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Green River (Illinois)

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476: 349:. The green river has created to drain water from former swamps to create better farmland. The green river is home to many fish species including largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, hybrid bass, common carp, northern pike, and creek chub. 155: 67: 542: 513: 547: 552: 537: 49: 265: 506: 393: 331: 284: 557: 499: 425: 532: 442: 362: 458: 311: 271: 405: 366: 306: 374: 301: 386: 358: 53: 346: 339: 231: 382: 446: 370: 483: 378: 342: 296: 526: 475: 438:
U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data.
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Green River
389:. It joins the Rock River just west of Green Rock, in the 345:. Much of the Green's course has been straightened and 487: 338:
in the United States. Via the Rock, it is part of the
373:. It turns westward in Bureau County and flows into 264: 256: 251: 237: 225: 217: 205: 195: 147: 131: 121: 107: 59: 43: 35: 26: 21: 482:This article related to a river in Illinois is a 260:Green River → Rock → Mississippi → Gulf of Mexico 361:and flows initially southwestward through Lee, 507: 8: 514: 500: 417: 18: 7: 543:Rivers of Whiteside County, Illinois 472: 470: 14: 548:Rivers of Bureau County, Illinois 377:, where it roughly parallels the 326:is an 89-mile-long (143 km) 553:Rivers of Henry County, Illinois 474: 538:Rivers of Lee County, Illinois 369:Counties, passing the town of 149: • coordinates 61: • coordinates 1: 50:Reynolds Township, Lee County 27:Physical characteristics 486:. You can help Knowledge by 357:The Green rises in northern 197: • elevation 109: • elevation 312:GPX (secondary coordinates) 227: • location 133: • location 45: • location 574: 469: 239: • average 307:GPX (primary coordinates) 282:Map all coordinates using 247: 213: 172:41.4692011°N 90.3954067°W 117: 84:41.8572518°N 89.0917616°W 31: 381:and passes the towns of 290:Download coordinates as: 209:89 mi (143 km) 201:558 ft (170 m) 113:775 ft (236 m) 449:, accessed May 13, 2011 406:List of Illinois rivers 177:41.4692011; -90.3954067 89:41.8572518; -89.0917616 302:GPX (all coordinates) 140:with Rock River near 558:Illinois river stubs 252:Basin features 243:704 cu/ft. per sec. 167: /  79: /  533:Rivers of Illinois 445:2012-03-29 at the 95:Green River origin 54:Rochelle, Illinois 495: 494: 394:metropolitan area 340:Mississippi River 277: 276: 232:Geneseo, Illinois 183:Green River mouth 565: 516: 509: 502: 478: 471: 461: 456: 450: 440:The National Map 436: 430: 429: 422: 334:in northwestern 240: 228: 191: 190: 188: 187: 186: 184: 179: 178: 173: 168: 165: 164: 163: 160: 110: 103: 102: 100: 99: 98: 96: 91: 90: 85: 80: 77: 76: 75: 72: 62: 46: 19: 573: 572: 568: 567: 566: 564: 563: 562: 523: 522: 521: 520: 467: 465: 464: 457: 453: 447:Wayback Machine 437: 433: 424: 423: 419: 414: 402: 355: 320: 319: 318: 317: 316: 238: 226: 198: 182: 180: 176: 174: 170: 169: 166: 161: 158: 156: 154: 153: 150: 134: 108: 94: 92: 88: 86: 82: 81: 78: 73: 70: 68: 66: 65: 60: 44: 17: 12: 11: 5: 571: 569: 561: 560: 555: 550: 545: 540: 535: 525: 524: 519: 518: 511: 504: 496: 493: 492: 479: 463: 462: 451: 431: 416: 415: 413: 410: 409: 408: 401: 398: 379:Hennepin Canal 354: 351: 315: 314: 309: 304: 299: 293: 287: 280: 279: 278: 275: 274: 269: 262: 261: 258: 254: 253: 249: 248: 245: 244: 241: 235: 234: 229: 223: 222: 219: 215: 214: 211: 210: 207: 203: 202: 199: 196: 193: 192: 151: 148: 145: 144: 135: 132: 129: 128: 125: 119: 118: 115: 114: 111: 105: 104: 63: 57: 56: 47: 41: 40: 37: 33: 32: 29: 28: 24: 23: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 570: 559: 556: 554: 551: 549: 546: 544: 541: 539: 536: 534: 531: 530: 528: 517: 512: 510: 505: 503: 498: 497: 491: 489: 485: 480: 477: 473: 468: 460: 455: 452: 448: 444: 441: 435: 432: 427: 421: 418: 411: 407: 404: 403: 399: 397: 395: 392: 388: 384: 380: 376: 372: 368: 364: 360: 352: 350: 348: 344: 341: 337: 333: 329: 325: 313: 310: 308: 305: 303: 300: 298: 295: 294: 292: 291: 286: 285:OpenStreetMap 283: 273: 270: 267: 263: 259: 255: 250: 246: 242: 236: 233: 230: 224: 220: 216: 212: 208: 204: 200: 194: 189: 152: 146: 143: 139: 136: 130: 126: 124: 120: 116: 112: 106: 101: 64: 58: 55: 51: 48: 42: 38: 34: 30: 25: 20: 488:expanding it 481: 466: 454: 434: 420: 375:Henry County 356: 323: 321: 289: 288: 281: 391:Quad Cities 347:channelized 324:Green River 257:Progression 175: / 142:Quad Cities 87: / 22:Green River 527:Categories 412:References 387:Green Rock 359:Lee County 332:Rock River 181: ( 162:90°23′43″W 159:41°28′09″N 138:Confluence 93: ( 74:89°05′30″W 71:41°51′26″N 363:Whiteside 343:watershed 328:tributary 218:Discharge 52:south of 443:Archived 400:See also 336:Illinois 330:of the 383:Colona 367:Bureau 353:Course 272:409398 221:  206:Length 127:  39:  36:Source 371:Amboy 123:Mouth 16:River 484:stub 385:and 365:and 322:The 266:GNIS 297:KML 529:: 396:. 268:ID 515:e 508:t 501:v 490:. 428:. 185:) 97:)

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Reynolds Township, Lee County
Rochelle, Illinois
41°51′26″N 89°05′30″W / 41.8572518°N 89.0917616°W / 41.8572518; -89.0917616 (Green River origin)
Mouth
Confluence
Quad Cities
41°28′09″N 90°23′43″W / 41.4692011°N 90.3954067°W / 41.4692011; -90.3954067 (Green River mouth)
Geneseo, Illinois
GNIS
409398
OpenStreetMap
KML
GPX (all coordinates)
GPX (primary coordinates)
GPX (secondary coordinates)
tributary
Rock River
Illinois
Mississippi River
watershed
channelized
Lee County
Whiteside
Bureau
Amboy
Henry County
Hennepin Canal
Colona
Green Rock
Quad Cities

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