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| ⚫ | '''Rush Creek''' is a {{convert|14.9|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}}<ref name=NHD>U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. [http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ The National Map], accessed May 19, 2011</ref> tributary of the [[Kishwaukee River]] in northern Illinois.<ref name=allan>James, L. Allan. ''Management and Restoration of Fluvial Systems with Broad Historical Changes and Human Impacts'', ([ |
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| name = Rush Creek |
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| source1_location = [[McHenry County, Illinois|McHenry County]] southeast of [[Harvard, Illinois]] |
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| source1_coordinates= {{coord|42.3883333|-88.5686111|region:US-IL|format=dms|name=Rush Creek origin}} |
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| mouth_location = [[Confluence]] with the Kishwaukee east of [[Belvidere, Illinois]] |
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| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|42.2563889|-88.7027778|region:US-IL|format=dms|name=Rush Creek mouth|display=inline,title}} |
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| progression = Rush Creek → Kishwaukee → Rock → Mississippi → Gulf of Mexico |
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| source1_elevation = {{convert|1015|ft|m|abbr=on}} |
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| mouth_elevation = {{convert|774|ft|m|abbr=on}} |
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| length = {{convert|15|mi|km|abbr=on}} |
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| custom_label = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] ID |
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| custom_data = {{GNIS 4|417053}} |
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| ⚫ | '''Rush Creek''' is a {{convert|14.9|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}}<ref name=NHD>U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. [http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ The National Map], accessed May 19, 2011</ref> tributary of the [[Kishwaukee River]] in northern Illinois.<ref name=allan>James, L. Allan. ''Management and Restoration of Fluvial Systems with Broad Historical Changes and Human Impacts'', ([https://books.google.com/books?id=aYsJyFAnqeAC&dq=killbuck+creek+illinois&pg=PA110 Google Books link]), ''[[Geological Society of America]]'', 2009, pp. 110-111, ({{ISBN|0813724511}}), ({{ISBN|9780813724515}}).</ref><ref name=GNIS527>{{gnis|417053|Rush Creek}}</ref> |
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There is another Rush Creek that is a tributary of the Mississippi River in [[Carroll County, Illinois|Carroll County]]. |
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==Course== |
==Course== |
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==Description== |
==Description== |
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Approximately 65% of the main stem of Rush Creek has been channelized (ditched and straighten), however 50% of those areas are showing signs of recovery.<ref name=sub/> Despite the channelization and encroachment from agriculture many of the stream's features such as [[ |
Approximately 65% of the main stem of Rush Creek has been channelized (ditched and straighten), however 50% of those areas are showing signs of recovery.<ref name=sub/> Despite the channelization and encroachment from agriculture many of the stream's features such as [[riffle]]s can still be seen.<ref name=sub/> |
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==Wildlife== |
==Wildlife== |
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[[Category:Tributaries of the Kishwaukee River]] |
[[Category:Tributaries of the Kishwaukee River]] |
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[[Category:Rivers of McHenry County, Illinois]] |
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Latest revision as of 17:22, 17 March 2023
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| Physical characteristics | |
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| • location | McHenry County southeast of Harvard, Illinois |
| • coordinates | 42°23′18″N 88°34′07″W / 42.3883333°N 88.5686111°W |
| • elevation | 1,015 ft (309 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Confluence with the Kishwaukee east of Belvidere, Illinois |
• coordinates | 42°15′23″N 88°42′10″W / 42.2563889°N 88.7027778°W |
• elevation | 774 ft (236 m) |
| Length | 15 mi (24 km) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Rush Creek → Kishwaukee → Rock → Mississippi → Gulf of Mexico |
| GNIS ID | 417053 |
Rush Creek is a 14.9-mile-long (24.0 km)[1] tributary of the Kishwaukee River in northern Illinois.[2][3]
There is another Rush Creek that is a tributary of the Mississippi River in Carroll County. [4]
Course
[edit]Rush Creek's origin is in a complex of wetlands near Harvard, Illinois, two miles southeast.[5] The stream then flows southwest until it empties into the main stem of the Kishwaukee River one mile east of Garden Prairie.[5]
Description
[edit]Approximately 65% of the main stem of Rush Creek has been channelized (ditched and straighten), however 50% of those areas are showing signs of recovery.[5] Despite the channelization and encroachment from agriculture many of the stream's features such as riffles can still be seen.[5]
Wildlife
[edit]Twenty-nine species of fish have been identified within Rush Creek and its tributaries, two of those species have not been seen in the watershed since 1965 - the northern pike and the largescale stoneroller.[5] Three animal species are on state or federal endangered or threatened lists - river otter, and two mussels, Elliptio dilatata (Spike) and Alasmidonta viridis (Slippershell).[5]
References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed May 19, 2011
- ^ James, L. Allan. Management and Restoration of Fluvial Systems with Broad Historical Changes and Human Impacts, (Google Books link), Geological Society of America, 2009, pp. 110-111, (ISBN 0813724511), (ISBN 9780813724515).
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rush Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rush Creek
- ^ a b c d e f Rush Creek - Subwatershed Plan, Kishwaukee River Ecosystem Partnership, May 2005, accessed January 24, 2011.