Jo Daviess County Karst Features

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Citation:
Citation Information:
Publication Date: 20210728
Title: Jo Daviess County Karst Features
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Abstract: Please see the individual layer/table below to access the detailed metadata.In order to support science-based water resource management, a systematic effort was undertaken to characterize the nature and function of the hydrogeology in Jo Daviess County, Illinois. Jo Daviess County is a karst area. Karst is a geologically and hydrologically integrated or interconnected and self-organizing network of landforms and subsurface large-scale, secondary porosity created by a combination of fractured carbonate bedrock, the movement of water into and through the rock body as part of the hydrologic cycle, and physical and chemical weathering (Panno, S.V. et al, 2017). Springs, cover-collapse sinkholes, crevices, and caves are among the defining features of a karst terrain; each of these features is found in Jo Daviess County. Examples of these features have been located in the field and using other remotely-sensed data and characterized by scientists from the Illinois State Geological and Water Surveys (Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign). For this project, groundwater samples were collected from springs and wells and analyzed for inorganic chemistry, dissolved organic carbon, stable isotopes of water, and tritium. The project objective was to initiate a karst feature database, to collect water samples from springs to determine groundwater background concentrations of major anions, cations, and field parameters, and to then characterize and group the different populations of groundwater within Jo Daviess County. This project was supported by Grant Awards F16AP00772 and F18AC00961, from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to the League of Women Voters of Illinois Education Fund as well as support from the Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois.In addition to reports created for each sampling location (containing data, photographs and interpretation) and submitted to USFWS as grantee performance reports for Grant Award F16AP00772, the publication cited below references the data and provides interpretation:Panno, S.V., W.R. Kelly, and E.L. Baranski. Hydrogeochemical controls on aquifers of northwestern Illinois’ Driftless Area, USA. Environmental Earth Sciences 78:276, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-019-8271-7The publications cited below provide background and context:Panno, S.V. and D.E. Luman. Assessment of the geology and hydrogeology of two sites for a proposed large dairy facility in Jo Daviess County near Nora, IL.Illinois State Geological Survey Open File Series 2008-2, 2008. https://library.isgs.illinois.edu/Pubs/pdfs/ofs/2008/ofs2008-02.pdfPanno, S.V., Donald E. Luman, and Dennis R. Kolata. Characterization of karst terrain and regional tectonics using remotely sensed data in Jo Daviess County, Illinois .Circular 589, Illinois State Geological Survey, Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2015. https://www.isgs.illinois.edu/maps/county-maps/karst-terrain/jo-daviessPanno, S.V., Philip G. Millhouse, Randy W. Nyboer, Daryl Watson, Walton R. Kelly, Lisa M. Anderson, Curtis C. Albert, and Donald E. Luman. Guide to the Geology, Hydrogeology, History, Archaeology, and Biotic Ecology of the Driftless area of Northwestern Illinois, Jo Daviess County. Illinois State Geological Survey Guidebook 42, 2016. https://www.isgs.illinois.edu/publications/gb042Panno, S.V., Donald E. Luman, Walton R. Kelly, Timothy H. Larson, and Stephen J. Taylor. Karst of the Driftless Area of Jo Daviess County, Illinois. Circular 586, Illinois State Geological Survey, Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2017. https://isgs.illinois.edu/maps/county-maps/karst-terrain/jo-daviess-0Panno, S.V., Walton R. Kelly, John Scott, Wei Zheng, Rachel E. McNeish, Nancy Holm, Timothy J. Hoellein, and Elizabeth L. Baranski. Microplastic Contamination in Karst Groundwater Systems. Groundwater.57(2):189-196. doi:10.1111/gwat.12862,2019. https://ngwa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/gwat.12862
Purpose: GIS-formatted field data collected to locate and characterize springs and to analyze groundwater samples in the karst terrain of Jo Daviess County, Illinois. This is one of several datasets compiled for the Karst Feature Database of Jo Daviess County, IL and hosted by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
Supplemental Information: Please see metadata under each individual feature layer and table for more information. Springs are common in karst areas. Springs discharging from exposed carbonate bedrock can be indicators of karst bedrock and karst aquifers. However, the absence of such springs does not imply the lack of karst bedrock and karst aquifers.
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Range of Dates/Times:
Beginning Date: 20150527
Ending Date: 20190719
Currentness Reference: Jo Daviess County springs and wells were located and visited in the field. Water samples were field-collected and analyzed for a variety of parameters on July 11-13 and August 9, 2016, on July 17-19, 2019, and on November 13-14, 2017. Features were located using a hand-held GPS device to record latitude/longitude in WGS84 and field locations were verified using Google Earth; surface elevations were determined using Google Earth.
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency: None planned
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Bounding Coordinates:
West Bounding Coordinate: -90.6922
East Bounding Coordinate: -88.9371
North Bounding Coordinate: 42.5693
South Bounding Coordinate: 41.9288
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Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: None
Theme Keyword: Karst
Theme Keyword: Environment
Theme Keyword: Water Quality
Theme Keyword: Springs
Theme Keyword: Wells
Theme Keyword: Aquifers
Theme Keyword: Groundwater
Theme Keyword: Inorganic Chemistry
Theme Keyword: Stable Isotopes
Theme Keyword: Tritium
Theme Keyword: Anions
Theme Keyword: Cations
Theme Keyword: Jo Daviess County
Theme Keyword: Illinois
Access Constraints: Other Constraints
Use Constraints: The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein. While the Service makes every reasonable effort to ensure the accuracy and completeness of data provided for distribution, it may not have the necessary accuracy or completeness required for every possible intended use. The Service recommends that data users consult the associated metadata record to understand the quality and possible limitations of the data. The Service creates metadata records in accordance with the standards endorsed by the Federal Geographic Data Committee.<div>As a result of the above considerations, the Service gives no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of the data. It is the responsibility of the data user to use the data in a manner consistent with the limitations of geospatial data in general and these data in particular. Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the Service, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made regarding the utility of the data on another system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. This applies to the use of the data both along and in aggregate with other data and information.</div>
Data Set Credit: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Illinois State Geological Survey, Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Illinois State Water Survey, Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign League of Women Voters of Jo Daviess County, League of Women Voters of Illinois Education Fund
Metadata Reference Information:
Metadata Date: 20220124
Metadata Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Contact Person: Jeena Koenig
Contact Position: Fish and Wildlife Biologist
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical
Address: 555 Lester Avenue
City: Onalaska
State or Province: WI
Postal Code: 54650
Contact Voice Telephone: 608-799-3864
Contact Electronic Mail Address: jeena_koenig@fws.gov
Metadata Standard Name: FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Standard Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata Time Convention: local time