Fox Chain of Lakes Investigation and Water Quality Management Plan
Kothandaraman, Veerasamy; Evans, Ralph L.; Bhowmik, Nani G.; Stall, John B.; Gross, David L.; Lineback, Jerry Alvin; Dreher, Gary B.
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Description
Title
Fox Chain of Lakes Investigation and Water Quality Management Plan
Author(s)
Kothandaraman, Veerasamy
Evans, Ralph L.
Bhowmik, Nani G.
Stall, John B.
Gross, David L.
Lineback, Jerry Alvin
Dreher, Gary B.
Issue Date
1977
Keyword(s)
Lakes-Water Quality
Geographic Coverage
Lake County (IL)
McHenry County (IL)
Abstract
The Fox Chain of Lakes consists of nine major internally connected lakes located in
Lake and McHenry Counties in northern Illinois. The main inflow into the lake system is the
Fox River. Other tributaries of importance are the Sequoit, Nippersink, and Squaw Creeks,
and Lily Lake Drain. The drainage area of the Fox River at Johnsburg, immediately downstream
of the Fox Chain of Lakes, is 1184 square miles. Approximately 75 percent of the drainage
area lies in Wisconsin. [For locations, see figure 13, page 34.]
The surface water levels of the system are maintained by a dam at McHenry. At
normal pool elevation, the water surface area of the lake system is about 6850 acres. The
shoreline extends 48 miles and there is an additional 30 miles of dredged channel shoreline
to accommodate demands for lake frontage property.
Publisher
Illinois State Water Survey and the Illinois State Geological Survey
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