River mouth 686 ft (209 m) Length 45 km Country United States of America | GNIS ID 424443 Source Malta Township | |
Main source Malta Township, DeKalb County east of Creston, Illinois
848 ft (258 m) Progression Killbuck Creek → Kishwaukee → Rock → Mississippi → Gulf of Mexico | ||
Killbuck Creek is a 28-mile-long (45 km) tributary of the Kishwaukee River in northern Illinois, United States.
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Map of Killbuck Creek, Illinois, USA
Course
The creek runs north through southeastern Ogle County, where it cuts through Galena limestone and blue limestone. The Killbuck passes through Pine Rock Township, where a stone quarry was once located. The mouth of Killbuck Creek is located about 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Kilbuck Bluffs Forest Preserve, a Winnebago County park. In terms of square miles drained, Killbuck Creek is the third largest tributary of the Kishwaukee River behind the South Branch Kishwaukee River and Coon Creek.
References
Killbuck Creek (Kishwaukee River) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA