Macoupin Creek

Macoupin Creek is a 99.7-mile-long tributary of the , which it joins near the village of . 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.
Nyttend, Public domain.
Town
is a village and county seat of , United States.
2 miles southwest of Macoupin Creek
Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , .
5 miles southwest of Macoupin Creek
Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , United States.
5 miles southwest of 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
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

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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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