Edwards River (Illinois)
The Edwards River is a 73.7-mile-long (118.6 km)[2] tributary of the Mississippi River in northwestern Illinois in the United States.[3] 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.
| Edwards River | |
|---|---|
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Burns Township, Henry County, west of Kewanee, Illinois |
| • coordinates | 41°15′15″N 89°58′46″W |
| Mouth | |
• location | Confluence with the Mississippi River south of New Boston, Illinois |
• coordinates | 41°08′54″N 90°58′54″W |
• elevation | 538 ft (164 m) |
| Length | 74 mi (119 km) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | New Boston, Illinois |
| • average | 325 cu/ft. per sec.[1] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Edwards River → Mississippi → Gulf of Mexico |
| GNIS ID | 407805 |
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
- List of Illinois rivers
References
- https://waterdata.usgs.gov/il/nwis/uv/?site_no=05466500&PARAmeter_cd=00065,00060
- 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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