Water Resource Inventory and Assessment (WRIA) Summary Report
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U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge Water Resource Inventory and Assessment (WRIA) Summary Report March 2018 U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 3 (Midwest Region) Division of Natural Resources and Conservation Planning; Bloomington, MN The mission of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service is working with others to conserve, protect, and enhance fish and wildlife and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people. The mission of the National Wildlife Refuge System is to administer a national network of lands and waters for the conservation, management and, where appropriate, restoration of the fish, wildlife and plant resources and their habitats within the United States for the benefit of present and future generations of Americans. Authors: Susan Gerlach and Linnea Thomas Correspondence: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Region 3 (Midwest) Division of Biological Resources 5600 American Blvd. West, Suite 990 Bloomington, MN 55437-1458 [email protected] Author’s Note: There are embedded links throughout this document within the table of contents and indicated by underlined text. A database of the presented data, additional data, documents and the referenced studies will be available as part of a digital document library housed on the Environmental Conservation Online System (ECOS). Geospatial data layers were obtained from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, USGS seamless server, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Missouri Spatial Data Information Services website. Disclaimer: All data is provided “as is.” There are no warranties, express or implied, including the warranty of fitness for a particular purpose, accompanying this document. Use for general planning and informational purposes only. (This page intentionally left blank) Table of Contents 1. Executive Summary ............................................................................................................. 1 1.1 Findings .............................................................................................................................. 3 1.2 Recommendations ............................................................................................................. 5 2. Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 8 3. Natural Setting ....................................................................................................................11 3.1 Hydrologic Unit Codes (HUCs) .........................................................................................11 3.2 Topography .......................................................................................................................13 3.3 Long Term Climate Trends ...............................................................................................15 Climate Conditions and Projected Changes .................................................................................. 15 PRISM, USHCN, and NCEI Datasets ............................................................................................ 18 Hydroclimatic Data Network ........................................................................................................... 21 4. Water Resource Features ...................................................................................................23 4.1 Management Units and Infrastructure .............................................................................23 Little Creek ..................................................................................................................................... 28 Pigeon Creek ................................................................................................................................. 28 Water Management ........................................................................................................................ 29 Additional Management Activities .................................................................................................. 30 High Hazard Dam Information ....................................................................................................... 31 Crab Orchard Dam ......................................................................................................................... 31 Little Grassy Dam ........................................................................................................................... 31 Devil’s Kitchen Dam ....................................................................................................................... 32 4.2 National Wetlands Inventory ............................................................................................33 4.3 National Hydrography Dataset .........................................................................................36 5. Water Resource Monitoring ...............................................................................................39 5.1 Water Quality Criteria........................................................................................................39 5.2 Water Monitoring Stations and Sampling Sites ..............................................................42 5.3 Surface Water Quantity .....................................................................................................45 Crab Orchard Creek near Marion, IL ............................................................................................. 45 Big Muddy River at RTE 127 at Murphysboro, IL .......................................................................... 50 Crab Orchard Lake, Little Grassy Lake, and Devil’s Kitchen Lake ................................................ 54 5.4 Groundwater Levels ..........................................................................................................56 5.5 Surface Water Quality .......................................................................................................58 CERCLA Cleanup Activities ........................................................................................................... 58 Other Water Quality Concerns ....................................................................................................... 59 303(b) reporting, 303(d) assessments ........................................................................................... 61 Contaminants Assessment Process .............................................................................................. 64 Point sources and contaminant releases ....................................................................................... 65 6. Water Law ............................................................................................................................66 7. Geospatial Data Sources ....................................................................................................69 8. Literature Cited ...................................................................................................................73 Appendix A: Climate Data ......................................................................................................75 Appendix B: Management Units and Infrastructure .............................................................79 Appendix C: Relevant Water Monitoring Locations ...........................................................101 Appendix D: Water Monitoring Data ....................................................................................106 Appendix E: Additional CERCLA Cleanup Information ......................................................114 Appendix F: Point Sources and Toxic Release Inventory Information ............................. 117 Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge – Water Resource Inventory and Assessment i Figures Figure 2-1: Reference map of CONWR ...................................................................................................... 10 Figure 3-1: Hydrologic Unit Codes contributing or adjacent to CONWR properties ................................... 12 Figure 3-2: LiDAR and bathymetry data for CONWR ................................................................................. 14 Figure 3-3: Warm season evaporation rates at Illinois State Climatologist Office site 11-2352 near Dixon Springs, IL ................................................................................................................................................... 15 Figure 3-4: Climate station information relevant to CONWR ...................................................................... 19 Figure 3-5: Average monthly discharge data for HCDN gage Rayse Creek near Waltonville, IL .............. 22 Figure 4-1: Historic and current drainage in the I-57 Wetland Unit area .................................................... 25 Figure 4-2: Beaver dams found at West Gate ............................................................................................ 26 Figure 4-3: Wetland types found at CONWR .............................................................................................. 34 Figure 4-4: Map of NHD flowlines at CONWR ............................................................................................ 37 Figure 5-1: Locations of applicable surface water, groundwater, and climate monitoring stations ............ 44 Figure 5-2: Average annual discharge data for Crab Orchard Creek near Marion, IL...............................