North Branch Kishwaukee River
| North Branch Kishwaukee River | |
|---|---|
| Origin | McHenry County northeast of Harvard, Illinois Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Mouth | Confluence with the Kishwaukee east of Marengo, Illinois Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Progression | North Branch Kishwaukee River → Kishwaukee → Rock → Mississippi → Gulf of Mexico |
| Length | 17 mi (27 km) |
| Source elevation | 966 ft (294 m) |
| Mouth elevation | 810 ft (250 m) |
| GNIS ID | 414567 |
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]
Course
The North Branch Kishwaukee River northeast of Harvard, Illinois and flows south through McHenry County.[4] to join the Kishwaukee River east of Marengo.[1] It drains approximately 40 square miles (100 km2) of land area,[4] flowing for 17 miles.[1]
Description
The North Branch Kishwaukee River flows in an east-west direction from its point of origin and has a generally unimpeded flow, save a dam at Belvidere, Illinois.[5] The North Branch has an average width of 50 feet (15 m), but in Boone County the stream becomes both wider and deeper.[5] Nearer its point of origin the North Branch has a substrate of gravel, the substrate becomes sand and silt going further downstream.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed May 19, 2011
- ↑ 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).
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: North Branch Kishwaukee River
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kishwaukee River Area Assessment, Volume 2: Water Resources, Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Office of Scientific Research and Analysis, 1998, p. 1, accessed January 22, 2011.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Kishwaukee River Basin: An Inventory of the Regions Resources, Regional Watershed Assessment, Illinois Department of Natural Resources, p. 2.
