Download or read book Lower Des Plaines River Area Assessment: Geology written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines an area of 357.5 miles in northeast Illinois, much of which is part of the Greater Chicago Metropolitan Region. The area includes eight subbasins, of which two have been designated a state Resource Rich Area.