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    The document summarizes a study on the impact of reduced vessel traffic on turbidity in the Illinois River during 2020 when several locks were closed for repairs. Key findings include: 1) Longitudinal and lateral turbidity patterns showed lower turbidity levels during the lock closure period compared to 2019 and 2021, suggesting vessel traffic contributes to higher turbidity. 2) Analysis of data from USGS sondes also indicated lower turbidity during the lock closure period at multiple locations. 3) The results demonstrate reduced vessel traffic can decrease turbidity in the river, with implications for aquatic productivity, sediment transport, and informing mitigation strategies.

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    The document summarizes a study on the impact of reduced vessel traffic on turbidity in the Illinois River during 2020 when several locks were closed for repairs. Key findings include: 1) Longitudinal and lateral turbidity patterns showed lower turbidity levels during the lock closure period compared to 2019 and 2021, suggesting vessel traffic contributes to higher turbidity. 2) Analysis of data from USGS sondes also indicated lower turbidity during the lock closure period at multiple locations. 3) The results demonstrate reduced vessel traffic can decrease turbidity in the river, with implications for aquatic productivity, sediment transport, and informing mitigation strategies.

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    9/23/2022

    Illinois River Turbidity Response


    to Reduced Vessel Traffic
    Taylor Bookout1, Kathi Jo Jankowski2, James Lamer1
    2/15/2022
    1 Illinois Natural History Survey, Havana, Illinois 2 USGS UMESC, La Crosse, Wisconsin

    Outline
    Background

    Research Question and Methods

    Results
    Longitudinal Patterns
    Lateral Patterns
    Temporal Patterns

    Discussion and Conclusions

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    Illinois River Waterway

    Connects Lake Michigan to Mississippi


    River

    Lock and dams constructed in the 1930s


    to allow navigation

    Issues Directly stir sediment


    Wave action to erode bank
    Dams can create lake-like conditions (lacustrine)

    Alter flow regime

    (Bhowmik 1998)

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    Implications
    Higher turbidity = Lower water clarity 

    Lower productivity &


    Suppressed aquatic vegetation

    Increased bed load & sediment transport

    Lock Closure
    Locks Closed July-October 2020 for repairs
    (Dresden, Marseilles, Starved Rock, Peoria, La Grange)
    Collect pre- and post-data to see
    effects commercial traffic has on river

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    Research Question

    Does vessel traffic have an overall impact on turbidity?

    Longitudinal patterns in response

    Longitudinal
    Lateral patterns in response

    Lateral

    Methods
    Turbidity
    Collect at all fish sampling sites
    SRS, 2019, (840)
    2020, (1359)
    2021, (1167)*

    USGS fixed sondes


    Turbidity, discharge
    15-min timeseries data
    2019-2021 (14,000/year)

    *Still being processed

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    Longitudinal vs Lateral
    Downstream

    Lower Illinois

    Methods: Analysis

    Use generalized additive mixed models


    to apply random effect and account for
    non-normal data

    Use discharge as fixed effect variable

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    Upper River

    Lower River

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    Was Vessel Traffic Reduced?

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    Trends: longitudinal turbidity (raw)


    Upper Lower

    Downstream
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    Trends: longitudinal substrate

    Fine

    Coarse

    Downstream
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    Trends: Lateral turbidity

    Backwater
    Main channel
    Side channel

    Downstream
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    Main Channel Turbidity

    Downstream
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    Predicted Main Channel Turbidity


    Pool Year Discharge gamm4(turbidity~s(flow)+year,data=All_sturb19.21MC,random=~(1|pool))
    LP 2019 1452.75
    LP 2020 511.91
    LP 2021 450.23
    BR 2019 5672.63
    BR 2020 2836.00
    BR 2021 3104.68
    DRE 2019 5672.63
    DRE 2020 2836.00
    DRE 2021 3104.68
    MAR 2019 11338.77
    MAR 2020 5524.29
    MAR 2021 8128.41
    SR 2019 11870.96
    SR 2020 5705.87
    SR 2021 8976.83
    PE 2019 18703.27
    PE 2020 7169.47
    PE 2021 12454.44
    LG 2019 19661.54
    LG 2020 9086.17
    LG 2021 16485.84
    AP 2019 28922.07
    AP 2020 11538.90
    AP 2021 25171.94

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    Joliet USGS sonde

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    Turbidity is lower during


    2020 Lock Closure event

    gamm4(ysi.21~s(flow)+year,data=JTF1921)

    Using mean annual discharge to predict values

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    Florence USGS sonde

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    Turbidity is lower during


    2020 Lock Closure event

    gamm4(ysi~s(flow)+year,data=FTF1921)

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    Conclusions and Future


    There appears to be a reduction in turbidity with reduced vessel traffic
    Pool dependent based on geomorphological differences
    Strata dependent based on connectivity and disturbance
    Future
    Model selection to determine model of best fit
    Information can be used to inform mitigation or restoration

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    Feel free to contact me with questions or comments at:

    taylorbookout20@gmail.com
    or
    tbookout@illinois.edu

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    Closure Dates

    Pool Dam Location (river km) Closure Period (2020)


    Dresden 436.9 July 1- Oct 29
    Marseilles 397.5 July 1- Oct 29
    Starved Rock 371.8 July 1- Oct 29
    Peoria 253.8 July 1- Sept 30
    La Grange 129.1 July 1- Oct 13
    Alton X X

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    2019
    2020
    2021

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    2019
    2020
    2021

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    Turbidity vs Discharge

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