Natural resources conservation areas --Illinois --La Moine River
Environmental policy --Illinois --La Moine River
Sustainable development --Illinois --La Moine River
Geographic Coverage
Illinois
Abstract
The La Moine River Assessment Area is defined by the watershed of the La Moine River,
along with an additional area bordering on the west side of the Illinois River that lies
between the Spoon River watershed and the La Moine watershed. The La Moine area
covers approximately 1,855 square miles, falling within portions of eight counties:
Adams, Brown, Fulton, Hancock, Henderson, McDonough, Schuyler, and Warren. The La Moine is the sixth largest tributary to the Illinois River and has a drainage area of
1,350 square miles and a total length of 126 miles.
The basin falls within the physiographic division called the Galesburg Till Plain. The
present topography is characterized by rolling upland prairies, interspaced by wellestablished streams that have eroded steep-walled valleys that are as much as 50 to 150
feet below the general level of the adjacent uplands.
This assessment is comprised of four 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 of the region. Volume 4 contains three parts: Part I, Socio-Economic Profile, discusses the demographics,
infrastructure, and economy of the area; 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 known.
in the area.
Publisher
Illinois Dept. of Natural Resources
Series/Report Name or Number
Critical Trends Assessment Program
Type of Resource
text
Language
en
Permalink
http://hdl.handle.net/2142/13893
Copyright and License Information
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.
Detailed assessments of 32 major watersheds in Illinois, conducted through the Critical Trends Assessment Program administered by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Includes contributions from each of the State Scientific Surveys which are now part of the Prairie Research Institute.
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