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RECORD NUMBER: 50 OF 62Main Title | Water in urban planning, Salt Creek Basin, Illinois : water management as related to alternative land-use practices / | |||||||||||
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Author | Spieker, Andrew Maute, | |||||||||||
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CORP Author | Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission. | |||||||||||
Publisher | U.S. Govt. Print. Off., | |||||||||||
Year Published | 1970 | |||||||||||
OCLC Number | 00112046 | |||||||||||
Subjects | Water-supply--Illinois--Salt Creek Watershed (Cook County and DuPage County) ; Groundwater--Illinois--Salt Creek watershed (Cook County and DuPage County) | |||||||||||
Additional Subjects | Water-supply--Illinois--Salt Creek Watershed ; Water, Underground--Illinois--Salt Creek Watershed | |||||||||||
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Collation | ix, 147 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm | |||||||||||
Notes | "Prepared in cooperation with the Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission." "United States Department of the Interior. Walter J. Hickel, secretary. Geological Survey. William T. Pecora, director."--Title page verso. Includes bibliographical references (pages 142-143) and index. |
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Contents Notes | Abstract -- Introduction -- Hydrologic system in Salt Creak basin. Physical setting ; Water in Salt Creek basin -- Flooding and management of the flood plains. The flooding problem in Salt Creek basin ; Management of the flood plains -- Alternative flood-control measures and their effect on the hydrologic system. Philosophies of flood control ; Alternative approaches to flood control ; Effects on ground-water recharge of alternative flood-control measures ; New approaches to flood control -- Water-management implications of alternative land-development patterns ; The "Trends" alternative ; The "Multi-Towns" alternative ; The "Radial Corridor" alternative ; Summary of alternative development patterns -- Conclusions. Hydrologic data in urban planning ; Water management in Salt Creek basin. |