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.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Stream
  • 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”, and “Tiaukakeek”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dresden Generating Station and Morris Operation.

Power station
Photo: ENERGY.GOV, Public domain.
is the first privately financed nuclear power plant built in the United States. Dresden 1 was activated in 1960 and retired in 1978.

The in , , , is the location of the only permanent de facto high-level radioactive waste storage site in the United States and holds 772 tons of spent nuclear fuel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Channahon and Minooka.

Town
Photo: LittleT889, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village in and counties in the U.S. state of . The population was 13,383 at the 2020 census. Located in a rural area southwest of , lies at the confluence of the , Kankakee, and rivers, where they form the . is situated 3 miles northeast of Kankakee River.

Town
Photo: Jet Lowe, Public domain.
is a village in , , and counties, , United States. The population was 12,758 at the 2020 census, up from 10,924 at the 2010 census. The village is part of the . is situated 4½ miles north of Kankakee River.

Hamlet
is an abandoned village located in Channahon Township, Will County, Illinois, . In 1903, it had a population of 25. In 1946, it had a population of 20. The Santa Fe Railway stopped at Station. is situated 6 miles northeast of Kankakee River.

Kankakee River

Latitude
41.3917° or 41° 23′ 30″ north
Longitude
-88.2584° or 88° 15′ 30″ west
Elevation
505 feet (154 metres)
Open location code
86HH9PRR+MJ
Geo­Names ID
4898199
Wiki­data ID
Q8642
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Satellite Map

Discover Kankakee River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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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.

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