Mississippi River Watershed
Mississippi River
- Ohio River
- Cache River
- Saline River
- Wabash River
- Little Wabash River
- Embarras River
- Vermilion River (Wabash River tributary)
- Big Muddy River
- Kaskaskia River
- Illinois River
- Macoupin Creek
- La Moine River
- Sangamon River
- Spoon River
- Mackinaw River
- Vermilion River (Illinois River tributary)
- Fox River (Illinois River tributary)
- Des Plaines River
- Kankakee River
- Iroquois River
- Rock River (Mississippi River)
- Green River (Illinois)
- Kishwaukee River
- Pecatonica River
The minor direct tributaries of the Mississippi include the following, which are parts of the "Mississippi watershed":
- Marys River
- Wood River
- Edwards River
- Henderson Creek
- Hennepin Canal
- Plum River
- Apple River
- Galena River
- Sinsinawa River
- Little Menominee River
- Menominee River
Read more about this topic: Watersheds Of Illinois
Famous quotes containing the words mississippi and/or river:
“Listen, my friend, I’ve just come back from Mississippi and over there when you talk about the West Bank they think you mean Arkansas.”
—Patrick Buchanan (b. 1938)
“The river’s tent is broken; the last fingers of leaf
Clutch and sink into the wet bank. The wind
Crosses the brown land, unheard. The nymphs are departed.
Sweet Thames, run softly, till I end my song.
The river bears no empty bottles, sandwich papers,
Silk handkerchiefs, cardboard boxes, cigarette ends
Or other testimony of summer nights.”
—T.S. (Thomas Stearns)