Kishwaukee River
The Kishwaukee River, locally known as simply The Kish, is a 63.4-mile-long river in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is a tributary of the Rock River and its name derives from the Potawatomi word for "river of the sycamore".| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Illinois, United States
- Also known as: “Cotton Wood River”, “Cottonwood River”, “Kish-wa-co-kee”, “Kish-wauk-ctoe”, “Kishwaka River”, “Kishwake”, “Kishwauketoe”, “Kishwaukie River”, “Sycamore Creek”, and “Sycamore River”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include New Milford and Stillman Valley.
New Milford
Village
New Milford is a village in Winnebago County, Illinois, United States on the south bank of the Kishwaukee River overlooking the south side of Rockford. New Milford is situated 3½ miles east of Kishwaukee River.
Stillman Valley
Village
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Stillman Valley is a village in Marion Township, Ogle County, Illinois, United States. It lies east of Byron, south of Rockford and west of Davis Junction. Stillman Valley is situated 6 miles southwest of Kishwaukee River.
Davis Junction
Village
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Davis Junction is a village in Ogle County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,512 at the 2020 census. Named for Jeremiah Davis, it is located where the Illinois Railway Rockford Line and the Canadian Pacific Railway Chicago Subdivision intersect along Illinois Route 72. Davis Junction is situated 6 miles south of Kishwaukee River.
Kishwaukee River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Winnebago, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Kishwaukee River” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Kishwaukee”
- Cebuano: “Kishwaukee River”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر كيشووكى”
- Irish: “Abhainn Kishwaukee”
- Persian: “رود کشواوکه”
- Persian: “کشواوکه ریور”
- Tajik: “Кишвауки Ривер”
- Tajik: “Кишвауки”
- Venetian: “Kishwaukee”
- Welsh: “Afon Kishwaukee”
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