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The Fox River is a 202-mile-long (325 km) [1] tributary of the Illinois River, flowing from southeastern Wisconsin to Ottawa, Illinois in the United States. The Wisconsin section was known as the Pishtaka River in the 19th century. [4] There is another Fox River in Wisconsin that flows through Lake Winnebago into Green Bay.
Peoria, Illinois is the largest city on the river. The Illinois River is formed by the confluence of the Kankakee River and the Des Plaines River in eastern Grundy County, approximately 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Joliet. Its other major tributaries include the Fox, Vermilion, Macoupin, Mackinaw, Spoon, Sangamon, and La Moine. [7]
Salt Creek (Des Plaines River tributary) Sangamon River. Skokie River. Spoon River.
Fox River (Little Wabash tributary), southern Illinois; Galena River; Grand Calumet River; Green River; Henderson Creek; Hickory Creek; Illinois River; Indian Creek; Iroquois River; Jackson Creek; Kankakee River; Kaskaskia River; Killbuck Creek; Kishwaukee River; Kyte River; La Moine River; Leaf River; Lick Creek; Little Calumet River; Little ...
52 mi (84 km) Basin features. Progression. Indian Creek → Fox → Illinois → Mississippi → Gulf of Mexico. GNIS ID. 421866. Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. Indian Creek, also known as Big Indian Creek, [1][2] is a 51.5-mile-long (82.9 km) [3] tributary of the Fox River in Lee, LaSalle, and DeKalb counties in Illinois.
The Fox River is a tributary of the Little Wabash River in southern Illinois. [1] It rises in Jasper County to the southeast of Newton and flows south past Olney, then joins the Little Wabash at the northeast corner of Edwards County, near Mt. Erie. The river is 46.4 miles (74.7 km) in length.
Fox Valley (Illinois) Coordinates: 42°0′N 88°15′W. Fox Valley. The Fox Valley —also commonly known as the Fox River Valley —is a region centered on the Fox River of Northern Illinois, along the western edges of the Chicago metropolitan area. [1] The region extends from the village of Antioch, in far northern Illinois, to the city of ...
Nippersink Creek is a freshwater tributary that flows for 23 miles in the Illinois River / Fox River (Illinois River tributary) watershed, mostly in McHenry County, Illinois, within the Glacial Park Conservation Area, but also enters the Fox River / Chain O'Lakes area in Lake County, Illinois. [2] The creek is managed by the McHenry County ...