Kankakee River floodplain

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floodplain

The Kankakee River floodplain is a low-lying, periodically inundated landscape along the Kankakee River, historically known for its extensive wetlands and rich ecological diversity in the Midwest.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Kankakee River Valley 2
Kankakee Marsh (historical) 1
Kankakee River floodplain canonical 1

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf floodplain ⓘ
associatedWith flood risk management issues ⓘ
water quality concerns in the Kankakee River ⓘ
characterizedBy extensive wetlands (historically) ⓘ
high ecological diversity ⓘ
low-lying topography ⓘ
periodic inundation ⓘ
seasonal flooding ⓘ
climate humid continental climate region ⓘ
floodRegime influenced by seasonal precipitation and snowmelt ⓘ
geomorphology alluvial plain ⓘ
historicallyKnownAs one of the largest inland wetland complexes in the Midwest ⓘ
historicallyModifiedBy ditching and drainage projects ⓘ
levee construction ⓘ
hydrologicallyConnectedTo Kankakee River NERFINISHED ⓘ
importantFor amphibian populations ⓘ
biodiversity conservation ⓘ
fish spawning and nursery habitat ⓘ
migratory waterfowl ⓘ
locatedIn Illinois ⓘ
Indiana ⓘ
Kankakee River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ
Midwestern United States ⓘ
partOf Illinois River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kankakee River watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mississippi River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ
providesEcosystemService carbon sequestration ⓘ
floodwater storage ⓘ
groundwater recharge ⓘ
water filtration ⓘ
wildlife habitat ⓘ
region Upper Midwest of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
soilType poorly drained hydric soils ⓘ
subjectOf wetland restoration efforts ⓘ
supports aquatic habitats ⓘ
marsh habitats ⓘ
riparian forests ⓘ
wet prairie habitats ⓘ
threatenedBy channelization of the Kankakee River ⓘ
drainage for agriculture ⓘ
habitat fragmentation ⓘ
wetland loss ⓘ
usedFor agricultural production (in drained areas) ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Shelby, Indiana → locatedOn → Kankakee River floodplain ⓘ
Momence, Illinois → isInRegion → Kankakee River floodplain ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kankakee River Valley
Kankakee River → hasFloodplain → Kankakee River floodplain ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kankakee Marsh (historical)
Kankakee River → region → Kankakee River floodplain ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kankakee River Valley