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Magnitude 5.2 Earthquake hits southeast Illinois
Residents of southeast Illinois were shaken awake at 4:37 AM Friday, April 18, by a 5.2 magnitude earthquake centered near Mount Carmel in Wabash County. For complete details about this earthquake, visit the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program Web site.

USGS "Flood Chasers" Interviewed for NPR's Morning Edition
Flood forecasters in the East and Midwest worry that heavy snows and rain this year have set the stage for a potentially disastrous flood season. The USGS "flood chasers," who study flows of water to improve flood forecasts, are on high alert. Listen to the report at NPR.org.
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USGS Illinois Water Science Center Newsletter
Fall/Winter 2007
Features include NEXRAD Radar Precipitation Data, Statewide Geospatial Coordinating Activities, Water Resources of Kendall County, Salt Creek Hydrologic Information, August 2007 Flooding in Northeastern Illinois, Illinois Streamflow Conditions for October 2006 through September 2007. Read the most current newsletter.
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Ground-Water Quality in the Vicinity of Coal-Refuse Areas Reclaimed with Biosolids in Fulton County, Illinois
A new report details an investigation of the hydrogeology and water quality from water samples taken at 12 monitoring wells installed in the vicinity of three reclaimed coal-refuse areas. Learn more about Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5184.
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