Kaskaskia River
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The Kaskaskia River is a major tributary of the Mississippi River in Illinois, flowing through central and southern parts of the state and historically serving as an important transportation and settlement corridor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kaskaskia River canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Kaskaskia, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| basinLocatedIn | Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crossesEcoregion |
dissected uplands of southern Illinois
ⓘ
till plain of central Illinois ⓘ |
| drainageArea | approximately 5,800 square miles ⓘ |
| flowsGenerally | southwesterly ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Champaign County, Illinois
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Clinton County, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Coles County, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Douglas County, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Effingham County, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Fayette County, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Marion County, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Monroe County, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Randolph County, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Shelby County, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Clair County, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington County, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBridge |
Interstate 57 bridge over Kaskaskia River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Interstate 70 bridge over Kaskaskia River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFloodControlStructure |
Carlyle Dam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shelbyville Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLockAndDam | Kaskaskia River Navigation Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorTributary |
East Fork Kaskaskia River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Okaw River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReservoir |
Carlyle Lake
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lake Shelbyville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
settlement corridor
ⓘ
transportation corridor ⓘ |
| length | approximately 325 miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Illinois ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Central Illinois
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthLocatedIn | Mississippi River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthLocatedNear | Chester, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Kaskaskia people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Mississippi River watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceLocatedIn | Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceLocatedNear | Champaign, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Mississippi River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
flood control
ⓘ
navigation ⓘ recreation ⓘ water supply ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Southern Illinois