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Potential Water Resources of Southern Illinois. Urbana, IL REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 31 STATE OF ILLINOIS OTTO KERNER, Governor DEPARTMENT OF REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION WILLIAM SYLVESTER WHITE, Director Potential Water Resources of Southern Illinois Second printing of this report has been supported by funds from Southern Illinois University STATE WATER SURVEY DIVISION WILLIAM C. ACKERMANN, Chief URBANA First Printing, 1957 Second Printing, 1962 Printed by authority of the State of Illinois STATE WATER SURVEY DIVISION LIBRARY COPY CONTENTS Page FOREWORD 9 SUMMARY 11 INTRODUCTION . 11 OBJECTIVES AND SCOPE , 11 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 12 SURFACE WATER RESOURCES 13 Hydrography 13 Hydrologic Cycle and Drought 13 Stream Flow 13 Duration of Discharge and Net Yield 15 Evaporation 18 Sedimentation 19 Municipal Supplies from Streams 21 Present Sources 21 Crab Orchard Lake 22 Potential Reservoir Sites 23 Sites by County 23 GROUND-WATER RESOURCES 65 Geologic Occurrence 65 Source of Data 65 Geology 65 Distribution of Aquifers 68 Unconsolidated Deposits 69 Bedrock Deposits 69 Hydrologic Occurrence 70 Source of Data 70 Availability 71 Present Development 71 Summary of Records 71 Potential Development 75 Summary by County 75 METEOROLOGICAL RELATIONS 79 Precipitation 79 Thunderstorms 80 Snowfall 80 Frequency Studies 81 Excessive Rainfall 81 Deficient Rainfall 81 Storm Periods 82 Dry Periods 83 Wet-Bulb Temperatures 83 CONTENTS (Continued) Page WATER QUALITY 86 Need for Water Analysis 86 Expression of Results 86 Significance of Mineral Quality 86 Total Dissolved Minerals 86 Hardness 86 Iron and Manganese 87 Nitrates 87 Fluorides 87 Chloride and Sulfate 87 Alkalinity - 88 Alkalinity to Total Dissolved Minerals Ratio 88 Water Quality for Irrigation 88 Water Treatment 88 River Waters 89 Present Surface Water Supplies 91 Ground-Water Quality 91 REFERENCES 96 ILLUSTRATIONS Plate 1 Surface potential water resources of southern Illinois In pocket Figure Page 1 Rainfall and runoff related to evapotranspiration in southern Illinois 14 2 Water sampling and stream-gaging stations 15 3 Runoff required for storage use during drought 18 4 Reservoir sedimentation in southern Illinois 20 5 Alexander County 25 6 Franklin County 27 7 Gallatin County 31 8 Hamilton County 33 9 Hardin County 35 10 Jackson County 36A 11 Jefferson County 38A 12 Johnson County 42 13 Massac County 44 14 Perry County 47 15 Pope County 48A 16 Pulaski County 50 17 Randolph County 52A 18 Saline County 55 19 Union County 59 20 White County 60A 21 Williamson County 64 22 Principal geographic and geologic features 65 23 Rock units in southern Illinois 66 24 North-south cross section through southern Illinois showing structure of the bedrock in the basin 67 25 Area distribution of bedrock and Cretaceous-Tertiary units (excluding Lafayette gravel); type and water-yielding characteristics 67 26 Probabilities of occurrence and distribution of sand and gravel aquifers .... 68 27 Well locations and sources of ground water 69 ILLUSTRATIONS (Continued) Figure Page 28 Well locations with key to laboratory analysis number 70 29 Recorded availability of ground water 71 30 Distribution of annual mean precipitation 79 31 Distribution of warmer half-year (April - September) precipitation 79 32 Distribution of colder half-year (October - March) precipitation 79 33 Physiographic divisions of southern Illinois 79 34 Distribution of annual mean snowfall in inches 80 35 5-year frequency, annual maximum precipitation (inches) 80 36 10-year frequency, annual maximum precipitation (inches) 80 37 25-year frequency, annual maximum precipitation (inches) 80 38 50-year frequency, annual maximum precipitation (inches) 81 39 5-year frequency, annual minimum precipitation (inches) 81 40 10-year frequency, annual minimum precipitation (inches) 81 41 25-year frequency, annual minimum precipitation (inches) 81 42 50-year frequency, annual minimum precipitation (inches) 82 43 Average frequency of 1 to 10 day precipitation 82 44 Probability of dry periods of various durations at Mt. Vernon (less than 0.10 inch) 82 45 Probability of dry periods of various durations at Mt. Vernon (less than 0.25 inch) , 83 46 Probability of dry periods of various durations at Mt. Vernon (less than 0.50 inch) 84 47 Probability of dry periods of various durations at Mt. Vernon (less than 1.00 inch) 84 48 Frequency distribution of wet-bulb temperatures 85 TABLES Number Page 1 Summary of discharge records at stream-gaging stations 16 2 Average evaporation rates at Carbondale 19 3 Hydrologic data for potential reservoir sites, Alexander County 24 4 Hydrologic data for potential reservoir sites, Franklin County 26 5 Hydrologic data for existing reservoirs, Franklin County 28 6 Hydrologic data for potential reservoir sites, Gallatin County 30 7 Hydrologic data for potential reservoir sites, Hamilton County 32 8 Hydrologic data for potential reservoir sites, Hardin County 34 9 Hydrologic data for existing reservoirs, Hardin County 35 10 Hydrologic data for potential reservoir sites, Jackson County 37 11 Hydrologic data for existing reservoirs, Jackson County 37 12 Hydrologic data for potential reservoir sites, Jefferson County 39 13 Hydrologic data for existing reservoirs, Jefferson County 39 14 Hydrologic data for potential reservoir sites, Johnson County 41 15 Hydrologic data for existing reservoirs, Johnson County 41 16 Hydrologic data for potential reservoir sites, Massac County 43 17 Hydrologic data for potential reservoir sites, Perry County 46 18 Hydrologic data for existing reservoirs, Perry County 46 19 Hydrologic data for potential reservoir sites, Pope County 48 20 Hydrologic data for potential reservoir sites, Pulaski County 49 21 Hydrologic data for potential reservoir sites, Randolph County 52 22 Hydrologic data for existing reservoirs, Randolph County 52 23 Hydrologic data for potential reservoir sites, Saline County 54 24 Hydrologic data for existing reservoirs, Saline County 54 25 Hydrologic data for potential reservoir sites, Union County 58 26 Hydrologic data for potential reservoir sites, White County 60 27 Hydrologic data for potential reservoir sites, Williamson County 62 28 Hydrologic data for existing reservoirs, Williamson County 63 29 Wells, physical characteristics 72 30 Permissible limits (ppm) of boron in irrigation waters 88 TABLES (Continued) Number Page 31 Big Muddy River at Plumfield, Illinois 89 32 Kaskaskia River at New Athens, Illinois . 89 33 Little Wabash River at Wilcox, Illinois 89 34 Mississippi River at Thebes, Illinois ...... 90 35 Ohio River at Metropolis, Illinois 90 36 Saline River near Junction, Illinois 90 37 Skillet Fork at Wayne City, Illinois' 90 38 Wabash River at Mt. Carmel, Illinois . 90 39 Crab Orchard Lake . 91 40 Summary of public water supplies using surface water in the 17 southern• most counties 92 41 Ground water, chemical characteristics 94 9 FOREWORD This Report of Investigation provides information on the potential water resources of southern Illinois. Although previous publications by a number of agencies have contained considerable data, the need was expressed by Dr. Delyte W. Morris, President of Southern Illinois University, for a semi-technical publication which would combine and analyze available information on the water resources for the 17 southernmost counties. Extractions from previous publi• cations and references are used liberally to avoid duplication of detailed data. Secondly, this report is intended to help bring about greater understanding of hydrologic, meteorologic, and chemical data in an evaluation of water resources. It is hoped that this report will be of value for industrial development, in urban and regional planning, for recreational development, and to some degree for agricultural interests. 11 POTENTIAL WATER RESOURCES OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS SUMMARY cooling towers, occur on the average 11 per cent of the hours during June, July and August. Chemical analyses of streams, to provide The physical potential for development of data on suitability for use, indicate that the quali• water resources in the 17 southernmost counties ty is highly variable for the inland streams; it is of Illinois is highly favorable in much of the area less variable for Crab Orchard Lake and other due to the high annual rainfall and to the rugged reservoirs. Water analyses are tabulated for the topography which is suited to reservoir construc• Wabash, Ohio, and Mississippi Rivers as well as tion. The counties included are Alexander, Frank• 5 inland streams and 2 sampling stations on Crab lin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jackson, Jeffer• Orchard Lake. Water use for irrigation appears son, Johnson, Massac, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, favorable since analyses show that boron, total Randolph, Saline, Union, White and Williamson. dissolved minerals, and alkalinity are all within satisfactory limits. The temperature of most Lack of ground-water contribution to stream river waters is about 70°F, 25 per cent of the flow and the high percentage of thunderstorm- time and above 80°F, 10 per cent of the time. type rainfall cause stream flow to be highly variable in this area. The average annual flow of water into the 17 INTRODUCTION southern counties from streams which drain a 7323 square mile area to the north is estimated It is a strange paradox that the 17 southern• at 4.1 billion gallons per day. Normal runoff from most counties in Illinois should be considered a within the 17 southern Illinois counties, which water deficiency area. The region is bordered on comprise an area of 6734 square miles, is esti• three sides by the Wabash, Ohio, and Mississippi mated at 4.3
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