Lily Cache Creek
Plainfield, Illinois, United States
50% canopy; shallow stream, mostly runs, some riffles and small pools; log jam downstream. Illinois RiverWatch site, sampled since 1998.
Location created by
John Griffis
- Group: National Great Rivers : Winter Chloride Watch
- Site ID: R0207502
- Lat: 41.5685172
- Lng: -88.1872107
- Waterbody Type: Creek
- Timezone: America/Chicago
Latest photos
Some ice along bank. Good velocity; downstream logjam broke up enough to allow water to freely flow through it--first time in at least 5 years. Depth 21.6 cm.
Depth 30 cm; creek wide and full.
Depth 17.78 cm at north shoreline; north shoreline was the only place with open water.
Depth 16 cm.
depth 21 cm
Depth 13 cm
Slow velocity, shallow
No wildlife observed; slower flow than 2 weeks ago; creek full--wide, not deep; 12 cm depth at sample site
Creek was broad due to significant rainfall in previous week. A pair of mallards observed downstream by log jam. Sample was obtained 2m from south bank, 3 m upstream from a large boulder.