... Accession Number : ADA082473. Title : River Mileages and Drainage Areas for Illinois Streams. Volume 2. Illinois River Basin. ...

In summer, 1999, the Illinois EPA and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources conducted an intensive stream quality investigation at 22 sites in the Cache River basin in southern Illinois. This report presents a summary of data on land use, water qua...

The purpose of the guidebook is to present the results of recent research on the geology of Lower Pennsylvanian rocks in the Illinois and Central Appalachian Basins. The guidebook was prepared for the Geological Society of America Coal Geology Division fi...

The overall objective of this research project is to provide fundamental data on the physical and chemical surface properties of Illinois coals, specifically those of the Illinois Basin Coal Sample Program (IBCSP). This will help coal researchers achieve ...

The objective of this report was to inventory and characterize the lower-permeability gas-bearing formations, exclusive of gas-productive shale formations, within the Illinois Basin. Natural gas is a minor part of the hydrocarbons produced in the Illinois...

... Descriptors : *NATURAL RESOURCES, *HYDROLOGY ... CLIMATE, RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, CONSERVATION, RAINFALL ...

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The Precambrian framework of the Michigan, Illinois, Williston, Salina-Forest City, and Arkoma basins are discussed. The basins were categorized according to types that occur in the midcontinent and adjacent areas. Intracratonic basins were contrasted to foreland basins and aulacogens. The ...

In order to assess the economic coal bed methane potential of the Illinois Basin, the geological surveys of Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky performed a geological assessment of their respective parts of the Illinois Basin. A considerable effort went into g...

Purpose is to develop a basin-wide data base for the Devonian black shale in the Illinois Basin. A preliminary assessment is given of the natural gas potential of the New Albany Shale Group in Illinois. (DLC)

The document provides the best available information on the time-distribution characteristics of heavy rainstorms at a point and on small basins in Illinois and the Midwest. It is recommended for use in conjunction with Illinois State Water Survey Bulleti...

A survey of the Fox River was accomplished during 1982 by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency and the Illinois Department of Conservation. Sampling was accomplished at 23 tributary stations for water quality (seasonal), habitat, sediment chemistr...

Samples of surface water were collected and analyzed by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency and its predecessor, the Stream Pollution Control Bureau of the Illinois Department of Public Health. The results for the period 1958 to 1974 are presented in tabular form and the history of sampling and analytical methods are included for all sites where ...

Your browser does not support JavaScript USGS, Science for a Changing World National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program About the Upper Illinois River Basin (UIRB) Study...

Grüger, Eberhard (2008): Pollen profile form Hickory Ridge Basin, Illinois, U.S.A, doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.707381...

The Illinois River and tributaries, Flint Creek and the Baron Fork, are designated scenic rivers in Oklahoma. Recent phosphorus increases in streams in the basin have resulted in the growth of excess algae, which have limited the aesthetic benefits of wat...

The markets presently being served by the coals from the Illinois Basin are examined, and changes in the distribution patterns for the past decade are discussed. Also, the projected increase in demand for coal through 1985 is examined in detail, and the m...

During late July and early August of 1992, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) conducted an intensive survey of the Indian Creek basin, seventh order tributary to the Illinois River. It drains approximately 160 square miles in Morgan County...

This report is a working guide for hydrologists and engineers who are concerned with the frequency distribution of rainfall and the patterns and characteristics of severe precipitation events for six major basins in Illinois: the Kaskasbia, Big Muddy, San...

This report is one of a series of publications assessing the feasibility of increasing domestic heavy oil production. Each report covers select areas of the United States. The Appalachian, Black Warrior, Illinois, and Michigan basins cover most of the dep...

The Aux Vases Sanstone (Upper Mississippian) is extensively cored in the Illinois Basin and thus offers the opportunity to study diagenetic processes that occurred under different temperatures and burial conditions. Major diagenetic events observed in the...

A palynological investigation was performed on 55 samples of core material from four wells drilled in the Devonian Shale interval of the Appalachian and Illinois Basins. Using a combination of spores and acritarchs, it was possible to divide the Middle De...

This report summarizes the results of data collected and analyzed as part of the upper Illinois River Basin NAWQA pilot study in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin from 1986 to 1995. As a summary of the study, this report is limited to selected important re...

This report describes, summarizes, and compares the habitat, biotic (benthic macroinvertebrates and fish), and suspended-sediment data collected near eight stations in the lower Illinois River Basin-Illinois River at Ottawa, Panther Creek near El Paso, Ma...

... Title : Water Quality Data from Two Agricultural Drainage Basins in Northwestern Indiana and Northeastern Illinois: I. Lagrangian and Synoptic Data ...

denoted in equal increments along the sections, in addition to the areal extent of this structural basin. The stratigraphic data are modified from Hass (1956), Conant and Swanson...

... part of the United States of America. The drainage areas for these river basins at the locations where ... ...

... related to producing and burning coals with high sulfur content. "A greater understanding of coal resources and coal ... ...

Samples of surface water were collected and analyzed by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. The results from water years 1975 to 1977 are presented in three volumes. The history of sampling and analytical methods used during that period are summarized. Stream discharge data from records of the U.S. Geological Survey are included for all sites where samples were ...

A preferred ranking for aquifer sites potentially capable of supporting a CAES facility is provided. The study area that was investigated for possible aquifer storage sites comprises roughly the Illinois and Indiana portions of the geologic structure known as the Illinois Basin. Sites in Illinois and Indiana ...

Trenton strata in the western Illinois basin are very good prospects for oil exploration. Much drilling has been done in the area but, as yet, no producing wells have been completed. Oil stains and some tars have been found in some samples from most wells. The Trenton in the area of Brown and Schuyler Counties is a fine-grained limestone that underlies the ...

Coordination is being performed on data being collected, organized, and stored for the DOE Devonian black shale project. Results of coordination of the work by contractors will be a plan to create a data base for the Devonian black shale in the Illinois Basin. Part of the coordination will be the extensions of the ILLIMAP computer mapping system to parts ...

Summarizes spot coal prices by coal commodity regions (i.e., Central Appalachia (CAP), Northern Appalachia (NAP), Illinois Basin (ILB), Power River Basin (PRB), and Uinta Basin (UIB)) in the United States.

The assessment and characterization of Upper Devonian shales of the Illinois and Appalachian Basin is being used to accelerate the exploitation of this unconventional source of natural gas by: determining total and recoverable reserves, identifying key so...

The geological surveys of Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky have completed the initial geologic assessment of their respective parts of the Illinois Basin. Cumulative thickness maps have been generated and target areas for drilling have been selected. The first well in the Illinois area of the ...

This reports presents spatial and temporal patterns in the observed concentrations of persticides (herbicides and insecticides) and other synthetic organic compounds (SOC's) in the upper Illinois River Basin. In addition, relations among and factors affec...

Results of studies of the aquatic biology of the upper Illinois River basin provide a historical data source from which inferences can be made about changes in the quality of water in the main stem river and its tributaries. The results of biological inve...

In early 1991, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) initiated an investigation to evaluate livestock waste runoff in southern Illinois. The primary objectives of this survey were to document stream quality impairments caused by livestock wa...

Concentrations, spatial and temporal variations, and fluxes of nitrogen, phosphorus, and suspended sediment were determined for 16 streams in the Illinois River Basin, Illinois from October 1996 through September 2000. Water samples were collected through...

This United States Geological Survey (USGS) website is dedicated to water resources and studies in the state of Illinois. It contains real-time and daily streamflow data for the state, historical data, precipitation data, flooding information, groundwater quality, radium and arsenic water pollution, and studies on the Illinois River ...

Core samples from Devonian shales from three localities in West Virginia, and one locality each in Illinois, Indiana and Michigan have been analyzed for major, minor, and trace constituents. As observed previously (Leventhal, 1978, 1979b), the organic C and total S show large variations which seem to be the major control on the trace elements of interest (U, V, Mo, Hg, As, Co, ...

A case study of surface coal mine productivity in the Illinois basin is described. The significant drop in productivity since 1967 is attributed to four main factors; increasing depth of overburden, union negotiation problems, Mine Safety and Health Administration regulations, and reclamation regulations.

The report outlines management operation for protecting wetlands during the surface mining of coal, particularly for the portion of the Eastern Interior Coal Region that is found in Kentucky, Indiana, and Illinois. The main issues addressed in this manual...

To meet the stringent requirements of State and Federal regulations on the emission of sulfur oxides that contribute to the problem of acid rain, the sulfur content of Illinois Basin Coals (IBC) must be reduced considerably by an economically feasible pro...

The Bureau of Mines and Old Ben Coal Company concluded a cost-sharing contract in 1975, with the objective of demonstrating that the Herrin No. 6 Coalbed in Illinois, can be mined safely by longwall methods. Earlier attempts at longwalling ended in failur...

A water quality survey of the Illinois River Basin was conducted August 16-29, 1985, in response to concerns that water clarity had decreased in the lower reach which is designated as an Oklahoma scenic river. The survey results demonstrated that backgrou...

This Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) report is a product of an ongoing state-wide effort to assess Illinois stream quality and to identify causes and sources of surface water use impairments. The 1992 intensive Survey of the Cache River ba...

During August and September, 1992, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency conducted an intensive survey of the Bear Creek basin. Bear Creek is a small direct tributary to the Mississippi River via the Canton Chute and drains approximately 392 square...

Prime cropland and underground coal reserves constitute two significant natural resources in the state of Illinois. Utilization of both agricultural and mineral resources suggests the development of high extraction mining methods which minimize damage to ...

A water quality survey of the Illinois River Basin was conducted August 16-29, 1985, in response to concerns that water clarity had decreased in the lower reach which is designated as an Oklahoma scenic river. The survey results demonstrated that background phosphorus concentrati...

This report was prepared as part of the Ohio River Basin Energy Study (ORBES), a multidisciplinary policy research program supported by the Environmental Protection Agency. It presents energy consumption data for the year 1975 for the states of Illinois, ...

This report was prepared as part of the Ohio River Basin Energy Study (ORBES), a multidisciplinary policy research program supported by the Environmental Protection Agency. It presents energy consumption data for the year 1975 for the states of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, ...

The objectives of this research project are to optimize the performance of six commercially available column technologies for the treatment of Illinois Basin coal fines and to compare their performance on the basis of the recovery-grade curve and column t...

The objectives of this research project are to optimize the performance of six commercially available column technologies for the treatment of Illinois Basin coal fines and to compare their performance on the basis of the recovery-grade curve and column t...

Understanding the surface properties of coal is important for predicting the physical-chemical behavior of coal during coal cleaning combustion and conversion. Data on surface properties help coal scientists and engineers in the design of effective coal desulfurization processes, and thereby aid in the marketability of Illinois Basin coals. The main ...

... Accession Number : ADA115521. Title : Surface Water Quality Investigation of the Richland Creek, Illinois Basin. Descriptive Note : Final rept.,. ...

Several physicochemical analyses are being performed to better characterize the Devonian gas shales located in the Appalachian and Illinois Basins. The results of these analyses are being integrated with the geochemical analyses to present an accurate cha...

for nutrients and sediment that filters water. Wetlands also reduce the biological oxygen demand (BOD) of the water without serious water-quality degradation (Bell, 1981)....

Old Ben Coal Co. have seven longwall faces at various mines. Details are given of the method of mining and the equipment used. All the faces use shield supports.

... Illinois River at Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge, Colorado River Basin Management Sagebrush Ecosystems Coordinated Research: Range-wide A...

California, Missouri, Illinois, Ohio, Washington, and Alabama. ...... collect data on water resources and invasive plant species in the Rio Grande Basin ...

... on the manuscript; and Y. Villacampa for specimen photography. referencesAbbott, ... to the archaeology of the Illinois River Valley. Transactions of the ... ...