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Winter 2001
 Age
of the Nippersink: 12,000 years
Average
age of crew on re-meandering project: 22 years
Total
length in miles of the Nippersink: 24
Miles
of Nippersink within Glacial Park: 7
Miles
added to length of the Nippersink by re-meandering:
1.1
Miles
of erosion matting placed along newly graded banks:
22
Biodegradable
staples used in securing erosion control matting: 1,000,000
Plants
planted by MCCD staff, volunteers, and school groups:
220,000
Cubic
yards of dirt removed to create meanders, fill portions
of the ditch, and rebuild three kames: 165,000
Tons
of rock used for erosion control along banks: 1,100
Acres
of restored marsh and wetland: 290
Feet
of drain tile removed from the watershed since the project
began: 500,000
Gallons
of flood storage capacity provided by restored wetland and
marsh: 94,511,000
Mussel
species detected in original Nippersink channel: 16
Mussel
species in channelized ditch: 5
Mussels
relocated into new stream: 2,100
Man-hours
devoted to project: more than 40,000
Gender
of heavy equipment drivers who rarely got stuck in the mud:
female
Gender
of heavy equipment drivers with something to prove who tended
to get stuck in the mud: the other one
Cost
of the project: $586,000
Temporary
MCCD tattoos distributed on opening day: about 200
Name
of anthem composed by MCCD Natural Resource Music Division:
"Set the Waters Free"
Time
capsules buried in glacial kame by youthful workers on this
project: 2
First
public official to canoe the new Nippersink: Illinois
Lt. Gov. Corinne Wood
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Nippersink: By the Numbers