Illinois River - Illinois River , a left tributary of the Mississippi River .
| Illinois | |
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| English Illinois river | |
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| Characteristic | |
| Length | 432 km |
| Pool | 104,000 km² |
| Watercourse | |
| Source | River confluence: Des Plains and Kankakee |
| • Coordinates | |
| Mouth | Mississippi |
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| Location | |
| Water system | Mississippi → Gulf of Mexico |
| A country |
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| Region | Illinois |
 - source  - mouth | |
Illinois Pool
It is formed by the confluence of the Des Plaines and Kankakee rivers, 72 km south-west of the city of Chicago . It flows along the Central Plains , flows into the Mississippi River near the city of Grafton .
The length is 432 km (676 km from the source of the Kankaki River). The basin area is 71 thousand km².
Navigable. Part of the Illinois Waterway . Gateways. In the area of the city of Marseyls, a canal was built around the rapids .
Bottled during floods and heavy rains, forming lakes, the largest of which is Peoria . The main tributaries are the left: Vermillion , Makino , Sangamon ; right: Fox , Spoon , La Moyne . The largest city on the river is Peoria .