GNIS ID 407805 Source Burns Township | Length 119 km Country United States of America | |
Main source Burns Township, Henry County, west of Kewanee, Illinois River mouth Confluence with the Mississippi River south of New Boston, Illinois
538 ft (164 m) Progression Edwards River → Mississippi → Gulf of Mexico | ||
The Edwards River is a 73.7-mile-long (118.6 km) tributary of the Mississippi River in northwestern Illinois in the United States. 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.
Map of Edwards River, Illinois, USA
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.
References
Edwards River (Illinois) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA