Embarras River area assessment

Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Office of Scientific Research and Analysis

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Description

Title

Embarras River area assessment

Author(s)

Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Office of Scientific Research and Analysis

Contributor(s)

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, State Geological Survey Division

Issue Date

1997

Keyword(s)

• Ecosystem management --Illinois --Embarrass River
• Natural resources conservation areas --Illinois --Embarrass River
• Sustainable development --Illinois --Embarrass River
• Environmental policy --Illinois --Embarrass River
• Embarrass River Watershed (Ill.)

Geographic Coverage

Illinois

Abstract

"The Embarras River begins just south of Champaign-Urbana in Champaign County and runs south for approximately 194 miles before it empties into the Wabash River below . Billett, in Lawrence County. The area discussed in this assessment report coincides with the boundaries ofthe entire Einbarras River basin as determined by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. This area includes parts ofeleven counties in eastcentral Illinois, covering approximately 2,409 miles2 (1,541,526 acres). The land in the four subbasins through which the river passes, totaling 447,925 acres, was designated a ""Resource Rich Area"" because it' contains significant natural community diversity. The Embarras River Ecosystem Partnership was subsequently formed around this core area of high quality ecological resources. This assessment is comprised offive volumes. In Volume 1, Geology discusses the geology, soils, and minerals in the assessment area. Volume 2, Water Resources, discusses the surface and groundwater resources and Volume 3, Living Resources, describes the natural vegetation communities and the fauna ofthe region. Volume 4 contains three parts: Part I, Socio-Economic Profile, discusses the demographics, infrastructure, and economy of the area, focusing on the nine counties with the greatest amount ofland in the area --Clark, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar, Jasper, Lawrence and Richland counties; Part II, Environmental Quality, discusses air and water quality, and hazardous and toxic waste generation and management in the area; and Part III, Archaeological Resources, identifies and assesses the archaeological sites, ranging in age from Paleo-Indian through the Postwar Industrial periods, known in the assessment watershed. Volume 5, Early Accounts ofthe Ecology ofthe Embarras River Area, describes the ecology of the area as recorded by historical writings of explorers, pioneers, early visitors and early historians."

Publisher

Illinois Dept. of Natural Resources

Series/Report Name or Number

Critical Trends Assessment Program

Type of Resource

text

Language

en

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These documents are a product of the Illinois state scientific surveys and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, and has been selected and made available by the Institute of Natural Resource Sustainability, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. They are intended solely for noncommercial research and educational use, and proper attribution is requested.

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