Mississippi River near Grafton, Illinois

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The Mississippi River near Grafton, Illinois is a major stretch of the river in southwestern Illinois where it meets the Illinois River, forming a notable confluence and scenic river landscape.

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Label Occurrences
Mississippi River near Grafton, Illinois canonical 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographic feature
river reach
country United States of America
surface form: United States
crossedBy Brussels Ferry NERFINISHED
downstreamFrom Mississippi River at Alton, Illinois NERFINISHED
elevationType lowland river reach
flowsDirection generally southward
formsBoundaryBetween Illinois NERFINISHED
Missouri NERFINISHED
formsConfluenceWith Illinois River NERFINISHED
hasEcosystemType large river riparian ecosystem
hasFloodplain Mississippi River floodplain near Grafton
hasNearbyProtectedArea Mississippi River State Fish and Wildlife Area NERFINISHED
Pere Marquette State Park NERFINISHED
Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge NERFINISHED
hasTributaryConfluence Illinois River NERFINISHED
hasWildlife bald eagles
freshwater fish species
migratory waterfowl
hydrologicRegion Upper Mississippi drainage basin NERFINISHED
knownFor bald eagle viewing in winter
river confluence views
scenic river landscape
locatedIn Grafton, Illinois NERFINISHED
Jersey County, Illinois NERFINISHED
Madison County, Illinois NERFINISHED
United States of America
surface form: United States

state of Illinois NERFINISHED
nearbySettlement Alton, Illinois NERFINISHED
Elsah, Illinois NERFINISHED
Grafton, Illinois NERFINISHED
nearbyTransportationRoute Great River Road in Illinois NERFINISHED
Illinois Route 100 NERFINISHED
partOf Mississippi River NERFINISHED
Upper Mississippi River NERFINISHED
partOfScenicByway Meeting of the Great Rivers National Scenic Byway NERFINISHED
riverMouthOf Illinois River NERFINISHED
riverSystem Mississippi River system NERFINISHED
subjectTo seasonal flooding
supportsActivity birdwatching
river tourism
upstreamFrom Mississippi River at St. Louis, Missouri NERFINISHED
usedFor commercial barge traffic
recreational boating
sport fishing
watercourse Mississippi River NERFINISHED

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Illinois River flowsInto Mississippi River near Grafton, Illinois