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Bookmark or Share- Map of Illinois Lakes, Streams and Rivers - Geology.comIllinois Rivers Shown on the Map: Big Muddy River, Des Plaines River, Edwards River, Embarras River, Fox River, Green River, Illinois River, Kankakee River, Kaskaskia River, Little Wabash River, Mackinaw River, Mississippi River, Ohio River, Rock River, Sangamon River, Spoon River and Wabas River.
- Illinois | Rivers.govIllinois has approximately 86,076 miles of river, of which 17.1 miles of one river are designated as wild & scenic—approximately 2/100ths of 1% of the state's river miles. The Middle Fork of the Vermilion River is the only national wild and scenic river in 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 | 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 Rivers and StreamsThe Illinois River flows entirely within our state and is the second longest river at 332 miles. The Kaskaskia at 292 miles, Little Wabash at 237 miles and Wabash at 230 miles round out the top five longest rivers within or along Illinois' boundaries. Every river and stream has a watershed or drainage basin, that is, the total land area that ...
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