Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
9-1-2015
Keywords
Water Monitoring, Upper Illinois River, Watershed Conditions, E. coli
Abstract
This project focuses on the Upper Illinois River Watershed (UIRW; HUC 11110103), which is within the Boston Mountains and Ozark Highlands ecoregions in northwest Arkansas. Headwaters of the Illinois River originate near Hogeye, Arkansas and flow north through Savoy, then west into Oklahoma near Watts. The UIRW drains an area of 1952 km2 , of which 50.3% is pasture and grassland, 35.9% is forest, 8.8% is urban and suburban, 4.3% is transitional and 0.3% is water (Arkansaswater.org, 2015). Land use throughout the watershed is also changing, with increases in residential, commercial and industrial development. The IRW has been designated a priority watershed for the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission (ANRC) 319 Nonpoint Source Program.
Citation
Scott, Erin E.; Smith, Brina A.; Leh, Mansoor; Arnold, Blake; and Haggard, Brian E.. 2015. Bacteria Monitoring in the Upper Illinois River Watershed. Arkansas Water Resource Center, Fayetteville, AR. MSC376. 20
https://scholarworks.uark.edu/awrctr/9
Data Report MSC376
Report Number
MSC376
Page
20
Comments
The supplemental file is the water-date report that was used for data analysis and interpretation in this report.