Macoupin Creek
Macoupin Creek is a 99.7-mile-long tributary of the Illinois River, which it joins near the village of Hardin, Illinois. The word macoupin refers to the yellow pond lily, a native plant of the regional wetlands, and a favorite food source of local Indians.- Stream
- Description: river in the United States of America
- Also known as“Ma-ka-pinn”“Macaupin River”“Mackapin Creek”“Macopin River”“Macopines River”“Maquapin Creek”“Riviere des Macopines”“Riviere Macopin”“White Potato River”“White Yam River”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hardin and Star City.
Hardin
Hardin is a village and county seat of Calhoun County, Illinois, United States.
2 miles southwest of Macoupin Creek
Star City
Hamlet
Star City is an unincorporated community in Calhoun County, Illinois.
5 miles southwest of Macoupin Creek
Gilead
Hamlet
Gilead is an unincorporated community in Calhoun County, Illinois, United States.
5 miles southwest of Macoupin Creek
Macoupin Creek
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Latitude
39.17977° or 39° 10′ 47″ north
Longitude
-90.59873° or 90° 35′ 55″ west
Open location code
86FF5CH2+WG
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Venetian—“Macoupin Creek” goes by many names.
Macoupin CreekCatalan
Macoupin CreekCebuano
MacoupinHungarian
マクーピン・クリークJapanese
Macoupin CreekNorwegian Bokmål
Macoupin CreekNorwegian Nynorsk
Macoupin CreekSwedish
MacoupinVenetian
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