Edwards River (Illinois)

Edwards River
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Burns Township, Henry County, west of Kewanee, Illinois
• coordinates	41°15′15″N 89°58′46″W
Mouth
• location	Confluence with the Mississippi River south of New Boston, Illinois
• coordinates	41°08′54″N 90°58′54″W
• elevation	538 ft (164 m)
Length	74 mi (119 km)
Discharge
• location	New Boston, Illinois
• average	325 cu/ft. per sec.[1]
Basin features
Progression	Edwards River → Mississippi → Gulf of Mexico
GNIS ID	407805

The Edwards River is a 73.7-mile-long (118.6 km)[2] tributary of the Mississippi River in northwestern Illinois in the United States.[3] It rises 3 miles (5 km) west of Kewanee in southeastern Henry County and flows generally westwardly into Mercer County, where it joins the Mississippi 2 miles (3 km) southeast of New Boston. In Henry County it collects the South Edwards River, which flows past Bishop Hill.

The river was once home to a grain mill near Andover, Illinois. Several sections of the Edwards River's course have been straightened and channelized.

See also

• List of Illinois rivers

References

1. "USGS Current Conditions for USGS 05466500 EDWARDS RIVER NEAR NEW BOSTON, IL".
2. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed May 13, 2011
3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Edwards River