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Illinois River Rafters. The Illinois River is "a wilderness river that tests both the skill and strength of boaters". For the 31-mile (50 km) run along the Wild and Scenic part of the river between upper Oak Flat near Kerby and lower Oak Flat, boaters are far from trails and roads. In fact, it is "the most inaccessible river canyon in the lower ...
The Illinois River ( Miami-Illinois: Inoka Siipiiwi [4]) is a principal tributary of the Mississippi River at approximately 273 miles (439 km) in length. Located in the U.S. state of Illinois, [5] the river has a drainage basin of 28,756.6 square miles (74,479 km 2 ). [6] The Illinois River begins with the confluence of the Des Plaines and ...
The Fox River is a 202-mile-long (325 km) [1] tributary of the Illinois River, flowing from southeastern Wisconsin to Ottawa, Illinois in the United States. The Wisconsin section was known as the Pishtaka River in the 19th century. [4] There is another Fox River in Wisconsin that flows through Lake Winnebago into Green Bay.
Blue Lake Resort is a family oriented nudist park located in Erie, in the Rock River valley of northwestern Illinois, 30 miles (48 km) northeast of the Quad Cities area (Moline, Rock Island, Bettendorf, and Davenport). Approximately 20 acres (8.1 ha) of sunny and shaded areas situated amid 98 acres (40 ha) of farmland.
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Coordinates: 42°0′N 88°15′W. Fox Valley. The Fox Valley —also commonly known as the Fox River Valley —is a region centered on the Fox River of Northern Illinois, along the western edges of the Chicago metropolitan area. [1] The region extends from the village of Antioch, in far northern Illinois, to the city of Ottawa in the south. [1]
The Illinois Waterway system consists of 336 miles (541 km) of navigable water from the mouth of the Calumet River at Chicago to the mouth of the Illinois River at Grafton, Illinois. Based primarily on the Illinois River, it is a system of rivers, lakes, and canals that provide a shipping connection from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico ...
Best Lake for Swimming: Lake Jocassee in South Carolina. Lake Jocassee is the best lake in the U.S. for swimming. Located in the northwesternmost reaches of South Carolina, the scenic Lake ...