FISH AND WILDLIFE HABITAT CHANGES 



RESULTING FROM CONSTRUCTION OF A NINE-FOOT CHANNEL 



ON POOLS 24, 25, AND 26 OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND 



THE LOWER ILLINOIS RIVER 



by 



Richard E. Sparks, Ph.D., Aquatic Specialist 



Frank C. Bellrose, D.Sc, Wildlife Specialist 



F.L. Paveglio, Jr., M.S., Wildlife Assistant 



M.J. Sandusky, M.S., Aquatic Assistant 



D.W. Steffeck, M.S., Wildlife Assistant 



CM. Thompson, B.S., Aquatic Assistant 



Illinois Natural History Survey 



River Research Laboratory 



Havana, Illinois 62644 



Prepared for U.S. Army Engineer District, St. Louis 

 Under Purchase Order Numbers LMSSD 77-2897 and 77-2942 



April 1979 



