North Branch Kishwaukee River

North Branch Kishwaukee River
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationMcHenry County northeast of Harvard, Illinois
 • coordinates42°26′49″N 88°32′17″W / 42.4469444°N 88.5380556°W / 42.4469444; -88.5380556 (North Branch Kishwaukee River origin)
 • elevation966 ft (294 m)
Mouth 
 • location
Confluence with the Kishwaukee east of Marengo, Illinois
 • coordinates
42°15′57″N 88°33′04″W / 42.2658333°N 88.5511111°W / 42.2658333; -88.5511111 (North Branch Kishwaukee River mouth)
 • elevation
810 ft (250 m)
Length17 mi (27 km)
Basin features
ProgressionNorth Branch Kishwaukee River → Kishwaukee → Rock → Mississippi → Gulf of Mexico
GNIS ID414567
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The North Branch Kishwaukee River is a 17.1-mile-long (27.5 km)[1] tributary of the Kishwaukee River in northern Illinois.[2][3]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed May 19, 2011
  2. ^ James, L. Allan. Management and Restoration of Fluvial Systems with Broad Historical Changes and Human Impacts, (Google Books link), Geological Society of America, 2009, pp. 110-111, (ISBN 0813724511), (ISBN 9780813724515).
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: North Branch Kishwaukee River