United States, ILLINOIS, BROWN, IL Dept. of Transportation Wetland Mitigation Site (former Wessel property); south of La Moine River, west of lllinois River levee, west of Big Lake, ca. 4.2 miles due east of Cooperstown. East side of La Grange road, north side of levee on property line. Elev. 435-450 ft. Cooperstown 7.5 min. quad.
39.981236 -90.604352 +-301m.
T. 1S, R. 1W, SE1/4 NW1/4 SECT. 20
Alluvial soils, silts, loams, clays just east of sandstone outcrops.; Floodplain, cleared meadows, floodplain forest remnants, intermittent ponds, adjoining cropland.; Occasional tufted annual sedge with Eleocharis acicularis, Sagittaria, Ammania, Lindernia dubia.