Galena River (Illinois)

Galena River
Rivière aux Fèves
The Galena River flowing through downtown Galena, Illinois in April 2008. Note the city floodgates in center connecting to the river levee system on the right
Map
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationLafayette County northwest of Belmont, Wisconsin
 • coordinates42°45′17″N 90°23′04″W / 42.7547222°N 90.3844444°W / 42.7547222; -90.3844444 (Galena River origin)
 • elevation1,153 ft (351 m)
Mouth 
 • location
Confluence with the Mississippi southwest of Galena, Illinois
 • coordinates
42°22′27″N 90°26′46″W / 42.3741667°N 90.4461111°W / 42.3741667; -90.4461111 (Galena River mouth)
 • elevation
591 ft (180 m)
Length52 mi (84 km)
Basin features
ProgressionGalena River → Mississippi → Gulf of Mexico
GNIS ID426934

The Galena River, also known as the Fevre or Fever River,[1] is a 52.4-mile-long (84.3 km)[2] river which flows through the Midwestern United States.

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Galena River
  2. ^ 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