Little Mackinaw River
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River
| Little Mackinaw River | |
|---|---|
| Map | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Danvers Township, McLean County, Illinois |
| • coordinates | 40°32′06′′N 89°14′47′′W / 40.5350379°N 89.246475°W / 40.5350379; -89.246475 (Little Mackinaw River origin) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Confluence with the Mackinaw River in Tazewell County near Hopedale, Illinois |
• coordinates | 40°26′32′′N 89°27′42′′W / 40.4422624°N 89.4617646°W / 40.4422624; -89.4617646 (Little Mackinaw River mouth) |
• elevation | 538 ft (164 m) |
| Length | 19 mi (31 km) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Little Mackinaw River → Mackinaw → Illinois → Mississippi → Gulf of Mexico |
| GNIS ID | 412369 |
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The Little Mackinaw River is an 18.5-mile-long (29.8 km)[1] river in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is a tributary of the Mackinaw River, which it joins near Hopedale in Tazewell County.[2] The river's name is derived from the Ojibwe word mikinaak meaning "turtle".[3]
Cities, towns and counties
[edit ]The following cities, towns and villages are drained by the Little Mackinaw:
The following Illinois counties are in part drained by the Little Mackinaw:
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012年03月29日 at the Wayback Machine, accessed May 13, 2011
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little Mackinaw River
- ^ Nichols, John D.; Nyholm, Earl (1995). A Concise Dictionary of Minnesota Ojibwe. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press.
