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Revision as of 23:06, 4 April 2011
Rush Creek, in northern Illinois, is a major tributary of the Kishwaukee River.[1]
Course
Rush Creek's origin is in a complex of wetlands near Harvard, Illinois, two miles southeast.[2] The stream then flows southeast until it empties into the main stem of the Kishwaukee River one mile east of Garden Prairie, Illinois.[2]
Description
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.[2] Despite the channelization and encroachment from agriculture many of the stream's features such as riffles can still be seen.[2]
Wildlife
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.[2] Three animal species are on state or federal endangered or threatened lists - river otter, and two mussels, Elliptio dilatata (Spike) and Alasmidonta viridis (Slippershell).[2]
References
- ^ 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).
- ^ a b c d e f Rush Creek - Subwatershed Plan, Kishwaukee River Ecosystem Partnership, May 2005, accessed January 24, 2011.