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Clinton R Bailey

Clinton Bailey is a hydrologist with the USGS Central Midwest Water Science Center in the DeKalb, Illinois, office.

Clint received a master's degree in Geology with a focus on hydrology and geochemistry from Northern Illinois University. Since 2013, his research has focused on surface water quality, green infrastructure, and maintaining/operating a Geoprobe drilling rig. Other research interests include soil science and groundwater/surface water interactions. Presently, his research includes working on the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Asian Carp studies focusing on testing alternative barriers to Asian Carp migration, in particular the injection of carbon dioxide as a barrier technology. Currently, he is also working with the Fox River study group to monitor water quality on the Fox River in Illinois, as well as with Chicago Public Schools, Openlands and Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) on the Space to Grow green infrastructure monitoring study located at various Chicago area public schools.

 

Professional Experience

  • 2011 to present, Hydrologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Central Midwest Water Science Center, DeKalb, Illinois

Education and Certifications

  • M.S. Geology from Northern Illinois University, 2013

  • B.S. Geography-Soil Science from Northern Illinois University, 2011

  • B.S. Geology Environmental Science from Northern Illinois University, 2011

Affiliations and Memberships*

  • Fox River Study Group

  • Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Greater Chicago

  • Openlands

Science and Products

Water-quality data at two unnamed lakes at the National Crude Oil Spill Fate and Natural Attenuation Research Site near Bemidji, Minnesota, 2019

The National Crude Oil Spill Fate and Natural Attenuation Research Site is located near where about 1.7 million liters of crude oil spilled in 1979. Much of the oil spill leached into groundwater which flows towards an unnamed lake at the site. The U.S. Geological Survey Branch of Hydrogeophysics has been working to map the plume's extent on land and into the lake using a variety of geophysical
By
Central Midwest Water Science Center

Monitoring and assessment of urban stormwater best management practices at selected Chicago public schools in Chicago, Illinois, from September 1, 2016, to July 1, 2017

The Space to Grow program helps transform aging and neglected schoolyards of Chicago Public Schools into outdoor community spaces with the goal of promoting health and learning while addressing neighborhood flooding issues. Virgil I. Grissom Elementary School and Donald L. Morrill Math and Science School were selected in 2014 for schoolyard upgrades and the installation of various green infrastruc
Authors
Clinton R. Bailey, Carolyn M. Soderstrom, James J. Duncker
By
Central Midwest Water Science Center

Hydrologic investigations of green infrastructure by the Central Midwest Water Science Center

The water management system within developed communities includes stormwater, wastewater, and drinking-water sources and sinks. Each water management system component provides critical services that support public health in these areas. Stormwater can be quite variable and difficult to manage in developed communities because the amount of stormwater that must be routed through a developed area dep
Authors
Allison A. Atkinson, David C. Heimann, Clinton R. Bailey
By
Central Midwest Water Science Center

Assessment of water resources in areas that affect the habitat of the endangered Hine’s emerald dragonfly in the Lower Des Plaines River Valley, Illinois

Review of previous investigations indicates that potential decreases in groundwater recharge and increased groundwater extraction in the vicinity of the Lower Des Plaines River Valley in Will County, Illinois, may reduce the amount of groundwater flow in the Silurian aquifer in this area. Groundwater discharge from the Silurian aquifer to wetlands in the Lower Des Plaines River Valley plays an imp
Authors
Robert T. Kay, Amy M. Gahala, Clinton Bailey
By
Water Resources Mission Area, Central Midwest Water Science Center

Hydrogeologic framework of LaSalle County, Illinois

Water-supply needs in LaSalle County in northern Illinois are met by surface water and groundwater. Water-supply needs are expected to increase to serve future residential and mining uses. Available information on water use, geology, surface-water and groundwater hydrology, and water quality provides a hydrogeologic framework for LaSalle County that can be used to help plan the future use of the w
Authors
Robert T. Kay, Clinton R. Bailey
By
Water Resources Mission Area, Central Midwest Water Science Center

Science and Products

Water-quality data at two unnamed lakes at the National Crude Oil Spill Fate and Natural Attenuation Research Site near Bemidji, Minnesota, 2019

The National Crude Oil Spill Fate and Natural Attenuation Research Site is located near where about 1.7 million liters of crude oil spilled in 1979. Much of the oil spill leached into groundwater which flows towards an unnamed lake at the site. The U.S. Geological Survey Branch of Hydrogeophysics has been working to map the plume's extent on land and into the lake using a variety of geophysical
By
Central Midwest Water Science Center

Monitoring and assessment of urban stormwater best management practices at selected Chicago public schools in Chicago, Illinois, from September 1, 2016, to July 1, 2017

The Space to Grow program helps transform aging and neglected schoolyards of Chicago Public Schools into outdoor community spaces with the goal of promoting health and learning while addressing neighborhood flooding issues. Virgil I. Grissom Elementary School and Donald L. Morrill Math and Science School were selected in 2014 for schoolyard upgrades and the installation of various green infrastruc
Authors
Clinton R. Bailey, Carolyn M. Soderstrom, James J. Duncker
By
Central Midwest Water Science Center

Hydrologic investigations of green infrastructure by the Central Midwest Water Science Center

The water management system within developed communities includes stormwater, wastewater, and drinking-water sources and sinks. Each water management system component provides critical services that support public health in these areas. Stormwater can be quite variable and difficult to manage in developed communities because the amount of stormwater that must be routed through a developed area dep
Authors
Allison A. Atkinson, David C. Heimann, Clinton R. Bailey
By
Central Midwest Water Science Center

Assessment of water resources in areas that affect the habitat of the endangered Hine’s emerald dragonfly in the Lower Des Plaines River Valley, Illinois

Review of previous investigations indicates that potential decreases in groundwater recharge and increased groundwater extraction in the vicinity of the Lower Des Plaines River Valley in Will County, Illinois, may reduce the amount of groundwater flow in the Silurian aquifer in this area. Groundwater discharge from the Silurian aquifer to wetlands in the Lower Des Plaines River Valley plays an imp
Authors
Robert T. Kay, Amy M. Gahala, Clinton Bailey
By
Water Resources Mission Area, Central Midwest Water Science Center

Hydrogeologic framework of LaSalle County, Illinois

Water-supply needs in LaSalle County in northern Illinois are met by surface water and groundwater. Water-supply needs are expected to increase to serve future residential and mining uses. Available information on water use, geology, surface-water and groundwater hydrology, and water quality provides a hydrogeologic framework for LaSalle County that can be used to help plan the future use of the w
Authors
Robert T. Kay, Clinton R. Bailey
By
Water Resources Mission Area, Central Midwest Water Science Center

*Disclaimer: Listing outside positions with professional scientific organizations on this Staff Profile are for informational purposes only and do not constitute an endorsement of those professional scientific organizations or their activities by the USGS, Department of the Interior, or U.S. Government

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