Big Muddy River
Big Muddy River | ||
The Big Muddy River just before it meets the Mississippi River |
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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. |
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Mississippi River , below Murphysboro Coordinates: 37 ° 34 ′ 23 " N , 89 ° 31 ′ 4" W 37 ° 34 ′ 23 " N , 89 ° 31 ′ 4" W |
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Mouth height |
104 m
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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
- ↑ USGS - GNIS - Big Muddy River
- ↑ 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
Web links
- Big Muddy River in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System
- Illinois River Basins - PDF - Illinois State Water Survey