Kankakee River

The Kankakee River is a tributary of the , approximately 133 miles long, in the Central Corn Belt Plains of northwestern and northeastern in the United States.
Photo: MrHarman, Public domain.
  • Stream
  • …lies at an elevation of 505 feet (154 metres)
  • Description: tributary of the Illinois River
  • Also known as
    “Huakiki”
    “Illinois River”
    “Kankukii”
    “Kaukake”
    “Keatiki”
    “Kiakiki”
    “Kiankakee”
    “Kinkiki”
    “Kyankeaee”
    “La Riviere des Illinois”
    “La Riviere des Islinois”
    “Qui-que-que”
    “Quin-que-que”
    “Quin-qui-qui”
    “Quiouentaguet”
    “Tatiky”
    “Teafiki”
    “Teakiki”
    “Teatiki”
    “Teatiquy”
    “Theaiki”
    “Theakai”
    “Theakekie”
    “Theakiki”
    “Tiakiki”
    “Tian-kakeek”
    “Tiatiki”
    “Tiaukakeek”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dresden Generating Station and Morris Operation.

Power station
Photo: ENERGY.GOV, Public domain.
is the first privately…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Channahon and Minooka.

Town
is a village in and counties in the U.S. state of . is situated 3 miles northeast of Kankakee River.

Town
Photo: Jet Lowe, Public domain.
is a village in , , and counties, , United States. is situated 4½ miles north of Kankakee River.

Hamlet
is an abandoned village located in Channahon… is situated 6 miles northeast of Kankakee River.

Kankakee River

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Latitude
41.3917° or 41° 23′ 30″ north
Longitude
-88.2584° or 88° 15′ 30″ west
Open location code
86HH9PRR+MJ
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Kankakee River” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Ríu Kankakee”
  • Catalan: “Kankakee”
  • Cebuano: “Kankakee River”
  • Chinese: “坎卡基河”
  • Dutch: “Kankakee River”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نهر كانكاكى”
  • Esperanto: “Rivero Kankakee”
  • Finnish: “Kankakeejoki”
  • French: “Kankakee”
  • German: “Kankakee Fluss”
  • German: “Kankakee River”
  • Irish: “Abhainn Kankakee”
  • Italian: “Kankakee”
  • Japanese: “カンカキー川”
  • Mingrelian: “კანკაკი (წყარმალუ)”
  • Mingrelian: “კანკაკი”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Kankakee River”
  • Polish: “Kankakee”
  • Portuguese: “Rio Kankakee”
  • Russian: “Канкаки (река)”
  • Russian: “Канкаки”
  • Spanish: “Rio Kankakee”
  • Spanish: “Río Kankakee”
  • Venetian: “Kankakee”
  • Welsh: “Afon Kankakee”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Divine and Goose Lake Prairie.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Des Plaines River and Skinner Island.

Illinois: Highlights

Notable places include Chicago and Springfield.

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