Big Muddy River
The Big Muddy River is a 156-mile-long river in southern Illinois. It joins the Mississippi River just south of Grand Tower. The Big Muddy has been dammed near Benton, forming Rend Lake. The Big Muddy has a mud bottom for most of its length.
- Stream
- …is also known as “Muddy River”
- Description: river in the United States of America
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Latitude
37.57366° or 37° 34′ 25″ north
Longitude
-89.51704° or 89° 31′ 1″ west
Open location code
869GHFFM+F5
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Big Muddy River” goes by many names.
Ríu Big MuddyAsturian
Big MuddyCatalan
Big Muddy RiverCebuano
Big Muddy RiverDutch
نهر بيج مودىEgyptian Arabic
Abhainn Big MuddyIrish
ბიგ-მადიMingrelian
Биг-МаддиRussian
Big MuddyVenetian
Afon Big MuddyWelsh
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