Fox River Watershed Investigation - Publication Details

Report Type: fulltext    Format: Paper Copy    

Abstract:
This report presents the results of a two-year study of approximately 100 miles of river and 15 mainstem dams located between McHenry and Dayton, Illinois. The report is divided into two main sections and a series of appendices. In part A, we used historical and current data to determine the effect of dams on the ecological health of the river. Specifically, we examined fish and macroinvertebrate communities, aquatic habitat, and water quality. This section generally provides results summarized across a series of sample stations for the entire study area. In part B, we discuss fish passage in general and identify specific options for each dam that will facilitate a reconnected river system. Options include complete dam removal and river restoration, dam lowering and in-stream ramping, and the construction of fishways and bypass channels that allow fish to migrate over or around dams. The appendices present site-specific data on fishes, macroinvertebrates, habitat, sediment, and waetr quality, as well as results from public seminars and a study evaluating use of the Aurora canoe chute and Stratton fishway by migrating fish.

Data Record Period: 2000-2001
Data Record Notes: June 2000 - August 2001

Model Types: Statistical

Data Sources: USEPA

Features: Biota, River/Stream

Parameters: Aluminium, Al; Ammonia, total; Barium, Ba; Beryllium, Be; Boron, B; Cadmium, Cd; Chlorophyll-a; Chromium, total; Cobalt, Co; Copper, Cu; DO; Iron, Fe; Kjeldahl N; Lead, Pb; Manganese, Mn; Mercury, Hg; Nickel, Ni; PCBs, Fish Tissue; pH; Phosphorus, total; Turbidity; Zinc, Zn

Sites - IEPA Station(USGS Station): DT06(5550000), DT09(5551000), DT38(5551540), DT46(5552500), DTD02(551700), DTG02(5550500)