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".
- Stream
- Description: river in Illinois, United States
- Also known as“Cotton Wood River”“Kish-wa-co-kee”“Kish-wauk-ctoe”“Kishwaka River”“Kishwake”“Kishwauketoe”“Kishwaukie River”“Sycamore Creek”“Sycamore River”
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New Milford
New Milford is a village in Winnebago County…
3½ miles east of Kishwaukee River
Stillman Valley
Stillman Valley is a village in Marion Township, Ogle County, Illinois, United States.
6 miles southwest of Kishwaukee River
Davis Junction
Davis Junction is a village in Ogle County, Illinois, United States.
6 miles south of Kishwaukee River
Kishwaukee River
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Latitude
42.18613° or 42° 11′ 10″ north
Longitude
-89.13122° or 89° 7′ 52″ west
Open location code
86JG5VP9+FG
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Kishwaukee River” goes by many names.
KishwaukeeCatalan
Kishwaukee RiverCebuano
نهر كيشووكىEgyptian Arabic
Abhainn KishwaukeeIrish
رود کشواوکهPersian
کشواوکه ریورPersian
КишваукиTajik
Кишвауки РиверTajik
KishwaukeeVenetian
sông KishwaukeeVietnamese
Afon KishwaukeeWelsh
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