Illinois River

The Illinois River is a principal tributary of the at approximately 273 miles in length. Located in the U.S. state of , the river has a drainage basin of 28,756.6 square miles.
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: Illinois tributary of the Mississippi River in the United States
  • Also known as: “Ilinois Flu”, “Ilinois River”, “La Riviere de Teatiki”, “La Riviere des Islinois”, “riu Illinois”, “Riviere des Ilinois”, “Theakeiki River”, “Иллинойс (река)”, and “نهر الينوي”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grafton and Elsah.

Village
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is the oldest city in , , United States. It is located near the confluence of the Illinois and Rivers. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 626.

Village
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is a village in . As of the 2020 census, the village had a total population of 519. is a part of the Metro-East region and the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area. is situated 5 miles east of Illinois River.

Illinois River

Latitude
38.97033° or 38° 58′ 13″ north
Longitude
-90.45428° or 90° 27′ 15″ west
Elevation
423 feet (129 metres)
Open location code
86CFXGCW+47
Geo­Names ID
6327244
Wiki­data ID
Q8321
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Frisian—“Illinois River” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “نهر إلينوي”
  • Asturian: “Ríu Illinois”
  • Belarusian: “Ілінойс”
  • Bengali: “ইলিনয় নদী”
  • Bulgarian: “Илинойс”
  • Catalan: “Illinois”
  • Catalan: “Riu Illinois”
  • Cebuano: “Illinois River”
  • Chinese: “伊利诺伊河”
  • Chuvash: “Иллинойс”
  • Croatian: “Illinois”
  • Czech: “Illinois”
  • Dutch: “Illinois River”
  • Dutch: “Illinois”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نهر الينوى”
  • Finnish: “Illinois”
  • French: “Illinois”
  • French: “rivière Illinois”
  • German: “Illinois River”
  • Hebrew: “אילינוי”
  • Hungarian: “Illinois”
  • Indonesian: “Sungai Illinois”
  • Irish: “Abhainn Illinois”
  • Italian: “Illinois”
  • Japanese: “イリノイ川”
  • Javanese: “Kali Illinois”
  • Korean: “일리노이 강”
  • Lithuanian: “Ilinojus”
  • Malayalam: “ഇല്ലിനോയി നദി”
  • Mingrelian: “ილინოისი (წყარმალუ)”
  • Mingrelian: “ილინოისი”
  • Newari: “इलिनोइ खुसि”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Illinois River”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Illinoiselva”
  • Norwegian: “Illinois River”
  • Persian: “رود ایلی‌نوی”
  • Persian: “رود ایلینوی”
  • Piemontese: “Illinois”
  • Polish: “Illinois”
  • Portuguese: “Rio Illinois”
  • Russian: “Иллинойс”
  • Slovenian: “Illinois”
  • South Azerbaijani: “ایلینوی چایی”
  • Spanish: “río Illinois”
  • Spanish: “Río Illinois”
  • Swedish: “Illinoisfloden”
  • Tajik: “Дарё Иллинойс”
  • Tajik: “Иллинойс”
  • Ukrainian: “Іллінойс”
  • Urdu: “دریائے الینوائے”
  • Venetian: “Illinois”
  • Vietnamese: “sông Illinois”
  • Vietnamese: “Sông Illinois”
  • Welsh: “Afon Illinois”
  • Western Frisian: “Illinois”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Camden and Marshall Landing.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Camden Hollow and Dagett Hollow.

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