University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Thorn Creek area assessment

Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Office of Scientific Research and Analysis; Illinois Department of Natural Resources. State Geological Survey Division

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https://hdl.handle.net/2142/14423

Description

Title
Thorn Creek area assessment
Author(s)
  • Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Office of Scientific Research and Analysis
  • Illinois Department of Natural Resources. State Geological Survey Division
Issue Date
1999
Keyword(s)
  • Natural resources surveys --Illinois --Thorn Creek Watershed
  • Natural resources surveys --Illinois --Cook County
  • Natural resources surveys --Illinois --Will County
  • Natural resources conservation areas --Illinois --Thorn Creek Watershed
  • Thorn Creek Watershed (Ill.)
Geographic Coverage
Illinois
Abstract
"The Thorn Creek Assessment Area is an approximately 104.26-mile2 (66,725 acre) area that includes portions of southern Cook County and northeastern Will County. This assessment area consists of the entire Thorn Creek basin in Illinois and includes the Butterfield Creek, Thorn Creek, Deer Creek, and North Creek sub-basins. These subbasins are in the Great Lakes drainage but are bordered to the south, west, and partially the north by the Mississippi River drainage; thus, the assessment area occurs adjacent to the divide between the two major drainage areas. The Thorn Creek sub-basin, encompassing 20,614 acres, was designated as a ""Resource Rich Area"" because it contains significant natural community diversity. The Thorn Creek Ecosystem Partnership was subsequently formed around this core area of high quality ecological resources. This assessment is comprised of four volumes. In Volume I, 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 and economy of the area; Part II, Environmental Quality, discusses air and water quality, and hazardous and toxic waste generation and management; 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
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http://hdl.handle.net/2142/14423
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.

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Critical Trends Assessment Program PRIMARY
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.