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No. 75: Report on Tenkiller Ferry Reservoir, Cherokee and Sequoyah Counties, Oklahoma (Working Paper No. 593)
Source: USEPA   Author: National Eutrophication Survey Staff   Year: 1977   Bates No: OSU0000467-OSU0000517  
Watershed: Tenkiller Fairy Reservoir   State(s): OK   Years Addressed: 1977  
Keywords: Water Quality, Hydraulics, Algae, nopoint source, nutrient loading, nitrogen, phosphorus, eutrophication, cherokee county, sequoyah county, nonpoint source, Tenkiller Fairy Reservoir  
Study Type: nutrient loading, water quality survey  
Main Category: Nutrients
All Categories: | Nutrients | Point Source
"Annual total phosphorus and total nitrogen loadings to the lake were estimated and subdivided according to either point or non-point source origin. An assessment of the lake's trophic condition and limiting nutirent is also provided. All data collected by the USEPA Nat'l Eutrophication Survey during the one year study of the lake and its tributaries are included in the report."  
No. 140: Report on Water Quality for the Illinois River: Draft Final Report
Source: OSRC-OCC   Author: Canty, G.A.   Year: 1996   Bates No: OSU0009960-OSU0010067  
Keywords: water quality monitoring, nutrients, periphyton, fecal coliform  
Study Type: water quality data, nutrient emphasis  
Main Category: Water Quality
All Categories: | Benthics | Nutrients | Water Quality
Draft report on water quality investigation of the IR from 1992-1996. Also discusses IR water quality trends from data back to 1980.  
No. 55: Reported Water Use in Oklahoma, 1985
Source: OWRB Publication #131   Author: Oklahoma Water Resources Board   Year: 1987   Bates No: OSU0003409-OSU0003411   State(s): OK   Years Addressed: 1985  
Keywords: groundwater, surface water, public water supply, irrigation, thermoelectrical power, industrial use, water permits, water use  
Study Type: summary data for water usage  
Main Category: Government
All Categories: | Government | Recreation | Water Quality
Contains state map and several graphs, detailing water usage information by county.  
No. 70: Restudy of Tenkiller Ferry Lake, Illinois River, Oklahoma
Source: USACOE   Author: United States Army Corps of Engineers   Year: 1982   Bates No: OSU0000364-OSU0000368  
Keywords: impoundment, flooding, hydropower, water supply, recreation  
Study Type: environmental impact assessment  
Main Category: Government
All Categories: | Government | Water Quality
TABLE OF CONTENTS ONLY. Subtitle is "Survey Report and Environmental Impact Statement". Multidisciplinary review of the impacts of the reservoir including flood control, potential for power generation, and archaeological concerns.  
No. 171: River Issues and Management Options Survey
Source: OSRC   Author: Caneday, L.   Year: 1993   Bates No: OSU0008569-OSU0008580  
Watershed: Illinois River   State(s): OK   Years Addressed: 1993  
Keywords: public survey, conservation, development, govermental responsibility, land use regulation, recreation  
Study Type: public opinion survey  
Main Category: Recreation
All Categories: | Government | Recreation
Summarized data from 91 respondents to a series of questions regarding the importance of the IRB. Questions centered on ranking importance of various IRB resources and how best they should be managed.  
No. 66: Seasonal Changes in Bottom Fauna of an Ozark Headwater Stream (Clear Creek, Washington County, Arkansas)
Source: The Southwestern Naturalist   Author: Sublette, J.E.   Year: 1956   Bates No: OSU0000291-OSU0000300  
Keywords: benthics, hydraulics, seasonal population variation, erosion, flood  
Study Type: benthic community survey  
Main Category: Benthic
All Categories: | Benthics
Published version of thesis document that includes discussion of flood and erosion impacts.  
No. 24: Significant Additions to the Mollusca Fauna of the Illinois River, AR
Source: Arkansas Academy of Sciences Proceedings   Author: Gordon, M.E., and A.V. Brown   Year: 1980   Bates No: OSU0000788-OSU0000793  
Watershed: Illinois River   State(s): AR   Years Addressed: 1979  
Keywords: faunal associations, regional distribution, endemic forms, drainage basins  
Study Type: species presence documented  
Main Category: Benthic
All Categories: | Benthics
Two additional mollusks (Fusconaia ozarkensis and Pisidium fallax) identified for the first time in the Illinois River Basin.  
No. 99: Site Investigation of the Illinois River in the Old Lake Bed of Lake Frances
Source: EPA Region 6 Internal Report   Author: Hill, T., and W. McQuiddy   Year: 1994   Bates No: OSU0005929-OSU0005953  
Keywords: channel stability, vegetation, sediment, nutrient, discharge, Siloam Springs, AR  
Study Type: hydrology, nutrients  
Main Category: Nutrients
All Categories: | Nutrients
Technical report on the potential for sediment and nutrients from the Lake Frances lakebed to pollute the IR downstream. Concern centered stability of the river channel and the condition of vegetation on the lake bed.  
No. 77: Some Notes on Stream Limnology in Oklahoma
Source: Proc of the OK Academy of Sciences for 1954   Author: Wallen, I.E.   Year: 1954   Bates No: OSU0006295-OSU0006302  
Keywords: algae, turbidity, industrial impact  
Study Type: water quality survey  
Main Category: Water Quality
All Categories: | Water Quality
Summary of WQ data collected from the Arkansas, Grand, and Illinois Rivers during the summers of 1950 and 1951. Another 27 samples were collected from other smaller OK streams. Includes discussion of problems related to increased turbidity. (2 copies)  
No. 67: Some Observations on Limnology and Fish Distribution in the Illinois River Below Tenkiller Reservoir
Source: Proceedings of the Oklahoma Academy of Sciences for 1954   Author: Summers, P.B.   Year: 1954   Bates No: OSU0000301-OSU0000311  
Keywords: water quality, fish, temperature, dissolved oxygen, trout fishery  
Study Type: Fish Study  
Main Category: Fish
All Categories: | Fish
Study was done to determine habitat suitability of the section of the Illinois River below Tenkiller dam to support a trout fishery. Low DO levels were contraindicative for this use. (2 copies)  
No. 158: Statistical Summary of Selected Water Quality Data (1975-1985) for AR Rivers and Streams
Source: USGS, AR Geological Commission   Author: Petersen, J.C   Year: 1988   Bates No: OSU0009733-OSU0009741  
Keywords: BOD, conductance, solids, fecal coliform, metals  
Study Type: water quality data  
Main Category: Water Quality
All Categories: | Nutrients | Water Quality
WRI Report 88-4112, EXCERPTS. Tabulated summary of various water quality data for IR and tributaries in AR.  
No. 128: Status and Future of the Illinois River, Symposium, April 30, 1981
Source: Northeastern State University   Author: NSU Symposium Committee   Year: 1981   Bates No: OSU0010957-OSU0010961  
Keywords: monitoring, management plan, landowners, recreation, point source, nonpoint source  
Study Type: overall watershed management  
Main Category: Water Quality
All Categories: | Government | Nutrients | Point Source | Recreation | Water Quality
TOC ONLY. Written transcript of panel discussions among political officials, governmental agency personnel, recreational industry members, and assorted other interested parties from AR and OK. Issues covered included monitoring, governmental responsibilities, point and nonpoint sources of pollution, effectiveness of the OSRC, and overall management of the watersehed. Also included are (1) Recommendations for Protection and Restoration of the Illinois River and its Tributaries in Adair, Delaware, and Cherokee Counties, OK: an NSU White Paper, (2) a copy of an opinion survey sent to symposium invitees, and (3) The Illinois River: Management Concepts for Consideration by the OSRC; minutes from the 8-15-78 OSRC meeting.  
No. 18: Streamflow Gain and Loss of Selected Streams in Northern AR
Source: USGS Report Water Resources Investigations 86-4185   Author: Freiwald, D.A.   Year: 1987   Bates No: OSU0001256-OSU0001261  
Keywords: stream gaging, drainage pattern, seepage run, aquifer storage  
Study Type: hydological data  
Main Category: Water Quality
All Categories: | Water Quality
Four map pages with descriptions. Map 2 has information for Osage Creek, Spavinaw Creek, and the Illinois River.  
No. 59: Summary Report on the Illinois River in Oklahoma
Source: OSU   Author: Quinn, K., D. Kent, and D. Badger   Year: 1985   Bates No: OSU0000001-OSU0000009  
Watershed: Illinois river   State(s): Arkansas, Oklahoma   Years Addressed: 1985  
Keywords: perceptions, survey, canoeing, economics, land development, effluent, phosphorus, recreational users, litter, water clarity  
Study Type: survey, public interest  
Main Category: Recreation
All Categories: | Government | Recreation
Summary of 12 student reports from OSU Environmental Problems Analysis Course (ENVIR 5103). Contains interesting perspective of graduate students on problems in the Illinois River Basin.  
No. 96: Surface Waters of the Illinois River Basin in AR and OK: Magnitude, Distribution, and Quality of Streamflow
Source: USGS   Author: Laine. L.L.   Year: 1959   Bates No: OSU0005700-OSU0005773  
Keywords: water availability, disharge, gaging stations, runoff  
Study Type: water quality  
Main Category: Water Quality
All Categories: | Nutrients | Water Quality
This comprehensive review of USGS data provides an overall picture of surface water conditions and parameters in the IRB. Data and graphs are included, as is a discussion of the variability of flow and the potential for impoundment. (Microfiche included.)  
No. 115: Tenkiller Data Set - Disks, Stats, and Various Information
Source: OSU-Water Quality Lab   Author: Burks, S.L., and D.R. Gade   Year: 1994   Bates No: OSU0004857-0SU0005013  
Keywords: monitoring, water quality parameters, nutrients, hydrology  
Study Type: water quality analysis  
Main Category: Nutrients
All Categories: | Nutrients | Water Quality
Lab notebook on data and miscellaneous information concerning Lake Tenkiller. Includes 3.5" diskettes, graphs, meeting agendas, and 35mm slides.  
No. 39: Tenkiller Ferry Reservoir and Lower Illinois River 1979 Temperature and Dissolved Oxygen Investigation
Source: OWRB   Author: Morris, W.K.   Year: 1979   Bates No: OSU0002625-OSU0002650  
Keywords: trout fishery, feasibility study,water quality monitoring  
Study Type: water quality, fisheries management  
Main Category: Fish
All Categories: | Fish | Water Quality
Study was done due to concern regarding the put and take trout fishery below Tenkiller. Detailed graphs and tables are provided. Results indicate that DO drops below favorable levels durnig certain times during summer months.  
No. 112: The Curtis Report: Greenleaf Nursery Illinois River Irrigation Tailwater Project 1989 to 1998: Final Summary
Source: ODA   Author: ODA   Year: 1999   Bates No: OSU0004670-OSU0004695  
Watershed: Illinois River   State(s): Eastern Oklahoma   Years Addressed: 1989-1998  
Keywords: nursery industry, irrigation water, voluntary compliance, nonpoint source runoff, nutrients, nurseries, irrigation tailwater, phosphorus, nutrients, pesticides  
Study Type: water quality data, nursery emphasis  
Main Category: Nutrients
All Categories: | Nutrients | Point Source
Summary data and analysis from ODA monitoring program (ODA, 1993) of irrigation water runoff from Greenleaf Nursery in the IRB.  
No. 110: The Curtis Report: The Illinois River Irrigation Tailwater Project 1989-1992
Source: ODA   Author: ODA   Year: 1993   Bates No: OSU0004238-OSU0004589  
Keywords: nursery industry, irrigation water, voluntary compliance, nonpoint source runoff, nutrients  
Study Type: water quality data, nursery emphasis  
Main Category: Nutrients
All Categories: | Nutrients | Point Source
Final report for ODA project that was "directed toward limiting the release of nutrients and pesticides into the tailwater by the commercial nurseries" in IRB. Includes water quality data from sampling sites for each of the identified nurseries.  
No. 113: The Curtis Report: The Illinois River Irrigation Tailwater Project 1989-1992: 1993 Supplement
Source: ODA   Author: ODA   Year: 1993   Bates No: OSU0004696-OSU0004844  
Keywords: nursery industry, irrigation water, voluntary compliance, nonpoint source runoff, nutrients  
Study Type: water quality data, nursery emphasis  
Main Category: Nutrients
All Categories: | Nutrients | Point Source
Additional data and analysis from ODA monitoring program of irrigation water runoff from IRB nurseries.