Shawnee Group of the Sierra Club
Outings Newsletter Local Action Resources Membership
Shawnee Group of the Sierra Club
Outings Newsletter Local Action Resources Membership
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Southern Illinois contains nine primary watersheds that drain into the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. A watershed is an area of land that catches rain and snow and drains or seeps into a marsh, stream, river, lake or groundwater.
Watershed Name | # Rivers and Streams | Affected Communities |
| Big Muddy | 26 | Mt. Vernon, Herrin, Marion, Carbondale |
| Cache | 5 | Karnak, Dongola, Ullin, Tamms |
| Little Wabash | 11 | Olney, Flora, Carmi |
| Lower Kaskaskia | 9 | Highland, Belleville, O'Fallon, Swansea |
| Lower Ohio | 15 | Anna, Cairo, Metropolis; Paducah, KY |
| Lower Ohio-Bay | 18 | Shawnee, Rosiclare, Golconda |
| Middle Kaskaskia | 9 | Vandalia, Salem, Centralia |
| Saline | 18 | McLeansville, Norris City, Eldorado, Harrisburg |
| Upper Mississippi-Cape Girardeau | 20 | Sparta, Chester, Perryville, Cape Girardeau |
Visit Purdue University's Watershed Information Network for information on how you can work to protect these watersheds.
Last Updated: 08/03/2005
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