Geography Tool Shed : Illinois River

United States Rivers

States	Illinois
Length	273.2 miles
Watershed Length^*	7,457 miles
Mouth	Mississippi River ⤏ Gulf of Mexico
GNIS	410769

Tributaries

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Name	Distance from Mouth (miles)	Length (miles)	Watershed Length (miles)
Apple Creek	36	70	99
Aux Sable Creek	269	21	59
Big Bureau Creek	208	74	194
Big Sandy Creek	48	40	72
Blue Creek	57	19	19
Cedar Creek	222	17	17
Clear Creek	200	16	16
Coon Run	65	20	20
Copperas Creek	137	6	57
Covel Creek	237	19	19
Crane Creek	84	16	16
Crow Creek	192	33	33
Crow Creek	183	18	55
Des Plaines River	273	133	574
Farm Creek	162	20	20
Fox River	241	202	682
Hog Run	255	17	17
Hurricane Creek	41	16	16
Indian Creek	77	39	91
Kankakee River	273	133	908
Kickapoo Creek	159	46	70
Lamarsh Creek	149	2	26
La Moine River	82	125	452
Little Vermilion River	227	35	35
Mackinaw River	147	130	370
Macoupin Creek	21	100	303
Mauvaise Terre Creek	62	50	65
Mazon River	265	28	178
McKee Creek	65	73	112
Nettle Creek	264	25	39
Otter Creek	13	23	23
Otter Creek	111	32	32
Sandy Creek	197	30	43
Sangamon River	88	247	1,341
Senachwine Creek	183	29	29
Senachwine Creek	206	21	21
Snag Creek	183	28	28
Spoon River	120	147	514
Spring Creek	220	26	26
Sugar Creek	93	42	42
Vermilion River	228	75	386
Walnut Creek	55	22	22
Waupecan Creek	263	30	46

— Watercourse ‐ ‐ ‐ Watershed

* Note: Watershed is mostly rivers/streams 15+ miles in length.

Data from United States Geological Survey