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Bookmark or Share- Illinois Waterway - WikipediaThe Illinois Waterway system consists of 336 miles (541 km) of navigable water from the mouth of the Calumet River at Chicago to the mouth of the Illinois River at Grafton, Illinois.
- Illinois River - WorldAtlasIllinois River. The Illinois River is the most significant river in the state of Illinois. Formed by the Des Plaines and Kankakee River junction, the Illinois River traverses west from Joliet toward Hennepin. Then, it changes course and flows southward until it joins the Mississippi River at Grafton.
- Illinois River Timeline, 1673 to the PresentIn the last 200 years, the Illinois River has been deepened, dammed, contained by levees, polluted, silted-in, dredged-out, and turned into one of the country's busiest shipping lanes. Scientists recognized that abuse of the river could destroy its ability to function as a natural ecosystem.
- Illinois River | Map, Tributaries, History, & Facts | BritannicaIllinois River, navigable stream of northern and central Illinois, U.S. It is formed by the junction of the Des Plaines and Kankakee rivers in Grundy county, about 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Joliet. It flows generally west across the state until just north of Hennepin, where it turns abruptly.
- Illinois River - WikipediaThe Illinois River begins with the confluence of the Des Plaines and Kankakee rivers in the Chicago metropolitan area, and it generally flows to the southwest across Illinois, until it empties into the Mississippi near Grafton, Illinois.
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