Wide rivers crossed: the South Platte and the Illinois of the American prairie - Wohl, Ellen E., author; University Press of Colorado, publisher (Colorado State University. Libraries, 2013)
Streams of the shortgrass prairie: the South Platte River basin -- At the headwaters -- Onto the plains -- River metamorphosis -- What the future holds -- Streams of the tallgrass prairie: the Illinois River basin -- Natural history of the Illinois River -- Native Americans and the first European settlers -- Twentieth-century river metamorphosis -- What the future holds.
Keywords: Streamflow -- South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.); Streamflow -- Illinois -- Illinois River; Water use -- South Platte River Watershed (Colo. and Neb.); Water use -- Illinois -- Illinois River; Natural history -- South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.); Natural history -- Illinois -- Illinois River; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.) -- Environmental conditions; Illinois River (Ill.) -- Environmental conditions