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  2. Mahomet Aquifer - Wikipedia

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    Most of the sand and gravel of the Mahomet Aquifer is from the lower half of the Banner Formation and belongs to the Mahomet Sand Member which is buried 100 to 200 feet (30 to 61 m) below the ground surface. The aquifer underlies 1,260,000 acres (510,000 hectares) of land in east-central Illinois and spans 15 counties (Panno and Korab, 2000).

  3. Sankoty Aquifer - Wikipedia

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    The Sankoty aquifer is an aquifer in the U.S. state of Illinois that provides groundwater to a number of communities in northwestern and central Illinois. It is an unconsolidated deposit lying in a bedrock valley formerly occupied by the ancestral Mississippi River .

  4. List of aquifers in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Kirkwood–Cohansey Aquifer, is located under the Pine Barrens (New Jersey) of southern New Jersey, contains 17 trillion US gallons (64 km 3) of some of the purest water in the United States. Mahomet Aquifer supplies water to some 800,000 people in central Illinois and contains approximately four trillion US gallons (15 km 3) of water.

  5. Illinois lawmakers discuss bill prohibiting carbon capture ...

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    State Sen. Paul Faraci, D-Champaign, said while federal protections exist for groundwater, concerns remain about the long-term safety of underground storage near the Mahomet Aquifer.

  6. Nearly 30 private wells could be in aquifer 'drawdown' zone ...

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    There may be nearly 30 private deep-water wells within an area projected to be most impacted by the pumping of up to 6.6 million gallons per day from four newly approved utility-scale wells in ...

  7. List of aquifers - Wikipedia

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    The following is a partial list of aquifers around the world. A category-based list of aquifers is also available. Africa. Bas Saharan Basin;

  8. Map: Illinois Underground Railroad historical sites, plus ...

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    If you were paying attention in history class, you’ll recall the Underground Railroad wasn’t a railroad at all. Rather, it was a fluid network of locations where freedom seekers sought refuge ...

  9. Watersheds of Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Watersheds of Illinois is a list of basins or catchment areas into which the State of Illinois can be divided based on the place to which water flows.. At the simplest level, in pre-settlement times, Illinois had two watersheds: the Mississippi River and Lake Michigan, with almost the entire State draining to the Mississippi, except for a small area within a few miles of the Lake.