Jo Daviess County, Illinois Karst Features Info & Metadata


Welcome to the Jo Daviess County, Illinois Karst Features Database & Metadata! The Jo Daviess County, Illinois Karst features database contains eight layers that can be viewed together or separately. Five videos about the Karst features database (Introduction, Crevices & Caves, Sinkholes, Springs, and Mining) are available for viewing using the links below. Karst Features Introduction Video Crevices & Caves Video Sinkholes Video Springs Video Mining Video Complete metadata that describes the collection of the Karst data, and also provides pertinent references, definitions and contacts can be accessed through the links below. Watersheds Jo Daviess County HUC 12 Watershed Boundaries - Watershed boundaries. Attributes include the watershed name, area, and U.S. Geological Survey Hydrologic Unit Codes. HUC 12 Watershed Boundaries Metadata HUC 12 Watershed Boundaries Polygon Layer Metadata Crevices Jo Daviess County Bedrock Crevices - Digitized bedrock crevice locations obtained using aerial photography of vegetated crop lines developed over these crevices during the 2012 drought. Attributes include the azimuth (or orientation) in degrees for each crevice. Bedrock Crevices (Brief) Metadata Bedrock Crevices (Full) Metadata Jo Daviess County Bedrock Crevice Extents - Outlines of crevice groupings based on the aerial photos from which they were derived. Bedrock Crevices Extent Metadata Sinkholes Jo Daviess County Bedrock Sinkholes - Sinkhole centroid locations digitized using lidar imagery. Sinkholes Metadata Springs Jo Daviess County Springs - Groundwater sources including springs and wells are located. Attributes include water quality analysis data, access to location reports, and in some cases - related tables containing data collected on the presence of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs), and on microplastics. Springs (Brief) Metadata Springs (Full) Metadata Microplastics Metadata Mining Mining Metadata Jo Daviess County Mining Boreholes - Exploratory borehole locations drilled for lead-zinc mining. Borehole attributes contain information regarding lead, zinc and iron mineralization levels at depth and access to scanned and searchable borehole logs. Mining Borehole Metadata Mining Borehole Logs Jo Daviess County Named Mines - Surveyed boundaries of known lead-zinc mining areas. Named Mines Metadata Jo Daviess County Unnamed Mines - Approximate boundaries of unnamed lead-zinc mining areas. Unnamed Mines Metadata