Main Title |
Water in urban planning, Salt Creek Basin, Illinois : water management as related to alternative land-use practices / |
Author |
Spieker, Andrew Maute,
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Other Authors |
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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)
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Additional Subjects |
Water-supply--Illinois--Salt Creek watershed ;
Water, Underground--Illinois--Salt Creek watershed
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
ELBM |
TC801.U2 no.2002 |
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AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
01/01/1988 |
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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. |
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. |