Rhodamine WT dye concentrations measured at fixed locations in the Des Plaines River and Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, Chicago, IL (November 14-29, 2011)

Publication Date

2016

Start Date

2011-11-14

End Date

2011-11-29

Jackson, P.R., 2016, Spatial distribution of Rhodamine WT dye concentration measured in the Des Plaines River and the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, Chicago, IL in November 2011: U.S. Geological Survey data release, http://dx.doi.org/10.5066/F7HH6H55.

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These data were collected during a dye tracing study of the lower Des Plaines River and lower Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal in November 2011 by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The study attempted to identify potential inflows of Des Plaines River water through the fractured bedrock that separates the two water bodies. Dye was injected into the Des Plaines River at 422481 m E, 4617942 m N (UTM WGS84 Zone 16N). The dye was injected at three locations in the cross section to help ensure even distribution of the tracer in the river. Injection began at 1050 hours on November 15, 2011, and ended at 1200 hours on November 16. A total of approximately 57 gallons of Rhodamine WT in a 20 percent solution was used in the study. The target dye concentration in the Des Plaines River throughout the reach of interest was 20 parts per billion. All times are in Central Standard Time.

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