Illinois River
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The Illinois River is a principal waterway in the U.S. state of Illinois that serves as a key tributary of the Mississippi River and an important route for transportation, commerce, and recreation.
All labels observed (11)
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| connectedTo |
Great Lakes via Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal
ⓘ
Mississippi River basin ⓘ
surface form:
Mississippi River system
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crossedBy |
numerous road bridges
ⓘ
railroad bridges ⓘ |
| drainageBasin |
Illinois River
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Illinois River Basin
|
| ecoregion |
Upper Mississippi Valley
ⓘ
surface form:
Upper Mississippi River basin
|
| flowsInto | Mississippi River near Grafton, Illinois ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
central Illinois
ⓘ
northeastern Illinois ⓘ western Illinois ⓘ |
| hasFeature | backwater lakes and wetlands ⓘ |
| hasTributary |
Des Plaines River
ⓘ
Fox River ⓘ
surface form:
Fox River (Illinois)
Kankakee River ⓘ La Moine River ⓘ Mackinaw River ⓘ Sangamon River ⓘ Spoon River ⓘ Vermilion River (Illinois River tributary) ⓘ |
| importance |
important corridor for commerce
ⓘ
important habitat for migratory birds ⓘ major route for transportation in Illinois ⓘ |
| length |
approximately 273 miles
ⓘ
approximately 439 kilometers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Illinois
ⓘ
Midwestern United States ⓘ
surface form:
United States Midwest
|
| managedBy |
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (navigation infrastructure)
|
| mouthLocation |
Mississippi River
ⓘ
near Grafton, Illinois ⓘ |
| navigable | yes ⓘ |
| partOf |
Illinois Waterway system
ⓘ
surface form:
Illinois Waterway
|
| passesThrough |
LaSalle County, Illinois
ⓘ
Peoria, Illinois, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Peoria, Illinois
Starved Rock State Park area ⓘ |
| region |
Midwestern United States
ⓘ
surface form:
American Midwest
|
| sourceLocation |
confluence of Kankakee River and Des Plaines River
ⓘ
near Channahon, Illinois ⓘ |
| state | Illinois ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Mississippi River ⓘ |
| usedFor |
barge transportation
ⓘ
boating ⓘ commercial navigation ⓘ recreation ⓘ sport fishing ⓘ wildlife observation ⓘ |
| waterwayRole | principal waterway of Illinois ⓘ |
Referenced by (79)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kankakee River (historical connection via marshes)
this entity surface form:
Illinois River Valley
this entity surface form:
Illinois River Valley
this entity surface form:
Illinois River basin
this entity surface form:
Illinois River watershed
subject surface form:
Peoria, Illinois
this entity surface form:
Illinois River valley
this entity surface form:
Illinois River (nearby confluence)
this entity surface form:
Illinois River basin
this entity surface form:
Illinois River Basin
subject surface form:
Des Plaines River
subject surface form:
Des Plaines River
this entity surface form:
Illinois River system
subject surface form:
Illinois
this entity surface form:
Illinois River basin
subject surface form:
La Salle, Illinois
subject surface form:
La Salle, Illinois
this entity surface form:
Illinois River system
this entity surface form:
Illinois River watershed