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La Moine River

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A collaboration of more than 25 public and private organizations, landowners, and residents dedicated to the protection, restoration, and stewardship of the natural resources of the La Moine River watershed and adjacent
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counties. It flows into the Illinois River from the northwest, about 4 miles (6 km) southwest of
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covers approximately 2,000 square miles (5,000 km), and it is the sixth-largest
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U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data.
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settled on "La Moine River" as the river's official name in 1933. According to the
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: La Moine River
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County, where it turns to the southeast and flows through McDonough and
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and is used to define a portion of the boundary between Schuyler and
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La Moine River → Illinois River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico
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counties. In its lower course the river passes the village of
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to the Illinois River. It is part of the watershed of the
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and initially flows southwestwardly through southeastern
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In its headwaters region the river collects the short
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McDonough County, Illinois
Warren County
Galesburg, Illinois
40°38′28″N 90°45′32″W / 40.6411508°N 90.7590232°W / 40.6411508; -90.7590232 (La Moine River origin)
Mouth
Confluence
Illinois River
Beardstown, Illinois
39°59′14″N 90°30′50″W / 39.9872706°N 90.5140153°W / 39.9872706; -90.5140153 (La Moine River mouth)
Ripley, Illinois
GNIS
411649
OpenStreetMap
KML
GPX (all coordinates)
GPX (primary coordinates)
GPX (secondary coordinates)
tributary
Illinois River
Illinois
United States
watershed
tributary
Mississippi River
Warren County
Henderson
McDonough
Hancock
Schuyler

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