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The watershed of the south branches of Kinnikinnick Creek and Kent Creek

“This modeling study was funded by a grant from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources under the Conservation 2000 Program. The grantee was the Upper Rock River Ecosystem Partnership (URREP) of Rockford, Illinois. The Winnebago County Forest Preserve District administered the grant on behalf of URREP and retained Baetis Environmental Services, Inc. of Chicago Illinois to perform this study. Baetis’ principal investigator for the modeling study was David B. Pott.”

The water model study covers the following:

• Watershed Characterization
  • Physiography, Topography and Stream Courses
  • Soils
  • Land Use / Land Cover and Water Pollution Sources
• Watershed Modeling
  • Model Development
  • Model Confirmation
  • Model Results
  • An Example Application

The two creeks have BASIN models that can be used to evaluate proposed land use changes available to anyone who wants them.

Download the complete Watershed Modeling Study [1.7 MB PDF]