LibGuides: Guide to Prairie Research Institute Publications: Illinois State Water Survey

Publications of the Illinois State Water Survey

ISWS publications, reports, and maps are available via the University of Illinois institutional repository, IDEALS. Search or browse all ISWS materials or specific ISWS series using the links below. If you can't find what you're looking for, please contact Funk ACES Library.

ISWS in IDEALS
Search or browse the entire ISWS collection, all series plus staff publications, presentations, and reports, or use the links below to search and browse specific ISWS publication series.
ISWS Bulletins
Results of major, significant research studies generally of statewide or broader application.
Published 1897 - 2012
ISWS Circulars
Circulars may summarize data collected by ongoing programs or present data from studies for which the complete results are available separately, or provide information on practical applications of ISWS results.
Published 1928 to 2012
ISWS Contract Reports
Formal interim, annual, and/or final reports to project sponsors.
Published 1953 to date.
ISWS Currents
Newsletter of the Illinois State Water Survey.
Published 1985-1997
ISWS Data/Case Studies
Present data or describe a natural phenomenon, Published 2000-2009
ISWS Informational/Educational Materials
Intended to inform or educate a general audience.
Published 2000-2008
ISWS Miscellaneous Publications
Generally short and convey research results quickly to user groups, including in some cases general audiences.
Published 1955-2017
(NOTE: Includes items originally published as ISWS Technical Letters.)
ISWS Reports of Investigation
Reports on research projects of lesser scope or significance than those reported in Bulletins,.
Published 1948-2021
ISWS Research Reports
May report preliminary findings, analyze conditions for a relatively small area, a limited period, or a particular event; or analyze data to determine causes, trends, or patterns.
Published 1991-1999
ISWS Scientific Reports
Contain new scientific information produced by extensive data interpretation that results in new scientific conclusions or concepts, published 1961-2008
Fact Sheets / Brochures / Pamphlets
Includes the "Public Information Brochure" educational series and other similar documents.
Maps
Watershed, irrigation, and similar maps published by the Illinois State Water Survey. Also see the maps page on the Illinois State Water Survey website.
ISWS Reprints
ISWS Reprint Series numbers were assigned to select staff publications 1959-1998. Reprints were available upon request from ISWS, and are occasionally cited in the literature by their SWS Reprint numbers. The ISWS Reprint Series enumeration runs from 1-1237, with apparent gaps, and eleven unnumbered items. These citations are included as a subset of the ISWS Staff Bibliography.
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ISWS Reprint numbers for which no citations have been found: 959, 961, 1024, 1025, 1028, 1035, 1069-1072, 1077, 1091-1093, 1101, 1103-1105, 1121, 1131, 1135, 1137-1138, 1142, 1146, 1148-1149, 1152-1153, 1155, 1161, 1163, 1170-1182, 1184-1186, 1188-1219, 1221-1228, 1231.

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Recent staff publications

External Publications by ISWS Staff

ISWS staff publications in the PRI Staff Bibliography (2008 - April 2023)
This subset of the PRI Staff Bibliography includes external publications by Illinois State Water Survey staff, covers 2008 to April 2023.
For recent publications, see Prairie Research Institute in Illinois Experts
Retrospective ISWS Staff Bibliography (1907 - 2008)
ISWS staff publications 1907 to 2008.
ISWS Reprints
ISWS Reprint Series numbers were assigned to select staff publications 1959-1998. Reprints were available upon request from ISWS, and are occasionally cited in the literature by their SWS Reprint numbers. The ISWS Reprint Series enumeration runs from 1-1237, with apparent gaps, and eleven unnumbered items. These citations are included as a subset of the ISWS Staff Bibliography.
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ISWS Reprint numbers for which no citations have been found: 959, 961, 1024, 1025, 1028, 1035, 1069-1072, 1077, 1091-1093, 1101, 1103-1105, 1121, 1131, 1135, 1137-1138, 1142, 1146, 1148-1149, 1152-1153, 1155, 1161, 1163, 1170-1182, 1184-1186, 1188-1219, 1221-1228, 1231.

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ISWS Staff Publications, Presentations, Reports, etc. in IDEALS
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Guide to Prairie Research Institute Publications: Illinois State Water Survey

Publications of the Illinois State Water Survey

Recent staff publications

External Publications by ISWS Staff

Illinois Experts