Technical Letters & Announcements 1967-

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Technical Letters & Announcements 1967-

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Illinois State Water Survey.

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In June, 1895, the University of Illinois Board of Trustees approved a special appropriation of $5,000, "...intended to cover the expense of carrying on a systematic survey of the waters of the state..." 1 This was the beginning of the State Water Survey, whose work officially commenced on September 1, 1895. 2 In June, 1897, the Fortieth General Assembly authorized the continuation of the work. 3 The stated purposes of the Survey were "...to collect facts and data concerning the wat...