North Branch Kishwaukee River

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North Branch Kishwaukee River
North Branch Kishwaukee River
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • location McHenry County northeast of Harvard, Illinois
 • coordinates 42°26′49″N88°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″N88°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 ID 414567
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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]

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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. 1 2 3 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
  4. 1 2 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. 1 2 3 Kishwaukee River Basin: An Inventory of the Regions Resources Archived 2012-03-18 at the Wayback Machine , Regional Watershed Assessment, Illinois Department of Natural Resources , p. 2 Archived 2012-03-18 at the Wayback Machine .


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