Analysis Of Water Quality Upper Kaskaskia River Basin Illinois PDF Download

The Kaskaskia River is a large river system draining approximately 1,488,000 ha and is situated in central and southwestern Illinois, serving as a tributary to the Mississippi River. Within the lower Kaskaskia River watershed (LKRW), an active urban-rural gradient currently exists in the Metro East area of St. Louis. Such areas of urbanization are particularly vulnerable to stream degradation. This study focuses on the effects of urbanization on water quality parameters within Silver and Richland Creeks, both of which are tributaries to the LKRW.