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Oklahoma State University
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No. 33:	A Preliminary Study of the Water Quality of the Illinois River in Arkansas
	Source: Illinois River Property Owners of Arkansas, Inc. Author: Kittle, P.D., E. Short, and R. Rice Year: 1974 Bates No: OSU0002343-OSU0002541 Watershed: Illinois State(s): AR Years Addressed: 1974 Keywords: fish, macroinvertebrates, algae, water quality, sewage effluent, waste assimilative capacity Study Type: fish, macroinvertebrates, & algae survey, water quality, effluent impact assessment Main Category: Water Quality All Categories: \| Benthics \| Fish \| Nutrients \| Point Source \| Water Quality
	Comprehensive survey of water quality indices obtained from samples collected at eight Illinois River stations during summer 1974.

No. 164:	Basin-wide Pollution Inventory for the Illinois River Comprehensive Basin Management Program
	Source: OCC, EPA Author: Storm, D.E., G.J. Sabbagh, M.S. Gregory, M.D. Smolen, D. Toetz, D.R. Gade, C.T. Haan, and T. Kornecki Year: 1996 Bates No: OSU0007920-OSU0008086 Keywords: SIMPLE model, runoff volume, sediment yield, phosphorus loading Study Type: watershed nutrient flow Main Category: Nutrients All Categories: \| Nutrients \| Point Source
	Comprehensive document on calibration and application of the SIMPLE model to simulate phosphorus loading to the Upper Illinois River Basin.

No. 100:	Bibliography of Oklahoma Waters
	Source: Oklahoma Fisheries Research Lab. Bulletin Author: Lewis, S.A., and J.B. Mense Year: 1976 Bates No: OSU0005954-OSU0005966 Watershed: various State(s): Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Kansas Years Addressed: 1940s-1970s Study Type: literature review Main Category: Water Quality All Categories: \| Benthics \| Fish \| Government \| Nutrients \| Point Source \| Recreation \| Water Quality
	Listing of publications pertaining to OK water bodies. Categorized according to location. Includes numerous listings for the IR and Lake Tenkiller.

No. 52:	Cherokee Compliance Monitoring Data (STP), Talequah STP
	Source: OSDH Author: OSDH Year: 1989 Bates No: OSU0003353-OSU0003355 Keywords: water quality, NPDES, lagoon, discharge, activated sludge, waste water treatment Study Type: water quality data Main Category: Water Quality All Categories: \| Nutrients \| Point Source \| Water Quality
	DATA ONLY. Date and author are hand-written on document. Contains data ranging from 1979 to 1988 for stations at Hulbert, Indian Nations (Pkg Plant), Sequoyah Indian School, Tahlequah, and Western Hills State Lodge.

No. 108:	Comprehensive Management Plan For the Illinois River Basin in Oklahoma
	Source: OCC Author: Haraughty, S. Year: 1999 Bates No: OSU0004054-OSU0004183 Keywords: water quality, pollution source, non-point source, remediation Study Type: multidisciplinary management recommendations Main Category: Government All Categories: \| Benthics \| Fish \| Government \| Nutrients \| Point Source \| Recreation \| Water Quality
	DRAFT. "A systematic approach to addressing pollution proglems in the basin." Report is focused on a holistic view of problems, presents potential solutions as the pertain to the entire Illinois River Basin. Plan is designed to correlate with OSRC's plan for the corridor and Arkansas' plan for their portion of the basin. Includes review section of previous Illinois River Basin work.

No. 185:	Effect of Reduced Effluent Phosphorus Concentrations at the Illinois River, Northwest Arkansas, 1997-2004
	Source: Proceedings Report, 3rd Annual Totoal Maximum Daily Load Conference sponsored by: ASAE, Atlanta, Georgia Author: Haggard, B.E. Year: 2005 Watershed: Illinois River State(s): OK/AR Years Addressed: 1997-2004 Keywords: phosphorus, nutrient load, WWTP, water quality standard, Illinois River Drainage Area, wastewater treatment plants, phosphorus Study Type: nutrient concentration survey Main Category: Nutrients All Categories: \| Nutrients \| Point Source \| Water Quality

No. 101:	Evaluation and Assessment of Factors Affecting Water Quality of the Illinois River in Arkansas and Oklahoma
	Source: OSU-UA Author: Oklahoma State University and University of Arkansas Year: 1991 Bates No: OSU0005967-OSU0006294 Watershed: Illinois River State(s): Arkansas, Oklahoma Keywords: nutrient loading, species richness, fish, benthic macroinvertebrates, algae, llinois River Study Type: comprehensive WQ Study Main Category: Water Quality All Categories: \| Benthics \| Fish \| Nutrients \| Point Source \| Water Quality
	"This report was an attempt to acquire all of the archival water quality records available on the IR [pre-1986] and perform an objective scientific analysis to determine if a significant change in water quality had occurred.... The data was also to be evaluated to determine if the causal factors...could be identified. The ultimate goal of the project was to identify remedial actions which might restore quality of water in IR to acceptable levels....." (proposal included)

No. 102:	Illinois River Cooperative River Basin Report
	Source: USDA-SCS and USFS Author: United States Department of Agriculture - Soil Conservation Service and United States Forest Service Year: 1991 Bates No: OSU0005223-OSU0005328 Keywords: watershed, wildlife, fisheries, human resources, water quality, agricultural production, land use Study Type: overall watershed assessment Main Category: Water Quality All Categories: \| Benthics \| Fish \| Government \| Nutrients \| Point Source \| Recreation \| Water Quality
	A multidisciplinary assessment of the Illinois River Basin. Wildlife, fisheries, and human resources are taken into account. Land use, including agriculture and forestry production, are considered, along with recreational value. Study focuses on changes in water quality.

No. 107:	Illinois River Management Plan
	Source: OSRC and NPS Author: Oklahoma Scenic Rivers Commission and National Park Service Year: 1995 Bates No: OSU0004002-OSU0004053 Keywords: corridor values, recreation, water quality, public interests, natural resource, historical resource, cultural resource Study Type: multidisciplinary management recommendations Main Category: Government All Categories: \| Benthics \| Fish \| Government \| Nutrients \| Point Source \| Recreation \| Water Quality
	DRAFT. Contains three sections addressing goals and strategies for management of (1) Corridor Values, (2) Recreation, and (3) Water Quality in the Illinois River Basin. Comprehensive approach to identifying targets and means to improve each of these areas. Folder also contains several newsletters that were published to document progress on formation of the plan.

No. 90:	Impacts of Proposed Wastewater Diversion on Eutrophication and Related Water Quality Conditions in the Illinois River, Oklahoma
	Source: Oklahoma Office of Attorney General Author: Walker, W.W. Year: 1987 Bates No: OSU0006708-OSU0006781-01 Keywords: nutrients, mass balance, phosphorus, anti-degradation policy, effluent Study Type: nutrient transport and fate Main Category: Point Source All Categories: \| Government \| Nutrients \| Point Source
	Study investigated impact of diversion of effluent from the Fayetteville, Arkansa, waste water treatment plant on Lake Frances, Tenkiller, and Illinois River. Results indicate that these water bodies are excessively enriched and the proposed diversion would negatively impact nutrient, DO, turbidity, and solids levels for these water bodies.

No. 41:	Municipal Point Source Inventory, 1980
	Source: ODPC Author: ODPC Year: 1980 Bates No: OSU0002683-OSU0002694 Keywords: waster water treatment, NPDES, discharge, effluent Study Type: water quality data Main Category: Point Source All Categories: \| Nutrients \| Point Source
	List of point sources in the IRB. Includes water quality ranking of each segment.

No. 50:	OSDH Material Requested by Battelle for Use in Designing the Illinois River Plan of Study
	Source: OSDH Author: Oklahoma State Department of Health Year: 1985 Bates No: OSU0003156-OSU0003288 Keywords: water quality, fisheries, monitoring, municipal wastewater treatment Study Type: water quality and fisheries data Main Category: Water Quality All Categories: \| Fish \| Point Source \| Water Quality
	Packet of materials provided to Batelle as background for their Illinois River study. Includes: STORET id numbers, waste water treatment plant summaries, OSDH FY 1985 Water Pollution Contol Programs QAPP, and fish data for station #1965 (Illinois River at Tahlequah) and #1980 (Illinois River near Gore).

No. 144:	Ozark-Ouachita Highlands Assessment - Aquatic Conditions; Report 3 of 5
	Source: USDA-USFS GTR #SRS-35 Author: United States Department of Agriculture - United States Forest Service Year: 1999 Bates No: OSU0009128-OSU0009131 Years Addressed: 1999 Keywords: hydrology, climate, biotic community, human activity, water supply, aquatic conditions Study Type: multidisciplinary assessment Main Category: Water Quality All Categories: \| Benthics \| Fish \| Government \| Nutrients \| Point Source \| Recreation \| Water Quality
	TABLE OF CONTENTS ONLY. Results of intensive multidisciplinary survey of watershed health. Contains much data, analysis, and recommendations for water quality improvement. The Illinois River Basin is a subsample of the area studied.

No. 183:	Phosphate Equilibrium Between Stream Sediments and Water: Potential Effect of Chemical Amendments
	Source: Transactions of the ASAE Author: Haggard, B.E., S.A. Ekka, M.D. Matlock, and I. Chaubey Year: 2004 Watershed: Illinois River and Flint Creek Basin State(s): Arkansas, Oklahoma Years Addressed: 2004 Keywords: aluminum sulfate, phosphorus, sediments, water quality, waste water treatment plant Study Type: dynamics of nutrient flow Main Category: Water Quality All Categories: \| Nutrients \| Point Source \| Water Quality
	Sediments often play an important role in the temporary storage and release of phosphorus (P) in streams, especially streams receiving municipal wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) effluent. The objective of this study was to evaluate sediment−aqueous phase P equilibrium in four Ozark streams, and to determine the effect of alum (Al2(SO4)3) and calcium carbonate (CaCO3) on stream sediment−P interactions and content of exchangeable P. Stream physicochemical properties were significantly affected by the effluent discharge from the WWTPs; of particular interest to this study was that the increase in P concentrations varied greatly among streams. Phosphorus inputs from WWTP significantly increased sediment equilibrium P concentrations (sediment−EPC0) and readily exchangeable sediment−bound P, while decreasing the P buffering capacity of stream sediments. Sediment−EPC0 values were as great as 7 mg L−1 downstream from one WWTP, suggesting that sediments are a transient storage pool of P and may release P back into the stream system when P inputs from the WWTP are reduced. The addition of alum and CaCO3 significantly reduced the sediment−EPC0 and readily exchangeable P, while increasing the ability of sediments to buffer increasing P loads.

No. 188:	Phosphorus Concentrations, Loads, and Yields in the Illinois River Basin, Arkansas and Oklahoma, 1997-2001
	Source: USGS Water-Resources Investigations Report 03�4168 Author: Pickup, B.E., W.J. Andrews, B.E. Haggard, and W.R. Green Year: 2003 Keywords: phosphorus, nutrient load, flow-weighted concentrations, WWTP Study Type: nutrient concentrations survey Main Category: Nutrients All Categories: \| Nutrients \| Point Source \| Water Quality
	The Illinois River and tributaries, Flint Creek and the Baron Fork, are designated scenic rivers in Oklahoma. Recent phosphorus increases in streams in the basin have resulted in the growth of excess algae, which have limited the aesthetic benefits of water bodies in the basin, especially the Illinois River and Lake Tenkiller. The Oklahoma Water Resources Board has established a standard for total phosphorus not to exceed the 30-day geometric mean concentration of 0.037 milligram per liter in Oklahoma Scenic Rivers. Data from water-quality samples from 1997 to 2001 were used to summarize phosphorus concentrations and estimate phosphorus loads, yields, and flowweighted concentrations in the Illinois River basin.

No. 184:	Phosphorus Sources in an Ozark Catchment, USA: Have We Forgotten Phosphorus from Discrete Sources?
	Source: Proceedings Report, International Water Association Annual Meeting, Dublin, Ireland Author: Haggard, B.E., K.L. White, I. Chaubey, M.D. Matlock, W.R. Green, P.B. DeLaune, and P.A. Moore, Jr. Year: 2003 Watershed: Illinois River Drainage Area State(s): Oklahoma, Arkansas Years Addressed: about 1993-2003 Keywords: phosphorus sources, WWTPs, diffuse pollution, sediments, phosphorus sources, WWTPs, diffuse pollution, sediments Study Type: WWTP impact Main Category: Nutrients All Categories: \| Nutrients \| Point Source \| Water Quality
	In the Ozark Plateaus, the focus of watershed managers is often on diffuse sources of phosphorus (P), especially agricultural runoff and land application of animal manure. However, it has become apparent in the Ozarks that this shift in focus may be premature and neglect P from discrete sources, e.g. wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). We sampled the water column at 30 sites in the Illinois River Basin [Ozark Plateaus, USA]; this catchment receives effluent from four municipal WWTPs. The average annual P load was approximately 208,000 kg from 1997 through 2001, and municipal WWTPs represented almost 45% of the average annual load. Water column P concentrations were significantly greater during surface runoff conditions compared to base flow conditions. Phosphorus concentrations and stream flow displayed distinct relations during base flow and surface runoff conditions. Water column P concentrations were increased by WWTP effluents during base flow conditions and the increase in P concentrations may be traced upstream to one WWTP. The sediments at these systems may represent a transient storage pool of P, lengthening the time required to see improvements in water-quality after WWTP inputs are reduced. Thus, watershed managers in the Ozark Plateaus must address discrete sources of P and sediment-bound P to facilitate a reduction in stream P concentrations.

No. 94:	Point vs. Nonpoint Contaminants in Surface Waters with Special Emphasis on the Illinois River
	Source: OSU- Water Quality Research Lab Author: Burks, S.L. Year: 2006 Bates No: OSU0005660-OSU0005692 Watershed: Illinois River, Lake Tenkiller State(s): Oklahoma, Arkansas Years Addressed: 1985-86 Keywords: algae, periphyton, Lake Tenkiller, recreation, Fayetteville, phosphorus loading, eutrophication, point source, nonpoint source Study Type: water quality, review Main Category: Point Source All Categories: \| Nutrients \| Point Source
	Brief review of the nutrient pollution situation in the IRB. Contains a review of pertinent literature, as well as some data and graphs regarding land use, animals in the wateshed, and point sources. Includes recommendations for limiting environmental impact from all sources.

No. 53:	Public Water Supply Report, Illinois River Basin, 1983-1988
	Source: OSDH Author: OSDH Year: 1989 Bates No: OSU0003356-OSU0003400 Watershed: Illinois River State(s): OK Years Addressed: 1982-1988 Keywords: water quality, minerals, nutrients, turbidity, pesticide, water quality tests, public water supply Study Type: water quality data Main Category: Water Quality All Categories: \| Nutrients \| Point Source \| Water Quality
	DATA ONLY. Date and author are hand-written on document. Contains data from several locations in IRB ranging from 1983 to 1988.