456) to build a 12-mile pipeline from the mine located east of Johnston City to the
Big Muddy River. The permit states that the pipeline will be used to discharge up to 3 million gallons of wastewater from the coal mine into the Big Muddy without being filtered for the high chlorides and sulfates it contains.
recently Hurricane Party (2011) and
Big Muddy River of Stars (2007),
Within Illinois, it historically had a sporadic distribution that included bottomland lakes along the Illinois River, the LaRue-Pine Hills Ecological Area (
Big Muddy River drainage), and backwater lakes and oxbows along the Wabash and Ohio rivers (Figure 1; Forbes and Ricahrdson, 1920; Smith, 1979; Burr et al., 1988).
At Carbondale, Illinois, cloud coverage eases up a bit in the
Big Muddy River watershed--a propitious omen, perhaps.
ALISON PELEGRIN is the author of three poetry collections, most recently Hurricane Party (2011) and
Big Muddy River of Stars (2007).
ACA's Exhibit Hall was the place to visit vendors showcasing their products and services, and attend social events such as the Exhibit Hall Reception, "Neighborhoods of Chicago" and the Tuesday Morning Exhibit Hall Break, "Taste of Chicago." In addition, one lucky winner, Gregory Smith of
Big Muddy River Correctional Center in Ina, Ill., walked away with the grand prize--a 2004 Dodge Dakota 4-Door Sport Truck.
But the snakes along this road come from limestone bluffs 300 feet above LaRue Swamps, a 700-acre wetland that was created when the
Big Muddy River cut a new channel about 12,000 years ago.
This year's entertainment was provided by the
Big Muddy River Band with lead singer Richard Melvin.
Site County Effort (net nights) Cypress Creek National Alexander/Pulaski 17 Wildlife Refuge (Old Channel Unit) Horseshoe Lake State Fish Alexander 45 & Wildlife Area Mill Creek Alexander/Pulaski 6 Mississippi River Alexander 26 Big Creek Hardin 5 Mud Creek Hardin 4
Big Muddy River Jackson/Union 34 Tower Island Chute Jackson/Perry (MO) 21 Mermet Lake State Fish & Massac 24 Wildlife Area Bay Creek Pope 18 Big Grand Pierre Creek Pope 18 Lusk Creek Pope 37 Sugar Creek Pope 12 Cache River State Natural Pulaski/Johnson 24 Area Dutch Creek Union 24 LaRue Swamp Union 18 Clear Creek Union 15 Union County State Fish & Union 9 Wildlife Area Total effort 377 Table 2.
Correctional Officer Gregory Scott of the
Big Muddy River Correctional Center, Illinois Department of Corrections was named the winner of the brand-new 2004 Dodge Dakota Quad Cab given away during ACA's Grand Prize Game.
donaciformis valve was discovered in the
Big Muddy River, 0.7 mi N Grassy Knob, Jackson County on 25 August 2001 (INHS 26388).
Built by damming the
Big Muddy River downstream of where Gun Creek and Casey Fork converge, Rend Lake utilizes both a spillway and a controlled gate dam to manage both the lake level and the level of the
Big Muddy River.