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| 1 | 1973 Fishery survey of the Illinois River and backwater areas | IDOC Special Fisheries Report, no. 45 | Stinauer, Rudy | 1974 |
| DOC.IL C13.9:45 | ||||
| 3 | Backwater Lakes: History Shows Their Value to Illinois | Wetland Matters, Newsletter of the Wetlands Initiative; Volume 5, Number 2. September 2000 | Schneider, Daniel | 2000 |
| 4 | Bottom fauna of the middle Illinois River, 1913-1925; its distribution, abundance, valuation, and index value in the study of stream pollution, The | Bulletin of the Illinois Natural History Survey; v.17, article 12 | Richardson, Robert E. | 1928 |
| 5 | Catalogue of the fishes of Illinois | Bulletin of the Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History, v. 1, no. 2, article 4 | Jordan, David Starr | 1878 |
| 6 | Changes in the Bottom and Shore Fauna of the Middle Illinois River and its Connecting Lakes Since 1913-15 as a Result of the Increase, Southward of Sewage Pollution | Bulletin of the Illinois Natural History Survey; Volume XIV, Article IV | Richardson, Robert E. | 1921 |
| 7 | Changes in the small fauna of Peoria Lake, 1920-1922 | Bulletin of the Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History, v. 15, article 5 | Richardson, Robert, E. | 1925 |
| 8 | Chironomidae, or midges, of Illinois, with particular reference to the species occurring in the Illinois River, The | Bulletin of the Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History; v.10, article 6 | Malloch, John R. | 1915 |
| DOC.IL R53.v.10/ article 6 | ||||
| 9 | Chronology of Illinois History, A | Illinois State Historical Library | Petterchak, Janice | 1995 |
| www.state.il.us/hpa/lib/ILChronology.htm#1800 | ||||
| 10 | Coliforms and fecal streptococcus in the Illinois River at Peoria | Report of Investigation, Illinois State Water Survey; 93 | Lin, S.D. | 1980 |
| DOC.IL NR7.10:93 | ||||
| 11 | Comparison of chemcial and bacteriological examinations made on the Illinois River during a season of low and a season of high water 1923-1924 | Bulletin, Illinois Water Survey, no. 20 | Greenfield, Robert. E. | 1925 |
| DOC.IL R7.3:20 | ||||
| 12 | Description of new Illinois fishes | Bulletin of the Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History, v. 2, article 2 | Forbes, Stephen A. | 1884 |
| 13 | Descriptions of new species of Rotifera and Protozoa from the Illinois River and adjacent waters | Bulletin of the Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History, vol. IV, article X | Hempel, Adolph | 1896 |
| DOC.IL R53.v.4/ article 10 | ||||
| 14 | Descriptions of three new parasitic Hymenoptera from the Illinois River | Bulletin of the Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History, vol. 4, article 7 | Ashmead, William H. | 1895 |
| DOC.IL R53.v.4/ article 7 | ||||
| 15 | Effects of Kerosene & Other Petroleum Oils on the Viability and Growth of Zia Mais | |||
| DOCIL R5.3 v. 10/article V | ||||
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| DOC.IL NR 5.3:v.31/article 8 | ||||
| 17 | Erosion and sedimentation in the Illinois River basin; final report | Illinois State Water Survey | IDENR | 1992 |
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| DOC.IL NR5.14:119 | ||||
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| 20 | Fish and Wildlife as related to water quality of the Illinois River basin | USFWS | 1963 | |
| DOC. I49.2:F52X | ||||
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| DOC.IL R5.3:v.1/no.2:article 5-6 | ||||
| 23 | Guide for Navigators from Lake Michigan to the Mississippi River via the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, and the Illinois River, A | Bulletin No. 10, December 1, 1912 | State of Illinois Rivers and Lakes Commission | 1912 |
| IL Y 3.R 52:3/10 | ||||
| 24 | History of Illinois and Louisiana under the French rule: embracing a general view of the French dominion in North America with some account of the English occupation of Illinois | Wallace, Joseph | 1893 | |
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| DOC. D103.2:W31/9 | ||||
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| DOC.IL DNR1:2:C86/11 | ||||
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| F547.I2 G7 1989 | ||||
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| DOC.IL NR7.10:122 | ||||
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| DOC.IL R53.v.5/ article 6 | ||||
| 35 | Man's Effect on the Fish and Wildlife of the Illinois River | Ilinois Natural History Survey Biological Notes, No. 57, June 1966 | Mills, Harlow B; Bellrose, Frank C. | 1966 |
| DOC.IL R5.14:57 | ||||
| 36 | National Water Quality Assessment Program - the Lower Illinois River Basin | Sep-94 | USGS | 1994 |
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| DOC.IL R5.3 v 8, article III | ||||
| 37 | On the entomology of the Illinois River and adjacent waters | Bulletin of the Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History, vol. 4, article 6 | Hart, C.A. | 1895 |
| DOC.IL R53.v.4/ article 6 | ||||
| 38 | On the general and interior distribution of Illinois fishes | Forbes, Stephen A. | 1909 | |
| 39 | Partial catalogue of the fishes of Illinois, A | Bulletin of the Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History, v. 1, no. 1, article 5 | Nelson, Edward William | 1876 |
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| DOC.IL R53.v.8/ article 1 | ||||
| 41 | Plankton studies. II. On Pleodorina illinoisensis, a new species from the plankton of the Illinois River | Bulletin of the Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History, vol. V, article V | Kofoid, Charles A. | 1898 |
| DOC.IL R53.v.5/ article 5 | ||||
| 42 | Plankton studies. III. On Platrydorina, a new genus of the family Volvocidae, from the plankton of the Illinois River | Bulletin of the Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History, vol. 5, article 9 | Kofoid, C.A. | 1899 |
| DOC.IL R53.v.5/ article 9 | ||||
| 43 | Report of the Rivers and Lakes Commission on the Illinois River and its bottom lands, with reference to the conservation of agriculture and fisheries and the control of floods | Alvord, John W. and Charles B. Burdick | 1915 | |
| 44 | Report of the sanitary investigations of the Illinois River and its tributaries, with special reference to the effect of the sewage of Chicago on the Des Plaines and Illinois Rivers prior to and after the opening of the Chicago drainage canal | Illinois State Board of Health | 1901 | |
| DOC.IL Y3.H34:2SA5 | ||||
| 45 | Report on Land Use in Illinois, Parts I & II | 10-May-35 | Schlots, F.E. | 1935 |
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| DOC.IL R5.3:v. 13/article 15 | ||||
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| DOC.IL R 5.3v.13/ article 6 | ||||
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| 51 | Stream Pollution and Sewage Disposal in Illinois with Reference to Public Policy and Legislation | State of Illinois Rivers and Lakes Commission, Bulletin No. 16, December 1, 1915 | Sherman, LeRoy K., C.E. | 1915 |
| IL Y 3.R 52:3/16 | ||||
| 52 | Studies on the biology of the upper Illinois River | Bulletin of the Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History, vol. 9, article 10 | Forbes, Stephen A.; Richardson, R.E. | 1913 |
| DOC.IL R53.v.9/article 10 | ||||
| 53 | Survey of the mussels (Unionacea) of the Illinois River: a polluted stream, A | Illinois Natural History Survey Bulletin, v. 30, article 5 | Starrett, William C. | 1971 |
| DOC.IL NR 5.3:v.30/article 5 | ||||
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| DOC.IL DNR16. 18:25 | ||||
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| 73 | Few Species Thrive in Water Culture Tainted by Humans | Daily Herald, Dec. 21, 2004 | Ter Maat, Sue | 2004 |
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| 75 | Agriculture Census - Illinois in 1870 | |||
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| 77 | Rise of the Timber Industry | Illinois Link Museum | Nov 2001 | |
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| 78 | Down the Drain - One: City in a Swamp | Chicago Public Library | Aug 2004 | |
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| 98 | Down the Drain - The Big Ditch | Chicago Public Library | Aug 2004 | |
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| 99 | First Steamboat Voyage on the Western Waters | Latrobe, J.H.B. | 1871 | |
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| 100 | Steamboats of the Hudson River - The First Steamboat 1807 | Hudson River Martime Museum | ||
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