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IKA02
FERSON CREEK
- Location:
- T46N, R8E, Sec. 7,8,17,18,19,20; T40N, R7E, Sec. 12,13,14,15,16,17
Size: 14 miles
- Natural Resources
- Communities:
- High gradient creek (B)
- 1998 IDNR survey yielded IBI = 50
- 31 fish species with 10 intolerants and 7 darters
- High habitat quality and macroinvertebrate indices
- Cold-water influences from numerous springs and fens
- Diverse coarse substrate type ranging from sand to cobble
- Well-developed riffle-and-pool structure
- Rare Plants:
- none
- Rare Animals:
- none
Other Significant Features:
Protection Status:
- Parts protected (Kane Co. FPD & St. Charles Pk. Dist.(Nature Preserve))
- Parts protected as suburban greenway
- Upstream reach unprotected
Management Problems:
- Bank erosion
- Siltation
- Beaver and man-made impoundments
- Carp
- Lawn chemical run-off
- Upstream agricultural run-off
- Conversion to low-density residential use
