Watersheds - Fox

Watershed Location

Detailed Watershed Location

Watershed Profile

Name

Fox

USGS Cataloging Unit

07120006, 07120007

Description

The Fox watershed in northeastern Illinois and southeastern Wisconsin is part of the Illinois River basin. With drainage from 11 Illinois counties, the Illinois portion of the watershed has a total area of approximately 1,720 square miles. Agriculture is the primary use of land within the watershed, but there are many urban and residential areas predominantly in the eastern portion of the watershed and along the Fox River.


Web Resources

Fox Watershed web links
View all of the Fox Watershed links in the ILRDSS database.
Fox River Watershed Investigation Site
A multi-phase water quality study of the Fox River watershed from Stratton Dam to the Illinois River confluence
The Illinois Streamflow Assessment Model (ILSAM)
Stream flow estimates for streams located within the Fox watershed.

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