Mile 200.7 - LBD National Great Rivers Research and Education Center

200.7 LBD National Great Rivers Research and Education Center

A half mile downstream of the Mel Price Dam paddlers might discern a mound of grass and limestone laid out with intriguing intersecting lines. This low-lying earth structure is the home of the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center. Founded in 2002 as a collaborative partnership between the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the Illinois Natural History Survey and Lewis and Clark Community College, the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center is dedicated to the study of great river systems and the communities that use them. The center aspires to be a leader in scholarly research, education, and outreach related to the interconnectedness of large rivers, their floodplains, watersheds, and their associated communities. National Great Rivers Research and Education Center, One Confluence Way, East Alton, IL 62024, Phone: (618) 468-2900.