Recent News Releases
Last updated on March 25, 2002.
2002
USGS Measures High-Water Conditions on the Ohio River near Old Shawneetown, Illinois
2000
New USGS Fact Sheet Shows Arsenic in Nation's Ground Water
1999
New Report Describes Environmental Setting of the Upper Illinois River Basin and Implications for Water Quality
Flow Through Fractured-Rock Aquifer Characterized at Waste-Disposal Site in the Vicinity of Byron, Illinois Using Innovative Technologies
Water-Quality and Ground-Water-Flow Patterns Identified in the Aquifer Underlying the Vicinity of Belvidere, Illinois
Characterization of the Rate and Direction of Shallow Ground-Water Flow at a Waste-Disposal Site Near Wempletown, Illinois
1998
Data on Ground-Water Flow and Quality Available for the Vicinity of Belvidere , Illinois
Flood Tracking Chart For The Illinois River Basin In Illinois Available
Sources of Nutrients Controlling the Plant Growth in Bauman Park Lake, Cherry Valley, Illinois Identified
National Water-Quality Assessment Project in the Upper Illinois River Basin-Geochemicals in Streambed Sediments
Watersheds in Du Page County Area Studied
Description of the environmental setting of the lower Illinois River Basin available
Analysis of Pesticides and Other Synthetic Compounds Completed for Upper Illinois River Basin
Report Documenting Record Rainfall and Flooding in July 1996 in Northeastern Illinois Released by USGS
Rainfall Data Available for Du Page County, Illinois and Vicinity
1997
Computer Model for Flood Management and Hydraulic-Structure Evaluation Released
Summary of Surface-Water-Quality Assessment of the Upper Illinois River Basin Presented
Changes in channel geometry and volume determined for two reaches of the Kankakee River in Illinois
Computer Model for Flood Management Released
Sediment Budget prepared for the Kankakee River Basin in Illinois and Indiana
Fill deposits characterized in northwestern Indiana and northeastern Illinois
Report Lists Nearly 200 References on Galena-Platteville Deposits in Illinois and Wisconsin
Study Identifies Pathways of Ground-Water Flow and Contaminant Migration at the Byron Superfund Site near Byron, Illinois
Improved Stormwater and Flood Analysis developed for Lake County, Illinois
1996
Hydraulic, Geotechnical, Geomorphic, and Biologic Data Collected in the Cache River/Heron Pond Area of Southern Illinois
Water Withdrawals in Illinois During 1990
Study Identifies Areas of Apparent Aquifer Overutilization in Campton Township, Kane County, Illinois
Hydrogeologic and Ground-Water-Quality Data Base Available for Belvidere, Illinois
Report Documents New Simplified Method To Evaluate Illinois Bridges For Streambed Scour
Study Indentifies Directions of Ground- and Surface-water Flow and Locations of Floating Oil in Northwestern Indiana and Northeastern Illinois
Hydrology of Watersheds in Lake County Area Studied
Study Identifies Presence of Major and Trace Elements in Water, Sediment, and Biota in the Upper Illinois River Basin
Water Withdrawals in Illinois During 1988
Simulation of Water Quality for Salt Creek in Northeastern Illinois
Flooding In Northeastern Illinois Sets New Records
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