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The '''Edwards River''' is a {{convert|73.7|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}}<ref name=NHD>U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. [http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ The National Map] {{webarchive|url=https:// |
The '''Edwards River''' is a {{convert|73.7|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}}<ref name=NHD>U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. [http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ The National Map] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329155652/http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ |date=2012-03-29 }}, accessed May 13, 2011</ref> [[tributary]] of the [[Mississippi River]] in northwestern [[Illinois]] in the [[United States]].<ref name=GNIS579>{{gnis|407805|Edwards River}}</ref> It rises {{convert|3|mi|0}} west of [[Kewanee, Illinois|Kewanee]] in southeastern [[Henry County, Illinois|Henry County]] and flows generally westwardly into [[Mercer County, Illinois|Mercer County]], where it joins the Mississippi {{convert|2|mi|0}} southeast of [[New Boston, Illinois|New Boston]]. In Henry County it collects the '''South Edwards River''', which flows past [[Bishop Hill, Illinois|Bishop Hill]]. |
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The river was once home to a grain mill near Andover, Illinois. Several sections of the Edwards River's course have been straightened and [[River engineering#Channelization|channelized]]. |
The river was once home to a grain mill near Andover, Illinois. Several sections of the Edwards River's course have been straightened and [[River engineering#Channelization|channelized]]. |
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Revision as of 04:07, 10 July 2019
| Edwards River | |
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Burns Township, Henry County, west of Kewanee, Illinois |
| • coordinates | 41°15′15″N 89°58′46″W / 41.2542036°N 89.9795548°W |
| Mouth | |
• location | Confluence with the Mississippi River south of New Boston, Illinois |
• coordinates | 41°08′54″N 90°58′54″W / 41.1483669°N 90.981533°W |
• elevation | 538 ft (164 m) |
| Length | 74 mi (119 km) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Edwards River → Mississippi → Gulf of Mexico |
| GNIS ID | 407805 |
The Edwards River is a 73.7-mile-long (118.6 km)[1] tributary of the Mississippi River in northwestern Illinois in the United States.[2] It rises 3 miles (5 km) west of Kewanee in southeastern Henry County and flows generally westwardly into Mercer County, where it joins the Mississippi 2 miles (3 km) southeast of New Boston. In Henry County it collects the South Edwards River, which flows past Bishop Hill.
The river was once home to a grain mill near Andover, Illinois. Several sections of the Edwards River's course have been straightened and channelized.
See also
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed May 13, 2011
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Edwards River
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