Charles Knight, M.S.
Wetlands Geology Section
Transportation and Enviroment Center
Wetlands Geology Staff Page
Phone: 217-265-6895 •
Fax: 217-265-8214
E-mail:
knight@isgs.illinois.edu
Major Responsibilities
I provide support for hydrogeologic studies of wetlands and wetland mitigation sites throughout Illinois that are related to the Illinois Department of Transportation's wetland mitigation program.
- Measuring on-site surface-water and groundwater levels and collecting on-site precipitation data
- Field activities including surveying instrument levels and installing and maintaining monitoring wells and other field instruments used to collect water-level measurements
- Data processing, database maintenance, and report preparation
- Collecting and interpreting historical, environmental, and geologic data
Current Research Projects
- Groundwater protection for Illinois Nature Preserves and natural areas
Research Interests
- Karst hydrology
- Quaternary climate
Professional Affiliations
- American Geophysical Union
- National Speleological Society
Selected Publications
Pociask, G.E. and Knight, C.W., 2006. Initial Site Evaluation: Harrisburg Site 2 Proposed Wetland Compensation Site, Saline County, Illinois. Illinois State Geological Survey Contract Report to the Illinois Department of Transportation, 28 p.
Knight, C.W., 2006. An Interglacial/Glacial Flood Record from Stalagmites from Crevice Cave, Missouri. M.S. Thesis, University of Iowa.
Knight, C.W., Dorale, J.A., Baker, R.G., Gonzalez, L.A., and Edwards, R.L., 2005. A Continuation of the Cold Water Cave Speleothem Record Back to 11,000 Years BP. In: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 37, No. 5, p. 69.
Knight, C.W., Dorale, J.A., and Carpenter, S.J., 2004. Petrographic and Isotopic Characteristics Across a 35,000 Year Hiatus in a Stalagmite from Crevice Cave, Missouri. In: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 36, No. 3, p. 37.
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Updated 8/25/2009 SLD