Cultural Resources of the Ohio River Floodplain in Illinois,

Abstract

The study area in Illinois includes portions of two major physiographic provinces: the Interior Low Plateaus Province and the Gulf Coastal Plain Province. The Shawnee Hills section of the Interior Low Plateaus Province extends from the mouth of the Wabash River to Bay Creek (river miles 848-908). There are two sections of the Gulf Coastal Plain Province in the project area. The Mississippi Plateau section of this province extends from Bay Creek to the mouth of the Tennessee River (river miles 909-934), and the Mississippi Embayment section of the same province extends from the Tennessee River to the mouth of the Ohio at the Mississippi River (river miles 935-981).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 15, 1977
Accession Number
ADA084192

Entities

People

  • David M Wilson
  • Douglas M. Davy
  • Jon D. Muller
  • Margo Carlock

Organizations

  • United States Army Corps of Engineers

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agriculture
  • Anthropology
  • Birds
  • Cemeteries
  • Civil War
  • Commerce
  • Forests
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • Habitats
  • National Governments
  • New York
  • North America
  • Ridges
  • Topography
  • Transportation
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Geology

Readers

  • Riverine Ecology