With special reference to the effect of sewage of Chicago on the Des Plaines and Illinois Rivers prior to and after the opening of the Chicago Drainage Canal.

ISGS Bulletin no. 11
Describes bedrock, glacial deposits, and physiographic history of the upper and lower portions of the Des Plaines River.

Stations and elevation from Maywood to Main Channel

Proposes a system of dikes to protect a subdivision built in the river's flood plain

The Des Plaines River and Lake Michigan Tributaries are covered on pp. 66-81.

Evaluates the impact of two prposed levee systems and the expansion of Buffalo Creek Reservoir and Big Bend Lake.

USGS Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5218
Examines impact of urbanization on 45 stream sites in the Fox and Des Plaines River Basins in northeastern Illinois and southeastern Wisconsin using data collected in 2000-2001. Reports chloride and sodium concentrations in water and arsenic, cadmium, chromium, copper, lead, mercury, nickel, and zinc in streambed sediments increased with increasing
percent watershed urban land. Indices representing benthic algal, macroinvertebrate, and fish biological communities declined as urban land cover increased.