Illinois River Watershed
With the Kankakee River, the Illinois River watershed stretches from the Illinois border in northwest Indiana and up into Michigan in St. Joseph County.
This drainage area include most of the state known as the Northwest Indiana, including the city of La Porte but excluding the area north of the Valparaiso Moraine which drains into Lake Michigan.
Read more about this topic: Watersheds Of Indiana
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