| Casey Fork | |
|---|---|
&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Wooded_creek.jpg) Headwaters of Casey Fork Creek in Southern Illinois | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Haines Township, Marion County, Illinois |
| • coordinates | 38°29′12″N 88°54′50″W / 38.4867155°N 88.9139508°W |
| Mouth | |
• location | Confluence with Big Muddy River in Rend Lake |
• coordinates | 38°05′27″N 88°57′24″W / 38.0908831°N 88.956736°W |
| Length | 39 mi (63 km) |
Casey Creek is a major tributary of the Big Muddy River in Illinois, United States. It is about 39.0 miles (62.8 km) long,[1] measured from the junction of its arm of Rend Lake with the arm formed by the Big Muddy River.
Casey Creek is shown on federal maps as Casey Fork, following a 1967 decision by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.[2] It is named for Zadok Casey, a congressman from Illinois in the early 19th century.
- ^ 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: Casey Fork