| 词条 | Edwards River (Illinois) |
| 释义 |
| name = Edwards River | image = | image_caption = | image_size = | map = | map_caption = | source1_location = Burns Township, Henry County, west of Kewanee, Illinois | source1_coordinates= {{coord|41.2542036|-89.9795548|region:US-IL|format=dms|name=Edwards River origin}} | mouth_location = Confluence with the Mississippi River south of New Boston, Illinois | mouth_coordinates = {{coord|41.1483669|-90.981533|region:US-IL|format=dms|name=Edwards River mouth|display=inline,title}} | progression = Edwards River → Mississippi → Gulf of Mexico | source1_elevation = | mouth_elevation = {{convert|538|ft|m|abbr=on}} | length = {{convert|74|mi|km|abbr=on}} | custom_label = GNIS ID | custom_data = {{GNIS 4|407805}} }}{{GeoGroup}} The Edwards River is a {{convert|73.7|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}}[1] tributary of the Mississippi River in northwestern Illinois in the United States.[2] It rises {{convert|3|mi|0}} west of Kewanee in southeastern Henry County and flows generally westwardly into Mercer County, where it joins the Mississippi {{convert|2|mi|0}} southeast of New Boston. In Henry County it collects the South Edwards River, which flows past Bishop Hill. The river was once home to a grain mill near Andover, Illinois. Several sections of the Edwards River's course have been straightened and channelized. See also
References1. ^U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map {{webarchive|url=https://www.webcitation.org/66gupqQDM?url=http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ |date=2012-04-05 }}, accessed May 13, 2011 {{HenryCountyIL-geo-stub}}{{MercerCountyIL-geo-stub}}{{Illinois-river-stub}}2. ^{{gnis|407805|Edwards River}} 4 : Rivers of Illinois|Tributaries of the Mississippi River|Bodies of water of Henry County, Illinois|Bodies of water of Mercer County, Illinois |
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