United States, Illinois, Brown, IL Dept. of Transportation Wetland Mitigation Site (former Wessel prep-try); S of La Moine River, W of Illinois River levee, W of Big Lake, ca. 4.2 mi due E of Cooperstown, E side of La Grange road, N side of levee on property line
39.978827 -90.585547 WGS84
133-137 meters
435-450 ft
Floodplain, cleared meadows, floodplain forest remnants intermittent ponds, adjoining cropland, margins of dried pool
Alluvial soils, silts, loams, clays, just E of sandstone outcrops