La Moine River Ecosystem Partnership

MAIN

NEWS

Membership
Application

Interesting Facts About The La Moine River Watershed Area

· The La Moine River Watershed is almost 2000 square miles. (See Map) There are 14,873 urban acres, 54,490 acres of wetland and 294,496 acres of forest.

· It is the 6^th largest tributary to the Illinois River.

· The river provides approximately 4.25 million gallons of water per day for public and industrial use.

· The watershed is primarily rural with a population of approximately 68,000.

· The river provides habitat for 60 species of fish, 17 species of native mussels, and 12 species of large crustaceans. Numerous other aquatic and terrestrial animals also inhabit the river, its wetlands and riparian areas.

· The watershed contains 11,285 acres of high quality natural areas or Illinois Natural Areas Inventory sites.

· Numerous threatened and endangered species have been reported within the watershed area, including:

· Birds: Red-shouldered hawk and King rail

· Mammals: Gray bat and Indiana bat

· Reptiles: Timber rattlesnake

· Eleven plant species, including: decurrent false aster, blazing star and buffalo clover.

This page was last updated: Sunday October 23, 2005