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The Illinois River is a 145-mile-long (233 km) [3] tributary of the Arkansas River in the U.S. states of Arkansas and Oklahoma. The Osage Indians named it Ne-eng-wah-kon-dah, which translates as "Medicine Stone River". The state of Oklahoma has designated its portion as a Scenic River. [4]
Sparrowhawk is located in eastern Cherokee County along a large bend on the west side of the Illinois River.Much of the community is on top of Sparrow Hawk Mountain, a 1,080-foot-elevation (330 m) plateau that rises 360 feet (110 m) above the river.
It empties into the main branch of the Illinois River near the community of Welling, Oklahoma, just upstream of Lake Tenkiller. [5] [6] The stream drains an area of 1,660 square miles (4,300 km 2) in the two states and is said to be the largest contributor to Oklahoma's Lake Tenkiller. [7]
This is a list of rivers in the state of Oklahoma, listed by drainage basin, alphabetically, and by size. In mean flow of water per second, the Arkansas is Oklahoma's largest river, followed by the Red River and the Neosho River .
Pages in category "Tributaries of the Illinois River (Oklahoma)" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Which hummingbirds have you seen in Oklahoma so far this spring? Plus, what to know about attracting hummingbirds to your garden.
Bird-watching locations in Oklahoma. While you can set up a chair just about anywhere to watch birds fly overhead, the best place to get a good look at the migrating flocks is in public parks ...
Tenkiller Ferry Lake, or more simply, Lake Tenkiller, is a reservoir in eastern Oklahoma formed by the damming of the Illinois River.The earth-fill dam was constructed between 1947 and 1952 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers for purposes of flood control, hydroelectric power generation, water supply and recreation.