Yellow Creek
Yellow Creek is a tributary of the Pecatonica River in Stephenson County, in the US state of Illinois. The 50-mile stream also flows through a small part of Jo Daviess County.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Freeport and Ridott.
Freeport
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Freeport is the largest city in Stephenson County, Illinois, United States, and its county seat. The population was 23,973 at the 2020 census, and the mayor of Freeport is Jodi Miller, elected in 2017.
Ridott
Village
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Ridott is a village in Stephenson County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, the village population was 164, up from 158 in 2000. Ridott is situated 5 miles east of Yellow Creek.
Yellow Creek
- Type: River
- Description: river Stephenson and Jo Daviess counties in Illinois, United States
- Category: body of water
- Location: Stephenson, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.28377° or 42° 17′ 2″ northLongitude
-89.57408° or 89° 34′ 27″ westElevation
748 feet (228 metres)Open location code
86JG7CMG+G9OpenStreetMap ID
way 914286524OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=riverGeoNames ID
4917260Wikidata ID
Q14688274
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Venetian—“Yellow Creek” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Yellow Creek”
- Venetian: “Yellow”
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