Fox River Watershed Investigation: Stratton Dam to the Illinois River PHASE II
Hydrologic and Water Quality Simulation Models
DELINEATION OF TRIBUTARY WATERSHEDS
Illinois State Water Survey, Champaign IL
The study area includes a major part of the Fox River watershed in Illinois, from Stratton Dam to the confluence of the Fox River with the Illinois River. The study area has been divided into 31 tributary watersheds and the directly contributing watershed along the main stem of the Fox River. The delineation of the tributary watersheds and their division into subwatersheds for the water quality model Hydrological Simulation Program FORTRAN Version 12, HSPF, is illustrated in a series of maps. This work, including the development of the customized spatial datasets, was performed for the Fox River Study Group and represents one of the deliverables for the project Fox River Watershed Investigation–Stratton Dam to the Illinois, River, Phase II Part 6.
The enclosed maps show the following features: tributary watershed boundary, boundaries of subwatersheds within the tributary watershed, corresponding outlets and reaches, water quality stations, climate stations, and USGS gage stations. The stations displayed provide data for calibration of HSPF models. The model outlets identified for each watershed represent points for which flow and water quality results can be output and reviewed. The locations of these points were determined in consultation with the FRSG. Initially, model output will only be considered where there are data to compare the results. The creation of other outlet points provides an option for further development of the model. It is important to understand that the accuracy and reliability of the simulated values at any given outlet depends upon whether or not monitoring data is available for calibration at that point.
The framework for the models has been created using BASINS (Better Assessment Science Integrating Point and Nonpoint Sources, version 3.0), a multipurpose environmental analysis system developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Details about the model development can be found in Bartosova et al., Fox River Watershed Investigation: Stratton Dam to the Illinois River, PHASE II, Part 1: Methodology and Procedures, currently under review).
During the model development, the following spatial datasets have been developed and documented for each tributary watershed: o Subwatershed outlets (generated by BASINS, shape file format) o Watershed boundary (generated by BASINS, shape file format) o Subwatershed boundary (generated by BASINS, shape file format) o Stream segments (generated by BASINS, shape file format) o Elevation (10-meter NED, raster format) o Land use/land cover distribution over the watersheds (Land Cover of Illinois 1999-2000, raster format) o Hydrologic soil group distribution over the watersheds (STATSGO, SSURGO when available, raster format)
Bibliography
Bicknell, B.R., J.C. Imhoff, J.L. Kittle, Jr., T.H. Jobes, and A.S. Donigian, Jr. 2001. Hydrological Simulation Program – FORTRAN, Version 12, User’s Manual. National Exposure Research Laboratory, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Athens, GA.
Illinois Department of Agriculture. 2003. Illinois Land Cover 1999-2000. (http://www.agr.state. il.us/gis/ landcover99-00.html, accessed August 18, 2003).
Natural Resource Conservation Service. 2003a. National STATSGO Database, Data Access (http://www.ftw.nrcs.usda.gov/stat_data.html, accessed August 26, 2003).
Natural Resource Conservation Service. 2003b. National SSURGO Database, Data Access (http://www.ftw.nrcs.usda.gov/ssur_data.html, accessed August 26, 2003).
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 2001a. A Better Assessment Science Integrating Point and Nonpoint Sources (BASINS) Version 3.0. Office of Water, USEPA, EPA-823-8-01-001, Washington, DC.
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Fox River Watershed
Stream (NHD 24K) Watershed boundary Watershed Miles above Drainage area number on map mouth at Ottawa Stream name (sq. mi.) 1 8.5 Buck Creek 42.4 2 9.4 Indian Creek 177.5 3 Little Indian Creek 88.8 4 12.8 Brumbach Creek 11.9 5 15.8 Mission Creek 15.5 6 20.1 Somonauk Creek 81.4 7 21.0 Roods Creek 16.2 8 25.4 Clear Creek 6.6 9 29.5 Hollenback Creek 13.8 30 31 10 Little Rock Creek 75.1 11 31.0 Big Rock Creek 118.7 28 12 31.3 Rob Roy Creek 20.8 29 27 13 35.6 Blackberry Creek* 74.6 14 37.8 Morgan Creek 19.7 24 15 42.7 Waubonsie Creek 30.0 16 49.0 Indian Creek 13.8 26 17 53.0 Mill Creek* 31.2 18 60.9 Ferson Creek* 54.0 25 19 62.4 Norton Creek 11.7 20 65.9 Brewster Creek* 16.2 21 68.8 Poplar Creek* 43.4 23 22 72.2 Tyler Creek* 40.5 22 23 74.6 Jelkes Creek 6.8 24 81.6 Crystal Lake Outlet 25.9 25 85.3 Spring Creek 26.5 21 26 89.4 Flint Creek* 36.3 27 89.6 Tower Lake Outlet 5.8 18 28 92.6 Silver Lake Outlet 1.9 20 29 92.3 Unnamed Tributary 6.6 30 96.9 Sleepy Hollow Creek 15.5 19 31 94.3 Cotton Creek 20.5
Notes: 17 * Continuous gaging station discharge data available.
11 13 16
10 15 6 12
14 3 2 9
8
7 5 1 0 10 20 Miles 4 Big Rock Creek Watershed
DeKalb, COOP Daily Station
Elburn
Elburn, COOP 1 2 3 Daily Station 15
4
5 7
9 Hinckley Aurora, Airport 6 Hourly Station 8 12 10 11 16 FoxDB Station 18 KANE 17 KENDALL B L A
K FoxDB Station 578 E
D 14
13
City/village Plano, COOP Daily Station Yorkville Subwatershed outlet
Weather station
Water quality station
Stream
Subwatershed 0 3 6 County boundary Miles Blackberry Creek Watershed
St. Charles 1 St. Charles, ICN Elburn Hourly Station 2
3
4 5 7
6 8 13 9 11 10 12
21 14 17 15 18 16 22 Aurora, COOP 19 Daily Station 23 20
26 Aurora
Blackberry Creek near Montgomery KANE 28 KENDALL
27 25 Blackberry Creek FoxDB Station 15 near Yorkville City/Village 24 FoxDB Station 28 Subwatershed outlet
Weather station Yorkville Water quality station
USGS gage station
Stream
Subwatershed 0 2.5 5 County boundary Miles Brewster Creek Watershed
Streamwood, COOP Daily Station Elgin
1
3 2 COOK
14 5 13 4 9 Brewster Creek 6 at Valley View 10 11 7 12 8 E G A E P N U A D K
DuPage, Airport Hourly Station City Subwatershed outlet USGS gage station Stream Subwatershed 0 1 2 County boundary Miles Brumbach Creek Watershed
5
1 2
6 3 4
Dayton River, COOP Daily Station
Subwatershed outlet
Weather station
Stream
Subwatershed 0 1 2 This watershed completely lies within LaSalle County Miles Buck Creek Watershed
Earlville, COOP Daily Station
9
6
3 1
FoxDB Station 22
8 5 7
2 4
Ottawa, COOP Daily Station (10 miles from the outlet) Dayton River, COOP Daily Station Subwatershed outlet
Weather station
Water quality station
Stream
Subwatershed 0 2 4 This watershed completely lies within LaSalle County Miles Clear Creek Watershed L E L L A L D A N S E A K L
3
1 2
Newark 4 Newark, COOP Daily Station
5
Village
Subwatershed outlet
Weather station
Stream
Subwatershed 0 1 2 County boundary Miles Cotton Creek Watershed Y R N E E H K C A M L
3 1 7
Mchenry, COOP Daily Station (3.6 miles from the outlet) 5 4 8 15 2 14
9 6
11 18 13 10 16 17
12 Mundelein, COOP Daily Station Wauconda 19
Village
Subwatershed outlet
Stream
Subwatershed 0 1 2 County boundary Miles Crystal Lake Watershed
Crystal Lake, COOP Daily Station
12 Crystal Lake
10
11 1
9 6
8 4 3 2 7 5
Algonquin FoxDB Station 271 MCHENRY KANE 13
Elgin, COOP Daily Station City/village (6.85 miles from the outlet)
Subwatershed outlet
Weather station
Water quality station
Stream
Subwatershed 0 2 4 County boundary Miles Ferson Creek Watershed
Elgin, COOP Daily Station
Hampshire 8 SE, COOP Daily Station
25
1
4 5 Elgin 7 2 10 3 8 6 26 9 12 11
13 14
St. Charles, COOP 15 Daily Station 17
16 18 23 21 22 FoxDB Station 14 20 19 Ferson Creek near St. Charles
24 FoxDB Station 79
St. Charles City Elburn, COOP St. Charles, ICN Subwatershed outlet Daily Station Hourly Station (8.6 miles from the outlet) Weather station
Water quality station
USGS gage station
Stream
Subwatershed 0 2 4 This watershed completely lies within Kane County Miles Flint Creek Watershed Y R N E E K H A C L M Wauconda Mundelein, COOP Daily Station
1 Flint Creek near Fox River Grove 15 4 18 FoxDB Station 4 6 2 16 17 5 7 3 8
19 9
21 23 11 10 14 12 FoxDB Station 890 FoxDB Station 891
20 Barrington COOK 13 24
22 Barrington, COOP Daily Station
Village
Subwatershed outlet
Weather station
Water quality station
USGS gage station
Stream
Subwatershed 0 2 4 County boundary Miles Hollenback Creek Watershed
Plano, COOP Daily Station
Yorkville
Yorkville, COOP 3 Daily Station 2
1
4
5
Newark Newark, COOP Daily Station
City/village
Subwatershed outlet
Weather station
Stream
Subwatershed 0 1 2 This watershed completely lies within Kendall County Miles Indian Creek Watershed (Kane County and DuPage County)
9
1
2
8
Aurora, COOP Daily Station 5 3
7 6 FoxDB Station 894 4 E G E Aurora A N P A U K D
City
Subwatershed outlet
Weather station
Water quality station
Stream
Subwatershed 0 1 2 County boundary Miles Indian Creek Watershed (LaSalle County, DeKalb County, Lee County)
Shabbona
26
24 Paw Paw, COOP Shabbona, COOP Daily Station Daily Station 1 2
Compton, COOP Daily Station 23 25 7
8 4 9 5 LEE 3 DEKALB 11 LASALLE 12 10 6 Leland
14 13
22
21 Earlville, COOP Daily Station 15 16 20 FoxDB Station 21
18 Village
Subwatershed outlet 17
Weather station
Water quality station 19 Stream Dayton River, COOP Daily Station Subwatershed (3.8 miles from the outlet) 0 3 6 County boundary Miles Jelkes Creek Watershed
1
6
2 5 Gilberts 3 12
4 11
9 7
8 10
Elgin, COOP Daily Station
Village
Subwatershed outlet
Weather station
Stream
Subwatershed 0 1 2 This watershed completely lies within Kane County Miles Little Indian Creek Watershed
Hinckley Shabbona 10
Shabbona, COOP Daily Station
1 2
11
4 FoxDB Station 41
9 DEKALB 6 3 LASALLE
Leland 5
8 Earlville, COOP Daily Station FoxDB Station 94
Village 7
Subwatershed outlet
Water quality station
Stream
Subwatershed 0 2.5 5 County boundary Miles Little Rock Creek Watershed
Dekalb, ICN B
Hourly Station L E A N K A E K 10 D
11 Hinckley
2
1
3 4
6 5
8 7 Plano, COOP 9 Daily Station Sandwich FoxDB Station 19 City/village L E L
Subwatershed outlet L A L D A N Weather station S E A L K Water Quality Station
Stream
Subwatershed 0 2.5 5 County boundary Miles Mill Creek Watershed
St. Charles, COOP Daily Station
10
1 St. Charles St. Charles, ICN Hourly Station FoxDB Station 892 Elburn 9 FoxDB Station 104 2
8 Elburn, COOP 4 Daily Station
3
7
Mill Creek 6 near Batavia 5
FoxDB Station 15
Aurora, COOP City/village Daily Station Subwatershed outlet
Weather station
Water quality station
USGS gage station
Stream
Subwatershed 0 2 4 This watershed completely lies within Kane County Miles Mission Creek Watershed
Newark
Newark, COOP Daily Station
1
3 2
8 4
5
7
6
KENDALL
GRUNDY E L L A S A L
Village
Subwatershed outlet
Stream
Subwatershed 0 1 2 County boundary Miles Morgan Creek Watershed
Aurora, COOP Daily Station (10.5 miles from the outlet)
3 1
9 8
2
4 Yorkville, COOP Daily Station 5 (4.25 miles from the outlet)
6 7
Subwatershed outlet
Stream
Subwatershed 0 1 2 This watershed completely lies within Kendall County Miles Norton Creek Watershed
E COOK N A K DUPAGE
3 1
9 5 13 2 11 4 10 12
8 6 7
Chicago DuPage, Airport Hourly Station St. Charles
City
Subwatershed outlet
Weather station
Stream
Subwatershed 0 1 2 County boundary Miles Poplar Creek Watershed
MCHENRY LAKE KANE Barrington
Barrington, COOP Daily Station
1
2 32
33 34 Streamwood, COOP 3 Daily Station 4
Elgin, COOP 8 6 Daily Station 7
17 11 15 10 9 18 13 Poplar Creek at Elgin 12 19 FOXDB Station 25 14 25 36 16 35 21 20 23 Elgin 26 22 27 FoxDB Station 615 29 28 24 31 30 FoxDB Station 895
COOK DUPAGE City/village Subwatershed outlet Weather station Water quality station USGS gage station Stream Subwatershed 0 2 4 County boundary Miles Rob Roy Creek Watershed
Aurora, Airport Hourly Station
8
KANE
KENDALL 1 2
7 3
4 Plano, COOP Daily Station 5 6 Yorkville
Yorkville, COOP Daily Station City
Subwatershed outlet
Weather station
Stream
Subwatershed 0 2 4 County boundary Miles Roods Creek Watershed
3 Newark
Newark, COOP 4 Daily Station
2
1 E L
L KENDALL A S Y A L D N U R G Village
Subwatershed outlet
Weather station
Stream
Subwatershed 0 1 2 County boundary Miles Silver Lake Outlet Watershed
McHenry, COOP Daily Station (5.2 miles from the outlet)
6
3 1
2 5
4 7
Subwatershed outlet
Stream
Subwatershed 0 0.5 1 This watershed completely lies within McHenry County Mile Sleepy Hollow Creek Watershed
McHenry, COOP Daily Station
11
1 8 7
9 3 12 2 5 Crystal Lake, COOP Daily Station (8.26 miles from the outlet) 6
10
4
Crystal Lake
Village
Subwatershed outlet
Weather station Stream
Subwatershed 0 1 2 This watershed completely lies within McHenry County Miles Somonauk Creek Watershed
Dekalb, ICN Hourly Station
9
Shabbona Hinckley 1
2
Shabbona, COOP KANE Daily Station 8 KENDALL FoxDB Station 20
4
3
Sandwich DEKALB 7 Plano, COOP Daily Station LASALLE 6 Leland
5
City/village FoxDB Station 29 Subwatershed outlet Newark Newark, COOP Daily Station Weather station
Water quality station
Stream
Subwatershed 0 3 6 County boundary Miles Spring Creek Watershed
2 1 17
4 3
5 Algonquin MCHENRY 6 Barrington LAKE
KANE COOK 7 8 9
10
11 Barrington, COOP 12 13 Daily Station
15
14
16
Village
Subwatershed outlet
Weather station
Stream
Subwatershed 0 2 4 County boundary Miles Tower Lake Outlet Watershed
Wauconda Mundelein, COOP Daily Station
7 8 10 9
4
1 6
3 2 5
Village
Subwatershed outlet
Weather station
Stream Subwatershed 0 1 2 This watershed completely lies within Lake County Mile Tyler Creek Watershed
1
5 Gilberts 7 2 19 3 6
20 Elgin, COOP 8 17 Daily Station
4 14 FoxDB 9 FoxDB Station 5 13 15 Station 268 Hampshire, COOP 11 Daily Station 16 Tyler Creek at Elgin 18 10 12
Elgin
St. Charles, COOP City/village Daily Station (8.9 miles from the outlet) Subwatershed outlet
Weather station
Water quality station
USGS gage station
Stream
Subwatershed 0 2 4 This watershed completely lies within Kane County Miles Unnamed -tributary Watershed (downstream of the Silver Lake Outlet)
McHenry, COOP Daily Station (5.4 miles from the outlet)
3
2
Crystal Lake 1
4
City Subwatershed outlet
Stream
Subwatershed 0 1 2 This watershed completely lies within McHenry County Miles Waubonsie Creek Watershed
Aurora, COOP Daily Station
7
Aurora 6
KANE 5 DUPAGE
KENDALL WILL 4
3 1 FoxDB Station 16
2
City
Subwatershed outlet
Weather station
Water quality station
Stream
Subwatershed 0 2 4 County boundary Miles