Preliminary Report on Floodplain Animals of the Upper Mississippi River and the Illinois Waterway Including Some Probable Impacts of Increased Commercial Traffic

The following is a preliminary report on the terrestrial and semi-aquatic vertebrates occurring or expected to occur in the floodplains of the Mississippi River from Cairo, Illinois, to St. Paul, Minnesota, and of the Illinois Waterway from Grafton to Chicago, Illinois. Habitats occurring in the stu...

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Main Author: Newling,Charles J
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
ACCIDENTS
AIR POLLUTION
Air Pollution and Control
AMPHIBIANS
BIRDS
CONSTRUCTION
DREDGED MATERIALS
ECOSYSTEMS
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS
FLOOD PLAINS
FOOD CHAINS
ILLINOIS
INTERRUPTION
LOCKS(WATERWAYS)
MAMMALS
MINNESOTA
MISSISSIPPI RIVER
NOISE POLLUTION
REPTILES
SANDBARS
SHORES
SPILLING
TOWING VEHICLES
TRAFFIC
WASTE DISPOSAL
WATER EROSION
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Summary:The following is a preliminary report on the terrestrial and semi-aquatic vertebrates occurring or expected to occur in the floodplains of the Mississippi River from Cairo, Illinois, to St. Paul, Minnesota, and of the Illinois Waterway from Grafton to Chicago, Illinois. Habitats occurring in the study area are defined. Animals occurring in the study area are summarized in the Appendices with reference to habitat utilized. In total, 529 animal species occurred including: 37 amphibians, 89 reptiles, 332 birds and 71 mammals. Probable impacts of increased commercial towboat traffic resulting from construction of Locks and Dam No. 26 (Replacement) are discussed. These included: dredge spoil disposal, noise pollution, air pollution, building up and wearing down of sandbars, wave wash, higher or lower water levels in pools, interruption of food chains, increased ground water levels, increased chance of accidents and spillage, indirect effects associated with economic growth, and other impacts.