Beaver Creek (Kishwaukee River)

Beaver Creek
Creek
Country United States
State Illinois
Source
 - location Near Blaine, Boone County, Illinois
 - coordinates 42°27′04″N 88°48′24″W / 42.45111°N 88.80667°W / 42.45111; -88.80667
Mouth Kishwaukee River
 - location Belvidere, Boone County, Illinois
 - coordinates 42°15′20″N 88°55′27″W / 42.25556°N 88.92417°W / 42.25556; -88.92417Coordinates: 42°15′20″N 88°55′27″W / 42.25556°N 88.92417°W / 42.25556; -88.92417
Length 27.8 mi (45 km)

Beaver Creek is a 27.8-mile-long (44.7 km)[1] tributary of the Kishwaukee River in northern Illinois.[2][3]

Course

Beaver Creek flows through central Boone County, Illinois, where the Beaver Creek network generally flows northeast to southwest.[4] Poplar Grove and Capron are the two major settlements in the Beaver Creek watershed; Candlewick Lake, an unincorporated community, is also found in the watershed.[4]

Description

Beaver Creek drains 70 square miles (180 km2) and has at least one tributary - known as Mosquito Creek (renamed Meander Creek).[4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed May 19, 2011
  2. ↑ James, L. Allan. Management and Restoration of Fluvial Systems with Broad Historical Changes and Human Impacts, (Google Books link), Geological Society of America, 2009, pp. 110-111, (ISBN 0813724511), (ISBN 9780813724515).
  3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beaver Creek
  4. 1 2 3 Beaver Creek Watershed Action Plan, Technical Report, (Downloads Microsoft Word .doc), Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning, September, 2008, accessed January 22, 2011.
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