Station
Name |
Station
Number |
Drainage
Area (mi2) |
Physiographic
Province |
Remarks |
IFS Indicator Stations
|
| Sangamon River
at Monticello |
05572000 |
550 |
Bloomington Ridged
Plain |
-
Medium size basin, compare to LaMoine River at Colmar
-
Previous pesticide work through Goolsby
|
| LaMoine
River at Colmar |
05584500 |
655 |
Springfield
Plain |
-
Medium size basin, compare to Sangamon River at Monticello
-
Steeper relief than other basins
|
Modified IFS Integrator Stations
|
| Illinois River
at Ottawa |
Discharge computed from gages
at Illinois River at Marseilles and Fox River at Dayton |
Bloomington Ridged
Plain |
-
Primary inflow to LIRB
-
Reflects input from Chicago
|
| Illinois River at Valley City |
05586100 |
26,743 |
Galesburg/ Springfield
Plain |
-
Represents outflow of LIRB
|
BFS Indicator Stations
|
| Panther Creek
near El Paso |
05567000 |
93.9 |
Bloomington Ridged
Plain |
-
Compare to Indian Creek
-
Dendritic drainage, moderate topography, highest gradient
3rd-order streams.
|
| Indian Creek near
Wyoming |
05568800 |
62.7 |
Galesburg/ Springfield
Plain |
-
Compare to Panther Creek
-
Dendritic drainage, steeper topography, many short 3rd-order
streams.
|
BFS Integrator Stations
|
| Mackinaw River near Green Valley |
05568000 |
1,073 |
Bloomington Ridged
Plain |
-
Includes Panther Creek drainage basin
-
Active conservation and restoration work in
basin
|
| Sangamon River near Oakford |
05583000 |
5,093 |
Galesburg/Springfield Plain |
-
Includes Sangamon River at Monticello drainage
basin
-
Largest tributary in the LIRB
|
