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Elizabethtown PRINCIPAL AUTHORS: Alan J. Woods (Oregon State Jonesboro 71n University), James M. Omernik (U.S. Geological Survey), Level III ecoregion boundary Vienna Charles L. Pederson (Department of Biological Sciences, Golconda Eastern Illinois University), and Brian C. Moran (Indus Level IV ecoregion boundary Corporation). State boundary COLLABORATORS AND CONTRIBUTORS: Candice County boundary 72a Bauer (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency), Bill 72g 71n 39h 72k Ettinger (Illinois Environmental Protection Agency), Gregg 39d Good (Illinois Environmental Protection Agency), Ed Metropolis 72 O Hammer (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency), Mark hio R 72a Joseph (Illinois Environmental Protection Agency), Don Mound City ive Keefer (Illinois State Geological Survey), Laura Keefer 39 72 r 73a 72 (Illinois State Water Survey), Andrew Phillips (Illinois Cairo 73 71 State Geological Survey), Don Pitts (U.S. Department of 74 Agriculture–Natural Resources Conservation Service), 39d 73 74 Mike Retzer (Illinois Natural History Survey), and Roy Smoger (Illinois Environmental Protection Agency).