Big Muddy River

The Big Muddy River is a 156-mile-long (251 km) river in southern Illinois. It joins the Mississippi River south of Murphysboro. The Big Muddy has been dammed near Benton, forming Rend Lake.

The Big Muddy has a mud bottom for most of its length.

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