nr Yorkville), TP>0.0725mg/L (all locations), ammonia>1.5mg-N/L (Flint Cr kelsey Rd br, Crystal Lk Rt 31 br nr Alogoquin, Poplar Cr Rt 25 br nr Elgin, Fox R State St br in S Elgin), TN>2.95 mg/L

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

Data Sources: IEPA

Features: River/Stream

Parameters: Alachlor; Ammonia, total; Ammonia, un-ionized; Arsenic, As; Atrazine; Barium, Ba; Cadmium, Cd; Chromium +3; Chromium +6; Chromium, total; COD; Copper, Cu; Dissolved solid, total; DO; Fecal coliform; Hardness; Iron, Fe; Lead, Pb; Manganese, Mn; Mercury, Hg; Nickel, Ni; Nitrate+Nitrite; Nitrate-N; Nitrogen, total; PCBs in Bottom Deposits; PCBs in Whole water sample; PCBs, Fish Tissue; pH; Phosphorus, total; Selenium, Se; Silver, Ag; Temperature; Zinc, Zn

Sites - IEPA Station(USGS Station): DT03(5551550), DT04(), DT06(5550000), DT09(5551000), DT11(5551580), DT17(5551220), DT23(), DT35(5546700), DT38(5551540), DT42(5548000), DT44(5547400), DTF01(5551210), DTG01(), DTH01(5549890), DTK01(), DTK02(5548180), DTK03(5548030), DTKA03(5548200), DTZP01(), DTZR02(), DTZS01(5549850)