Research Areas
Monitoring / Service Programs
The mission of the Center for Watershed Science (CWS) is to generate historical
and spatial scientific data, investigate and understand watershed processes,
and to provide state-of-the-art scientific and engineering analyses to
policymakers, planners, and resource managers in the State of Illinois and
beyond so that they can develop and implement sustainable watershed programs
based on the best scientific and engineering analyses possible.
It is the goal of the Illinois State Water Survey to be a recognized expert in the State of Illinois in the field of watershed science with special technical expertise in hydrologic, atmospheric, chemical, and watershed studies including monitoring and data collection; analyses, assessment and research; modeling; reconstruction, rehabilitation and restoration; GIS and data management; and public outreach. Our scientific and technical experts will play significant roles in science-based evaluation of environmentally sound, sustainable, and integrated watershed management plans and practices in the State of Illinois and beyond.
It is the goal of the Illinois State Water Survey to be a recognized expert in the State of Illinois in the field of watershed science with special technical expertise in hydrologic, atmospheric, chemical, and watershed studies including monitoring and data collection; analyses, assessment and research; modeling; reconstruction, rehabilitation and restoration; GIS and data management; and public outreach. Our scientific and technical experts will play significant roles in science-based evaluation of environmentally sound, sustainable, and integrated watershed management plans and practices in the State of Illinois and beyond.
Evaluating Drought Vulnerability of Small Community Surface Water Supply Systems in the Midwest (pdf 562k)
Hydrologic Modeling of the Fox River Watershed Using SWAT2000: Model Development, Calibration, and Validation (pdf ~1.5Mb)
Big Rock and Welch Creek Flood Study, Kane County, Illinois (pdf ~7.2Mb)
Database Development to Support Sediment Characterization of the Middle Illinois River (pdf ~2.8Mb)
Fox River Watershed Investigation: Stratton Dam to the Illinois River, Phase II (pdf ~10.4Mb)
County-Level Forecasts of Water Use in Illinois: 2005-2025 (SIU) (pdf ~8.9Mb)