Big Muddy River

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Big Muddy River
The Big Muddy River just before it meets the Mississippi River

The Big Muddy River just before it meets the Mississippi River

Data
Water code US :  404425
location Southern Illinois (USA)
River system Mississippi River
Drain over Mississippi River  → Gulf of Mexico
source in Marion County
38 ° 28 ′ 27 ″  N , 89 ° 5 ′ 25 ″  W.
muzzle Mississippi River , below Murphysboro Coordinates: 37 ° 34 ′ 23 "  N , 89 ° 31 ′ 4"  W 37 ° 34 ′ 23 "  N , 89 ° 31 ′ 4"  W
Mouth height 104  m

length 267 km
Catchment area 6071 km²
Reservoirs flowed through Rend Lake

The Big Muddy River flows through the south of the US -amerikanischen state of Illinois . It rises near Kell in Marion County and flows into the Mississippi River after 267 km below Murphysboro in Jackson County .

Not far from Benton , the Big Muddy River is dammed into Rand Lake .

The name Big Muddy River (literally: "Big Mud River ") refers to the muddy bottom on most of its course.

The river is not to be confused with the Missouri River , which is popularly called the Big Muddy .

Places and counties on the Big Muddy River (in the direction of the river)

Places:

Counties:

Name variants

The river has several designations:

  • Big Muddy Creek
  • Muddy River
  • Rayse Creek
  • West Fork East Muddy Creek

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ USGS - GNIS - Big Muddy River
  2. ↑ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey. Geographic Names Phase I data compilation (1976-1981). 31-Dec-1981. Primarily from US Geological Survey 1: 24,000-scale topographic maps (or 1: 25K, Puerto Rico 1: 20K) and from US Board on Geographic Names files. In some instances, from 1: 62,500 scale or 1: 250,000 scale maps

swell

  • Exploring the Land and Rocks of Southern Illinois, Stanley E. Harris, Jr., et al., Southern Illinois University Press, 1977
  • Trails & Tails of Illinois, Stu Fliege, University of Illinois Press, 2002

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